Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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Pressure Types
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Lithostatic Pressure - Pressure caused by the pressure of rock transmitted through grain-grain contact.
Hydrostatic Pressure - Pressure exerted by water at any given point within the fluid at rest.
2
Q
Abornmal pore pressure
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1 - Thermal effects 2 - Clay diagnosis 3 - Osmosis 4 - Tectonism 5 - Depletion
3
Q
Pore Pressure Measurement
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1 - Surface pressure during a kick 2 - Log derived fluid densities 3 - Seismic data 4 - Cuttings nature 5 - Shale Density