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A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Pore Pressure And Fracture Gradient
Research
compiled by
Mark A. Herkommer
Petrospec Technologies P. O. Box 131133
The Woodlands, TX 77393-1133
Tel: 281-364-6666 ~ Fax: 281-364-6676 Email: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.petrospec-technologies.com Aadnoy, B. S., Rogland, U., Larsen, K., 1987
Method For Fracture Gradient Prediction For Vertical And Inclined Boreholes SPE 62nd Annual Technical Conference, Dallas, Texas SPE Paper # 16695
Addis, M.A., Last, N.C., Yassir, N.A., 1996
The Estimation Of Horizontal Stresses At Depth In Faulted Regions And Their Relationship To Pore Pressure Variation, In Rock Mechanics In Petroleum Engineering SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 11, no. 1, p. 11 –18
Accarain, Pascal, and Desbrandes, Robert, 1993
Neuro-Computing Helps Pore Pressure Determination Petroleum Engineer International, February 1993, p. 39 – 42
Aldred, Walter, Bergt, Dave, Rasmus, John, Voisin, Bernard, 1989
Real-Time Overpressure Detection Oilfield Review, v. 1, no. 3, p. 17 – 27
Alixant, J-L, Desbrandes, R., Delahaye, T., 1989
A New Approach To Real-Time Pore Pressure Evaluation SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Morgantown, WV, October 24-27, 1989 SPE paper # 19336, p. 281 – 290
Alixant, J.L., Desbrandes, R., 1989
Real-Time Pore Pressure Evaluation Options International well control symposium and workshop, Baton Rouge, LA, November 27-29, 1989, U.S. Minerals Management Service, paper # TS-3-3, 22 pp
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Al-Shaieb, Z., Puckette, J.O., Abdalla, A.A., Ely, P.B., 1995 Megacompartment Complex In The Anadarko Basin – A Completely Sealed Overpressured Phenomenon in, Basin Compartments And Seals, Ortoleva, P.J., ed. AAPG Memoir 61, ch. 4, p. 55 – 68
Al-Shaieb, Z., Puckette, J.O., Abdalla, A.A., Ely, P.B., 1995
Three-Levels Of Compartmentation Within The Overpressured Interval Of The Anadarko Basin in, Basin Compartments And Seals, Ortoleva, P.J., ed. AAPG Memoir 61, ch. 5, p. 55 – 68
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1974
Abnormal Formation Pressures American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Reprint Series no. 11, 205 p. (14 papers reprinted from the AAPG Bulletin)
Anderson, R. A., Ingram, D. S., and Zanier, A. M., 1972
Fracture Pressure Gradient Determination From Well Logs SPE 47th Annual Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 8-11, 1972 SPE paper # 4135, 15 pp
Athy, L. F., 1930
Density, Porosity, And Compaction Of Sedimentary Rocks AAPG Bulletin, v. 14, p. 1 23
Aud, B. W., Fertl, Walter H., 1976
Evaluating Overpressure In The Twilight Zone Petroleum Engineer, May, 1976, p. 122 – 130
van Baaren, C., 1974
Prediction Of Overpressures In The North Sea SPE European Spring Meeting, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 29-30, 1974 SPE paper # 4841 (preprint)
Barron, J. G., Weakley, R. R., Haas, M. A., 1990
Pore Pressure Analysis Indicates Abnormal Pressure As Reason For Shale Instability In Offshore California Field IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Houston, TX, February 27-March 2, 1990 IADC/SPE paper # 19993
Basu, Saibal, 1990
Clay Mineralogy And Pressure Analysis From Seismic Information In Krishna-Godavari Basin, India Geophysics, v. 55, no. 11 (November, 1990) p. 1447 – 1454
Basu, D. Ghosh, D.K., Paul, A., 1994
Determination Of Dynamic Elastic Properties Of Rocks And Fracture Pressure Gradient From Sonic Waveforms Indian Journal of Geology, v. 66, no. 1, p. 31-38
Beato, Chris, 1991
New Rig Approach Corrects D-Exponent Values Petroleum Engineer International, March, 1991, p. 26 – 31
Bellotti, Pietro, and Gerard, R. E., 1976
Instantaneous Log Indicates Porosity And Pore Pressure World Oil, October, 1976, p. 90 – 94.
