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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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Ball, P. The science of oil drilling goes deep. MRS Bulletin 35, 956–957 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2010.698
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2010.698