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oa Theory and Approach for Mapping Hydrodynamic Traps and a Middle East Example
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, GEO 2012, Mar 2012, cp-287-00045
Abstract
Provided hydraulic heads in the ground water surrounding a hydrocarbon accumulation are the same, the only force acting on the hydrocarbon body is buoyancy, which is vertical. This force results in the horizontal contact between oil and water. If hydraulic heads are different, the hydrocarbon body is also subjected to a lateral hydraulic force.