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Bellotti, P., Gaicca, D., 1978 Pressure Evaluation Improves Drilling Programs Oil and Gas Journal, September 11, 1978, p. 76 – 85
Berumen, S., and Tiab, D., 1996
Effect Of Pore Pressure On Conductivity And Permeability Of Fractured Rocks SPE 66th Western Region Meeting Proceedings, 1996 SPE-35694, p. 445 – 460
Best, M.E., and Katsube, T.J., 1993
Possible Effect Of Overpressure On Shale Permeabilities SEG 63rd Annual Meeting And International Exhibition Technical Program Society of Exploration Geophysicists, p. 1237 – 1240
Bigelow, E.L., 1994
Global Occurrences Of Abnormal Pressures in Studies in abnormal pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 1, p. 1-17
Bigelow, E.L., 1994
Well Logging Methods To Detect Abnormal Pressure in Studies in abnormal pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 7, p. 187-240
Bilgeri, D., Ademeno, E. B., 1982
Predicting Abnormally Pressured Sedimentary Rocks Geophysical Prospecting, v. 30, p. 608 – 621
Biswas, A.K., 1992
Abnormal High Pressure In Adamtila-F, Cachar Area Bulletin of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission of India, v. 29, no. 1, p. 32-38
Boatman, W. A., Jr., 1967
Measuring And Using Shale Density To Aid In Drilling Wells In High-Pressure Areas Journal of Petroleum Technology, November, 1967, p. 1423 – 1429
Bois, M., Grosjean, Y., and de Pazzis, L., 1994
Shale Compaction And Abnormal Pressure Evaluation - Application To The Offshore Mahakam IPA 23rd Annual Convention Proceedings, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1994 Indonesian Petroleum Association, IPA paper IPA94-1.1-187, v. 1, p. 245-259
Breckels, I. M., van Eekelen, H. A. M., 1982
Relationship Between Horizontal Stress And Depth In Sedimentary Basins Journal of Petroleum Technology, September, 1982, p. 219 – 2199
Brennan, R. M., and Annis, M. R., 1984
A New Fracture Gradient Prediction Technique That Shows Good Results In Gulf Of Mexico Abnormal Pressure SPE 59th Annual Technical Conference, Houston, TX, September 16-19, 1984 SPE paper # 13210, 6 pp
Boitnott, G.N., 1997
Use Of Complex Pore Pressure Transients To Measure Permeability Of Rocks SPE 72nd Annual Technical Conference, Houston’, TX, 1997
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SPE paper # 38717, p. 37 – 45 Bour, O., Lerche, I., 1994
Numerical Modelling Of Abnormal Fluid Pressures In The Navarin Basin, Bering Sea Marine And Petroleum Geology, v. 11, no. 4, p. 491-500
Bourgoyne, A.T., Jr., Millheim, K.K., Chenevert, M.E., Young, F.S., Jr., 1991
Formation Pore Pressure And Fracture Resistance in Applied Drilling Engineering, revised 2nd printing, ch. 6, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Textbook Series, v. 2, p. 246-299
Bowers, G. L., 1994
Pore Pressure Estimation From Velocity Data: Accounting For Overpressure Mechanisms Besides Undercompaction IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, Dallas, TX, February 15-18, 1994 IADC/SPE paper # 27488, p. 515 – 530
Bredehoeft, J.D., Wesley, J.B., and Fouch, T.D., 1994
Simulations Of The Origin Of Fluid Pressure, Fracture Generation, And The Movement Of Fluids In The Uinta Basin, Utah AAPG Bulletin, v. 78, no. 11, p. 1729-1747
Brown, K.M., 1995
The Variation Of The Hydraulic Conductivity Structure Of An Overpressured Thrust Zone With Effective Stress in Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Carson, B., Westbrook, G.K., Musgrave, R.J., and Suess, E., eds., ch. 17, v. 146, part 1 Cascadia Margin Ocean Drilling Program Texas A&M University, College Station, p. 281 – 289
Buhrig, C., 1989
Geopressured Jurassic Reservoirs In The Viking Graben; Modelling And Geological Significance Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 6, no. 1, February, p. 31 – 48
Buryakovsky, L.A., Djevanshir, R.D., and Chilingar, G.V., 1995
Abnormally-High Formation Pressures In Azerbaijan And The South Caspian Basin Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 13, 203-218
Caillet, G., Judge, N.C., Bramwell, N.P., Meciani, L., Green, M., and Adam, P., 1997
Overpressure And Hydrocarbon Trapping In The Chalk Of The Norwegian Central Graben Petroleum Geoscience, v. 3, no. 1, p. 33-42.
