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Why is oil found under ground when it was formed under the sea?
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Is natural gas mined?
Yes, natural gas is found under the ground, often in the same places that oil is discovered.
When was crude oil first used?
Oil formed as a result of fossils being compressed and soaking towards the lower surfaces of the earth. It is estimated that the oil has formed as a sum total of 1000s of years of accumulation of fossil particles.
What heavy metals can be found in crude oil?
Easy answer you could have come up with by yourself I think. Crude oil, means oil straight from the ground and not refined yet. Heavy metals means not light metals. So not iron or sodium but Lead and other heavy stuff. Since oil comes from the ground and metals are mined from the ground, it makes sense that they could be found together. So if the teacher wants a different answer he should have said "how is crude oil formed" or something like that.
How do we recover propane?
Oil is located under the ground. You recover it by drilling down and creating an oil well. Petroleum is refined from oil.
Is oil found under or above natural gas?
Under, it is heavier than the gas that comes off it.
What kind of oil is found under the ground?
This oil is called crude oil.
Where is sandstone and limestone located and why is oil found there?
limestone and sandstone are found under ground and oil is there to
Is oil found in Texas?
Yes it is. It is also found in the ocean under the ground!
Were is oil formed?
in the ground
What rock is a source of oil?
Oil does not come from rock but is formed when living organisms (lots of them) are buried under high pressures and temperatures under the ground. So oil, is basically, recycled dead animals.
How is petroleum produced?
Petroleum is a refined product from crude oil, which is pumped up from under the ground, where it formed 300 million years ago.
Were is coal and oil found?
Coal- In a mined so in the ground and oil also in the ground
Where is the oil found in Bahrain?
In the ground.
Where in Iraq is oil found?
Oil is primarily found in three main regions in Iraq: the Basra and Maysan provinces in the south, the Kirkuk region in the north, and the Diyala province in the east. These areas have significant reserves and are key to Iraq's oil production.
Why so much oil buried under Southwest Asia?
Oil can be found under Southwest Asia because millions of years ago the area was under water. When the Iranian and Arabian tectonic plates hit, they created spaces where oil was formed and trapped.
In Florida what is a sea or mining product?
Amining product is a product found under ground
Is natural gas mined?
Yes, natural gas is found under the ground, often in the same places that oil is discovered.
