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Interstitial water

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002019

Water that occupies the pore spaces within a rock or sediment formation. This water can be connate, meaning it was trapped during the formation of the rock, or meteoric, introduced later from surface sources. Its salinity and chemical composition provide clues about the rock's history and fluid flow.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002019
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002019",
  "term": "Interstitial water",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Water that occupies the pore spaces within a rock or sediment formation. This water can be connate, meaning it was trapped during the formation of the rock, or meteoric, introduced later from surface sources. Its salinity and chemical composition provide clues about the rock's history and fluid flow.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/interstitial-water/"
}

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