Campbell, R., 1974
Abnormal Pressure Detection Using Log Data SPWLA 3rd European Formation Evaluation Symposium Transactions Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, London Chapter , paper T, 16 pp
de Caritat, P., Baker, J.C., 1992
Overpressure Release, Cross-Formational Porewater Flow And Diagenesis, In Kharaka, Y.K., and Maest, A.S., eds., Water-rock interaction, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam (publisher), v. 2, p. 1161 – 1164
Carstens, H., and Dypvik, H., 1981
Abnormal Formation Pressure And Shale Porosity AAPG Bulletin, v. 65, no. 2, p. 344-350
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Chapman, R.E., 1994 The Geology Of Abnormal Pore Pressures In Studies In Abnormal Pressure, In Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., And Holz, R.F., Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments In Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 2, p. 19-49
Chapman, R.E., 1994
Abnormal Pore Pressures--Essential Theory, Possible Causes, And Sliding in Studies in abnormal pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 3, p. 51-91
Cheli, E., and Brancato, C., 1995
Woodie – A Tool To Support Overpressure Detection IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, 1995 IADC/SPE paper # 29346, p. 135 – 142
Chilingarian, G.V., and Gurevich, A.E., 1996
A Review Of Russian-Language Books On Abnormal And Subnormal Formation Pressures Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 14, p. 251-256
Chilingarian, G.V., Rieke, H.H., and Kazi, A., 1994
Chemistry Of Pore Water in Studies in abnormal pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 5, p. 107 – 153
Christman, Stan A., 1972
Offshore Fracture Gradients And Casing Setting Depths SPE 47th Annual Fall Meeting, San Antonio, TX, October 8-11, 1972 SPE paper # 4133, 8 pp
Christman, Stan A., 1973
Offshore Fracture Gradients Journal of Petroleum Technology, August, 1973, pp. 910 – 914
Combs, George D., 1968
Prediction Of Pore Pressure From Penetration Rate SPE 43rd Annual Fall Meeting, Houston, TX, September 29 – October 2, 1968 SPE paper # 2162, 17 pp
Constant, W. D., and Bourgoyne, A. T. Jr., 1986a
Method Predicts Frac Gradient For Abnormally Pressured Formations Petroleum Engineer International, January, 1986, p. 38 – 46
Constant, W. D., and Bourgoyne, A. T. Jr., 1986b
Fracture Gradient Prediction For Offshore Wells SPE 56th California Regional Meeting, Oakland, CA, April 2-4, 1986 SPE paper # 15105, p. 125-128 (reprinted, SPE Drilling Engineering, June, 1988, p. 136 – 140)
Dainelli, J., and Vignolo, A. 1993
Regional Assessment Of Sealing Faults Through Pore-Pressure Analysis In The Northern Adriatic First Break, v. 11, no. 7, p. 287 – 294
Daines, Stephen R., 1982
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Prediction Of Fracture Pressures For Wildcat Wells, Journal of Petroleum Technology, April, 1982, p. 863 – 872
Davis, Buzz, Jones, Todd, 1994
Pore Pressure Prediction Cuts Exploratory Drilling Risk World Oil, September, 1994, p. 63 – 66
Davis, E.E., Horel, G.C., MacDonald, R.D., Villinger, H., Bennett, R.H., Li., H. 1991
Pore Pressures And Permeabilities Measured In Marine Sediments With A Tethered Probe Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, no. B4, April 10, p. 5975 – 5984
Desbrandes, R, 1991
Understanding The Effect Of Pore Pressure On Acoustic Velocity Measurements Gas Research Institute Report no. GRI-92/0046, 207 pp
Desbrandes, R., Clayton, R., 1994
Measurement While Drilling in Studies In Abnormal Pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 9, p. 251 – 279
Despande, S.V., Rama Krishna, M.J., 1995
Analysis Of Abnormal Geopressures To Evaluate Equilibrium Compaction Depth In Parts Of Assam-Arakan Fold Belt in Petrotech ‘95 - 1st India international petroleum conference, proceedings, v. 2 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India, p. 417 – 422
Dickenson, G., 1951
