Pore pressure:

Terms Related to Pore pressure

• Abnormal pressure

  1. Pressure exceeding or falling below the normal pressure to be expected at a given depth. Normal pressure increases approximately 0.465 psi per foot of ...

• Water block

  1. A reduction in the permeability of a formation caused by the invasion of water into the pores. 2. A relative permeability problem usually occurring ...

• Drilling break

  1. A sudden increase in the drill bit's rate of penetration. It sometimes indicates that the bit has penetrated a high-pressure zone and thus warns ...

• Pressure-integrity test

  A method of determining the amount of pressure that is allowed to appear on the casing pressure gauge as a kick is circulated out of ...

• Porosity

  The percentage that the volume of the pore space bears to the total bulk volume. The pore space determines the amount of space available for ...

• Squeeze

  The careful application of pump pressure to force a treatment fluid or slurry into a planned treatment zone. In most cases, a squeeze treatment will ...

• Permeability (of a reservoir rock)

  The ability of a rock to transmit fluid through the pore spaces. - a key influence on the rate of flow, movement and drainage of ...