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Revision as of 14:46, 10 February 2015
Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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Part | Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps |
Chapter | Evaluating top and fault seal |
Author | Grant M. Skerlec |
Link | Web page |
Store | AAPG Store |
The sealing behavior of faults controls not only the entrapment of hydrocarbons but also the migration pathways into a trap. Fault seals control not only whether a trap retains hydrocarbons but also the volume of hydrocarbons available to migrate into a trap.
Migration pathway maps trace hydrocarbon movement between source and trap within a complexly faulted field and between fields. Migration maps that consist solely of dip arrows drawn on maps of the top reservoir can be very misleading. A migration pathway map must use the detailed information available from routine fault seal analysis.
See also
- How faults control trap fill and migration pathways
- How to construct migration pathway maps
- Effect of seal on hydrocarbon yield estimates
- Migration pathway
- Fault seal-conduit studies
- Fault seal behavior
- Migration