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Stress Path Analysis for Characterization of In Situ Stress State and Effect of Reservoir Depletion on Present-Day Stress Magnitudes: Reservoir Geomechanical Modeling in the Gulf of Suez Rift Basin, Egypt

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A reservoir geomechanical modeling has been attempted in the hydrocarbon-bearing Miocene formations in the offshore Badri field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Pore pressure established from the direct downhole measurements indicated sub-hydrostatic condition in the depleted mid-Miocene Hammam Faraun and Kareem reservoirs. Vertical stress (Sv) estimated using bulk density data yielded an average of 0.98 PSI/feet (22.17 MPa/km) gradient. Magnitudes of minimum (Shmin) and maximum (Shmax) horizontal stresses were deduced from the poro-elastic model. Relative stress magnitudes (Sv ≥ Shmax > Shmin) reflect a normal faulting tectonic stress in the Badri field. Pore pressure and stress perturbations (ΔPP and ΔSh) in the depleted reservoirs investigated from actual measurements recognized ‘stress path’ values of 0.54 and 0.59 against the Hammam Faraun and Kareem Formations, respectively. These stress path values are far away from the normal faulting limit (0.68), indicating induced normal faulting or fault reactivation to be unlikely at the present depletion rate.

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  1. 1 feet = 3.28 m.

  2. 1 PSI/feet = 22.62 MPa/km; 1 Feet = 3.28 m; 1 PSI = 0.00689 MPa.

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We thank Dr. John Carranza, Editor-in-Chief of Natural Resources research, and the two reviewers for their comments and suggestions, which greatly benefited our manuscript. Ahmed Radwan extends his acknowledgment to the ULAM Programme, awarded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under project PPN/ULM/2019/1/00305/U/00001 for facilitating and funding his research as well as deep thanks to Prof. Alfred Uchman for his continuous support during the research period. Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) and Egyptian Petroleum Corporation (EPC) are sincerely acknowledged which supported this work with data and required permissions. SS thanks Geologix Limited for providing the access of Pore Pressure and 1D Geomechanics module of GEO Suite of software, which has been instrumental for the analyses presented in this work. Interpretation documented in this manuscript is solely of the authors and does not necessarily represent their respective organizations.

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    Souvik Sen

  3. Exploration Department, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company, Cairo, Egypt

    Ahmed Radwan

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Radwan, A., Sen, S. Stress Path Analysis for Characterization of In Situ Stress State and Effect of Reservoir Depletion on Present-Day Stress Magnitudes: Reservoir Geomechanical Modeling in the Gulf of Suez Rift Basin, Egypt. Nat Resour Res 30, 463–478 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-020-09731-2

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