Weatherford STABView 3.8

Wall instability is one of the main problems in drilling operations for oil and gas wells. Due to the fact that wells are drilled with different slopes and azimuths and pass through layers with different properties, therefore the drilling process is complex and has a high risk. Therefore, the analysis and prediction of well instability is of special importance. will be. The direction of in situ stresses indicates the current state of the stress field. Stabview_ software is a very powerful software for analyzing well maps designed by Weatherford. The models provided by this software are the most optimal azimuth and slope for directional drilling. Drilling engineers provide that the well wall has the least amount of failure.

STABView will help you optimize the window of bottomhole pressure to drill, complete, stimulate and produce from vertical, deviated, and horizontal wells in all geological settings. This comprehensive software system was developed to set the standard for reliable, field-ready well designs.

Unique capabilities in STABView allow you to: calibrate your models to offset well observations; include all–important pore pressure, temperature and chemical effects; use realistic rock behavior; import and export to other programs, and more. Efficient, rapidly-converging algorithms are used in the software to solve the fundamental equations that govern the mechanical behavior of the near-wellbore area. STABView was developed in the last decade based on cutting-edge research performed in several universities and oil and gas research organizations.

Funding for the development of STABView was partially provided by two joint-industry projects conducted by AG that were supported by nine international oil and gas operators and service companies.