Abstract of 2006 AAPG/GSTT Hedberg Conference

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Post-Drill Pore Pressure Study for Infill Well Design to Uncover Deep Gas Potential Left Behind Primary Drilling Campaign (Gulf of Thailand); #42321 (2018)

Evgeny Kaygorodtsev, Roscharin Charoensiri, Andee Marksamer, Mayura Dangprasitthiporn

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... pressures, and mud weights as appropriate. All wells used the same Eaton coefficient to estimate the pore pressure, and similar normal compaction...

A geological pressure model for the Browse Basin and the southern Vulcan Sub-Basin, NWS Australia

Jakob Heller, Toh Shi-Yuan, Alex Edwards

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... SUMMARY The results presented in this paper draws on a regional pressure analysis of the offshore areas of the Browse Basin and the southern Vulcan...

ABSTRACT: Depositional Environment of A. W. P. (Olmos) Field, McMullen County, Texas, by J. Greg Dennis; #91042 (2010)

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Drilling Optimization Using Geomechanics Aides in Successful Drilling Campaign in HPHT Field in South Sumatra, Indonesia: A Case Study

Gustioro Purwagautama, Idi Yusuf Afandi, Nova Kristianawatie, Dino Akbar, Ngurah Beni Setiawan, Somesh Bahuguna, Leo Anis

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... to predict formation sensitivity to variation in drilling trajectory and mud weights. This paper describes one such geomechanics study which aided 2009...

Pore pressure in the Beetaloo Sub-basin

Rasoul Ranjbarkarami, Mojtaba Rajabi, Parisa Tavoosiiraj

Australian Energy Producers Journal

... used mud weights are mostly less than pore pressure, low permeability of the reservoir formations pre­ vented gas kicks during drilling. Pore pressure...

Relationship of Mineral Composition of Shales to Density

R. W. Rochon

Bulletin of South Texas Geological Society

... we have a pressure change at 7800′, based on mud weights of 1580 lbs. for a .05 grs/cc change in density of the shale. The paper “A Method...

Further Comparisons of Grain Size Distributions Determined by Electronic Particle Counting and Pipette Techniques

E. William Behrens

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... particle counting and pipette techniques in routine mud analysis: Jour. Sed. Petrology, v. 46, p. 1017-1025. End_of_Record - Last_Page 1217...

Challenges and Solutions Associated with Drilling Deviated Wells in Alternating Soft-Hard Formations … A Case Study from Onshore KG Basin, India; #42309 (2018)

Rahul Talreja, Rajeev Ranjan Kumar, Amol Nakhle, Koka Raj Kumar, Ankit Kakrania

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... and analysis to have the best drilling solution which should include: • Pre-drill MEM for optimizing the mud weights. • High capability rigs to drill deeper...

Predicting Pore Pressure in Carbonates: A Review; #41830 (2016)

Sam Green, Stephen A. O'Connor, Alexander P. Edwards

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... is clearly vital for safe drilling because if the mud-weights designed to drill the well are too high, losses may be taken into normally pressure reservoirs...

Dyersdale North Field

G. P. Bowen

Houston Geological Society

... mud conditioning or stimulation procedures. Most wells reached total depth with mud weights in the 10.5 to 11.0 range using native muds. However...

Origin and Petrophysical Log Response of Overpressures in the Baram Delta Province, Brunei

Mark R. P. Tingay, Richard R. Hillis, Richard E. Swarbrick, Christ K. Morley

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... Tingay* Richard R. Hillis** Richard E. Swarbrick*** Christ K. Morley**** ABSTRACT The ‘window’ of safe mud weights between pore pressure...

Abstracts: Predicting Wellbore Stability in SAGD Infill Wells Using 3D Finite Element Modeling; #90173 (2015)

Safdar Khan, Sajjad Ansari, Khaqan Khan, and Assef Mohamad-Hussein

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... of wellbore stability to various key parameters such as variations in mud weights, injection plan, proximity of infill well to thermal front and steam...

