Fault plane profile
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A fault plane profile is a cross section in the plane of the fault that shows both the hanging wall and footwall cutoffs.[1][2][3] Fault plane profiles are a fundamental tool for prospect assessment as well as a first step in understanding seal behavior in existing fields. Fault plane profiles are important because they show what is being juxtaposed across the fault. By doing so, they show areas of sand/sand and sand/shale juxtaposition, establish seal relationships, define potential fault-dependent leak points, and help assess hydrocarbon volumes.
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References
- ↑ Van Wijhe, D., H., Lutz, M., Kaasschieter, J., P., H., 1980, The Rotliegend in the Netherlands and its gas accumulations: Geologie en Minjbouw, vol. 59, no. 1, p. 3–24.
- ↑ Allan, U., S., 1989, Model for hydrocarbon migration and entrapment within faulted structures: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 72, no. 7, p. 803–811.
- ↑ Hardman, R., F., P., Booth, J., E., 1989, Structural interpretation of hydrocarbon traps sealed by basement normal fault block faults at stable flank of foredeep basins and at rift basins: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 72, no. 7, p. 813–840.
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