But it is often trapped beneath the surface, Due to high temperature and constant pressure decomposition of organic matter turns into hydrocarbones, Geophysicists use special equipment to find oil and gas deposits such as vibrator trucks, geophones and recording trucks, Oil traps consist of source rocks, cap rocks and oil\gas\water reservoirs, Cap rock is an impermiable mineral such as salt rock\clay, Being lighter than water hydrocarbones make their way to the Earth surface, Geologists do scientific tests and studies rocks to find possible oil and gas formations , If nothing stops oil it seeps out, Source rock is rich in hydrocarbones , Only porours rocks can be reservoirs such as limestones\sandstones,

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