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up-dip [2 records]

Record 1 2009-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Mining Operations
OBS

As opposed to "downdip."

OBS

up-dip: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Exploitation minière
DEF

Partie d'un gisement située plus haut que le lieu de référence cité.

OBS

Par opposition à «aval-pendage».

OBS

amont-pendage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Mining Operations
DEF

... in a direction upwards along the dip.

CONT

In any reservoir trap, petroleum is more likely to occur up dip than down dip, because petroleum rises.

CONT

... evidence supports migration of ore fluids up dip along more permeable aquifers in the sequence ...

OBS

up-dip: term used at Natural Ressources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Exploitation minière
CONT

[...] des indications permettent de supposer que la migration des fluides minéralisateurs s'est effectuée vers l'amont-pendage à l'intérieur d'aquifères plus perméables au sein de la séquence [...]

OBS

en amont-pendage : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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