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Utah FORGE: Seismic Velocity Models, February 2021

Metadata Updated: January 20, 2025

This dataset contains a map, showing the Utah FORGE seismic stations, and seismic velocity model data. There are 61 1-D velocity models which are in a compressed TAR file. A paper is referenced at the end of this description which discusses the use of these data in 3D modelling. The paper summary follows:

We expand the application of spatial autocorrelation (SPAC) from typical 1-D Vs profiles to quasi-3-D imaging via Bayesian Monte Carlo inversion (BMCI) using a dense nodal array (49 nodes) located at the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) site. Combinations of 4 and 9 geophones in subarrays provide for 36 and 25 1-D Vs profiles, respectively. Profiles with error bars are determined by calculating coherency functions that fit observations in a frequency range of 0.2-5 Hz. Thus, a high-resolution quasi-3-D Vs model from the surface to 2.0 km depth is derived and shows that surface-parallel sedimentary strata deepen to the west, consistent with a 3-D seismic reflection survey. Moreover, the resulting Vs profile is consistent with a Vs profile derived from distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data located in a borehole at the FORGE site. The quasi-3-D velocity model shows that the base of the basin dips ~22 degrees to the west and topography on the basement interface coincident with the Mag Lee Wash suggests that the bedrock interface is an unconformity.

Reference: Zhang, H. and K. L. Pankow (2021). High-resolution Bayesian spatial auto-correlation (SPAC) pseudo-3D Vs model of Utah FORGE site with a dense geophone array, Geophys. Res. Int, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab049

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025

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Harvested from OpenEI data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date January 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date January 20, 2025
Publisher Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Maintainer
Doi 10.15121/1776592
Identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7412
Data First Published 2021-02-28T07:00:00Z
Data Last Modified 2021-12-17T18:53:33Z
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 019:20
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Datagov Dedupe Retained 20250120155001
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Homepage URL https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1294
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Program Code 019:006
Projectlead Lauren Boyd
Projectnumber EE0007080
Projecttitle Utah FORGE
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