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Gal

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001600

A unit of acceleration equal to one centimeter per second squared (cm/s²), commonly used in gravimetry. It is a non-SI unit, named after Galileo Galilei. In formation evaluation, it is used to express the magnitude of gravity anomalies measured by gravimeters, which can indicate variations in subsurface rock density.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001600
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001600",
  "term": "Gal",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A unit of acceleration equal to one centimeter per second squared (cm/s²), commonly used in gravimetry. It is a non-SI unit, named after Galileo Galilei. In formation evaluation, it is used to express the magnitude of gravity anomalies measured by gravimeters, which can indicate variations in subsurface rock density.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/gal/"
}

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