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Oil exists in the pore spaces of rocks

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The 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. 

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