Oil seeps hi-res stock photography and images

Oil hydrocarbon seep from Jurassic age, Bencliff grit sandstones, seen as dark wet patches and brown staining, near Osmington Mills, Dorset, UK. It is because of oil seeps such as this that the nearby Wytch Farm Oilfield was discovered. Stock Photo

RMK2EDHK–Oil hydrocarbon seep from Jurassic age, Bencliff grit sandstones, seen as dark wet patches and brown staining, near Osmington Mills, Dorset, UK. It is because of oil seeps such as this that the nearby Wytch Farm Oilfield was discovered.

Giant armadillo Glyptodon sp fossil from iso age Pleistocene, found in oil seeps Breal de Orocual Monagas Venezuela Stock Photo

RF2A98TMB–Giant armadillo Glyptodon sp fossil from iso age Pleistocene, found in oil seeps Breal de Orocual Monagas Venezuela

Set with hemp seeps, oil, leaf, and protein pile on white background. Healthy superfood vector Stock Vector

RF2A38JF2–Set with hemp seeps, oil, leaf, and protein pile on white background. Healthy superfood vector

Light crude oil bubbles from the ground at a natural oil seep at Kotuku, New Zealand. Stock Photo

RMEHE9EJ–Light crude oil bubbles from the ground at a natural oil seep at Kotuku, New Zealand.

Puddle of motor oil and gasoline on the asphalt road seeps into a nearby sewer grate. Oil stain on the asphalt surface seeps into the storm drainage s Stock Photo

RF2XKBT4B–Puddle of motor oil and gasoline on the asphalt road seeps into a nearby sewer grate. Oil stain on the asphalt surface seeps into the storm drainage s

The Lake Casitas recreation area was a venue of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Ventura County CA Stock Photo

RM2H4A44N–The Lake Casitas recreation area was a venue of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Ventura County CA

Methane bubble in asphalt seep, La Brea Tar Pits, Page museum, Los Angeles, California Stock Photo

RMAAYJT5–Methane bubble in asphalt seep, La Brea Tar Pits, Page museum, Los Angeles, California

Oil leaking to the surface of the water next to the gun turret of the USS Arizona sunk in Pearl Harbour Honolulu Hawaii Stock Photo

RMAJ55C5–Oil leaking to the surface of the water next to the gun turret of the USS Arizona sunk in Pearl Harbour Honolulu Hawaii

(L to R) Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries enforcement agent Michael Williams, Sgt. Scott Keller and Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist Gary Vitrano search for distressed wildlife and any signs of oil in the marshes of the Mississippi River delta May 11, 2010. Officials are hoping a massive BP oil leak can be stopped or the oil contained before it seeps into the fragile Louisiana marsh. UPI/A.J. Sisco.. Stock Photo

RMTYG1AM–(L to R) Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries enforcement agent Michael Williams, Sgt. Scott Keller and Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist Gary Vitrano search for distressed wildlife and any signs of oil in the marshes of the Mississippi River delta May 11, 2010. Officials are hoping a massive BP oil leak can be stopped or the oil contained before it seeps into the fragile Louisiana marsh. UPI/A.J. Sisco..

Setting on fire one of the asphalt seeps, to protect cattle. Stock Photo

RME9616H–Setting on fire one of the asphalt seeps, to protect cattle.

La Brea Tar Pits, Hancock Park, Los Angeles. Stock Photo

RF2BE3N87–La Brea Tar Pits, Hancock Park, Los Angeles.

A puddle of motor oil and gasoline on the asphalt road seeps into a nearby sewer grate. Stock Photo

RF2X5EJ5N–A puddle of motor oil and gasoline on the asphalt road seeps into a nearby sewer grate.

Fuel seeps out of the submerged wreckage of the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, USA. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) Stock Photo

RM2KCJ95K–Fuel seeps out of the submerged wreckage of the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, USA. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

Geology and water resources of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming . A. OIL WELL AND DERRICK NEAR BONANZA, WYO.. HOT-SPRINGS DEPOSITS AT THERMOPOLIS, WYO. MINERAL EESOUECES. 59 OIL AND GAS. Bonanza oil ^eZ(Z.—Several attempts have been made to obtain oil from theCretaceous shales throughout the Bighorn basin, but generally without success.About three-fourths of a mile southwest of Bonanza, near the axis and at the northernend of a small anticline in the Colorado formation, several oil seeps furnish a smallamount of oil. The oil is from a thin-bedded sandstone underlying the Mowry bedsof the Colora,do f Stock Photo

