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Perforate overbalanced

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002733

To create perforations in a wellbore while the pressure within the wellbore is intentionally maintained higher than the reservoir pressure. This overbalance prevents reservoir fluids from flowing into the wellbore during the perforating operation. The technique is applied to control formation fluid influx and manage wellbore stability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002733
FieldOil and gas
SubjectPerforating
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002733",
  "term": "Perforate overbalanced",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "To create perforations in a wellbore while the pressure within the wellbore is intentionally maintained higher than the reservoir pressure. This overbalance prevents reservoir fluids from flowing into the wellbore during the perforating operation. The technique is applied to control formation fluid influx and manage wellbore stability.",
  "subject": "Perforating",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/perforate-overbalanced/"
}

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