Figure F2. Example showing pressures resulting from a column of 1.07 g/cm3 mud (black) in 2000 m water depth for riser and riserless cases (as noted). Mud pressure is much higher in the riser example because the column extends from the top of the riser (near or slightly above sea level) to the seafloor. Hydrostatic, lithostatic, and riserless mud pressures are all equal (at hydrostatic pressure) at the seafloor (2000 mbsl).
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