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  • noun An oilfield term referring to the relative position of a measurement or equipment within the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.

Etymologies

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up- + hole

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Examples

  • External pressure might have caused the production casing to part & move uphole.

    About Those Oil Rig S.W.A.T. Teams… | RedState 2010

  • Dey can't spec 'me to uphole dem in dis fer it agin de

    The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863

  • As previously disclosed, the Company has elected to defer its uphole natural gas well recompletion program until the fourth quarter in anticipation of stronger seasonal natural gas prices.

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  • Other operators continue to drill in proximity to Hilight Field, actively targeting the uphole Turner and

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  • Continental Resources has found other prospective pay zones uphole from the Woodford Shale, and plans to test these formations some time in the future.

    Continental Resources Loves The Woodford Shale 2010

  • Continental Resources has found other prospective pay zones uphole from the Woodford Shale, and plans to test these formations some time in the future.

    Continental Resources Loves The Woodford Shale 2010

  • This geological report confirms the Company's business model to purchase wells that have been drilled to deeper horizons with the potential to increase production by perforating potential zones of interest at uphole formations.

    News 2010

  • Continental Resources has found other prospective pay zones uphole from the Woodford Shale, and plans to test these formations some time in the future.

    Continental Resources Loves The Woodford Shale 2010

  • This geological report confirms the Company's business model to purchase wells that have been drilled to deeper horizons with the potential to increase production by perforating potential zones of interest at uphole formations.

    News 2010

  • At Wapiti/Gold Creek, Delphi is currently drilling the last of three vertical wells (2.1 net) targeting liquids rich natural gas in the Nikanassin formation with multiple secondary uphole zones encountered.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

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