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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Oil Shale
Unconventional Natural Gas
Anticline
Landfill gas
2. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Oil Shale
Natural Gas
3. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Indicated or probable reserves
Reserves
Trap
Light crude oil
4. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Stratigraphic trap
Butane and propane
Natural Gas
Heavy crude oil
5. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Bituminous coal
Uses of coal
Fuel Oil
6. Oil with little or no sulfur
Sweet crude oil
Butane and propane
Energy content of gasoline
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
7. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Therms
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Trap
8. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Bituminous coal
Other uses of natural gas
Tertiary oil recovery
9. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Indicated or probable reserves
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
10. Fuel for cars
Gasoline
Butane and propane
Therms
Natural Gas
11. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Conventional Natural Gas
Units of measuring natural gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
12. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Crude oil
Diesel Oil
Gasification of Coal
Composition of source rock
13. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
14. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Gasoline
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Uses of coal
15. 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
Butane and propane
164 years
US Consumption of Natural Gas
16. 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.
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Gasification of Coal
Secondary oil recovery
Indicated or probable reserves
17. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Dry natural gas
Gasification of Coal
Conventional Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to kWh
18. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Trap
Crude oil
400 years
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
19. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Fluidized - bed combustion
Trap
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Conversion of Btu to Therms
20. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Dry natural gas
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Wet natural gas
21. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Dry natural gas
Primary oil recovery
Stratigraphic trap
Tar sands or oil sands
22. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Wet natural gas
Other uses of natural gas
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Anticline
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.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Heavy crude oil
Trap
Reservoir bed
24. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Bituminous coal
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Stratigraphic trap
Conversion of Btu to Joules
25. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Tar sands or oil sands
Landfill gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Kerosene
26. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Light crude oil
Bituminous coal
Natural Gas
Anticline
27. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Source Rock
Lubricating Oil
Energy content of gasoline
28. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Indicated or probable reserves
Primary oil recovery
Dry natural gas
29. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Bituminous coal
Sources of coal
30. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Reservoir bed
Petroleum or oil
31. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Conventional Natural Gas
164 years
Origin of coal
Anticline
32. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Unconventional Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Butane and propane
33. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Other uses of natural gas
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Composition of Natural Gas
Conventional Natural Gas
34. Energy
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Therms
Lubricating Oil
Sapropel
35. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Anticline
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Butane and propane
Unconventional Natural Gas
36. Fuel for jets and tractors
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Kerosene
Composition of Natural Gas
37. 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.
Sweet crude oil
Tertiary oil recovery
Conversion of Btu to Therms
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
38. Peat - formed from plants.
Kerosene
Trap
Origin of coal
Diesel Oil
39. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Trap
Crude oil
Fuel Oil
Reservoir bed
40. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Composition of Natural Gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Conventional Natural Gas
Sapropel
41. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Demonstrated reserves
Conventional Natural Gas
Composition of source rock
Main origin of oil and natural gas
42. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Tar sands or oil sands
Reservoir bed
Gasification of Coal
Conversion of Btu to kWh
43. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Tertiary oil recovery
Anthracite
Tar sands or oil sands
Gasification of Coal
44. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Crude oil
Gasification of Coal
Gasoline
Therms
45. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
Therms
Demonstrated reserves
Oil Shale
46. Fuel for trucks
Diesel Oil
Gasification of Coal
Anticline
Natural Gas
47. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Anticline
Primary oil recovery
Landfill gas
48. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Stratigraphic trap
Indicated or probable reserves
Fuel Oil
164 years
49. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Gasification of Coal
Stratigraphic trap
Petroleum or oil
Conventional Natural Gas
50. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Possible trap materials
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Oil Shale
Conversion of Btu to Joules