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HADE FAULT PLANE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
  • Oil Drilling
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

The angle that a structural surface makes with the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike.

OBS

The complement of the dip.

PHR

Hade of a fault plane.

PHR

Fault hade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Angle fait par un puits avec la verticale, à quelque profondeur que ce soit.

OBS

Pour être réputé vertical, un puits ne doit présenter en aucun point plus de 3 degrés d'inclinaison.

PHR

Inclinaison d'une faille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Ángulo formado por el eje de un pozo y la vertical.

OBS

Si mide menos de 3º, el pozo es considerado como vertical a efectos prácticos.

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