Constraining tectonic components during a geomechanics-aided successful hydrofracturing campaign of tight gas exploration field

Abstract The horizontal stress profile plays an important role, extending from wellbore stability analysis to well completion optimization of tight gas reservoirs. When considering exploration fields with planned wells being drilled 5500-m TVD, it is imperative quantify tectonic effects at the location. In addition, accurately predicting and fracture initiation values in vertical required identify sweet zones barriers. This paper presents details a pre-fracture geomechanical model using breakouts advanced acoustic data for post-fracture analysis. contains history match pressure, which consider filter cake around permeable sand, variation tensile strength, quantification contrast different fields. Overall, three reservoirs have been analyzed, each containing more than eight operations history. Core tests were used calibrate dynamic-to-static rock elastic mechanical properties, both reduced uncertainty model. poroelastic strain method was build continuous profile. Typically, fabric found cores, images, anisotropy various dynamic-to static conversions. Aeolian deposits-based reservoir has wide stress, height typically governed by stiffness layers. lower permeability relatively higher compared leading values. ratio maximum stress-to-minimum varies between 1.20 1.28 based on analysis, correlates regional tectonics structural data. Depending lithological structure changes, component layer level within tectonics. Inversion fracturing helped constrain variations field.