A kick is an

unscheduled, unwanted
entry of water, gas or oil
into the wellbore.
CONSEQUENCES:
Human life, Natural
resources ,Rig
equipment.
Formation pressure is
the pressure of fluid
contained in pore space
of rock and there are 3
categories of the
formation pressure.
-Pressure above which
fluid injection will cause
rock formation to
fracture hydraulically.
-Drilling into an
unpredicted abnormally
pressured formation.
High temperatures can
make the mud less
dense.Rainwater can
affect fluid density and
alter fluid properties.