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How faults control trap fill and migration pathways (view source)
Revision as of 16:34, 20 August 2014
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==Controlling trap fill==
==Controlling trap fill==
Dry traps, or traps with limited fill, may exist because hydrocarbons have been trapped downdip along sealing faults. A fault can act as a barrier to (1) all hydrocarbons or (2) some of the hydrocarbons, allowing a limited volume to migrate. It can also act as a barrier along part of the fault plane and as a conduit along other parts of the fault plane.
[[Dry]] traps, or traps with limited fill, may exist because hydrocarbons have been trapped downdip along sealing faults. A fault can act as a barrier to (1) all hydrocarbons or (2) some of the hydrocarbons, allowing a limited volume to migrate. It can also act as a barrier along part of the fault plane and as a conduit along other parts of the fault plane.
==Controlling migration==
==Controlling migration==