RM2AWP5WD–Geology and water resources of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming . A. OIL WELL AND DERRICK NEAR BONANZA, WYO.. HOT-SPRINGS DEPOSITS AT THERMOPOLIS, WYO. MINERAL EESOUECES. 59 OIL AND GAS. Bonanza oil ^eZ(Z.—Several attempts have been made to obtain oil from theCretaceous shales throughout the Bighorn basin, but generally without success.About three-fourths of a mile southwest of Bonanza, near the axis and at the northernend of a small anticline in the Colorado formation, several oil seeps furnish a smallamount of oil. The oil is from a thin-bedded sandstone underlying the Mowry bedsof the Colora,do f

An exposure of the Jurassic, Bencliff Grit at Osmington Mills, Dorset. The sandstones towards the base of the cliffs are coloured brown due to the presence of Hydrocarbon (oil). These oil seeps triggered exploration and development of the nearby Wytch Farm Oilfield. August 2012 Stock Photo

RMK2D685–An exposure of the Jurassic, Bencliff Grit at Osmington Mills, Dorset. The sandstones towards the base of the cliffs are coloured brown due to the presence of Hydrocarbon (oil). These oil seeps triggered exploration and development of the nearby Wytch Farm Oilfield. August 2012

RM2H4A44B–The Lake Casitas recreation area was a venue of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, Ventura County CA

Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist Gary Vitrano rides down a bayou near Hopedale, Louisiana, May 11, 2010, looking for signs of oil from the massive BP oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials are hoping the leak can be stopped or the oil contained before it seeps into the fragile Louisiana marsh. UPI/A.J. Sisco.. Stock Photo

RMTYG1B8–Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist Gary Vitrano rides down a bayou near Hopedale, Louisiana, May 11, 2010, looking for signs of oil from the massive BP oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials are hoping the leak can be stopped or the oil contained before it seeps into the fragile Louisiana marsh. UPI/A.J. Sisco..

RF2BE3N8H–La Brea Tar Pits, Hancock Park, Los Angeles.

. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Figure 2. Nowlien- arc whales more singlemindeci-ol-purpose than south- ward migrating gray whales. In December through February, as singles and in groups of up to 18 individuals, they annually parade through the SCB en route to the lagoons ot Ba)a California and mainland Mexico. A ma|or whale watching industry capitalizes on this highly predictable behavior ! Photo of Santa Barbara by P. C. Howorth.J. FlGURt ,. ihi;i,uiiiggra) whales pass through areas ol natural oil seeps > top, as well as near oil rigs and o Stock Photo

RMRJE0HK–. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Figure 2. Nowlien- arc whales more singlemindeci-ol-purpose than south- ward migrating gray whales. In December through February, as singles and in groups of up to 18 individuals, they annually parade through the SCB en route to the lagoons ot Ba)a California and mainland Mexico. A ma|or whale watching industry capitalizes on this highly predictable behavior ! Photo of Santa Barbara by P. C. Howorth.J. FlGURt ,. ihi;i,uiiiggra) whales pass through areas ol natural oil seeps > top, as well as near oil rigs and o

Preferentially cemented nodules and hydrocarbon (oil) seeps(dark brown staining around the boulders) in sandstones in the Jurassic Bencliff grit, near Stock Photo

RM2BNE0EJ–Preferentially cemented nodules and hydrocarbon (oil) seeps(dark brown staining around the boulders) in sandstones in the Jurassic Bencliff grit, near

Beautiful spring in the Ojai Valley, Ventura CA Stock Photo

RM2H4A4EW–Beautiful spring in the Ojai Valley, Ventura CA

Bulletin . pparentlyat random in loose surface materials; fifth, the wells drilled along thisseepage line show no correspondence whatever in their logs, and appearto be drilled in broken material; sixth, the oil from these seepages is of ahighly uniform quality, a heavy, thick tar; seventh, the wells whichhave produced oil have found, in almost all cases, the same quality asthat coming from the surface seeps, even when found at great depth;and last, none of the wells outside of the Summerland group have foundany oil whatever in sand, but always in tarry streaks or masses inter-spersed in shale Stock Photo

RM2AKJAMY–Bulletin . pparentlyat random in loose surface materials; fifth, the wells drilled along thisseepage line show no correspondence whatever in their logs, and appearto be drilled in broken material; sixth, the oil from these seepages is of ahighly uniform quality, a heavy, thick tar; seventh, the wells whichhave produced oil have found, in almost all cases, the same quality asthat coming from the surface seeps, even when found at great depth;and last, none of the wells outside of the Summerland group have foundany oil whatever in sand, but always in tarry streaks or masses inter-spersed in shale