Abnormal formation pressure environments -- Pressure concepts -- Subnormal formation pressures

(subpressures) -- Conception of argillaceous sediments -- Compaction model development -- Mathematical

description of compaction -- Flow of fluids through porous media -- Stresses in sediments -- Compressibilities

of sand and clayey sediments -- Geophysical methods detect and evaluate abnormal formation pressures --

Drilling data detect and evaluate abnormal formation pressures -- Geophysical well-logging techniques detect

and evaluate abnormal formation pressures -- Electrical surveys -- Formation density measurements -- Pulsed

neutron measurements -- Nuclear magnetic resonance techniques -- Drilling and completion coencepts in

overpressured formations -- Prediction methods for fracture pressure gradients -- Typical casing programs in

overpressured areas -- Comments on cementing operations -- Reservoir engineering concepts in abnormal

formation pressure enviornments -- Reservoir mechanisms -- Appraisal of hydrocarbon distribution and related

economic factors in normal and abnormal pressure environments -- Global occurrence and evaluation of abnormal

formation pressures --