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    Borehole instability can occur due to deficient overbalance, which is a lack of pressure overbalance in the borehole compared to the formation pressure. Specifically, low overbalance can cause swelling clays and caving of formations into the borehole, resulting in drag or fill during drilling operations. It can also allow high gas levels and connection gas to enter the borehole, potentially sticking the drillstring if borehole instability causes formations to swell or caving. Maintaining sufficient overbalance requires vigilance to prevent underbalance that could lead to further problems.

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    Borehole instability can occur due to deficient overbalance, which is a lack of pressure overbalance in the borehole compared to the formation pressure. Specifically, low overbalance can cause swelling clays and caving of formations into the borehole, resulting in drag or fill during drilling operations. It can also allow high gas levels and connection gas to enter the borehole, potentially sticking the drillstring if borehole instability causes formations to swell or caving. Maintaining sufficient overbalance requires vigilance to prevent underbalance that could lead to further problems.

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    Problems Associated With Deficient Overbalance Borehole Instability

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    Borehole instability can occur due to deficient overbalance, which is a lack of pressure overbalance in the borehole compared to the formation pressure. Specifically, low overbalance can cause swelling clays and caving of formations into the borehole, resulting in drag or fill during drilling operations. It can also allow high gas levels and connection gas to enter the borehole, potentially sticking the drillstring if borehole instability causes formations to swell or caving. Maintaining sufficient overbalance requires vigilance to prevent underbalance that could lead to further problems.

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    Problems associated with deficient overbalance Borehole instability

    - Swelling clays can be caused by low overbalance, as can caving of formation into the borehole. These
    will manifest themselves as drag or fill. Stuck pipe - borehole instability can cause the formations to
    swell or cavings to enter the borehole which can then stick the drillstring mechanically. High gas levels -
    usually associated with lack of overbalance, especially if background and trip gasses are high.
    Connection gas is also a good indicator of low overbalance. Low overbalance is not necessarily a bad
    thing, but requires vigilance to prevent the situation moving to the underbalanced case.

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