Patent ID: 8577660
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a first dataset indicative of seismic data acquired by at least one sensor in a seismic survey of a field of wells; receiving a second dataset indicative of wellbore data acquired by at least one sensor in a wellbore survey conducted in at least one of the wells, wherein the first and second datasets are stored in at least one memory; determining a mechanical earth model for the field using a processor based at least in part on the seismic data and the wellbore data, including using the seismic data and the wellbore data to spatially distribute at least one rock property over a region of the field in the model where wellbore data is sparse or non-existent; and predicting a stability of at least one of the wellbores based on the mechanical earth model.