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A core of oil-bearing sandstone
1media/oil core_thumb.jpg2022-08-03T16:27:44+00:00Selby Hearthb376ef4984698cd7e5faf6c8e8b2692e30809d8111A core of oil-bearing sandstoneplain2022-08-03T16:27:44+00:00Selby Hearthb376ef4984698cd7e5faf6c8e8b2692e30809d81
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12022-08-03T15:56:32+00:00Oil exists in the pore spaces of rocks4Oil exists in the pore spaces of rocksplain2022-08-04T13:37:52+00:00The cartoonish image of pools of oil underground is not quite right. Most oil exists in the pore spaces of rocks or sands.
Below is a "core:" a cylinder of rock drilled out of the Earth. The slight sheen on its surface is crude oil leaking through the pore spaces. The core is greasy to the touch.
