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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Therms
Reservoir bed
LNG (liquified natural gas)
CNG (compressed natural gas)
2. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Wet natural gas
Landfill gas
Dry natural gas
Bituminous coal
3. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Other uses of natural gas
Sapropel
Units of measuring natural gas
4. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Gasification of Coal
Dry natural gas
Tar sands or oil sands
Units of measuring natural gas
5. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Light crude oil
Lubricating Oil
Conventional Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
6. 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.
Anthracite
Trap
Secondary oil recovery
Conversion of Btu to kWh
7. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Gasification of Coal
Structural trap
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Bituminous coal
8. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Heavy crude oil
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Sources of coal
Indicated or probable reserves
9. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Anticline
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
10. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Petroleum or oil
EROI
Tar sands or oil sands
Main origin of oil and natural gas
11. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Fuel Oil
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Sources of coal
Secondary oil recovery
12. Fuel for jets and tractors
Primary oil recovery
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Kerosene
13. 125000 Btu per gallon
Energy content of gasoline
Oil Shale
Dry natural gas
Therms
14. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Possible trap materials
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Trap
Primary oil recovery
15. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Lubricating Oil
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Structural trap
Petroleum or oil
16. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Tertiary oil recovery
Stratigraphic trap
Conversion of Btu to kWh
US Consumption of Natural Gas
17. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Wet natural gas
Heavy crude oil
EROI
Fuel Oil
18. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Demonstrated reserves
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Sweet crude oil
Reserves
19. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Oil Shale
20. Salt or cemented sandstone
Possible trap materials
Crude oil
Tertiary oil recovery
Dry natural gas
21. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Primary oil recovery
Uses of coal
Conventional Natural Gas
Composition of source rock
22. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Source Rock
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
23. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Gasification of Coal
Tar sands or oil sands
24. Energy
Tertiary oil recovery
Therms
Gasification of Coal
Heavy crude oil
25. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Sweet crude oil
Petroleum or oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Anthracite
26. Fuel for trucks
Lubricating Oil
Kerosene
Diesel Oil
Sapropel
27. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Tar sands or oil sands
Other uses of natural gas
Origin of coal
28. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Primary oil recovery
Composition of Natural Gas
Butane and propane
Natural Gas
29. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
400 years
Anthracite
Conversion of Btu to Joules
EROI
30. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Crude oil
Diesel Oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Gasoline
31. Oil with little or no sulfur
Tertiary oil recovery
Secondary oil recovery
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Sweet crude oil
32. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Conventional Natural Gas
Reservoir bed
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
EROI
33. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Sapropel
Composition of Natural Gas
34. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Anticline
164 years
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Demonstrated reserves
35. Fuel for cars
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Other uses of natural gas
Fluidized - bed combustion
Gasoline
36. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Possible trap materials
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Light crude oil
Crude oil
37. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
Dry natural gas
Gasoline
164 years
Petroleum or oil
38. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Origin of coal
EROI
Tertiary oil recovery
Possible trap materials
39. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Gasoline
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Oil Shale
Anthracite
40. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Lubricating Oil
Tertiary oil recovery
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
EROI
41. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Dry natural gas
Butane and propane
Composition of source rock
Oil Shale
42. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Secondary oil recovery
Landfill gas
Other uses of natural gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
43. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Uses of coal
Demonstrated reserves
Fuel Oil
44. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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45. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Conventional Natural Gas
Other uses of natural gas
Dry natural gas
Fuel Oil
46. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Possible trap materials
Heavy crude oil
Anthracite
Units of measuring natural gas
47. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Composition of source rock
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Secondary oil recovery
Other uses of natural gas
48. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Demonstrated reserves
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Lubricating Oil
Conventional Natural Gas
49. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Sources of coal
Heavy crude oil
Bituminous coal
50. 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.
Conventional Natural Gas
Tertiary oil recovery
Unconventional Natural Gas
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit