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Kick Well Control
Kick Well Control
2. Light density fluid in wellbore – It results in decreasing hydrostatic pressure. There are
several reasons that can cause this issue such as
3. Abnormal pressure – If abnormally high pressure zones are over current mud weight in the
well, eventually kick will occur.
4. Unable to keep the hole full all the time while drilling and tripping. If hole is not full with
drilling fluid, overall hydrostatic pressure will decrease.
5. Severe lost circulation – Due to lost circulation in formation, if the well could not be kept
fully filled all the time, hydrostatic pressure will be decreased.
Lost circulation usually caused when the hydrostatic pressure of drilling fluid exceeds formation
pressure. There are several factors that can cause lost circulation such as
Swabbing is the condition that happens when anything in a hole such as drill string, logging tool,
completion sting, etc is pulled and it brings out decreasing hydrostatic pressure. Anyway, swabbing can
be recognized while pulling out of hole by closely monitoring hole fill in trip sheet.