Oil Shale Contains Kerogen Rather Than Oil Because

question 15

Multiple Choice

Oil shale contains kerogen rather than oil because:

• A) it was never buried deeply enough to raise its temperature to that required to produce oil.
• B) shale is not permeable enough to allow the kerogen to move freely through the rock.
• C) there has not been sufficient time for further breakdown of the large kerogen molecules.
• D) the organisms required to produce oil were never deposited within the shale.

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