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terms:geopressure

(1) Pressure pertaining to the earth, ground, or crust of the earth. A specific pressure regime, as geothermal pertains to a specific temperature regime.

(2) Undisturbed formation pressure. The pore pressure existing within a body of interest prior to disturbance.

(3) Historically misused to indicate high abnormal pore pressure.

terms/geopressure.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/22 08:41 by 127.0.0.1