Integrated workflow for feasibility study of cuttings reinjection based on 3D geomechanical analysis and case study

This chapter presents an integrated workflow for the feasibility study of cuttings reinjection (CRI) based on 3D geomechanics analysis. The contents of a CRI feasibility study include (i) selection of the well location; (ii) selection of the perforation section; (iii) 3D simulation of hydraulic fracturing; (iv) risk mitigation of the fault reactivation and fluid migration; (v) estimation of the magnitude of seismic activity.