Research Article

Formation Pore Pressure Variation of the Neocomian Sedimentary Succession (the Fahliyan Formation) in the Abadan Plain Basin, SW of Iran

Table 2

Pressure characteristics of the Fahliyan reservoir layers of the fields under study. The zones with similar numbers are not age-equivalent strata.

FieldZoneDepth (m)Pore pressure (Pp)Hydrostatic pressure (psi)Excess pressure P (psi)Vertical stress, Sv (psi)Pressure coefficient (Pp/Ph)Overpressure ratio (Pp/Sv)

A-6
1×9729245.85994.83251.013032.11.540.71
2×0149279.96058.23221.713169.91.530.70
3×0459268.76105.03163.713271.61.520.70
4×0679177.76138.23039.513343.81.500.69
5×086.282036167.12035.913406.81.330.61
6×1178119.96213.61906.313507.91.310.60
7×1348136.76239.31897.413563.71.300.60

A-8
1×0399263.66095.93167.713252.01.520.70
2×065.39178.176135.63042.613338.21.500.69
3×0838187.56162.32025.213396.31.330.61
4×0968134.456181.91952.513439.01.320.61
5×12480676224.21842.813530.81.300.60

B-2
1×198.59498.46336.63161.813775.31.500.69
2×276.59569.86454.43115.414031.21.480.68
3×303.59564.86495.13069.714119.81.470.68
4×326.58688.76529.82158.914195.21.330.61
5×343.58587.96555.52032.414251.01.310.60
6×3638505.86584.91920.914315.01.290.59

C-1
1×4119766.16657.33108.814472.51.470.67
2×437.79762.56697.63064.914560.11.460.67
3×4648696.26737.31958.914646.41.290.59
4×4838662.476766.01896.514708.71.280.59
5×51686946815.81878.214817.01.280.59

D-1
1×443.59949.56706.43243.114579.11.480.68
2×4759933.86753.93179.914682.51.470.68
3×499.59910.96790.93120.014762.91.460.67

I-1L.Fa×754.514240.77175.87064.915599.51.980.91

J-1L.Fa×797.711873.077241.04632.115741.31.640.75