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What is the land of rock structures in which petroleum reservoirs form?

April 26, 2017form land Petroleum reservoirs rock structures

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What is the land of rock structures in which petroleum reservoirs form?

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A petroleum reservoir, or oil and gas reservoir, is a subsurface pool of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations. Petroleum accumulates when it migrates into a porous rock called a reservoir that has a non-porous seal or cap rock that prevents the oil from migrating farther.