Abstract

Understanding the complete in-situ stress state of a petroleum province is becoming increasingly important in petroleum exploration. This acquaintance can be used to reduce the risk in exploration and to improve hydrocarbon production from the operating fields. A broad knowledge of the stress field has critical implications in drilling and completion of well, borehole stability, production field development, etc. The 1D MEM (Mechanical Earth Model) study aids to understand the attributes of subsurface pore pressure and the profile of Earth