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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






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






3. 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.






4. Fuel for trucks






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






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






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






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






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






10. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas

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11. 1 Btu = 1055 J






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






13. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






15. Peat - formed from plants.






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






17. Energy






18. 125000 Btu per gallon






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






20. For lubricating motors






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






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






23. Fuel for jets and tractors






24. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






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






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






27. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills






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






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






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






31. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price






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






33. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






34. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






35. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






36. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






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






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






40. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.






41. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






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






43. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






44. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.






45. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.






46. 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.






47. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






48. Fuel for cars






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






50. Oil with little or no sulfur