Most useful oil deposits are usually found
A. Saturating porous rocks, like water in a sponge
B. In pools on the earth's surface, where geologic pressures have forced them to collect
C. Locked in the mineral structure of a rock formation
D. In a liquid pool under a layer of impermeable shale
E. In small pools directly above the bedrock
Answer: A
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