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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Source Rock
Crude oil
Structural trap
Butane and propane
2. For lubricating motors
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Lubricating Oil
Tar sands or oil sands
Fluidized - bed combustion
3. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
Anticline
EROI
Source Rock
164 years
4. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Anthracite
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
Therms
5. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Tar sands or oil sands
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Reservoir bed
6. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Anthracite
Tar sands or oil sands
Natural Gas
Anticline
7. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Indicated or probable reserves
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
8. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Primary oil recovery
Lubricating Oil
400 years
9. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Petroleum or oil
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Landfill gas
10. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Tar sands or oil sands
Composition of source rock
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Bituminous coal
11. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Landfill gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Sapropel
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
12. Salt or cemented sandstone
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Therms
Source Rock
Possible trap materials
13. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Landfill gas
164 years
Therms
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
14. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Wet natural gas
Light crude oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
15. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Composition of source rock
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Source Rock
16. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Main origin of oil and natural gas
EROI
Structural trap
Bituminous coal
17. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Conventional Natural Gas
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Trap
18. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Energy content of gasoline
Reservoir bed
Landfill gas
19. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Composition of source rock
Anthracite
Source Rock
20. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Demonstrated reserves
Reservoir bed
Crude oil
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
21. 125000 Btu per gallon
US Consumption of Natural Gas
EROI
Energy content of gasoline
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
22. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Indicated or probable reserves
Oil Shale
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
23. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Anticline
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
400 years
Uses of coal
24. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Heavy crude oil
Unconventional Natural Gas
Landfill gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
25. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Crude oil
EROI
400 years
Oil Shale
26. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Reserves
Diesel Oil
EROI
Conversion of Btu to kWh
27. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Reservoir bed
400 years
Source Rock
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
28. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Diesel Oil
Units of measuring natural gas
Sweet crude oil
Secondary oil recovery
29. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Other uses of natural gas
Trap
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Fluidized - bed combustion
30. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Oil Shale
Fuel Oil
Butane and propane
Light crude oil
31. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Trap
Reservoir bed
Possible trap materials
Demonstrated reserves
32. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Composition of source rock
Demonstrated reserves
EROI
Crude oil
33. Oil with little or no sulfur
Bituminous coal
Structural trap
Sweet crude oil
Trap
34. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Composition of source rock
Tertiary oil recovery
Fluidized - bed combustion
Conversion of Btu to Therms
35. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Therms
Reservoir bed
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Heavy crude oil
36. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Reserves
Sweet crude oil
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Sources of coal
37. Fuel for cars
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Gasoline
Oil Shale
Source Rock
38. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Secondary oil recovery
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Light crude oil
Crude oil
39. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Stratigraphic trap
Tertiary oil recovery
Kerosene
Conversion of Btu to kWh
40. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Other uses of natural gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
41. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Heavy crude oil
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Primary oil recovery
Petroleum or oil
42. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Oil Shale
Sapropel
43. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Reserves
Bituminous coal
Crude oil
Composition of Natural Gas
44. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Light crude oil
Wet natural gas
Fuel Oil
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
45. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Conventional Natural Gas
Dry natural gas
Demonstrated reserves
Tertiary oil recovery
46. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Sapropel
Gasification of Coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
Tar sands or oil sands
47. Water or gas is injected into the reservoir to increase the pressure - bringing the oil to the surface. Begins when the oil no longer rises naturally to the surface. Accounts for 15-45% of the supply.
Fluidized - bed combustion
Sapropel
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Secondary oil recovery
48. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Fuel Oil
Composition of source rock
Crude oil
49. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Composition of Natural Gas
Light crude oil
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Therms
50. Peat - formed from plants.
Oil Shale
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Trap
Origin of coal