Seal capacity
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Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
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Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps |
Chapter | Evaluating top and fault seal |
Author | Grant M. Skerlec |
Link | Web page |
Store | AAPG Store |
A range of seal capacities have been reported for various rock types. In addition, a number of other factors—depth, hydrocarbon phase, seal thickness, fault-dependent leak points—affect the height of trapped hydrocarbon columns.
See also
- Seal capacity of different rock types
- Seal capacity variation with depth and hydrocarbon phase
- Seal capacity and two-phase hydrocarbon columns
- Seal thickness
- Fault-dependent leak points, continuity, and charge