Borehole Pressure Support

Pore pressure prediction involves the full cooperation of several

different engineering disciplines, i.e. Petrophysical, Geology, Reservoir &
Geomechanics.
It is crucial that rigorous seismic and / or geological well data interpretation
is done to determine the anticipated pore pressure regimes in order to
identify any pressure reversals and therefore facilitate appropriate casing
design.
Mud weight planning is based on the predicted pore pressure gradient
plus, typically, 200 to 500 psi.
It is crucial that the drilling engineers thoroughly review all available
offset well data with a special emphasis on procuring offset “leak off” and
/ or F.I.T. test data.
One of the key elements to successfully drilling a stable, near gauge wellbore
depends upon planning the correct mud weight.