GEOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBONATE RESERVOIR ROCKS AND MIDDLE CARBON CAP ROCKS OF THE IVINSKOE OILFIELD

Abstract

Laboratory studies of the geomechanical properties of rocks are an important and integral part in building a geomechanical model. This study resulted in a set of data on geomechanical and elastic properties of the rocks that compose the lower part of the Middle Carboniferous section of the Ivinskoye oilfield (Russia). Relationships between various elastic parameters were also established. The distribution of geomechanical properties correlates with structural/textural features of the rocks under study and their lithological type. This information can be used as a basis for geomechanical modeling and in preparation for hydraulic fracturing.