Fractured Reservoir Characterization

ADVANCED GEOTECHNOLOGY is a petroleum engineering and

geosciences consulting firm that specializes in subsurface
geomechanics from the wellbore to the basin scale. We offer the
following services to clients in the oil and gas business:

Structural Geology
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Stress analysis from breakouts and coring-induced fractures

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Paleostress analysis using natural fractures

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Structural analysis of natural fracture development

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Outcrop analogue studies of fractured reservoirs
Geomechanical simulation of thrust and fold structures with

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advanced numerical modeling techniques
Quantitative image analysis of cores, thin sections, and logs

Core and Log Studies

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Interpretation of FMS, FMI, UBI and other image logs

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Analysis of shear and compressional sonic logs

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Goniometric services for oriented core studies*

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Paleomagnetic core orientation services*

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Custom log presentations prepared from various datasets

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Core to log correlation studies*
Digital photography and image analysis

* with our Strategic Partner Vox Terrae International

Laboratory Investigations
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Rock mechanical and velocity properties

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Velocity anisotropy on cores

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Natural fracture aperture and roughness studies

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Quantitative image analysis on cores and thin sections

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Custom rock property measurements
Petrographic descriptions

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ADVANCED Calgary, Alberta, CANADA T2P 3B6
tel: 1.403.693.7530 fax: 1.403.693.7541
GEOTECHNOLOGY Web: www.advgeotech.com Email: info@advgeotech.com
 Stochastic Fracture Modeling
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2D and 3D realizations of natural fracture data from cores and logs

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Stereographic analyses of fracture and bedding plane data
Fracture connectivity simulations for evaluating reservoir quality,

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waterflood design and conformance

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Fluid flow pathways and hydrocarbon migration studies
Export capabilities to many reservoir simulators

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Coupled Stress, Heat and Fluid Flow

Modeling in Fractured Reservoirs
Advanced Geotechnology licenses UDEC, a state-of-the-art,
commercial, discrete element program for modeling the complex
interaction of natural fractures in a triaxial stress field with fluid flow
and temperature effects. Statistical variations in most fracture attributes
can be included where known. This powerful code allows one to
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investigate a number of geomechanical issues, including:

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Cap rock and fault seal integrity through geological time
Natural fracture development due to stratigraphic variations in

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mechanical properties

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Fluid flow pathways in anisotropically stressed, fractured rock

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High pressure injection in fractured reservoirs
Regional scale fluid flow patterns in laterally stressed basins

1m UDEC simulation of fracture movements during production

Maximum Mud Density to Avoid Lost Circulation

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Integrated Petroleum Engineering and Geological Studies sHmin
" Wellbore stability assessments for selecting an optimal well trajectory in

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structurally deformed strata

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Lost circulation and formation damage risks

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Evaluating profile control technologies for water shut-off
Picking an optimal well trajectory to connect to the most permeable natural

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fracture sets in an anisotropic in-situ stress field
Selecting an operating bottomhole pressure to minimize the risk of closing

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natural fractures connected to the wellbore during drawdown

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Coalbed methane potential with fractured and cavity completions
Reservoir compaction and casing integrity risks

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