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Fault Traps

Fault Traps is a structural trap configuration in petroleum geology whereby a fault plane acts as a sealing barrier, juxtaposing reservoir and non-reservoir rock units to arrest hydrocarbon migration and create a localized accumulation site.

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5.1K

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341

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127

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2017–2026

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Variants

Fault-controlled Traps

Parents

Publications

128

Model for Hydrocarbon Migration and Entrapment Within Faulted Structures

Urban S. Allan · AAPG Bulletin · 1989 · 355 citations

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Petroleum Traps Associated with Wrench Faults

T. P. Harding · AAPG Bulletin · 1974 · 295 citations

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Sealing and Nonsealing Faults in Louisiana Gulf Coast Salt Basin

Derrell A. Smith · AAPG Bulletin · 1980 · 185 citations

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The Role Of Faults In Hydrocarbon Migration And Trapping In Nigerian Growth Fault Structures

K. J. Weber, G. Mandl, W. F. H. Pilaar et al. · Offshore Technology Conference · 1978 · 160 citations

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The prediction of small-scale faulting in reservoirs

G. Yielding, John J. Walsh, J. Watterson · First Break · 1992 · 143 citations

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Authors

341

  1. HW
    Haixue Wang

    Northeast Petroleum University, China

    5 publications · 167 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. LM
    Lingdong Meng

    Northeast Petroleum University, China

    5 publications · 201 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. XF
    Xiaofei Fu

    Northeast Petroleum University, China

    5 publications · 201 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. RR
    Richard R. Hillis

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    4 publications · 153 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. AG
    Anthony Gartrell

    Australian Resources Research Centre, Australia

    3 publications · 133 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

127

  1. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    382 citations

  2. Northeast Petroleum University

    Daqing, China

    7 h-index

    33 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Sinopec (China)

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    165 citations

  4. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    693 citations

  5. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    186 citations

  6. Equinor (Norway)

    Stavanger, Norway

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    348 citations

  7. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    302 citations

  8. ExxonMobil (United States)

    Irving, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    192 citations

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Venues

  1. AAPG Bulletin

    30 publications · 2.3K citations

    24

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  2. Geological Society London Special Publications

    9 publications · 245 citations

    9

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  3. Petroleum Exploration and Development

    5 publications · 98 citations

    6

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  4. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    4 publications · 204 citations

    5

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  5. The APPEA Journal

    5 publications · 116 citations

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