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OIL
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Once oil and gas enter the reservoir rock, they are
relatively free to move. Most reservoir rocks are initially saturated with saline ground water. Saline ground
water has a density of more than 1.0 g/cm3. Because
oil and gas are less dense than the ground water (the
density of oil is 0.820.93 g/cm3; the density of natu-
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done, then the gas moves into the fractures, from where
it may then be retrieved. The water that is first produced must be disposed of in a way that complies with
existing regulations (see paper by Olson, this volume).
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