IADC/SPE Drilling Conference 1983
DOI: 10.2118/11377-ms
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Hard Rock Drilling Problems Explained by Hard Rock Pressure Plots

Abstract: Hard rock drilling problems are frustrating.Hard rock pore pressure interpretation is baffling.Because of slow drilling in hard streaks and absence of kicks (in overpressured sections), it is generally assumed pore pressures are close to "normal" over long depth intervals.Many hard rock drilling problems (Table 1) could not be logically explained, if this were the case.Nothing could be further from the truth. Hard rocks are difficult to drill because of the extreme zig-zags from overpressured shales to sub-nor… Show more

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