05.07.2009
An oil well-surveying method that determines the direction and angle of a formation dip in relation to the borehole. It records data that makes it possible to calculate both the amount and direction of the formation dip relative to the axis of the hole and thus provides information about the geologic structure of the formation.
inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically
The angle that a planar geologic surface (for example, a fault) is inclined from the horizontal. The angle of inclination of a geologic layer or sedimentary bed.
A hydrocarbon fluid that is used to dilute heavy oil and reduce its viscosity for easier transportation.
A body of rock that cuts across the layers of its surroundings. Most dikes are made of magma, but some are made of sediments. The sandstone dikes were put emplaced as hydrocarbons and gases moved into the thick sand bed soon after it was buried and the sand dike rose into the overlying mud while all of the material was not yet hardened into stone. What defines a dike is that it cuts across the bedding planes of the rock it intrudes. When an intrusion cuts along the bedding planes, it is called a sill. In a simple set of flat-lying rock beds, dikes are vertical and sills are horizontal
The movement of molecules from area of high concentration to low concentration within a solution