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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






3. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






5. Fuel for trucks






6. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






7. 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.






8. Energy






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






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






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






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

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






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






15. For lubricating motors






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






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






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






19. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






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






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






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






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.






24. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






26. 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.






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






28. Fuel for cars






29. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






30. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






31. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






33. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






34. 125000 Btu per gallon






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






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






37. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






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






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






41. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






43. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.






44. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






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






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






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






49. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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







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