Gulf of Mexico Pressure Database
Designed to deliver data to help geoscientists identify potential formation pressure hazards and reduce costly downtime by enabling optimum well planning, our Gulf of Mexico pressure database covers more than 1,300 wells.
Over-pressured geologic formations present a significant hazard
to drilling operations in some areas of the Gulf of Mexico. These formations pose a safety threat that could result in major rig damage and even loss of life, and can also lead to costly drilling delays.
Estimates indicate that 90 percent of drilling downtime in the Gulf
of Mexico is caused by unpredicted formation pressure. Knowledge of formation pressure and subsurface-rock fracture gradients, therefore, is crucial to your safe and cost-effective operations in the Gulf of Mexico.