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What are the requirements for a rock body to serve as a reservoir rock for hydrocarbons? What will be an ideal response?

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What two sedimentary structures can be useful in determining ancient current directions? What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

The rock must be capable of transmitting fluids through pore spaces (i.e., permeable), and it must
contain a large amount of pore space.



Answer to Question 2

Current ripple marks and cross-bedding.



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