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This chapter discusses seal analysis techniques. Both top seal and fault seal are fundamental to prospect and play assessment as well as to production and field development. Despite our understanding of the variables that control seals<ref name=ch10r19>Downey, M., W., 1984, Evaluating seals for hydrocarbon accumulations: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 11, p. 1752–1763.</ref> practical techniques are few and seal is commonly risked in an intuitive, qualitative manner. However, quantitative seal analysis, using those few techniques available, improves success ratios and reduces costly errors in field development.

This chapter discusses seal analysis techniques. Both top seal and fault seal are fundamental to prospect and play assessment as well as to production and field development. Despite our understanding of the variables that control seals<ref name=ch10r19>Downey, M., W., 1984, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1984-85/data/pg/0068/0011/1750/1752.htm Evaluating seals for hydrocarbon accumulations]: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 11, p. 1752–1763.</ref> practical techniques are few and seal is commonly risked in an intuitive, qualitative manner. However, quantitative seal analysis, using those few techniques available, improves success ratios and reduces costly errors in field development.

==Importance of seal==

==Importance of seal==