Studies in abnormal pressures /

When Fertl's first book, Abnormal Formation Pressures, was published by Elsevier in 1976, the topic was relatively new in book form. In the years that followed, his book became the standard work for petroleum engineers and drillers. The list of major petroleum provinces with abnormally high por...

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Other Authors: Fertl, Walter H., Chapman, Richard E., Hotz, Rod F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1994.
Series:Developments in petroleum science ; 38.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Studies in Abnormal Pressures; Copyright Page; Preface; Walter H. Fertl; Foreword; List of Contributors; Contents; CHAPTER 1. GLOBAL OCCURRENCES OF ABNORMAL PRESSURES; CHAPTER 2. THE GEOLOGY OF ABNORMAL PORE PRESSURES; CHAPTER 3. ABNORMAL PORE PRESSURES: ESSENTIAL THEORY, POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND SLIDING; CHAPTER 4. RESERVOIR ENGINEERING CONCEPTS IN ABNORMAL FORMATION ENVIRONMENTS; CHAPTER 5. CHEMISTRY OF PORE WATER; CHAPTER 6. PRE-DRILL GEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR GEOPRESSURE DETECTION AND EVALUATION; CHAPTER 7. WELL LOGGING METHODS TO DETECT ABNORMAL PRESSURE.