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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






2. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






3. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






4. 1 Btu = 1055 J






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






6. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






7. Fuel for trucks






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






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






10. 125000 Btu per gallon






11. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






12. Oil with little or no sulfur






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.






14. 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.






15. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






16. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






17. Energy






18. For lubricating motors






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






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






21. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






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






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






25. Fuel for jets and tractors






26. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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

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






29. Fuel for cars






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






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






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






33. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






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






36. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






37. Salt or cemented sandstone






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






46. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






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






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






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