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Integrated Geomechanics, Rock Physics, and Inversion

Integrated Workflow to Improve Well Planning

Our Customers were able to gain significant savings in operation time applying Ikon Science's proven workflows to wellbore planning.

Integrated Workflow to improve well planning

Challenges

  • Limited Well Availability
  • Need to increase efficiency in drilling operations to reduce costs
  • Avoid drilling hazard presented by carbonate debris flows
  • Understand distribution of high TOC shales in the Wolfcamp formation

Objectives

  • Rock physics and geomechanical study to determine insitu stresses at wells
  • Propagate model into 3D utilizing facies based inversion
  • Predict drilling behavior at offset locations anywhere in 3D

Solutions

  • Successfully predicted well behavior from seismic allowing risk mitigation on future Wells
  • Improved drilling efficiency through avoidance of hazards and improved geosteering

 

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Actual Customer Statistics

14%

Decreased Drill Time

18%

Increased Lateral Feet per Day

19%

Increase in Lateral Rate of Penetration

24%

Less Slide Time

References

Payne, S. and Meyer J. 2017. Using seismic inversion to predict geomechanical  well behaviour: a case study from the Permian Basin, URTeC, Abstract, 2665754

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