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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.






2. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.






3. 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.






4. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.






5. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.






6. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






7. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






8. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






9. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.






10. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines






11. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






12. For lubricating motors






13. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






14. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.






15. Fuel for cars






16. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






17. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves






18. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs






19. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.






20. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.






21. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...






22. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






23. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers






24. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.






25. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.






26. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense






27. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






28. Peat - formed from plants.






29. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






30. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.






31. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.






32. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.






33. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






34. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.






35. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products






36. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.






37. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.






38. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






39. 1 Btu = 1055 J






40. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago






41. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






42. Salt or cemented sandstone






43. Energy






44. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.






45. Fuel for trucks






46. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.






47. Fuel for jets and tractors






48. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans






49. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.






50. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.