Pore Pressure Prediction From Well Logs (Methods)

Soran University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Petroleum Engineering
PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION FROM WELL LOGS

(METHODS)
Prepared by Supervised by
Muhammed Star Mr. Nazir Mafakheri
Date: 19 /11 / 2019

OUTLINE
• Reference
• Introduction
• Theories of pore pressure prediction
• Conclusion
REFERENCE
Zhang J. Pore pressure prediction from well logs: Methods, modifications, and new
approaches, Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 Sep 1;108(1-2):50-63.
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INTRODUCTION
• Pore pressure is one of the most important parameters for drilling plan and for
geomechanically and geological analyses
• Pore pressures are the fluid pressures in the pore spaces in the porous formations. Pore
pressure varies from hydrostatic pressure
• Abnormal pore pressures, particularly overpressures, can greatly increase drilling non
productive time and cause serious drilling incidents (e.g., well blowouts, pressure kicks, fluid
influx) if the abnormal pressures are not accurately predicted before drilling and while
drilling.
THEORIES OF PORE PRESSURE
PREDICTION
• The fundamental theory for pore pressure prediction is based on Terzaghi's and Biot's
effective stress law
P = (v - e) / α
P = pore pressure
v = overburden stress
e = vertical effective stress
α = Biot effective stress coefficient. Itis conventionally assumed α =1 in geopressure
community.
• v and e can be obtain from well log data.

Figure1 : Hydrostatic pressure,
pore pressure, overburden
stress, and effective stress in a
borehole.
HOTTMANN AND JOHNSON
where pf is the formation fluid pressure (psi); σV is expressed in psi; αV is the normal
overburden stress gradient (psi/ft); β is the normal fluid pressure gradient (psi/ft); Z is the
depth (ft); Δt is the sonic transit time (μs/ft); A and B are the constants, A1=82,776 and
B1=15,695.
PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION FROM RESISTIVITY
Eaton's resistivity method
where Ppg is the formation pore pressure gradient; OBG is the overburden stress
gradient; Png is the hydrostatic pore pressure gradient (normally 0.45 psi/ft or 1.03
MPa/km, dependent on water salinity); R is the shale resistivity obtained from well
logging; Rn is the shale resistivity at the normal (hydrostatic) pressure; n is the exponent
varied from 0.6 to 1.5, and normally n=1.2.
PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION FROM INTERVAL
VELOCITY AND TRANSIT TIME
1. Eaton's method
2. Miller's method
3. Tau model method
EATON'S METHOD
where Δtn is the sonic transit time or slowness in shales at the normal pressure; Δt is the
sonic transit time in shales obtained from well logging, and it can also be derived from
seismic interval velocity.
MILLER'S METHOD
where vm is the sonic interval velocity in the matrix of the shale (asymptotic travel time at
infinite effective stress, vm=14,000 – 16,000 ft/s); vp is the compressional velocity at a given
depth; λ is the empirical parameter defining the rate of increase in velocity with effective
stress (normally 0.00025).
MILLER'S METHOD
• dmax is the depth at which the unloading has occurred.

• If dmax ≥ Z, then unloading behavior is assumed, the pore pressure in the unloading
case is calculated from the following equation:
• where am is the ratio of slopes of the virgin (loading) and unloading velocities in the
effective stress curves σulo (normally am=1.8) and am=vp/vulo; σulo is the effective stress
from unloading of the sediment; vulo is the velocity where unloading begins.
TAU MODEL METHOD
where As and Bs are the fitting constants; τ is the Tau variable, and τ= (C−Δt)/(Δt−D); Δt is the
compressional transit time either from sonic log or seismic velocity; C is the constant related
to the mudline transit time (normally C=200 μs/ft); and D is the constant related to the matrix
transit time (normally D=50 μs/ft). Then, the pore pressure can be calculated from
CONCLUSION
• For a hydraulically-connected/permeable aquifer or hydrocarbon bearing formation (e.g.,

sandstone, limestone), the formation pore pressure at the target depth can be calculated
based on the difference of the fluid column at the other depth where the pressure is
known.
• The pore pressures in shales cannot be easily obtained from the fluid flow theory,
because the overpressures are primarily caused by compaction disequilibrium.
• well log or shale petrophysical data can be used to estimate the pore pressures in shales.
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PORE PRESSURE PREDICTION FROM WELL LOGS

Date: 19 /11 / 2019

Earth-Science Reviews impact factor : 9.53

• v and e can be obtain from well log data.

• dmax is the depth at which the unloading has occurred.

• For a hydraulically-connected/permeable aquifer or hydrocarbon bearing formation (e.g.,

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