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3D Geomechanical Model Construction for Wellbore Stability Analysis in Algerian Southeastern Petroleum Field
| Title: | 3D Geomechanical Model Construction for Wellbore Stability Analysis in Algerian Southeastern Petroleum Field |
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| Authors: | Said Eladj, Mohamed Zinelabidine Doghmane, Tanina Kenza Lounissi, Mabrouk Djeddi, Kong Fah Tee, Sofiane Djezzar |
| Source: | Energies, Vol 15, Iss 20, p 7455 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: | 2022 |
| Collection: | LCC:Technology |
| Subject Terms: | 3D geomechanical model design, wellbore stability analysis, Algerian petroleum field, Roy White approximation, Technology |
| More Details: | The main objective of this research work was the wellbore stability evaluation of oil and gas wells based on a 3D geomechanical model, which as constructed using seismic inversion in a southeastern Algerian petroleum field. The seismic inversion model was obtained by using an iterative method and Aki and Richards approximation. Since the correlation between the inversion model and the log data was high at the wells, the reservoir was efficiently characterized and its lithology carefully discriminated in order to build a reliable 3D geomechanical model. The latter was further used to suggest the drilling mud weight window for the ongoing wells (well 5) and to examine the stability of four previously drilled wells. The main contribution of this study is providing a 3D geomechanical model that allows the optimization of drilling mud weight parameters so that a wellbore’s stability is guaranteed, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, so that the reservoir damage brought about by excessive surfactant use can be prevented. Indeed, the mud parameters are not just important for the drilling process’s effectiveness but also for logging operations. Since the tools have limited investigation diameters, with excessive use of surfactant, the invaded zone can become larger than the tools’ investigation diameter, which makes their logs unreliable. Hence, the 3D geomechanical model presented here is highly recommendable for the proposition of new wells, entailing less exploration uncertainty and more controllable productivity. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 15207455 1996-1073 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/20/7455; https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/en15207455 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/648379a038bd444db81b3445706c3c63 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.648379a038bd444db81b3445706c3c63 |
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| ISSN: | 15207455 19961073 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/en15207455 |
| Published in: | Energies |
| Language: | English |