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Diffusion

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001080

The process by which particles or energy spread out from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration due to random motion. In geophysics, this can refer to the movement of fluids or gases through porous rock, or the spreading of electromagnetic fields. It is governed by Fick's laws and is a factor in well logging and reservoir engineering.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001080
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001080",
  "term": "Diffusion",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process by which particles or energy spread out from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration due to random motion. In geophysics, this can refer to the movement of fluids or gases through porous rock, or the spreading of electromagnetic fields. It is governed by Fick's laws and is a factor in well logging and reservoir engineering.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/diffusion/"
}

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