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Basic Geomechanis

This document provides an overview of reservoir geomechanics in 3 sentences: Reservoir geomechanics is the integrated study of stress, pore pressure, and rock properties and how they interact with geological conditions and engineering practices. Key aspects of reservoir geomechanics include the in-situ stress, rock strength, bedding orientation, pore pressure, fractures and faults, wellbore trajectory, and mud weight. Reservoir geomechanics is important for drilling engineering, geology, optimizing drainage from fractured reservoirs, and constraining stress and rock strength from borehole failures.

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Basic Geomechanis

This document provides an overview of reservoir geomechanics in 3 sentences: Reservoir geomechanics is the integrated study of stress, pore pressure, and rock properties and how they interact with geological conditions and engineering practices. Key aspects of reservoir geomechanics include the in-situ stress, rock strength, bedding orientation, pore pressure, fractures and faults, wellbore trajectory, and mud weight. Reservoir geomechanics is important for drilling engineering, geology, optimizing drainage from fractured reservoirs, and constraining stress and rock strength from borehole failures.

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BASIC RESERVOIR GEOMECHANICS

Benyamin Sapiie

AAPG STUDENT CHAPTER WORKSHOP


UGM JOGYAKARTA
2006
Definitions

Reservoir Geomechanics is the integrated study of the state of


stress, pore pressure and physical properties of reservoirs,
natural fractures/faults, cap rocks and the formations in the
overburden.

• Interactions between geological conditions and engineering


and production practices

• The state of in-situ stress


• Rock strength
• Bedding orientation
• Pore pressure
• Distribution of fractures and faults
• Wellbore trajectory
• Mud weight

(Castillo and Moos, 2001)


Geomechanics ???

Drilling Engineering
• Drilling to Reduce Cost and Formation Damage
• Hydrofrac Propagation
• Well Placement (Azimuth and Deviation, Sidetracks)
• Wellbore Stability During Drilling (mud weights,
drilling direction)
• Long-term Reservoir Stability (Sand Production)

Geology
• Fault Seal Integrity
• Reservoir Compartmentalization
• Optimizing Drainage of Fracture Reservoirs
• Hydrocarbon Migration
Utilizing Borehole Failure to Constrain
Stress Magnitude and Rock Strength

Compressional
• Borehole Breakouts
• Incipient Borehole Breakouts
Tensile
• Tensile Wall Failure
• Drilling Enhanced Natural Fractures

Shear
• Slip on Pre-Existing Faults and Bedding
Borehole Breakouts
Borehole Breakouts
Borehole Breakouts
Borehole Breakouts
COMPRESSIVE WELLBORE BREAKOUTS
DETERMINING SHmin
CALCULATION SHmin
DRILLING INDUCED TENSILE FRACTURE
GEOMECHANICAL MODELING
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY

FRACTURES IN MONTEREY FORMATION CALIFORNIA

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