Fracturing Pressure of Shallow Sediment in Deep Water Drilling

Table 1

The experience value of 𝐴 [40].

Soil type (saturated)	𝐴
Loose fine sand	2~3
Sensitive clay	0.75~1.5
Normally consolidated clay	0.5~1.0
Mildly consolidated clay	0~0.5
Seriously consolidated clay	−0.5~0