Abstract

Geomechanics plays a critical role in successfully optimizing shale exploration and exploitation. The geomechanical study of a shale reservoir essentially requires the measurement of rock mechanical properties, strength parameters along with the state of in situ stress in order to better identify the intervals which can be effectively fractured. Two exclusive shale wells in North Cambay Basin were studied and 1D Mechanical Earth Model (MEM) for each well comprising of overburden, pore pressure, fracture pressure, rock compressive strength, rock elastic properties, horizontal stresses and wellbore stability plots for drilling horizontal wells have been prepared and caliberated with available geological, rock mechanical and drilling data.