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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
Unconventional Natural Gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
164 years
Demonstrated reserves
2. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Butane and propane
Sources of coal
Indicated or probable reserves
Composition of source rock
3. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Source Rock
Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
4. Oil with little or no sulfur
Reserves
Sweet crude oil
Dry natural gas
Uses of coal
5. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Anthracite
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Demonstrated reserves
Crude oil
6. Salt or cemented sandstone
Fluidized - bed combustion
Dry natural gas
Possible trap materials
Butane and propane
7. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Conventional Natural Gas
Stratigraphic trap
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Units of measuring natural gas
8. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Lubricating Oil
Tertiary oil recovery
Heavy crude oil
9. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Origin of coal
Sapropel
Fuel Oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
10. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Reserves
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Kerosene
Primary oil recovery
11. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Secondary oil recovery
Sweet crude oil
Possible trap materials
12. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Primary oil recovery
Petroleum or oil
Anthracite
EROI
13. 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.
Crude oil
Anticline
Units of measuring natural gas
Secondary oil recovery
14. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Therms
164 years
Butane and propane
15. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Gasification of Coal
400 years
Stratigraphic trap
16. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Units of measuring natural gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Uses of coal
EROI
17. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Diesel Oil
18. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Origin of coal
Light crude oil
Composition of source rock
Possible trap materials
19. Energy
Bituminous coal
Therms
LNG (liquified natural gas)
400 years
20. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Fuel Oil
Reservoir bed
Other uses of natural gas
Tar sands or oil sands
21. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
Reservoir bed
Units of measuring natural gas
Kerosene
22. Fuel for trucks
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Origin of coal
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Diesel Oil
23. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Sources of coal
Trap
Diesel Oil
Kerosene
24. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Composition of Natural Gas
Light crude oil
Lubricating Oil
Trap
25. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Stratigraphic trap
Landfill gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Kerosene
26. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Composition of Natural Gas
Reserves
Primary oil recovery
Energy content of gasoline
27. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Reservoir bed
Crude oil
400 years
28. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Stratigraphic trap
Conventional Natural Gas
29. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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30. For lubricating motors
Lubricating Oil
Fuel Oil
Primary oil recovery
Sweet crude oil
31. 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.
Tertiary oil recovery
Fluidized - bed combustion
Uses of coal
Structural trap
32. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Origin of coal
LNG (liquified natural gas)
400 years
Reservoir bed
33. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Sources of coal
Sweet crude oil
Heavy crude oil
Demonstrated reserves
34. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
400 years
Conventional Natural Gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
US Consumption of Natural Gas
35. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
Anticline
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Petroleum or oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
36. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Light crude oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Demonstrated reserves
Gasification of Coal
37. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
164 years
Lubricating Oil
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Secondary oil recovery
38. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Other uses of natural gas
Reservoir bed
Secondary oil recovery
EROI
39. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Indicated or probable reserves
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Primary oil recovery
40. 125000 Btu per gallon
Wet natural gas
164 years
EROI
Energy content of gasoline
41. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Light crude oil
Sources of coal
400 years
Reservoir bed
42. Fuel for cars
Gasoline
Anticline
Conventional Natural Gas
Trap
43. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Wet natural gas
Origin of coal
Primary oil recovery
Fluidized - bed combustion
44. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Diesel Oil
Wet natural gas
Uses of coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
45. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Source Rock
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Dry natural gas
46. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Stratigraphic trap
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Other uses of natural gas
47. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
164 years
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
EROI
48. Fuel for jets and tractors
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Indicated or probable reserves
Kerosene
Structural trap
49. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Uses of coal
Sources of coal
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Units of measuring natural gas
50. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Natural Gas
Sources of coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
Unconventional Natural Gas