Geological Aspects Of Abnormal Formation Reservoirs In The Gulf Coast Region Of Louisiana, USA Third World Petroleum Congress, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1951
Djevanshir, R.D., 1987
Relationships Between Clay Minerals, Low Temperatures, High Pore Pressures, And Oil And Gas Reservoirs At Great Depths In The Baku Archipelago, U.S.S.R. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 1, no. 2, December, pp 155 – 162
Doveton, John H., 1986
Log Analysis And Subsurface Geology John Wiley & Sons, New York, 273 pp
Dunlap, H.F., and Dorfman, M.H., 1990
Well Logging Research For The Department Of Energy Geopressured-Geothermal Project Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, v. 14, part 1, p. 527-530
Dutta, Nader C., 1986
Shale compaction, burial diagenesis, and geopressures; a dynamic model, solution and some results 1st IPF Exploration Research Conference Proceedings, Thermal Modeling In Sedimentary Basins, Carcans, France, June 3-7, 1985, J. Burrus, ed.,
Dutta, Nader C., 1987
Geopressure Society of Petroleum Engineers, Geophysical Reprint Series #7, edited by Nader C. Dutta
Dutta, N.C., and Ray, A., 1997
Image Of Geopressured Rocks Using Velocity And Acoustic Impedance Inversion Of Seismic Data
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SEG 1997 Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, v. 2 Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, p. 1929 – 1930
Eaton, Ben A., 1969
Fracture Gradient Prediction And Its Application In Oilfield Operations Journal of Petroleum Technology, October, 1969, pp. 1353-1360
Eaton, B.A., 1972
The Effect Of Overburden Stress On Geopressure Prediction From Well Logs SPE 3rd Symposium On Abnormal Pore Pressure, 1972 SPE paper # 3719
Eaton, Ben A., 1975
The Equation For Geopressure Prediction From Well Logs SPE 50th Annual Fall Meeting, Dallas, TX, September 28 – October 1, 1975 SPE paper # 5544, 11 pp
Eaton, Ben A., 1976
Graphical Method Predicts Geopressures Worldwide World Oil, July, 1976, pp. 100-104
Eaton, Ben A., 1995a
How To Use Drilling Petrophysical Data In Prospect Evaluation, Part 1 World Oil, September, 1995, p. 69-74
Eaton, Ben A., 1995b
How To Use Drilling Petrophysical Data In Prospect Evaluation, Part 2 World Oil, September, 1995, p. 69-74
Eaton, B.A., and Eaton, T.L., 1997
Fracture Gradient Prediction For The New Generation World Oil, v. 218, no. 10, p. 93-94, 96-100
Eberhart-Phillips, D; Han, D-H; and Zoback, M. D., 1989
Empirical Relationships Among Seismic Velocity, Effective Pressure, Porosity, And Clay Content In Sandstone Geophysics, v. 54, no. 1, February, 1989, p. 82 – 89
Editor, PEI, 1992
10 Ways To Reduce Drilling Costs Petroleum Engineer International, September, 1992, p. – 27
Editor, PEI, 1994
Project Takes A Look Ahead Of The Bit World Oil, October, 1994, p. 9
Elphick, Robert Y., 1991
Determining Geopressures From Resistivity Logs Geobyte (published by AAPG), April, 1991, p. 48 – 58
Endres, A.L., and Knight, R.J., 1997
Incorporating Pore Geometry And Fluid Pressure Communication Into Modeling The Elastic Behavior Of Porous Rocks Geophysics, v. 62, no. 1, p. 106 – 117
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Etris, E.L., 1991 Investigation Into The Control Of Pore/Throat Structure On Capillary Pressure Imbibition, And Its Relevance To Resistivity Index And Relative Permeability In Reservoir Rocks University of South Carolina, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 350 pp
Evers, J.F., and Ezeanyim, R., 1983
Prediction Of Abnormal Pressures In Wyoming Sedimentary Basins Using Well Logs SPE Rocky Mountain regional meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 1983 SPE paper #, p. 363-374
Exlog, 1985
Theory And Evaluation Of Formation Pressures Edited by Alan Wittaker, IHRDC publishers, Boston, 231 pp
Fang, W.W., Langseth, M.G., and Schultheiss, P.J., 1993
Analysis And Application Of In Situ Pore Pressure Measurements In Marine Sediments Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 98, no. B5, May 10, p. 7921-7938.
