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Oil companies and private firms employ geologists to locate new oil reserves. Geologists examine terrain and surface rocks in satellite images, and also examine the land in person to determine soil and rock types that are indicative of possible oil deposits. Seismic surveys of these promising areas can then confirm if there are oil 'traps,' where the oil is sandwiched between layers of impermeable rock.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoOil companies drill for oil so they can find oil and extract it from the ground. In doing so, they get a product they can sell to make money.
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∙ 14y agoTo find oil, in order tomake petrol (gasoline), heating oil, lubricants, etc.
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∙ 12y agowe drill oil because we use in foods for example: crisp
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∙ 13y agoSimply because oil-bearing rock was formed millions of years ago, and is buried deep in the Earth's crust, due to being covered by successive layers of sediment.
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∙ 15y agoThey rely on geologic information derived from surveys that may include drilling records, core samples, seismographic readings, and other data.
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