uphole

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adjective

Within the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.

“calculations made uphole”

OriginEnglish hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol →
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Meanings

adjectiveuphole (not comparable)
  1. not comparableoil industryWithin the wellbore, towards the top of the hole.

    calculations made uphole

    1 more example

    The shale bed is uphole from the limestone reservoir.

Origin

  1. Englishup-
  2. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  5. Old Englishhol
  6. Middle Englishhole
  7. Englishhole
  8. Englishuphole

From up- + hole.

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APA

uphole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uphole

MLA

“uphole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uphole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uphole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uphole.

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