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