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Dipole

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001098

A pair of equal and opposite charges or poles separated by a small distance, creating an electric or magnetic field. In geophysics, a dipole source or receiver configuration is used in electromagnetic and acoustic logging tools. Dipole sonic tools measure shear wave velocities in slow formations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001098
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Dipole",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A pair of equal and opposite charges or poles separated by a small distance, creating an electric or magnetic field. In geophysics, a dipole source or receiver configuration is used in electromagnetic and acoustic logging tools. Dipole sonic tools measure shear wave velocities in slow formations.",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/dipole/"
}

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