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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventor:
Wisam AlKawai, Qatif, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/006 (2013.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05);
Abstract
A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium to calibrate a lithostatic stress map of a particular geological layer in a basin model are described. The lithostatic stress map is generated by simulating the basin model and calibrated based on available well data without re-simulating the basin model. In particular, the calibration is based on the mean lithostatic density, which is a constant value of density that yields a value of lithostatic stress equivalent to the lithostatic stress at the same depth produced by the existing column of rocks in the basin.