What is it about?
During drilling in the subsurface pressure transgression zones causes a pressures surge. If drilling mud is not capable of capping the flowing zone, a hard kick followed by a blowout can take place. The well known Deepwater Horizon tragedy was a result of pressure surge turn to blowout.
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Why is it important?
It is important to know in advance the potentials of possible subsurface kicks exploring for oil and gas.
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This article deals with the geological blocks that causes kicks. The diagnostic methods from seismic semblances , seismic velocity before drilling and during drilling are exhibited in this article.
Dr Selim S. Shaker
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This page is a summary of: Kicks and Blowouts Prediction Before and During Drilling in the Over-Pressured Sediments, January 2020, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE),
DOI: 10.4043/30711-ms.
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