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Glossary:Crude oil
A range of principally Carbon-Hydrogen chain compounds with generally straight carbon chain lengths of C1 (methane) to C60+. The straight chain materials are alkanes.
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Crude Oil is the portion of petroleum that exists in the liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and remains liquid at atmospheric conditions of pressure and temperature. Crude Oil may include small amounts of non-hydrocarbons produced with the liquids. Crude Oil has a viscosity of less than or equal to 10,000 centipoises at original reservoir temperature and atmospheric pressure, on a gas free basis.