Exploring and Drilling for Oil and Gas教材.pptVIP

Exploring and Drilling for Oil and Gas What are Oil and Gas? Oil and Gas are substances found within the earth’s crust. They are thought to come from decomposed plant and animal matter. Scientists believe the plants and animals died long ago, and were slowly buried by thick layers of sediments. Over a long period of time, and with pressure and temperature, the organic materials were converted into the oil and gas which are found today. (For example, we know that present day garbage dumps give off methane gas) What else do we know about oil and gas? Oil in it’s natural state can be thic