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Overburden pressure

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Some sections of stratigraphic layers can be sealed or isolated. These changes create areas where there is not static equilibrium. A location in the layer is said to be in under pressure when the local pressure is less than the hydrostatic pressure, and in overpressure when the local pressure is
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equilibrium; the overburden pressure at a depth z, assuming the magnitude of the gravity acceleration is approximately constant, is given by:
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In deep-earth geophysics/geodynamics, gravitational acceleration varies significantly over depth and
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of the overlying layers of material at a specific depth under the earth's surface.
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should not be assumed to be constant, and should be inside the integral.
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The petroleum engineering handbook : sustainable operations
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is a geology term that denotes the pressure caused by the
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Stress imposed on soil or rock by overlying material
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Index

Lithostatic pressure
Pressure
weight
stratigraphic layer
hydrostatic
meters
pressure at the surface
density
gravity
Effective stress
Lateral earth pressure
Pore water pressure
Sedimentary rock
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