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Synonym: Geostatic Pressure Gradient = Lithostatic Pressure Gradient = Overburden Pressure = Vertical Stress
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The stress in rocks formed by the overlaying rock masses.
Mathematical model of Geostatic Pressure is explained in Geostatic Pressure @model.
See Also
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Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Rock Geomechanics