Description

Adds Fervo_Project_Red-2026: Updates to Fervo Project Red (2023) example (Fervo_Norbeck_Latimer_2023) based on https://fervoenergy.com/enhanced-geothermal-has-been-proven-at-scale-heres-what-two-years-of-production-data-show/

Result for updated example inputs: https://gtp.scientificwebservices.com/geophires/?shared-geophires-result-id=1e8d2085-5248-4a17-bf1f-ce34d90c0956

Documentation

Documentation page: Fervo_Project_Red-2026_2026-04-22.pdf (will be available https://softwareengineerprogrammer.github.io/GEOPHIRES/Fervo_Project_Red.html)

TODO

1. 🚧 Sync web interface
2. Patch version + CHANGELOG entry: 8307163, 8205c21
3. Add date to doc page: d04e61f
4. Switch to SAM-EM: f7699e8, d5bce50
5. Add to README examples list: b394dc5
6. Stats comparison based on graph: Project Red 2026 Update: Graph data comparison #146
   1. 

Testing & Verification

1. Unit tests added:
   2. Fervo_Project_Red-2026
   5. test_fervo_project_red_2026
2. Unit tests updated:
   1. regenerated example1_addons.csv and geophires-result_example-3.csv with Simulation Date
3. Manual testing:
   1. researched & self-reviewed
   2. Verified variance analysis in Google Sheets: https://gist.github.com/softwareengineerprogrammer/46079465193f351adecd715d645f5bd7

Change Checklist:

Observe the following checklist items if your change includes a new version (see versioning notes and version management docs).

Before merging:

1. 🚧 Add a CHANGELOG entry: 8205c21, 8bb5660 (TODO to update for main repo PR once filed)

After merging:

1. Push tag(s) to GitHub: git push origin refs/tags/v3.13.3
2. Post a change announcement to the GEOPHIRES Change Announcements Discussion Markdown template:

3.13.3: [Project Red 2026 Update](https://github.com/NREL/GEOPHIRES-X/pull/PR-NUMBER) | [release](https://github.com/NREL/GEOPHIRES-X/releases/tag/v3.13.3)

Self-reviewed in #145