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Transition Zone

In reservoir engineering, the section of reservoir between the fully saturated hydrocarbon levels and the fully saturated water levels, where saturations grade from 100% water at the base to irreducible water saturation higher in the reservoir above the free water level. In seismic acquisition, an area between land and marine environments, typically comprised of marsh, lagoon, or shallow water zones.