Method, apparatus and system for pore pressure prediction in presence of dipping formations
US7490028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B49/003
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for predicting the formation pressure ahead of a bit in a well, which includes using measurements taken in shales and permeable formations at or near the bit together with centriod calculations to improve models predicting what the pressures ahead of the bit will be.
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