Utah FORGE: 3D Gravity Data

Description

These resources describe the 3D geophysical inversion modeling of gravity data at the FORGE site near Milford, Utah. FORGE is the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy and the site in Utah has been selected by the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a 5-year R&D program to test technologies for the development of Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS). 3D modelling of gravity data at the FORGE site is to help characterize the subsurface geologic framework. Specifically, modelling of gravity data in 3D, used in conjunction with rock density measurements and other subsurface geologic information can provide an independent test of an existing 3D geologic model (e.g. Witter et al., 2018). Such an exercise can be useful for reducing uncertainty in 3D geologic models (Witter et al, 2019).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
47 Contains an explanation of the data including data formats, software that can be used, processing, and projection and datum used. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1144/README%20%281%29.txt
57 This report provides details regarding the model parameters, data used, and geologic constraints applied to the 3D gravity modelling effort. Two different 3D density models constitute the output of the gravity modelling effort and each are discussed in this report. https://gdr.openei.org/files/1144/FORGE_3D_gravity%20%281%29.zip

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  • terrain-correction
  • gravity-anomaly
  • observed-gravity
  • utah
  • geophysics
  • bouger
  • modeling
  • forge
  • inversion
  • survey
  • egs
  • geologic
  • correction
  • utah-forge
  • density-model
  • gravity
  • density
  • 3d-gravity
  • milford
  • roosevelt-hot-springs
  • gravity-data
  • utah-geothermal
  • free-air
  • 3d
  • model
  • corrected
  • 3d-gravity-data
  • simple-bouger
  • complete-bouguer
  • inverse
  • terrestrial-gravity-survey
  • modelling
  • top-of-granite
  • 3d-model
  • geothermal
  • utah-forge-gravity-data
  • energy

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