Amakiri Chinoye

Geomechanical and Structural Investigations of Production-Induced Stress Changes in Reservoir Sands in Part of Niger Delta Nigeria

Hydrocarbon production reduces pore-fluid pressure and increases the effective stress acting on the grain framework of reservoir rocks. This process induces reservoir deformation, compaction, and stress redistribution, often manifesting as fault reactivation, surface subsidence, wellbore instability, and 4D seismic tim...