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The science of oil drilling goes deep
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2011
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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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