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Development of 3D Geological Model of Tuscarora Sandstone for Feasibility of Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at West Virginia University Main Campus
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Overview

The subsurface uncertainty at West Virginia University Main Campus is dominated by the uncertainty in the projections of geofluid flowrate in the target formation, the Tuscarora Sandstone. In this paper, three cores from the heterogeneous reservoir, available through West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey, are analyzed by performing core analysis using CT scanning and permeability measurements via minipermeameter. Additional geological data are collected through cores, published literature, seismic data, and nearby, existing wells to estimate thickness, fracture network configuration and geothermal gradient to minimize the uncertainty of well deliverability. Using these estimated reservoir properties; a 3D conceptual model for the proposed geothermal site is developed. This dataset includes a GRC conference publication along with the data used to produce results explained in the paper including minipermeability measurement data for Preston -119 core and thin section analysis photos and data for Clay-513 core.

3DClay-513Core AnalysisDirect UsePreston-119Tuscarora Sandstoneanalysisdataddudeepenergyfeasibilityflow rategeofluidgeologic modelgeologygeothermalgrcminipermeabilitypaperparameter estimationpermeabilityphotospresentationreservoirstudythin sectionwvu
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Dcat Issued2018-10-23T06:00:00Z
Dcat Modified2019-02-07T23:51:45Z
Dcat Publisher NameWest Virginia University
Guidhttps://data.openei.org/submissions/7246
Harvest Object Id740550ae-bce1-43a2-ae71-8de01f58e5d3
Harvest Source Id4eb7107f-a2b1-40e3-b36a-8161aa98a56e
Harvest Source TitleOpenEI Data Portal
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Files
  • 2018 GRC Paper.pdf

  • 2018 GRC Presentation.pptx

  • Clay-513 Thin Section Photos.pptx

  • Clay-513 Thin Section Descriptions.xlsx

  • Preston-119 Final Core Permeability.xlsx