Oil and gas were not formed at the place where they can be found today, but considerably deeper. Oil and gas filtered through the cracks from the depths closer to the surface and stopped in perforated rocks (deposits) above which there is a thick imprevious layer (marl, clay, shale). The process of oil creation takes place even today.
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