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>> Based on these characteristics it appears to me the process of converting the meat to oil was a short term event and probable the heat and pressure conditions did not occur again.<< This would seem to be a most important observation, if true. I don't think anyone volunteered to fill in my ignorance and answer me, what *are* temperature and pressure ranges underground (in depths oil may have come from). >>Petroleum is altered quickly if subjected to high heat.<< Again, pardon my ignorance… this includes anaerobically at high pressure, right? (I think you said this a while back?) and, just how high is high, relative to what's found underground? I guess "I know nothing". I don't know how oil forms in the first place (inc. temp & pressure) and then I don't know what are good temps & pressures for "maintaining" oil that has formed. However it is logical that in general conditions underground where oil is generally found *is* conducive to long-term "storage" of oil, because (of course) that's where all kinds of oil is being found. So although I don't know what the temps and pressures are there, I do know they are conducive to oil storage (without significant degradation). If anyone (Kamron?) is still interested in this thread <g>, can you recap theories concerning how oil is thought to be initially formed? Please include whatever is known about temps and pressures, relative to what they normally are underground, if known??? Thanks folks – Mike, Ph.D.