ESTIMATE THE MAXIMUM HYDROCARBON COLUMN LENGTH USING SHALE GOUGE RATIO IN THE GREATER PRATU TAO SOUTH AREA

Faults play a key factor in controlling the accumulation and migration of hydrocarbons. Faults can create barriers for fluid flow, but faults can also act as lateral and vertical migration paths for fluid. However, no fault is perfectly sealing or leaking along its entire length throughout its tectonic history. All faults will leak when the formation pressure in the reservoir exceeds the capillary entry pressure of the fault seal or top seal.