What will be the vertical stress (in psi and Mpa) at a depth of 5700 ft in the shale Cretaceous agewhose porosity is given in table 2.1 and whose density is given in the following table.RockDepth (ft)Dry density (g/cm³)Shale Cretaceous age6002.16Shale Cretaceous age25002.31Shale Cretaceous age35002.39Shale Cretaceous age61002.56

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What will be the vertical stress (in psi and Mpa) at a depth of 5700 ft in the shale Cretaceous age
whose porosity is given in table 2.1 and whose density is given in the following table.
Rock
Depth (ft)
Dry density (g/cm³)
Shale Cretaceous age
600
2.16
Shale Cretaceous age
2500
2.31
Shale Cretaceous age
3500
2.39
Shale Cretaceous age
6100
2.56

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