reservoir rock

American  

noun

Geology.

1. rock that has sufficient porosity to contain accumulations of oil or gas.

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Etymology

Origin of reservoir rock

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Any hydrogen the oil encounters as it migrates to a porous “reservoir” rock such as a sandstone tends to react to form more hydrocarbons.

From Science Magazine

The project through UW’s Department of Petroleum Engineering plans to pilot the use of a hydrocarbon gas mixture to create foam for injection into hydraulically fractured reservoir rock.

From Washington Times

Topics of oil and gas generation, exploration, drilling, production and processing will be introduced and will feature hands-on activities such as measuring reservoir rock properties.

From Seattle Times

In California, much less water is used and the period of pressuring the reservoir rock is much shorter, Department of Conservation chief deputy director Jason Marshall said.

From Scientific American

Oil needs to find light, porous reservoir rock so that it has a place to collect.

From New York Times