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==Ductility-time plots==

==Ductility-time plots==

[[file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-37.png|thumb|{{figure number|3}}Ductility-time plot for an Upper Jurassic top seal in the Central Graben, North Sea..]]

[[file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-37.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|3}}Ductility-time plot for an Upper Jurassic top seal in the Central Graben, North Sea..]]

Ductility-time plots can be constructed from shale compaction curves and burial history curves. Burial history curves give the depth of burial of a top seal at a specific time. Shale compaction curves let us infer the shale density at a specific depth of burial and time.

Ductility-time plots can be constructed from shale compaction curves and burial history curves. Burial history curves give the depth of burial of a top seal at a specific time. Shale compaction curves let us infer the shale density at a specific depth of burial and time.