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[[file:formation-fluid-pressure-and-its-application_fig5-2.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Encapsulated fluid in an uplifted unit.]]
[[file:formation-fluid-pressure-and-its-application_fig5-2.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Encapsulated fluid in an uplifted unit.]]
A unit can be uplifted into a regime of lower [[Normal hydrostatic pressure|normal pressure]]. The encapsulated fluid then is at a pressure higher than that found at the new depth in surrounding formations where the fluid is under normal constraints.
A unit can be uplifted into a regime of lower [[Normal hydrostatic pressure|normal pressure]]. The encapsulated fluid then is at a pressure higher than that found at the new depth in surrounding [[formation]]s where the fluid is under normal constraints.
The diagrams in [[:file:formation-fluid-pressure-and-its-application_fig5-2.png|Figure 1]] illustrate this situation.
The diagrams in [[:file:formation-fluid-pressure-and-its-application_fig5-2.png|Figure 1]] illustrate this situation.