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Oil reservoir

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001522

An underground pool of liquid consisting of hydrocarbons, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen trapped within a geological formation and protected from evaporation by the overlying mineral strata.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001522
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001522",
  "term": "Oil reservoir",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "An underground pool of liquid consisting of hydrocarbons, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen trapped within a geological formation and protected from evaporation by the overlying mineral strata.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/oil-reservoir/"
}

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