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Foraminifera are found everywhere in marine environments. The forams found near oil deposits are different because they have parasites attached. Oil companies look for an environment that has more than 2% frequency of parasitized forams as a sign there may be an oil deposit.
Their test, shell, also forms differently in environments with more oil which is another sign.
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Why are gas deposits found on top of oil deposits?
the gas is collect above the oil because it has less dense
What kinds of rocks are oil deposits usually found in?
Most oil deposits are located underground in tiny holes in sandstone or limestone. Because oil deposits are usually located deep below the surface.
What countries have oil deposits?
Is the countries who have the oil deposit.
Why are you likely to find natural gas and oil deposits together but less likely to find coal deposits at the same location?
This is because natural gas and oil deposits were formed together
Where are the four largest oil deposits in the world?
There are many large oil deposits in the world. These include the Piceance and Uinta Basins, the Orinoco Belt, the Alberta Oil Sands, and Ghawar.
Is natural gas made from corn?
No. Natural gas is a petroleum product, frequently found near crude oil deposits.
What goes on in oil and gas fields in Mexico city?
There are no deposits of oil nor natural gas in or around Mexico City. They are found near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
What deposits can be found in Mexico's Gulf lowlands?
Deposits of oil and natural gas.
Why are gas deposits found on top of oil deposits?
the gas is collect above the oil because it has less dense
What kinds of rocks are oil deposits usually found in?
Most oil deposits are located underground in tiny holes in sandstone or limestone. Because oil deposits are usually located deep below the surface.
Where does oil and gasoline come from?
from oil deposits found around the world. gasoline is refined from oil
Where are the oil sands found?
Oil sands are predominantly found in Alberta, Canada, with the largest deposits located in the Athabasca region. Other smaller oil sands deposits can also be found in various regions around the world, including Venezuela and Utah in the United States.
Where in Britain can oil deposits be found?
The North sea just off Shetland isles.
How oil is made in Mexico in short form?
Oil is not made, it is naturally formed through years of compression of dead phytoplankton on the ocean floor, specially near the coasts of shallow seas. The oil deposits found in the Gulf of Mexico formed this way, and are exploited by Mexico as well as the United States by using the same methods: offshore platforms extract the oil and send it through pipelines or by tanker ships to the refineries found near the coast.
What is the difference between oil reserves and oil deposits?
Oil Reserves are big and oil deposits are small.
What is the Location of oil deposits in Canada?
Most of Canada's oil deposits are in northern Alberta
Where is oil found in India?
Oil is found in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Assam. It is also found near Mumbai, in the sea. The place in the sea where oil is found is known as 'Bombay High'.
