− | Faults may have some finite seal capacity. A fault might support the pressure exerted by a 50-m hydrocarbon column yet leak if the column increases to [[length::51 m]].<ref name=ch10r13>Chong, K., P., Hoyt, P., M., Smith, J., W., Paulsen, B., Y., 1980, Effects of strain rate on oil shale fracturing: International Journal of Rock Mechanics, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 35–43., 10., 1016/0148-9062(80)90004-2</ref> | + | Faults may have some finite seal capacity. A fault might support the pressure exerted by a 50-m [[hydrocarbon column]] yet leak if the column increases to [[length::51 m]].<ref name=ch10r13>Chong, K., P., Hoyt, P., M., Smith, J., W., Paulsen, B., Y., 1980, Effects of strain rate on oil shale fracturing: International Journal of Rock Mechanics, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 35–43., 10., 1016/0148-9062(80)90004-2</ref> |