Abstract: Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure for feasibility study of cuttings reinjection (CRI) process based on three-dimensional (3-D) geomechanical analysis. A location of an injection well for CRI can be first determined along with a true vertical depth (TVD) interval of an injection section along a trajectory of the injection well. Then, a window of values for an injection pressure for hydraulic fracturing performed in association with the injection well can be calculated. Analysis of fault reactivation due to the hydraulic fracturing can be performed, and a volume of a fracture generated by the hydraulic fracturing can be calculated. CRI for the volume of the fracture can be performed at the determined location of the injection well for the TVD interval, by taking into account the injection pressure window and the analysis of fault reactivation.

Abstract: System and methods for optimizing multistage hydraulic fracturing design based on three-dimensional (3D) continuum damage mechanics are provided. A 3D global model of a field of hydrocarbon reservoirs is generated. A finite element analysis of the 3D global model is performed to calculate values of one or more mechanical variables for the field. A smaller-scale 3D sub-model of a selected portion of the field is generated from the 3D global model based on the calculated values of the mechanical variables. The hydraulic fracturing effects of fluid injection stimulation within the targeted reservoir formation are simulated by applying one or more numerical damage models to the sub-model. Optimal design parameters for multistage hydraulic fracturing of the targeted formation with a plurality of horizontal wells are determined based on numerical results of the simulation.

Abstract: System and methods for optimizing multistage hydraulic fracturing design based on three-dimensional (3D) continuum damage mechanics are provided. A 3D global model of a field of hydrocarbon reservoirs is generated. A finite element analysis of the 3D global model is performed to calculate values of one or more mechanical variables for the field. A smaller-scale 3D sub-model of a selected portion of the field is generated from the 3D global model based on the calculated values of the mechanical variables. The hydraulic fracturing effects of fluid injection stimulation within the targeted reservoir formation are simulated by applying one or more numerical damage models to the sub-model. Optimal design parameters for multistage hydraulic fracturing of the targeted formation with a plurality of horizontal wells are determined based on numerical results of the simulation.