Sammendrag
Understanding shale’s geomechanical and elastic properties is critical to success in conventional and unconventional plays. This understanding provides a framework for the safe extraction of hydrocarbons as well as a guide to mapping favorable source locations. The Upper Jurassic Draupne shale in the North Sea is a world class organicrich source rock, a commendable seal for both hydrocarbon and possibly CO2, and potentially a future reservoir. As such, the Draupne Formation is an ideal candidate to study the modeling of maturation as they relate to both elastic and geomechanical properties.
Modeling maturation, elastic, and geomechanical properties of the Draupne Formation, Offshore Norway