oil reservoir
Underground crude pool
An oil reservoir is a subsurface rock formation containing petroleum trapped by impermeable layers above.
The oil fills porous spaces in the rock rather than pooling in an underground lake.
Petroleum engineers tap reservoirs through drilling, and a single reservoir may feed multiple wells: The reservoir has been producing for thirty years.
- crude oilUnrefined fossil fuel
- wellDug water source
- oil strikeDiscovery of petroleum deposits
- anticlineArched rock formation
- trapDevice for catching animals
salt dome · porous rock · seep · caprock · petroleum · flow · source rock · hydrocarbon · drilling rig · drill · natural gas · condensate · pool · fuel · pressure · black gold · bitumen · deposit
- undergroundunderground, subterranean, cave systems, tunnels, tunnel
- Chainsawschain oil, kickback, sprocket, teeth, electric chainsaw
- deep fryerfry basket, heating element, thermostat, oil tank, temperature dial
- lighthouse equipmentfresnel lens, lamp, beacon, foghorn, lantern
- oil containersoil can, oil drum, oil tank, oil bottle, oil jar
- fluid powerhydraulic ram, hydraulic pumps, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic oil, cylinders
oil reservoiroil refinery
Petroleum processing facility
refinery · gas station · fuel pump · petrochemical plant · end consumer
oil reservoirsolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric dam · nuclear plant · battery storage · solar panel array