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==Uplift==
 
==Uplift==
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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.]]
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[[file:formation-fluid-pressure-and-its-application_fig5-2.png|500px|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 [[formation]]s 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.

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