Fertl, W.H., 1976
Geophysical Well-Logging Techniques Detect And Evaluate Abnormal Formation Pressures in Abnormal Formation Pressures, ch. 5, p. 177-274 Elsevier, New York
Fertl, W.H., 1987
Pulsed Neutron Capture Logs Evaluate Geopressure Environments Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1987 OTC paper # 5572, p. 175 – 187
Fertl, Walter H., Chilingarian, George V., 1987
Abnormal Formation Pressures And Their Detection By Pulsed Neutron Capture Logs Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 1., pp. 23 – 38
Fertl, W.H., and Leach, W.G., 1988
Economics Of Hydrocarbon Reserves In Overpressured Reservoirs Below 18,000 Ft In South Louisiana SPE 63rd Annual Technical Conference, Houston, TX, October 2-5, 1988 SPE paper # 18146, p. 397 – 412
Fertl, W.H., and Chilingarian, G.V., 1981
Drilling Through Overpressured Formations in Drilling and Drilling Fluid, Chilingarian, G.V., and Vorabuth, P., eds. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science, no. 11, p. 581 – 620
Fertl, W.H., Chilingarian, G. V., 1988
Detection And Evaluation Of Geopressured Subsurface Formations Based On Dielectric (Electromagnetic Wave Propagation) Measurements Energy Sources, v. 10, no. 3, p. 195 – 200
Fertl, W.H., Chilingarian, G. V., 1989
Prediction Of Tectonically-Caused Overpressures By Using Resistivity And Density Measurements Of Associated Shales Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 3, no. 3, p. 203-208
Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., Holz, R.F., eds., 1994
Studies In Abnormal Pressure Elsevier Publishing, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38
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Fertl, W. H., Pilkington, P.. E., 1975
Evaluating Overpressured Formations In The South China Sea Petroleum Engineer, April, 1975, p. 40 – 47
Finch, W.C., 1968
Abnormal Pressure In The Anteleope Field, North Dakota SPE 43rd Annual Fall Meeting, Houston, TX, September 29 – October 2, 1968 SPE paper # 2227
Forbes, P. I., Ungerer, P., Mudford, B. S., 1992
A Two-Dimensional Model Of Overpressure Development And Gas Accumulation In Venture Field, Eastern Canada AAPG Bulletin, v. 76, no. 3, March, 1992, p. 318 – 338
Foster, J. B, Whalen, H. E., 1966
Estimation Of Formation Pressures From Electrical Surveys – Offshore Louisiana Journal of Petroleum Technology, February, 1966, pp. 165-171
Foster, Joe, Jr., 1990
Pore-Pressure Plot Accuracy Increased By Multiple Trend Lines Oil and Gas Journal, May, 1990, p. 100 – 108
Funing, L., 1993
Identifying Potential Gas Accumulation Sites From Oligocene Overpressure Data In The Qiongdongnan Basin, Offshore South China AAPG Bulletin, v. 77, no. 5, p. 888-895
Gill, James A., and Gregg, Donald N., 1975a
Interpreting Pressure Profiles – 1: Shale Data Key To Drilling Problems Oil and Gas Journal, November 17, 1975, p. 64 – 72
Gill, James A., and Gregg, Donald N., 1975b
Interpreting Pressure Profiles – 2: Complex Sediments Hard To Interpret Oil and Gas Journal, November 24, 1975, p. 64 – 66
Gill, J. A., 1980
Multiparameter Log Tracks Pore Pressure Shifts Oil and Gas Journal, v. 79, November 3, 1980
Gill, J. A., 1983
Hard Rock Drilling Problems Explained By Hard Rock Pressure Plots IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 20-23, 1983 IADC/SPE paper # 11377, p. 171 – 179
Gill, J. A., 1987
Well Logs Reveal True Pressures Where Drilling Responses Fail Oil and Gas Journal, March 16, 1987, p. 41 – 45
Grauls, D., and Cassignol, C., 1993
Identification Of A Zone Of Fluid Pressure-Induced Fractures From Log And Seismic Data – A Case History First Break, v. 11, no. 2, p. 59-68.
