WIPP_BATS1_Temperature_Fiber

Temperature fiber-optic monitoring, ERT resistivity, and thermal couple data were collected from the BATS 1 experiment at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The measurements cover a heating cycle from January 21, 2020, to February 15, 2020. The dataset was authored by Jiannan Wang of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Modeling heat transport in rock based on distributed temperature sensing data from fiber-optic boreholes.
• Analyzing subsurface resistivity changes based on ERT data collected at three different depths.
• Calibrating thermal models using point temperature measurements from thermocouples in an ERT borehole.
• Studying the coupled thermal-hydrological-mechanical-chemical processes during a controlled heating experiment.

Strengths

• Includes data from three complementary sensor types: fiber-optic temperature, ERT resistivity, and thermocouples.
• Covers a defined heating cycle with a specific time range from 01/21/2020 to 02/15/2020.
• Resistivity data is collected from three distinct depths (top, mid, bottom) relative to a drift wall.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and overall dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Collection Method

Borehole monitoring experiment (BATS 1) conducted at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).

Time Range

01/21/2020 to 02/15/2020

Geography

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site