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Oil reservoir

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019468

1. 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.

2. Porous and permeable underground natural formation containing significant quantities of hydrocarbon liquids and/or gases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019468
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesDOE Energy Information Administration Glossary; 40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Energy Information Administration Glossary",
    "40 CFR 98.238 (CFR 2013)"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oil-reservoir/"
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