INTEGRATED PETROPHYSICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL EARTH MODLING FOR THE CRETACEOUS TIGHT SAND RESERVOIRS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION IN TUT FIELD, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT.

Abstract

The thesis tries to shed light on the Petrophysical, mechanical earth modeling characteristics of the Cretaceous tight sand reservoirs, in the TUT field, North of Western Desert, Egypt.

The objective of this thesis is to investigate, focus and integrate drilling, Geologic and Petrophysical knowledge for a better understanding the importance of Geomechanics in general in the Oil & Gas industry and specifically of the study area in order to select the optimal mud weight and to study the impact of stress orientation and magnitude, on the wellbore stability for safe drilling and to evaluate the hydrocarbon potentialities and the impact on the production optimization.