Modeling of Geomechanical Properties of Rocks in the Famennian Stage of the Bavlinskoye Field

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  • TatNIPIneft R&D Institute of the PJSC TATNEFT named after V.D. Shashin, Almetyevsk, Russian Federation
  • TatNIPIneft R&D Institute of the PJSC TATNEFT named after V.D. Shashin, Almetyevsk, Russian Federation
  • TatNIPIneft R&D Institute of the PJSC TATNEFT named after V.D. Shashin, Almetyevsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

The Famennian stage of the Bavlinskoye field contains unconventional hydrocarbon reserves and has low reservoir properties. Developing such reservoirs requires enhanced production methods, which can lead to irreversible changes in the impact zone. Using geomechanical tools allows us to determine the distribution of elastic-strength properties and acting stresses to select the process parameters for treatments to improve their effectiveness. The paper presents the results of laboratory studies to determine the geomechanical properties and one-dimensional geomechanical modeling in the Famennian stage interval (Zavolzhsky and Dankov-Lebedyansky horizons). Inspection of the stored core material revealed the presence of vertical and subvertical fracturing. Both reservoir and non-reservoir rock samples were collected for laboratory studies, allowing us to determine the core-log relationships for both the productive strata and the seal rocks. Geomechanical modeling results using the obtained relationships showed that the rocks composing the reservoirs and seals of the Zavolzhsky and Dankov-Lebedyansky horizons of the Bavlinskoye field have similar elastic-strength properties and low stress contrasts, in contrast to the terrigenous intervals, where the seals, composed of clays and mudstones, have high stresses. These calculations indicate that when designing hydrochloric acid treatments and reservoir pressure maintenance systems at these sites, it is necessary to focus on the opening pressure of natural fractures in the seals, rather than on the hydraulic fracture pressure in the reservoir. The obtained geomechanical modeling data will serve as the basis for optimizing the development strategy, minimizing the risk of negative impacts on the reservoir by more accurately predicting reservoir behavior under various impact scenarios.

Keywords

geomechanical modelingfield geomechanicsuniaxial compressive strengthuniaxial tensile strengthelastic propertiesYoung's modulusPoisson's ratiogeomechanical propertiesfracturingcarbonate depositsstress-strain stateminimum horizontal stressfracture opening pressureproduction intensification methodsgeomechanical core studies

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Published
21 November 2025
Issue date
21 November 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 4 (2025)
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