Compared with many other areas of the petroleum geosciences,studies of the structural controls on fluid flow in hydrocarbonreservoirs are in their infancy. As hydrocarbon reserves havebecome depleted and the oil industry has become more competitive,the need to cut costs by optimizing production and predictingthe occurrence of subtle traps has highlighted the importanceof information on the way in which faults and fractures affectfluid flow. Structural geologists are now having to provideanswers to questions such as:
• Are hydrocarbons likelyto have migrated into (or outof) the trap?
• What isthe likely height of hydrocarbons that a faultcan support?
• Is it likely that compartments which have not beenproducedexist ithin a field and will therefore require furtherdrilling?
This volume aims to find answers to these questions.
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