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The science of oil drilling goes deep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Philip Ball

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Advanced techniques can characterize the physical and chemical properties of oil and the porous rock containing it, but the proof is in the drilling. Spills are an inevitable risk, but natural microorganisms that feed off the hydrocarbons can help to clean them up.

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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 35 , Issue 12: Structural Metals at Extremes , December 2010 , pp. 956 - 957
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