GEOTHERMAL

Major breakthrough for Utah FORGE geothermal project

Circulation test after stimulation proved fluid flow and energy transfer from an EGS reservoir

Steam rising from the separator during the April 2024 stimulation and circulation experiments at the Utah FORGE site Credit: Eric Larson, Flash Point, SLC

Steam rising from the separator during the April 2024 stimulation and circulation experiments at the Utah FORGE site Credit: Eric Larson, Flash Point, SLC

The Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) at the University of Utah has successfully stimulated wells 16A(78)-32 (injection) and 16B(78)-32 (production). A nine-hour circulation...

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