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EP11202 Drilling Fluids: Pressure & Density

Designed for
Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers and Production Technologists prior to their initial
hands on well-site training. Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site
Petroleum Engineers).

Objectives
At the end of this module, participants should be able to:
? Describe the origin of abnormal downhole pressures
? Describe the relationship between overburden stress, formation pressure and rock strength
? List the critical pressure issues that need to be addressed in designing a well
? Describe the commonly used density and pressure gradients

? List the commonly used weighting materials and their potential slurry density range
? Describe any HSE issues associated with the use of weighting materials

Subjects

? Functions of mud
? Pore pressure
? Rock stress
? Abnormal stresses
? PZ plots
? Abnormal pressures
? Pore pressure prediction, 'dc' exponent
? Weighting materials

Notes
There are four other modules in the Drilling Fluids series.

Please note: The figures referred to in the technical library in this online module are currently not available. A more extensive technical
reference document for all the Wellsite Data Acquisition modules can be found via the links below:

Chapter 1
Preparations for wellsites: Drill fluids

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Chapter 2
Preparation for wellsites: Cementing

Chapter 3
Preparation for wellsites: Hydrocarbon detection

Chapter 4
Wellsite data: Mud logging

Chapter 5
Wellsite data: Pressure detection

Price
NIL USD

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