A Parametric Study of Coupled Hydromechanical Behaviors Induced by Shallow Water Flow in Shallow Sediments in Deepwater Drilling Based on Numerical Modeling

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Water depth</td><td class="align_center">1500 m</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shallow water flow depth</td><td class="align_center">500-600 m below mudline</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Area</td><td class="align_center">3600 m<sup>2</sup> (60 m by 60 m square)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Permeability</td><td class="align_center">3000 mD</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Water density</td><td class="align_center">1035 kg/m<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Density of sediments</td><td class="align_center">2600 kg/m<sup>3</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Formation pressure</td><td class="align_center">24.3 MPa</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Porosity</td><td class="align_center">40%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Simulation time for the induced shallow water flow</td><td class="align_center">2.5 hours</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Parameters for the water production verification case.</div>

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Table 2: A Parametric Study of Coupled Hydromechanical Behaviors Induced by Shallow Water Flow in Shallow Sediments in Deepwater Drilling Based on Numerical Modeling 

Table 2 | A Parametric Study of Coupled Hydromechanical Behaviors Induced by Shallow Water Flow in Shallow Sediments in Deepwater Drilling Based on Numerical Modeling 