2007-03-21 15:29:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It's like uphill, except it refers to the bedrock and not the surface of the ground (unless it happens to be the same as the bedrock). When bedrock is not level it is refered to as the dip of the rock, similar to the grade of a hill on the surface. Usually when updip is used by a petro geologist, he is talking about a position or area on the the sides of a syncline further from the axis of the syncline than the point he is comparing it to.
2007-03-21 16:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by Now and Then Comes a Thought 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let us start with the term dip angle which it is the angle between the formation plane and the horizontal plane, this angle can be 0 to 90 deg, so when we drill into these formation, the bit will jumb up and build angle up dip and the building tendency will be in relation ship with the dip angle, till 35deg dip angle and from that on ward (dip angle will be more than 45 deg i guess) the well which is being drilled in these formation and if it has an angle, the well will has a tendency to drop which down dip.
i hope you got it
2007-03-22 04:42:43 · answer #2 · answered by Sameer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When drilling for oil, updip is the direction to move the rig to get to the oil if the current location is barren. oil will be at the highest point of the dome or other structure.
2007-03-22 17:51:45 · answer #3 · answered by lare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