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11.2 How are resources related to geologic structures?

Image of a bottle filled with water, oil, and gas showing the relationship to layers in the Earth.

Oil and gas traps: oil, gas, and groundwater all move through pores and all three have different densities that cause them to stratify. The lighter oil and gas will tend to migrate upward and leak out to the surface if no layers stop them from doing so.