Recent Slimhole Drilling Success in Papua New Guinea … Paua 1X

E. R. Denning, A. H. Warrington, P. McDowell

Papua New Guinea (PNG) Petroleum Convention Proceedings

... system. The possibility of high mud weights in the small annulus and the resulting impact of ECD on bottom hole pressure was seen as a significant...

Application of Precise Acoustic Positioning Techniques During the Development of the Liuhua Field in the South China Sea

John D. Hughes, Nigel C. Kelland

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... jumpers between each well, plus the installation of the clump weights for the flexible risers attached to the Floating Production System. Acoustic...

Pore Pressure Prediction in Organic Shales of the Permian Basin: Rock Physics Basis

Prajnajyoti Mazumdar, Lev Vernik, Alex Dale

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...Pore Pressure Prediction in Organic Shales of the Permian Basin: Rock Physics Basis Prajnajyoti Mazumdar, Lev Vernik, Alex Dale URTeC: 4235583 Pore...

Hydrocarbon Generation as a Mechanism for Overpressuring in Rocky Mountain Region

Charles W. Spencer

AAPG Bulletin

..., this well appears to have the most reliable pressure profile. However, most of the other wells show the first use of heavier than normal mud weights...

Integrated Geomechanical Modelling for Successful Offshore Exploration Well Planning and Execution - A Case Study from Sebuku, Indonesia

Reynaldi Mikhael Chrislianto, Romi Sagita, Amitava Ghosh, Argha Hilman, Dedi Ariyono

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... case and the wellbore stability analysis showing the mud recommendations for each hole section. Figure 15b - Final stress and pore pressure model...

Pore Pressure Estimation in the Hides Region - Pitfalls and Solutions

N. Yassir, A. Hennig, M. A. Addis, A. Warrington

Papua New Guinea (PNG) Petroleum Convention Proceedings

... from mud weights and shut-in drill pipe pressures. By designing an in te ra c tiv e d a ta b a s e , the p re ss u re data w ere anaiysed...

Methods for Reconstructing Subsurface Pressure Regimes in an Unconventional Play as an Indicator of Well Performance in the Delaware Basin

Evan Kelly, Matt Laughland, Mriganko Sarkar, Donny Loughry

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Rittenhouse, S., Currie, J., and Blumstein, R. 2016. Using Mud Weights, DST, and DFIT Data to Generate a Regional Pore Pressure Model for the Delaware...

Bug (Oil), T. 36 S., R. 25-26 E., SLPM, San Juan County, Utah

Gregory W. Martin

Four Corners Geological Society

... 3,600 psig, a dispersed weighted mud system consisting of barite, gel (bentonite) and a dispersant such as lignosulfonate is used. Mud weights through...

Unlocking the Potential of a Tight Gas Sand Giant: Pinedale Field, Wyoming

Stephen R. Kneller, Sally G. Zinke, Robert W. McDermott, Troy G. Graham, Sarah E. Shearer

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... and requires mud weights of approximately 9.5 pounds per gallon. By the time total depth is reached, mud weights are approaching 16.5 pounds per gallon...

Adaptation of the Piston Coring Device to Shallow Water Sampling

Maxwell Silverman, Richard C. Whaley

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... differently from mud cores under the application of localized pressure. Perhaps the most important consideration in efficient operation in shallow...

Hostile Sequential Formation Tester-II (HSFT-IITM Tool) Highest Temperature Rated Wireline Formation Tester - 450 DEG F & 30,000 PSI, #41079 (2012)

Somnath Banerjee, Rassamee Puttanarakul, Chakhrit Gasuyee, Kamal Osman, Nopphon Rongsayamanon, Atip Muangsuwan

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... geothermal gradients, relatively deeper burial depths, higher mud weights, reversal in pore-pressure profile, lower permeability, and depleted zones...

Integration of Rock Physics Modelling to Improve Pore Pressure Prediction in Unconventional Shales

Jakob Heller, Venkatesh Anantharamu

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

.... Closure pressure from a subset of 5 wells were included in this analysis. No DFIT data were available. One (1) well (Well A) was selected for detailed...