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geopressured

American  
[jee-oh-presh-erd] / ˌdʒi oʊˈprɛʃ ərd /
Also geopressurized

adjective

  1. subject to geostatic pressure.


Etymology

Origin of geopressured

First recorded in 1965–70; geo- + pressure + -ed 2

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Tuscaloosa Sand, "geopressured" zones could raise nation's supply The night of Aug. 13 was one that Lucy Parlange, wife of a plantation owner near New Roads, La., will never forget.

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The Department of Energy's David Lombard estimates that a geopressured well would have to yield 40,000 bbl. of water a day for five to ten years to turn a profit.

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Department of Energy is providing funds to assemble information on the Gulf Coast's geopressured zones.

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