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Plastic deformation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002816

Permanent change in the shape or volume of a rock body without fracturing, occurring when stress exceeds the rock's elastic limit. This type of deformation is common in ductile rocks like shale or salt under high pressure and temperature conditions in the subsurface. Folds and flow structures are results of plastic deformation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002816
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002816",
  "term": "Plastic deformation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Permanent change in the shape or volume of a rock body without fracturing, occurring when stress exceeds the rock's elastic limit. This type of deformation is common in ductile rocks like shale or salt under high pressure and temperature conditions in the subsurface. Folds and flow structures are results of plastic deformation.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/plastic-deformation/"
}

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