Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface?
A) 1, the overthrust belt, which has shuffled sedimentary rocks
B) 2, where sedimentary rocks of the Green River Basin have been overridden beneath the Wind River Range
C) 3, the top of the Wind River Range, which is an anticline composed of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks
D) the Powder River Basin, which has coal bends in a syncline
E) both 1 and 2

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Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface? 
A) 1, the overthrust belt, which has shuffled sedimentary rocks 
B) 2, where sedimentary rocks of the Green River Basin have been overridden beneath the Wind River Range 
C) 3, the top of the Wind River Range, which is an anticline composed of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks 
D) the Powder River Basin, which has coal bends in a syncline 
E) both 1 and 2

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The Answer of Which setting in this cross section of Wyoming would most likely trap oil in the subsurface? 
A) 1, the overthrust belt, which has shuffled sedimentary rocks 
B) 2, where sedimentary rocks of the Green River Basin have been overridden beneath the Wind River Range 
C) 3, the top of the Wind River Range, which is an anticline composed of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks 
D) the Powder River Basin, which has coal bends in a syncline 
E) both 1 and 2

Which Setting in This Cross Section of Wyoming Would Most