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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Fuel for trucks
Possible trap materials
Anticline
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Diesel Oil
2. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Sources of coal
Heavy crude oil
Crude oil
Conversion of Btu to Joules
3. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Other uses of natural gas
Diesel Oil
LNG (liquified natural gas)
4. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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5. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Landfill gas
Light crude oil
Anticline
6. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Possible trap materials
Composition of Natural Gas
Gasification of Coal
Lubricating Oil
7. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Fluidized - bed combustion
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Sapropel
8. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Composition of Natural Gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Reservoir bed
Trap
9. Salt or cemented sandstone
400 years
Natural Gas
Sapropel
Possible trap materials
10. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Source Rock
Heavy crude oil
Therms
Units of measuring natural gas
11. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conventional Natural Gas
Therms
Gasification of Coal
12. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Reservoir bed
Dry natural gas
Source Rock
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
13. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Petroleum or oil
Primary oil recovery
EROI
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
14. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Heavy crude oil
Uses of coal
Tar sands or oil sands
LNG (liquified natural gas)
15. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Butane and propane
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Energy content of gasoline
EROI
16. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
EROI
Energy content of gasoline
Tertiary oil recovery
Structural trap
17. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Gasoline
Source Rock
Heavy crude oil
Origin of coal
18. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Tar sands or oil sands
Lubricating Oil
19. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Composition of source rock
Origin of coal
Wet natural gas
20. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Dry natural gas
Anticline
Anthracite
Possible trap materials
21. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Tar sands or oil sands
22. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Oil Shale
Lubricating Oil
23. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Heavy crude oil
EROI
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Wet natural gas
24. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
400 years
Sources of coal
164 years
Landfill gas
25. Fuel for jets and tractors
Structural trap
Light crude oil
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Kerosene
26. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Crude oil
Unconventional Natural Gas
Bituminous coal
Gasification of Coal
27. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Gasification of Coal
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Stratigraphic trap
US Consumption of Natural Gas
28. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Anticline
Lubricating Oil
Fuel Oil
Other uses of natural gas
29. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Petroleum or oil
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Landfill gas
30. Energy
Oil Shale
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Therms
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
31. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Gasification of Coal
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Source Rock
Conversion of Btu to kWh
32. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Gasification of Coal
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Petroleum or oil
Unconventional Natural Gas
33. Oil with little or no sulfur
Tar sands or oil sands
Energy content of gasoline
Unconventional Natural Gas
Sweet crude oil
34. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Composition of source rock
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Oil Shale
35. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Fluidized - bed combustion
Bituminous coal
Primary oil recovery
Diesel Oil
36. 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
Dry natural gas
Secondary oil recovery
Conversion of Btu to kWh
37. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Uses of coal
EROI
Therms
Reserves
38. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Conversion of Btu to Therms
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Demonstrated reserves
Therms
39. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Uses of coal
Bituminous coal
Petroleum or oil
Oil Shale
40. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Indicated or probable reserves
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Petroleum or oil
41. Fuel for cars
Heavy crude oil
Gasoline
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Butane and propane
42. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Sources of coal
Uses of coal
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Heavy crude oil
43. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Sources of coal
Light crude oil
Structural trap
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
44. 125000 Btu per gallon
US Consumption of Natural Gas
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Energy content of gasoline
Oil Shale
45. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Therms
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Crude oil
Primary oil recovery
46. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Tar sands or oil sands
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Lubricating Oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
47. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Reserves
Primary oil recovery
Fluidized - bed combustion
Anthracite
48. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Energy content of gasoline
Gasification of Coal
Possible trap materials
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.
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Lubricating Oil
Butane and propane
Tertiary oil recovery
50. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Possible trap materials
400 years
Lubricating Oil
Therms