PORE PRESSURE - EATON

Eaton Equation – Modified Dexponent

𝑑𝑐𝑜 1.2
PP = 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝑃𝑛 𝑥 ( )
𝑑𝑐𝑛

PP = 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)

𝜎𝑂𝑉 = 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑃𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡(𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑑𝑐𝑜 = 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑥𝑝
𝑑𝑐𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑥𝑝
Eaton Equation – Resistivity Log
𝑅𝑜 1.2
PP = 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝑃𝑛 𝑥 ( )
𝑅𝑛

PP = 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)

𝜎𝑂𝑉 = 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑃𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡(𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑅𝑜 = 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑅𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦
Eaton Equation – Sonic Log
𝑡𝑜 3
PP = 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝑃𝑛 𝑥 ( )
𝑡𝑛

PP = 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)

𝜎𝑂𝑉 = 𝑂𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 (𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑃𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡(𝑝𝑝𝑔)
𝑡𝑜 = 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐
𝑡𝑛 = 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐
 EXAMPLE
1 Ohm
• Pore Pressure = 0.465 psi/ft
• 𝜎𝑂𝑉 = 0.98 psi/ft
• Determine the pore pressure gradient at:
• 8,500 ft
• 17,500 ft
• Determine the pore pressure at 8,500 ft:
𝑅𝑜 1.2
PP = 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝑃𝑛 𝑥 ( )
𝑅𝑛
1
PP = 0.98 − 0.98 − 0.465 𝑥 ( )1.2
1
PP = 0.465 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡
EXAMPLE
• Pore Pressure = 0.465 psi/ft
• 𝜎𝑂𝑉 = 0.98 psi/ft
• Determine the pore pressure gradient at:
3.5 Ohm
• 8,500 ft
• 17,500 ft
• Determine the pore pressure at 17,500 ft:
𝑅𝑜 1.2 0.68 Ohm
PP = 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝜎𝑂𝑉 − 𝑃𝑛 𝑥 ( )
𝑅𝑛
0.68 1.2
PP = 0.98 − 0.98 − 0.465 𝑥( )
3.5
PP = 0.908 𝑝𝑠𝑖/𝑓𝑡