In-situ stress field and fault reactivation in the Mutineer and Exeter Fields, Australian North West Shelf
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This study evaluates the in-situ stress field and the potential risk of fault reactivation and seal breach in the Mutineer and Exeter fields, Australian North West Shelf. Stress determinations are undertaken using pumping pressure test, rock mechanical, and log data from twelve wells. Subsequent geomechanical modelling uses the stress data to assess pore pressure changes that may induce slip on mapped faults cutting the region.
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