Method integrating fracture and reservoir operations into geomechanical operations of a wellsite

A method of performing oilfield operations at a wellsite, the wellsite positioned about a subterranean formation having a wellbore therethrough and a fracture network therein, the fracture network comprising natural fractures, the method comprising:

• collecting wellsite data comprising microseismic events and a mechanical earth model;
• generating fracture parameters comprising a hydraulic fracture network based on the wellsite data;
• generating reservoir parameters comprising a reservoir grid based on the wellsite data and the generated fracture parameters;
• forming a finite element grid from the fracture and reservoir parameters by coupling the hydraulic fracture network to the reservoir grid;
• generating integrated geomechanical parameters comprising estimated microseismic events based on the finite element grid;
• generating integrated wellsite parameters comprising integrated production parameters based on the integrated geomechanical parameters;
• and
• performing fracture operations and production operations based on the integrated wellsite parameters.

A method of performing oilfield operations at a wellsite, the wellsite positioned about a subterranean formation having a wellbore therethrough and a fracture network therein, the fracture network comprising natural fractures, the method comprising:

• collecting wellsite data comprising measured microseismic events and a mechanical earth model;
• generating fracture parameters comprising a hydraulic fracture network based on the wellsite data;
• generating reservoir parameters comprising a reservoir grid based on the wellsite data and the generated fracture parameters;
• forming a finite element grid from the fracture and reservoir parameters by coupling the hydraulic fracture network to the reservoir grid;
• generating integrated geomechanical parameters comprising estimated microseismic events based on the finite element grid;
• validating the integrated geomechanical parameters by comparing the estimated microseismic events with the measured microseismic events;
• updating the mechanical earth model based on the validated geomechanical parameters;
• generating integrated wellsite parameters comprising integrated production parameters based on the validated, integrated geomechanical parameters;
• and
• performing fracture operations and production operations based on the integrated wellsite parameters.