Why Is a Trap Necessary to Create a Conventional Reserve

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why is a trap necessary to create a conventional reserve?

• A) Without a trap,temperatures within the Earth would be too high for hydrocarbon formation.
• B) A trap is the porous and permeable reservoir in which conventional hydrocarbon reserves reside.
• C) A trap is the source rock for the accumulation and creation of hydrocarbon resources.
• D) Without a trap,hydrocarbons would rise buoyantly and seep onto the Earth's surface.

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