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Question 27
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A pressure sensor in a deep vertical borehole is lowered from a depth of 450 m to a depth of 720 m below the surface. The borehole is completely filled with a dense drilling fluid.

What is the change in hydrostatic pressure measured by the sensor?

Useful information:

  • Density of drilling fluid = 1450 kg m-3
  • Gravitational field strength, g=9.81 N kg−1g = 9.81\text{ N kg}^{-1}g=9.81 N kg−1

3.92×105 Pa3.92 \times 10^5\text{ Pa}3.92×105 Pa

3.84×106 Pa3.84 \times 10^6\text{ Pa}3.84×106 Pa

6.41×106 Pa6.41 \times 10^6\text{ Pa}6.41×106 Pa

1.02×107 Pa1.02 \times 10^7\text{ Pa}1.02×107 Pa

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