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