Geomechanics deals with the deformation and failure of rocks under downhole stresses. Whether drilling and/or completing a well, Baker Hughes offers a complete suite of geomechanical products that provide accurate solutions for optimizing drilling and completion programs. |
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Service Description
Geomechanical products use highly complex deterministic models to estimate formation mechanical properties, in-situ stresses and pore pressure. The basic dynamic properties product provides a continuous profile of elastic constants such as Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, bulk modulus, and compressibility. These parameters are derived from acoustic and density data and are the prerequisites for any geomechanical study. A unique advanced product available only from Baker Hughes, LMP (Logging Mechanical Properties), allows you to compute static mechanical properties and rock strength directly from log data. Geomechanical earth models are integrated with operational data from drilling, completion, stimulation and production. These integrations provide the most comprehensive and realistic geomechanical solutions for wellbore construction and reservoir exploitation.
Basic Geomechanics Services
- Dynamic mechanical properties
- Fracture migration prediction (vertical holes only)
- Sand production analysis (vertical holes only)
- Openhole stability prediction (vertical holes only)
Advanced Geomechanics Services
- Static mechanical properties and strength (LMP)
- Bulk and pore volume compressibilities
- In-situ stress tensor analysis
- Pore pressure prediction
- Borehole stability analysis
- Critical drawdown pressure (sand production) prediction
- Casing integrity analysis
- Critical stressed fractures and fault analysis
Service Application
- Mud weight window profiles at specific breakout sizes; Contour plots delineating stable wellbore trajectories
- Fracture gradient and pore pressure profiles
- Critical drawdown pressure profiles for sand control considerations including selective and oriented perforations
- Casing collapse prediction and mitigation
- Wellbore placement in naturally fractured formations to enhance production
Benefits
- Reduced drilling and completion costs
- Enhances reservoir production
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