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STRUCTURAL CLOSURE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Economic Geology
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

The vertical distance between the top of an anticline, or dome, and the lowest point marking the end of such a structure.

CONT

Closure is important in that it is an indication of the amount of producing formation that can be expected to be encountered.

OBS

closure: this term is used in structural geology, in relation with potential oil structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Géologie économique
  • Gisements pétrolifères
DEF

[...] distance séparant le point le plus élevé d'un réservoir de la courbe de niveau la plus basse se formant autour de lui.

OBS

Caractéristique d'une structure ou d'un accident géologique qui est responsable de l'accumulation du pétrole dans un gisement.

Spanish

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