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shut in bottomhole pressure — Oil & Gas Glossary

The force per unit area exerted at the bottom of a wellbore when it is closed at either the Christmas tree or the BOP stack. The SIBP is generated by a combination of the hydrostatic pressure from the weight of the liquid in the well and any additional applied pressure. The applied pressure component may be from the formation or

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from an external source at the surface.

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