Grauls, D.J., and Baleix, J.M., 1994
Role Of Overpressures And In Situ Stresses In Fault-Controlled Hydrocarbon Migration – A Case Study
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Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 11, no. 6, p. 734-741. Grauls, D., Dunard, J.P., and Beaufort, D., 1995
Predicting Abnormal Pressure From 2-D Seismic Velocity Modeling Offshore Technology Conference, Houston TX, 1995 OTC paper # 7692, p. 525-534
Greenberg, M.L., He, Z., Kan, T.K., Kuo, L.Y., and Mitch, G.J., 1993
Abrupt Onset Of Geopressure--An Artifact Of Sampling In Multiwell Composites Of Pore Pressure Versus Depth Data SEG 63rd Annual Meeting And International Exhibition Technical Program Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Greene, Ken, 1978
Normalizing Technique Helps Plot Pressures From Logs Oil & Gas Journal, October 23, 1978, p. 147-156
Gregory, A.R., and Backus, M.M., 1980
Geopressured Formation Parameters, Geothermal Well, Brazoria County, Texas 4th U.S. Gulf Coast Geopressured-Geothermal Energy Conference, proceedings, M.H. Dorfman and W.L. Fisher, eds., v. 1, p. 235-311 Center for Energy Studies, University of Texas, Austin
Griffin, David G., 1968
A Comparison Of Methods For Calculation Pore Pressures And Fracture Gradients From Shale Density Measurements Using A Computer SPE 43rd Annual Fall Meeting, Houston, TX, September 29 – October 2, 1968 SPE paper # 2166, 12 pp
Gurevich, A.E., and Chilingar, G.V., 1995
Abnormal Pressures In Azerbaijan--A Brief Critical Review And Recommendations Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 13, p. 125-135
Haas, Michael A., 1990
North Sea Application Of Seismic Correlative And Seismic Velocity (ITT) Techniques To Predict Pore Pressure CIM/SPE International Technical Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, June 10-13, 1990 CIM/SPE paper # 90 – 10, 19 pp
Hamm, H. H., 1965
New Charts Help Estimate Formation Pressures Oil and Gas Journal, December 19, 1966, p. 58ff
Hamouz, M.A., and Mueller, S.L., 1984
Some New Ideas For Well Log Pore-Pressure Prediction SPE 59th Annual Technical Conference, Houston, TX, September 16-19, 1984 SPE paper # 13204
Hanson, J.M., and Tibbitts, G.A., 1991
Pore Pressure Ahead Of The Bit, IADC/SPE Drilling Conference, 1991 IADC/SPE paper # 21916, p. 179 – 188
Har, B.S., Flemings, P.B., and Deshpande, A., 1995
Porosity And Pressure--Role Of Compaction Disequilibrium In The Development Of Overpressures In A Gulf Coast Pleistocene Basin
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Geology, v. 23, no. 1, p. 45-48 Hardage, B.A., 1994
Seismic Prediction Of Overpressure Conditions Ahead Of The Bit In Real Drill-Time in Studies In Abnormal Pressure, in Fertl, W.H., Chapman, R.E., and Holz, R.F., eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, Developments in Petroleum Science no. 38, ch. 8, p. 241-250
Hart, B.S., Flemings, P.B., and Deshpande, A., 1995
Porosity And Pressure--Role Of Compaction Disequilibrium In The Development Of Geopressures In A Gulf Coast Pleistocene Basin Geology, v. 23, no. 1, p. 45-48
Hedberg, H. D., 1936
Gravitational Compaction Of Clays And Shales American Journal of Science, v. 3, no. 184, p. 241- 287
Herkommer, Mark A., 1993
How Gas Buoyancy Creates Shallow-Zone Geopressures World Oil, October, 1993, p. 63 – 66
Herkommer, Mark A., 1992
Pressure Estimation Results In Better Well Control American Oil and Gas Reporter, April, 1992, p. 36 – 40
Herring, E.A., 1973
Estimating Abnormal Pressures From Data In The North Sea SPE 2nd Annual European Meeting, London, April 2-3, 1973 SPE paper # 4301 (preprint), 8 pp
