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...FG183.JPG|thumb|300px|{{figure number|3}}A high-permeability conglomeratic thief zone from the braided river reservoir of the Prudhoe Bay field, Alaska (fro ...e 2). High permeabilities in the coarser pebbly layers are known to act as thief zones. An example of this is given by Atkinson et al.<ref name=Atkinsonetal

...despread connectivity in an otherwise heterogenous matrix rock || Can form thief zones with rapid water breakthrough ...sweep patterns and will cause considerable variability in well-flow rates. Thief zones in fractures and high-permeability intervals can cause early water br