Abstract
Geomechanical characterization plays a key role in optimizing the stimulation treatment of tight reservoir formations. Petrophysical models help classify the reservoir rock as the conventional or unconventional type and determine hydrocarbon-saturated zones. Geomechanical and petrophysical models are fundamentally based on well-log data that provide reliable and high-resolution information, and are used to determine various relationships between measured borehole parameters and modeled physical rock properties in 3D space, with the support of seismic data. This paper presents the geomechanical characterization of the Middle Cambrian (Cm2) sediments from Eastern Pomerania, north Poland. To achieve the aim of this study, 1D well-log-based and 3D models based on seismic data of the rocks’ petrophysical, elastic, and strength properties, as well as numerical methods, were used. The analysis of the Middle Cambrian deposits revealed vertical and horizontal heterogeneity in brittleness, the direction of horizontal stresses, and the fracturing pressure required to initiate hydraulic fractures. The most prone to fracturing is the gas-saturated tight sandstones belonging to the Paradoxides Paradoxissimus formation of Cm2, exhibiting the highest brittleness and highest fracturing pressure necessary to stimulate this unconventional reservoir formation.
Funder
Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous)
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