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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Butane and propane
Conventional Natural Gas
Demonstrated reserves
2. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Origin of coal
Gasoline
Structural trap
Composition of source rock
3. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
EROI
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Diesel Oil
Sapropel
4. Oil with little or no sulfur
Unconventional Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Diesel Oil
Sweet crude oil
5. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Light crude oil
Gasification of Coal
Sapropel
Reservoir bed
6. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Kerosene
Stratigraphic trap
Fluidized - bed combustion
Heavy crude oil
7. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Sweet crude oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Lubricating Oil
8. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Composition of Natural Gas
164 years
Bituminous coal
Energy content of gasoline
9. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Gasoline
Energy content of gasoline
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Sapropel
10. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Gasification of Coal
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Stratigraphic trap
Units of measuring natural gas
11. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
164 years
Gasification of Coal
Unconventional Natural Gas
EROI
12. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Composition of Natural Gas
Uses of coal
Secondary oil recovery
Natural Gas
13. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Sweet crude oil
Other uses of natural gas
Lubricating Oil
Oil Shale
14. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Demonstrated reserves
Heavy crude oil
Landfill gas
Bituminous coal
15. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Uses of coal
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Oil Shale
Energy content of gasoline
16. Energy
Therms
Petroleum or oil
Energy content of gasoline
LNG (liquified natural gas)
17. Fuel for cars
Fuel Oil
Sweet crude oil
Gasoline
Lubricating Oil
18. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Demonstrated reserves
Dry natural gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
19. Salt or cemented sandstone
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Composition of Natural Gas
Landfill gas
Possible trap materials
20. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Indicated or probable reserves
Gasification of Coal
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
21. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Stratigraphic trap
Secondary oil recovery
Anthracite
Gasification of Coal
22. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Sources of coal
Structural trap
Anticline
Landfill gas
23. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Diesel Oil
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Wet natural gas
Tar sands or oil sands
24. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Sweet crude oil
Reserves
Oil Shale
Fluidized - bed combustion
25. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Reservoir bed
Source Rock
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
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.
Reserves
Tertiary oil recovery
Landfill gas
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
27. Peat - formed from plants.
Composition of source rock
Origin of coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
Stratigraphic trap
28. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Landfill gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Gasification of Coal
400 years
29. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Units of measuring natural gas
Therms
Main origin of oil and natural gas
30. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Other uses of natural gas
Tar sands or oil sands
Natural Gas
31. 1 Btu = 1055 J
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Sapropel
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
32. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Dry natural gas
Composition of Natural Gas
Other uses of natural gas
33. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Trap
Wet natural gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Structural trap
34. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Indicated or probable reserves
Butane and propane
Sources of coal
35. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Dry natural gas
36. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Bituminous coal
Butane and propane
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Composition of Natural Gas
37. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Sapropel
Kerosene
Light crude oil
Sweet crude oil
38. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Anticline
Oil Shale
Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Therms
39. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Natural Gas
Gasoline
Anthracite
EROI
40. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Dry natural gas
Tar sands or oil sands
Indicated or probable reserves
41. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Energy content of gasoline
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Therms
Dry natural gas
42. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
EROI
Tar sands or oil sands
Petroleum or oil
Conversion of Btu to Therms
43. 125000 Btu per gallon
Energy content of gasoline
Bituminous coal
Natural Gas
Secondary oil recovery
44. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Butane and propane
Demonstrated reserves
CNG (compressed natural gas)
LNG (liquified natural gas)
45. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Diesel Oil
Source Rock
Light crude oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
46. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Lubricating Oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Bituminous coal
47. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Anthracite
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Kerosene
48. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Oil Shale
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Anthracite
Gasification of Coal
49. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Dry natural gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Gasoline
Composition of Natural Gas
50. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Anticline
Petroleum or oil
Other uses of natural gas
Lubricating Oil