Understanding communication of fluids across faults lets us develop fields more efficiently. Routine [[Fault seal behavior|fault seal analysis]] during production avoids needless wells and helps us position necessary infill wells for producing residual accumulations. Cross-sealing faults compartmentalize a reservoir. Isolated compartments created by cross-sealing faults require individual production wells. In contrast, cross-leaking faults allow some fault-bounded compartments to be produced from adjacent compartments and additional wells may be unnecessary.
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Understanding communication of fluids across faults lets us develop fields more efficiently. Routine [[Fault seal behavior|fault seal analysis]] during production avoids needless wells and helps us position necessary infill wells for producing residual accumulations. Cross-sealing faults compartmentalize a reservoir. Isolated compartments created by [[cross-sealing faults]] require individual production wells. In contrast, [[cross-leaking faults]] allow some fault-bounded compartments to be produced from adjacent compartments and additional wells may be unnecessary.