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[[file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-16.png|thumb|{{figure number|2}}See text for explanation.]]

[[file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-16.png|thumb|{{figure number|2}}See text for explanation.]]

The fault plane profile in [[:file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-16.png|Figure 2]] is similar to the profile in Figure 10-15 except that the fault is cross sealing at the fault/reservoir intersection in the lowest foot-wall sand. Despite a sand/sand juxtaposition at the crest of this reservoir, the fault traps hydrocarbons at a cross sealing segment. Higher sands continue to cross-leak. The percent fill of the lowest sand is limited by either the P_d of the fault zone, the charge volume, or the top seal—not a JLLP.

The fault plane profile in [[:file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-16.png|Figure 2]] is similar to the profile in [[file:evaluating-top-and-fault-seal_fig10-15.png|Figure 1]] except that the fault is cross sealing at the fault/reservoir intersection in the lowest foot-wall sand. Despite a sand/sand juxtaposition at the crest of this reservoir, the fault traps hydrocarbons at a cross sealing segment. Higher sands continue to cross-leak. The percent fill of the lowest sand is limited by either the P_d of the fault zone, the charge volume, or the top seal—not a JLLP.

For an example of a fault plane profile of a fault in a Gulf Coast field, refer to Figure 10-26.

For an example of a fault plane profile of a fault in a Gulf Coast field, refer to Figure 10-26.