Utah FORGE
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| Region | United States (Utah, Beaver County – Milford area) |
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| Provider | U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) / Utah FORGE Consortium |
| Access | Portal |
| URL | https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1288 |
| Registration | No registration |
| Licence | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (dataset-specific terms may apply) |
| Data types | Well / Borehole Metadata, Well Log Data, Geophysical Surveys, Seismic Data, Geological Models, Production Data, Reports & Documents |
| Coverage | Comprehensive subsurface, drilling, monitoring, and experimental data from the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) site, focused on enhanced geothermal systems research. |
| Formats | Dataset-specific formats including well logs, geophysical and seismic data, geospatial files, tabular datasets, models, and technical documentation. Formats vary by experiment and submission. |
Notes
Utah FORGE (Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy) is a U.S. Department of Energy flagship field laboratory dedicated to advancing enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) technology. The site is located near Milford, Utah, within a crystalline basement setting selected for controlled geothermal research and experimentation.
The dataset hosted via the OpenEI Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) provides open access to a wide range of subsurface, drilling, stimulation, monitoring, and modelling data generated as part of the FORGE programme. This includes detailed well metadata, well logs, geophysical and seismic surveys, geological and structural models, and extensive technical documentation supporting ongoing research activities.
Utah FORGE data are released progressively as experiments are completed and quality-checked. The portal allows users to browse individual submissions, each with detailed metadata describing acquisition methods, spatial coverage, and applicable licence terms. While the repository itself is publicly accessible without registration, individual datasets may include additional notes or conditions specific to their experimental context.
The dataset is widely used for:
- enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) research,
- fracture stimulation and monitoring studies,
- seismicity and microseismic analysis,
- geothermal reservoir characterisation,
- numerical modelling and machine learning research,
- academic training and method development.
Utah FORGE represents one of the most detailed open geothermal research datasets currently available and serves as a reference site for geothermal innovation globally.