diff --git a/src/main/java/SequenceRecord.java b/src/main/java/SequenceRecord.java
index 2823e99..b880662 100644
--- a/src/main/java/SequenceRecord.java
+++ b/src/main/java/SequenceRecord.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public class SequenceRecord implements Serializable {
         wells.put(wellNumber, readCount);
     }
 
+    //Method to remove a well from the occupancy map.
+    //Useful for cases where one sequence is misread as another sequence that isn't actually present in the well
+    //This can reveal itself as an anomalously low read count in that well.
+    public void deleteWell(Integer wellNumber) { wells.remove(wellNumber); }
+
     public Set<Integer> getWells() {
         return wells.keySet();
     }