Pore pressure prediction from well logs: Methods, modifications, and new approaches

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 50-63

  Zhang, Jincai ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal pressure; Compaction disequilibrium; Effective stress; Fracture gradient; Normal compaction trendline; Pore pressure prediction; Porosity and overpressure; Resistivity; Subsalt formations; Velocity and transit time

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL WELL; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; PREDICTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 80051784094     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2011.06.001     Document Type: Review

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