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A Schlumberger’s approach for Bazhenov sweet-spot forecast will be discussed taking as a case study one of integrated project of processing and interpretation of seismic, well log, core, PLT, tests and production data.

The recent years have witnessed the explosion of number of horizontal wells that are being drilled around the world. Drilling of horizontal wells presents challenges not only for operators, but also for well planners. The framework of questions to be addressed include “What are the present challenges associated with drilling horizontal wells?” and “What are the advancements in technologies needed to meet the challenges?” Although several challenges are inherently present, the presentation will particularly ponder the following primary drilling challenges: Drillstring integrity, Hydraulics management, Wellbore integrity and Well placement.

Effective hydraulic fracture stimulation is critical for shale development, and microseismic is the only technology able to map the growth of these hydraulic fracture networks. Since the advent of commercial mapping in the Barnett Shale in 2000, microseismic has been used to investigate hydraulic fracture treatments around the globe.

One of the main aspects in the field management consists in the maintenance of reservoir pressure. Solid comprehension of injection influence on the reservoir is obligatory for that. In the complex carbonate geological environment (karst, fractures, caverns, etc…) this task starts to be even more complicated. Flow and pressure path could be not obvious and pressure support could be expanded on the large areas on distances more than 0,5 km.