National Laboratories Collaborating in Selected SubTER Projects (FY16)
Proposals selected (as a result of SubTER FOA DE-FOA-0001445) (posted July 27, 2016): “DOE Investing $11.5 Million to Advance Geologic Carbon Storage and Geothermal Exploration”
Sapling Projects (FY15-16)
LANL: Evaluating the State of Stress Beyond the Borehole
LANL: Novel 3D Acoustic Borehole Integrity Monitoring
LBNL: Hydraulic Fracture and Stimulation in a Deep Mine Investigation (aka kISMET)
LLNL: Development of microBayesloc Location Method
NETL: Multi Variate Examination of the Cause of Increasing Induced Seismicity
ORNL: Luminescence Spect Stress Sensor In Situ Measurement
ORNL: Ultrasonic Phased Arrays and Interactive Reflectivity Tomography
PNNL: Borehole Muon Detector for 4D Density Tomography
SNL: Imaging Fracture Networks Using Joint Seismic and Electrical Change Detection Technique
A description of each of these Sapling Projects can be found here (pdf)
(Scroll down to find presentations, posters, reports and other publications related to SubTER, its pillars, and these sapling projects.)
Seedling Projects (FY14)
LANL: Development of Novel 3D Acoustic Borehole Integrity Monitoring System (pdf)
LANL: Evaluating the State of Stress Away from the Borehole (pdf)
LBNL: Intermediate-Scale Hydraulic Fracture and Stimulation Field Laboratory in a Deep Mine for the Investigation of Induced Seismicity and Fracture Flow (pdf, website)
LLNL: Achieving 10m Microseismic Location Accuracy by Incorporation of 3D models into LLNL’s Multiple-event Location Code, MicroBayesloc (pdf)
NETL: Big Data and Analytics for Induced Seismicity (pdf)
ORNL: Photo-Stimulated Luminescence Spectroscopy Stress Sensor for In Situ Stress Measurement (pdf)
ORNL: Ultrasonic Phased Arrays and Interactive Reflectivity Tomography for Nondestructive Inspection of Injection and Production Wells in Geothermal Energy Systems (pdf)
PNNL: Borehole Muon Detector for 4D Density Tomography of Subsurface Reservoirs (pdf)
SNL: In Situ Control of Fracture Toughness (pdf)
SNL: Imaging Fracture Networks using Crosshole Seismic Logging and Advanced Change Detection Algorithms (pdf not available at this time)
A summary of these Seedling Projects can be found here (one page pdf)
White Papers
– Adaptive Control of Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow (pdf)
– Fit-for-Purpose Simulation Capabilities (pdf)
– Fracture and Fluid Flow Control (pdf)
– New Subsurface Signals (pdf)
– Subsurface Stress and Induced Seismicity (pdf)
– Wellbore Integrity and Drilling Technology (pdf)
Presentations and Posters
– GSA 2016, September 25-28, 2016, Denver, Colorado) Summary of SubTER-related events (pdf)
– SubTER Overview (Hubbard, Walck) – Presented at the Industry Roundtable, Feb 2016 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Wellbore Integrity & Drilling Technologies (Blankenship, Polsky) – Feb 2016 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Subsurface Stress & Induced Seismicity (Daley, Bromhal) – Feb 2016 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Permeability Manipulation & Fluid Control (Mattson, Pawar) – Feb 2016 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: New Subsurface Signals (Mellors, Bonneville) – Feb 2016 (pdf)
– December 2015 Fall AGU SubTER Townhall Presentation, Dec 2015 (pdf)
– December 2015 Fall AGU SubTER Poster, Dec 2015 (ppt, pdf)
– SubTER 10-Year Vision and FY16-18 Workplan (Hubbard, Walck) – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Wellbore Integrity & Drilling Technologies (Blankenship, Polsky) – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Subsurface Stress & Induced Seismicity (Daley, Bromhal) – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: Permeability Manipulation & Fluid Control (Mattson, Pawar) – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– Pillar Presentation: New Subsurface Signals (Mellors, Bonneville) – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– SubTER Short Overview – Jul 2015 (pdf, ppt)
– BES – Roundtable Discussion on Foundational Research Relevant to SubTER – Jul 2015 (pdf)
– Adaptive Control of Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow (Presented at the Summit Big Idea, Mar 2013) (pdf)
– Overview: Subsurface Science at the National Laboratories: Adaptive Control of Fractures and Fluids (Presented to the COGGE, May 2014) (pdf)
– National Laboratory Perspective and Capabilities: Adaptive Control of Fractures and Fluids Crosscut & State of Stress in the Engineered Subsurface (Presented to Jason Group, Jun 2014) (pdf)
– National Laboratory Perspective and Capabilities: Adaptive Control of Fractures and Fluids (Presented to USEA, Jul 2014) (pdf)
– Computational methods for analyzing state-of-stress in the subsurface (pdf)
– December 2014 Fall AGU SubTER Townhall Presentation, Dec 2014 (pdf)
Reports
– Challenges at the Frontiers of Matter and Energy: Transformative Opportunities for Discovery Science – Nov 2015 (pdf)
– Quadrennial Technology Review: An Assessment of Energy Technologies and Research Opportunities (Sep 2015) (pdf)
– SubTER Grand Challenge Roundtable: Imaging Geophysical and Geochemical Signals in the Subsurface – Jul 2015 (pdf)
– Controlling Subsurface Fractures and Fluid Flow: A Basic Research Agenda (DOE/BES Roundtable Report) – May 2015 (pdf)
Publications
– Post-Fracturing Experiment Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in a Deep Mine Using a Fully Coupled 3D Network-Flow and Quasi-static Discrete Element Model (ARMA 17-476)
– In-situ stress measurement at 1550-meters depth at the kISMET test site in Lead, S.D. (ARMA 17-651)
– Anisotropic Strength of Poorman Formation Rocks, kISMET Project (ARMA 17-766)
– Overview of the kISMET project on intermediate-scale hydraulic fracturing in a deep mine (ARMA 17-780)
– Geophysical and Geological Characterization of Core Materials in Support of the kISMET Experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) (ARMA 17-0896)
– August 2016 SURF Newsletter (featuring LBNL’s kISMET project)
– “kISMET taps into vast heat resources” By Constance Walter, August 30, 2016 (featuring LBNL’s kISMET project).
– “Trying Out Muons to Detect Carbon Leaks,” By , (pdf, website). This article relates to PNNL’s SubTER project, Borehole Muon Detector for 4D Density Tomography (short description).
– Fall 2015 ARMA eNewsletter (featuring SubTER and LBNL’s kISMET project)
– August 2015 SURF Newsletter (featuring LBNL’s kISMET project)
Related Websites and Other Resources
– U.S. DOE SubTER Page
– U.S. DOE SubTER Fact Sheet (Apr 2017)
– U.S. DOE JASON Report
– U.S. DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (Website; Infographic)
– U.S. DOE’s Fossil Energy Office (Website)
– U.S. DOE’s National Laboratories (Website; Infographic; Map)
– U.S. DOE’s Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (Website; Infographic-1; Infographic-2)
– Enhanced Geothermal Systems (Website; Infographic)
– EERE Blog: “Energy Under Our Feet: SubTER Initiative Taps into Geothermal’s Potential” (March 8, 2016)
– Download the U.S. DOE and National Lab Point of Contact List (pdf)