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Glossary:Seal
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-In the context of goelogic terms, seal is a rock seal that is sufficiently impermeable to prevent leakage of hydrocarbons from a trap.
-In the context of mechanical terms, a seal is an elastomer or metal-to-metal device that isolates one pressure region from another.