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On the Influence of Seismotectonic Processes on the Dynamics of Oil and Gas Production Rate and Their Applied Significance (Case Study: The South Caspian Basin)

  • PART 3. THE IMPACT OF EARTHQUAKES, SEISMOTECTONIC AND GEODYNAMIC PROCESSES ON THE ENVIRONMENT
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In this paper, using the example of the Neft Dashlari offshore oil and gas field (which was developed over a long period of time) in the South Caspian Basin (SCB), the influence of seismicity on well flow rate is considered (taking into account global experience in studying this problem). The analysis is based on field data from 27 wells located in different parts of the structure and exploiting different stratigraphic intervals of the Productive Series (PS, Lower Pliocene). Fluid dynamics is studied in connection with the local earthquake on November 25, 2000 (M = 6.7), with the epicenter in the sea, south of the Absheron Peninsula, and the distant Iranian earthquake (M = 6.3), with the epicenter near the southwestern margin of the SCB. Limited data are also provided for other fields of the SCB. The most characteristic feature of fluid dynamics in the period of earthquake preparation is high-contrast and stable fluctuations with extreme maximum and/or minimum values observed for several years before the main shock. In the period immediately before, during, and/or after a seismic event (lasting several months) in oil production, as a rule, there is a positive anomaly of different contrast. In general, the studied wells have different sensitivities to the seismotectonic processes occurring in the depths, which is largely due to the spatial heterogeneity of the geological environment (the presence of tectonic faults and block structure of the reservoir, lithofacies variability of rocks, etc.), as well as the properties of the fluids contained in the reservoir (oil, gas, and water). An analysis is given of the applied aspect of the problem—the effectiveness of wave methods of reservoir stimulation with the purpose of increasing oil recovery.

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Feyzullayev, A.A., Mammadova, I.M. On the Influence of Seismotectonic Processes on the Dynamics of Oil and Gas Production Rate and Their Applied Significance (Case Study: The South Caspian Basin). Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 58 (Suppl 1), S140–S158 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433822130035

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