Herring, Edward, 1973
North Sea Abnormal Pressures Determined From Logs Petroleum Engineer, November, 1973, p. 72 – 84
Holbrook, Phil, 1987
Petrophysical-Mechanical Math Model For Real-Time Wellsite Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient Prediction SPE 62nd Annual Technical Conference, Dallas, TX, September 27-30, 1987 SPE paper # 16666
Holbrook, Phil, 1989
A New Method For Predicting Fracture Propagation Pressure From MWD Or Wireline Log Data SPE 64th Annual Technical Conference, San Antonio, TX, October 8-11, 1989 SPE paper # 19566
Holbrook, Phil, 1990
An Accurate Rock Mechanics Approach To Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient Prediction Measurement While Drilling Symposium Proceedings, Louisiana State University, February, 26-27, 1990, Paper # 90-02, p. 181 – 195, 15 pp
Holbrook, Phil, 1993
Real-Time Pore Pressure And Fracture Gradient Evaluation In All Sedimentary Lithologies SPE Offshore European Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 7-10, 1993 SPE paper # 26791, 13 pp
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Hom, G.M., 1996 The Central Graben--A Dynamic Overpressure System in NW Europe's Hydrocarbon Industry, Glennie, K., and Hurst, A., eds., Geological Society of London, p. 177-184
Hottmann, C. E., Johnson, R. K., 1965
Estimation Of Formation Pressures For Log-Derived Shale Properties Journal of Petroleum Technology, June, 1965, pp. 717 – 722
Hottmann, C.E., Smith, J.H., Purcell, W.R., 1978
Relationship Among Earth Stresses, Pore Pressure, And Drilling Problems Offshore Gulf Of Alaska SPE 53rd Annual Fall Meeting, Houston, TX, 1978 SPE paper # 7501, 14 pp
Hsu, K., Minerbo, G., Bean, C., Plumb, R., 1997
Interpretation And Analysis Of Sonic While Drilling Data In Overpressured Formations SPWLA 38th Annual Logging Symposium Transactions Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
Hubbert, M. King, and Rubey, W. W., 1959
Role Of Fluid Pressure In Mechanics Of Overthrust Faulting, Part 1 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin, February, 1959, p 70ff
Huber, Peter J., 1981
Robust Statistics John Wiley, New York, 308 pp.
Hunt, J.M., 1990
Generation And Migration Of Petroleum From Abnormally Pressured Fluid Compartments AAPG Bulletin, v. 74, no. 1, p. 1-12.
Hunt, J.M., Whelan, J.K., Eglinton, L.B., and Cathles III, L.M., 1994
Gas Generation – A Major Cause Of Deep Gulf Coast Overpressures Oil and Gas Journal, v. 92, no. 29, July 18, p. 59-63
Japsen, P., 1994
Retarded Compaction Due To Overpressure Deduced From A Seismic Velocity/Depth Conversion Study In The Danish Central Trough, North Sea Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 11, no. 6, p. 715-733
Jeans, C.V., 1994
Clay Diagenesis, Overpressure And Reservoir Quality--An Introduction Clay Minerals Journal, v. 29, p. 415-424
Jiao, Z.S., 1992
Thermal Maturation/Diagenetic Aspects Of The Abnormal Pressure In Cretaceous Shales And Sandstones, Power River Basin, Wyoming University of Wyoming, unpublished Ph.D. thesis, 241 p
Jones, P.H., 1968
Hydrodynamics Of Geopressure In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Basin SPE 43rd Annual Fall Meeting, Houston, TX, September 29 – October 2, 1968 SPE paper # 2207 (preprint)
Jorden, J. R., 1966
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Application Of Drilling Performance Data To Overpressure Detection Journal of Petroleum Technology, November, 1966, p. 1387 – 1394
Kader, M.S., and Pelandang, W., 1994
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