Predicting the sealing capacity of faults and caprocks has been a long-standing uncertainty for those involved in the exploration, appraisal and development of petroleum reservoirs. In more recent years, interest in the topic has increased in a wide range of other applications, particularly those related to the decarbonization of our energy supply such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), radioactive waste disposal, geothermal energy production and underground energy storage (e.g. compressed air, hydrogen). Knowledge of how faults impact fluid flow is also important for management of drinking water supplies. To communicate new advances in research in these areas, the EAGE organized the first international conference on Fault and Top Seals in 2003. These conferences have continued to be held at roughly 4 yearly intervals and have brought together scientists from a wide range of disciplines to discuss new research findings and workflows relevant to predicting fault and top seal behaviour, as well as presenting case studies covering both successful and unsuccessful attempts to predict sealing capacity. Thematic collection: This article is part of the Fault and top seals collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/fault-and-top-seals-2019

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断层和顶部海豹主题收藏：一个视角

预测断层和盖层的封闭能力一直是油气藏勘探、评价和开发人员长期存在的不确定性。近年来，对该主题的兴趣在广泛的其他应用中有所增加，特别是与我们的能源供应脱碳相关的应用，例如碳捕获和储存 (CCS)、放射性废物处理、地热能生产和地下能源储存（例如压缩空气、氢气）。了解故障如何影响流体流动对于饮用水供应的管理也很重要。为了交流这些领域研究的新进展，EAGE 于 2003 年组织了第一届断层和顶盖国际会议。这些会议继续以大约 4 年的间隔举行，汇集了来自广泛学科的科学家，讨论与预测断层和顶部密封行为相关的新研究成果和工作流程，并展示涵盖成功和不成功的案例研究试图预测密封能力。专题收藏：本文是断层和顶部海豹收藏的一部分，可从以下网址获取：https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/fault-and-top-seals-2019