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Managed pressure drilling (MPD)

An adaptive drilling process used to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the wellbore. While conventional drilling uses the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud to manage pressure in the well, managed pressure drilling (MPD) uses a combination of surface pressure, hydrostatic pressure of the mud and annular friction to balance the exposed formation pressure.