Geo-cluster webinar: Geothermal exploration: advanced methods and technologies
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GO-Forward at EGC
It was a great and successful conference in Zürich!
The proceedings are now online
GO-Forward at WGC
GO-Forward members will be joining the World Geothermal Congress in Calgary. Happy to meet you there.
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GO-Forward at EGU
Join us at the European Geoscience Union in Vienna 3-8 May 2026, e.g. during our session together with our sister projects: Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 16:20, Room -2.43
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GO-Forward at EAGE
From 8-11 June, GO-Forward members will join the EAGE in Aberdeen. Happy to meet you there!
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GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION AND
OPTIMIZATION THROUGH
FORWARD MODELLING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

GO-Forward aims to develop a novel methodological approach to make more accurate pre-drilling predictions of geothermal reservoir properties and thus reduce the mining risk. The key to the GO-Forward approach is to simulate geological processes for pre-drill assessment of reservoir structure and properties, calibrated to geological or geophysical data, rather than extrapolating the properties from those data with geostatistical methods.

About

The main objective of GO-Forward is to develop and advance a novel methodological approach to make more accurate pre-drilling predictions of geothermal reservoir properties and thus reduce the mining risk based on a detailed characterization of geological processes leading to reservoir formation.

Such a process-based approach presents a paradigm shift with respect to traditional data-driven workflows in that they simulate geological processes, calibrated to geological or geophysical data, rather than extrapolating the properties from those data with geostatistical methods. By knowing and accurately defining the geological processes that lead to rock and reservoir rock formation, reservoir properties can be predicted even in areas with poor data availability.

The key requirement is an appropriate simulation tool that can handle geological complexity and couple it with the physical and geological processes. Such software tools have already been used for the sedimentary environments relevant for the hydrocarbon industry. These tools will be expanded and further developed to honor the diversity of geological environments encountered in Europe for potential geothermal developments.

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The GO-Forward team consists of excellent scientists from different institutions across europe, joining forces to accelerate and de-risk geothermal exploration. 

Meet the team