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  • A fault trap is a geological formation in which oil or gas in a porous section of rock is sealed off by a displaced, nonporous layer.A fault trap occurs when formations on either side of the fault move and lie in such a way that, when petroleum migrates into one of the formations, it becomes trapped there.A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
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