Borehole Pressure

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Total pressure exerted in the wellbore by a column of fluid and/or backpressure imposed at the surface.

Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards

Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards

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