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==Change in a fault trap==
==Change in a fault trap==
[[file:predicting-preservation-and-destruction-of-accumulations_fig11-2.png|thumb|{{figure number|2}}Spillage resulting from movement on a sealing fault.]]
[[file:predicting-preservation-and-destruction-of-accumulations_fig11-2.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|2}}Spillage resulting from movement on a sealing fault.]]
Traps in which faults form part of the closure are especially susceptible to spillage during structural growth because movement on the fault may result in leakage. Movement on the fault is also likely to juxtapose permeable lithologies across the fault at some point in the movement. [[:file:predicting-preservation-and-destruction-of-accumulations_fig11-2.png|Figure 2]] shows spillage resulting from movement on a sealing fault.
Traps in which faults form part of the closure are especially susceptible to spillage during structural growth because movement on the fault may result in leakage. Movement on the fault is also likely to juxtapose permeable lithologies across the fault at some point in the movement. [[:file:predicting-preservation-and-destruction-of-accumulations_fig11-2.png|Figure 2]] shows spillage resulting from movement on a sealing fault.