Caprock:
1.a disk-like plate of anhydrite, gypsum, limestone, or sulfur overlying most salt domes in the gulf coast region.2.
Impermeable rock overlying an oil or gas reservoir that tends to prevent migration of oil or gas out of the reservoir.
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