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To: crusty old prospector
“.....oil eventually makes it to the surface if it is not trapped.”

Yes - The La Brea tar pits, the oil sands in Canada, and oil shale in Utah are all examples.

Off the top of my head, I recall that an astounding percentage - like 80% - of the earth's permeable oil has already reached the surface.

Most of it has dissolved, evaporated, or been consumed by micro organisms.

57 posted on 05/11/2011 8:43:52 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

The oil shale in Utah and Colorado (Green River Formation) is a little different in that it is the remains of a fresh water lake. Something similar to the Great Salt Lake but larger. The organic matter was laid down in yearly cycles like a tree ring such that you can count the layers and determine that it took about six million years to fill in. It is famous for its fossils and I have several fish in my office from there.


60 posted on 05/12/2011 6:25:39 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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