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How are oil reservoirs formed?

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An oil and gas reservoir is a formation of rock in which oil and natural gas has accumulated. The oil and gas collected in small, connected pore spaces of rock and are traped within the reservoir by adjacent and overlying, impermeable layers of rock.
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