Abstract

Knowledge of pore pressure, horizontal stress orientation and rock mechanical properties are essential for wellbore stability and designing of hydro fracture job in a hydrocarbon reservoir. These parameters become more important in case the reservoir exhibits low porosity with low permeability as drilling and production from such tight reservoirs becomes difficult. This paper aims to develop a 1-D MEM for tight reservoirs. Chattral pay of Gamij field has been taken up for this study as this unit has moderate porosity (15-20%) and low permeability.