Table 4 Ground stress test results of Chang 7 acoustic emission in block Y of M oilfield.

From: Kaiser acoustic emission ground stress testing study on shale oil reservoir in Y block of Ordos basin, China

Well name

Vertical depth (m)

Maximum ground stress (MPa)

Minimum ground stress (MPa)

Maximum and minimum stress difference (MPa)

Vertical stress (MPa)

Horizontal stress difference coefficient

L-1

2468.47

69.37

56.38

12.99

50.63

0.23

L-1

2465.23

65.60

51.33

14.27

55.60

0.28

L-2

2398.00

66.39

52.75

13.64

60.13

0.26

L-3

2387.00

75.40

53.73

21.67

55.52

0.40

L-3

2383.90

71.81

54.89

16.92

52.38

0.31

L-4

2343.00

63.63

50.43

13.20

51.69

0.26

L-4

2344.00

59.04

46.75

12.29

61.02

0.26

L-5

2262.37

59.42

49.26

10.16

55.62

0.21

L-5

2263.78

67.26

48.75

18.51

52.21

0.38

L-6

2358.10

66.74

47.02

19.72

49.72

0.42

L-8

2499.70

65.23

50.20

15.03

55.27

0.30