Oil Formation Video
The process that forms oil requires a lot of time. How long does did the oil we extract today start forming?
- It takes 200 million years for oil to form.
What was the earth like at this time?
- There is way more life in the ocean that now.
We call it oil now, but what was that slimy black stuff before it became oil?
- Microorganisms, phytoplanktons gain energy from the sun, and is broken down after death into oil.
The video lists several processes or conditions required to change your answer to question 3 into oil. Name the Five steps...
1) Micro organisms die and collect on the sea floor.
2) Mix with other sediments. Form an air type lair.
3) Other rocks form on top of the bed lair, and generates heat by the pressure.
4) Between 60 degrees-120 degrees is what the heat usually stays at. At 150 degrees, Oil is created.
5) Oil goes up the porous sediments, heading upwards.
The process that forms oil requires a lot of time. How long does did the oil we extract today start forming?
- It takes 200 million years for oil to form.
What was the earth like at this time?
- There is way more life in the ocean that now.
We call it oil now, but what was that slimy black stuff before it became oil?
- Microorganisms, phytoplanktons gain energy from the sun, and is broken down after death into oil.
The video lists several processes or conditions required to change your answer to question 3 into oil. Name the Five steps...
1) Micro organisms die and collect on the sea floor.
2) Mix with other sediments. Form an air type lair.
3) Other rocks form on top of the bed lair, and generates heat by the pressure.
4) Between 60 degrees-120 degrees is what the heat usually stays at. At 150 degrees, Oil is created.
5) Oil goes up the porous sediments, heading upwards.