Abaqus For Oil Gas Geomechanics Dassault Syst Mes Apr 2026

“That’s a 40% production cut.”

“What’s your fix?” Marcus asked.

Location: Permian Basin, West Texas & Dassault Systèmes HQ, Vélizy-Villacoublay, France Abaqus For Oil Gas Geomechanics Dassault Syst Mes

Elena split her screen: left side, the interface; right side, live downhole pressure data. “That’s a 40% production cut

The original design (one well that Marcus had insisted on drilling before the simulation finished) had already sanded up twice. Its gravel pack had failed. West Texas & Dassault Systèmes HQ

If the reservoir rocks began to creep, the casing would buckle. If the casing buckled, the wellhead would tilt. If the wellhead tilted… the blowout preventer would fail.

The wells with the Abaqus-recommended design were producing 8,200 barrels of oil per day—exactly as predicted. Sand production was below 0.5%.