Salt and fine-grained limestone are good candidates to serve as ____________ within an oil field.
A)a reservoir rock
B)a seal rock
C)a source rock
D)either a source rock or a reservoir rock

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Salt and fine-grained limestone are good candidates to serve as seal rocks within an oil field. Seal rocks form a layer above a reservoir rock and prevent oil and gas from escaping to the surface. Source rocks contain organic matter that generates hydrocarbons and reservoir rocks are permeable and porous rocks that store and transmit those hydrocarbons.

Salt and Fine-Grained Limestone Are Good Candidates to Serve as ____________