Definition of Oil reservoir

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Oil reservoir

The term 'Oil reservoir' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' 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'.

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