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DOI: 10.2118/205951-ms

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Integration of Chemofacies and Rock Mechanical Properties Using Machine Learning Algorithms: Implications for Geomechanics and Hydraulic Fracture Stimulations in Paleozoic Formations, Saudi Arabia

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Abstract

AbstractThe knowledge of rock mechanical properties is critical to reducing drilling risk and maximizing well and reservoir productivity. Rock chemical composition, their spatial distribution, and porosity significantly influenced these properties. However, low porosity characterized unconventional reservoirs as such, geochemical properties considerably control their mechanical behavior. In this study, we used chemostratigraphy as a correlation tool to separate strata in highly homogenous formations where other traditional stratigraphic methods failed. In addition, we integrated the chemofacies output and reduced Young's modulus to outline predictable associations between facies and mechanical properties. Thus, providing better understanding of lithofacies-controlled changes in rock strength that are useful inputs for geomechanical models and completions stimulations.