Overpressure zone under the Krishna–Godavari offshore basin: geophysical implications for natural hazard in deeper-water drilling |
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| Authors: | Rima Chatterjee Manoj Mukhopadhyay Suman Paul |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Applied Geophysics, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, 826004, India;(2) Department of Geology and Geophysics, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Accurate knowledge of pore pressure is fundamental to any safe and economic well construction. Here, we present results that
are indicative of over pressure zones (OPZ) for five wells drilled under the Krishna–Godavari offshore basin (KGOB) at the
Eastern Continental Margin of India (ECMI). OPZ in areas of crustal flexuring can act as potential geohazard while drilling.
These wells locate at water depths of 515–1,265 m, where their penetrated-vertical-depth reaches up to 3,960 m in clastic
sediments. pore pressure gradient (PPG) and fracture pressure gradient (FPG) are estimated from acoustic log for all five
wells, while the Normal Compaction Trend (NCT) and pore pressure are calculated from Miller’s sonic equation. Top of OPZ is
indicated by values that are higher than the NCT; departure from NCT is observed at depth intervals of 1,320–2,180 m, 1,700–3,960 m,
1,600–1,880 m, 1,420–2,609 m and 2,080–2,200 m for the respective Wells 1 through 5. The pressure data from Modular Dynamic
Tester (MDT) agree well with the pore pressure values obtained from the logs. The Overburden Gradient (OBG), PPG and FPG values
increase rather slowly with total depth in deeper-water of KGOB when compared to the wells located in shallow water depth.
Consequently, the operating safety margin between PPG and FPG decreases as the water depth increases, and this clearly leads
to an increase in the number of casing strings to reach the target depth. Certain basic conclusions on the potentiality of
natural hazard for drilling operations are drawn on the basis of these results, but evidently, further studies are warranted
to present a more composite picture of OPZ under KGOB. |
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