Stress components in original coordinate system in depletion drive

Input(s)

\(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{hmax}}\): Maximum Stress in Horizontal Direction (psi)

\(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{hmin}}\): Minimum Stress in Horizontal Direction (psi)

\(\delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}\): Change in Pore Pressure due to Depletion (psi)

A: Stress Path (dimensionless)

\(\Delta\): Fault Orientation (degrees)

Output(s)

\(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{x}}\): Stress in \(\mathrm{X}\)-direction (psi)

\(\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{y}}\): Stress in \(\mathrm{Y}\)-direction \((\mathrm{psi})\)

\(\tau\): Stress Around Wellbore (psi)

Formula(s)

\[ \begin{gathered} \mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{x}}=\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{h} \max }-\mathrm{A} * \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}-\left(\frac{\mathrm{A} * \delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}}{2}\right) *(1-\cos (2 * \Delta)) \\ \mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{y}}=\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{h} \min }-\mathrm{A} * \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}-\left(\frac{\mathrm{A} * \delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}}{2}\right) *(1+\cos (2 * \Delta)) \\ \tau=\left(\frac{\mathrm{A} * \delta \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{p}}}{2}\right) * \sin (2 * \Delta) \end{gathered} \]

Reference(s)

Mark D. Zoback, Reservoir Geomechanics, Cambridge University Press, UK, Page: 393.

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