About This Item

Share This Item

The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

Abstract


Proceedings of the 2009 South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) Conference, 2009
Pages 1-21
China/India/E Indonesia

Geomechanical Analysis and Evaluation of Fault Leakage Potential, Huizhou Graben, South China Sea

Feng Gui, Hesheng Shi, Jiayuan Du, David Castillo

Abstract

The Huizhou Graben in the South China Sea appears to be situated within a strike-slip faulting stress regime (Shmin < Sv < SHmax). The azimuth of SHmax appears to vary systematically within the Huizhou Graben. The fault segments of each fault are stable in the present-day stress field. Using the geomechanical model, it is possible to estimate the maximum hydrocarbon column height a fault can support.

Keywords: Geomechanical Model • Field Optimization • Fault Seal • Fault Instability • Coulomb Failure Function • Critical Pore Pressure

Presented at: 2009 South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) Conference, Singapore, 2009


Pay-Per-View Purchase Options

The article is available through a document delivery service. Explain these Purchase Options.

Watermarked PDF Document: $14
Open PDF Document: $24