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Comprehensive Bibliography Of

Pore Pressure And Fracture


Gradient Research
compiled by

Mark A. Herkommer
Petrospec Technologies
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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

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International well control symposium and workshop, Baton Rouge, LA,
November 27-29, 1989, U.S. Minerals Management Service, paper # TS-3-3,
22 pp

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)

Barker, C., 1872


Aquathermal Pressure – Role of Temperature in Development of Abnormal-Pressure Zones
AAPG Bulletin, v. 56, no. 10

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

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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.

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

Bradley, J. S., 1975


Abnormal Formation Pressure
AAPG Bulletin, v. 59, no. 6

Bradley, W. B., 1979

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Mathematica Concept – Stress Cloud – Can Predict Borehold Failure
Oil & Gas Journal, February 1979

Bradley, J. S., 1979


Predicting Borehole Failure Near Salt Domes
Oil and Gas Journal, April, 1979

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
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., 1993


Method for Estimating Pore Fluid Pressure
United States Patent, Patent # 5,200,929, April 6th, 1993

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

Bowers, Glen L., 1995


Accounting for Overpressure Mechanisms Besides Undercompaction
SPE Drilling and Completion, June, 1995

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

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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

Carlin, S., and Dainelli, J., 1998


Pressure regimes and pressuresystems in the Adriatic foredeep (Italy)
In Law, B. E.; Ulmischek, G. F.; and Slavin, V. I., eds,, Abnormal Pressures in Hydrocarbon Environments,
AAPG Memoir 70, p 145-160

Carstens, H., and Dypvik, H., 1981


Abnormal Formation Pressure And Shale Porosity
AAPG Bulletin, v. 65, no. 2, p. 344-350

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

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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 (also Journal of Petroleum Technology, 1973)

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


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

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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
SEG 1997 Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, v. 2
Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, OK, p. 1929 – 1930

Dutta, N. C., 1997


Pressure Prediction From Seismic Data: Implications for Seal Distribution and Hydrocarbon Exploration
and Exploitation in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Edited by P. Miller-Pedersen and A. G. Koestler, NPF Special Publication 7, Elsevier Singapore,
Norwegian Petroleum Society, 1997

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

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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

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.

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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

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

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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
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

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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

Handin, J., 1963


Experimental Deformation of Sedimentary Rocks Under Confine Pressure: Pore Pressure Tests
AAPG Bulletin, v. 47, no. 5

Hanshaw, B.B., and Zen, E., 1965


Osmotic Equilibrium and Overthrust Faulting
Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 76, no. 12

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
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

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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

Heppard, P. D., and Albertin, M. L., 1998


Abnormal pressure evaluation of the recent Pliocene and Miocene gas discoveries from the eastern Nile
Delta, Egypt using 2D and 3D seismic velocity, effective porosity, and clay content in sandstone
In Extended Abstracts, 1998 AAPG Annual Convention, May 17-20, 1998, Salt Lake City, Utah

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


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