Hydrostatic pressure calculation:

1)pressure MW depth

kPa m

1100 2300

15 435 1500

26 500 1050

2) Calculate the hydrostatic pressure of a 3200 m column of fluid with a density of 1020 kg/m3.

3) A 990 kg/m3 fluid exerts a pressure of 20 000 kPa. What is the depth?

pressure (kPa) = mud weight (kg/m3) x depth (m) x gravity (m/s2)

gravity = 9.81 x 10-3 or 0.00981 m/s2

kg/m3

2) Calculate the hydrostatic pressure of a 3200 m column of fluid with a density of 1020 kg/m3.

) x depth (m) x gravity (m/s2)

or 0.00981 m/s2