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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Diesel Oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Dry natural gas
2. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Reserves
Sweet crude oil
Anticline
EROI
3. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
EROI
Composition of Natural Gas
Petroleum or oil
Composition of source rock
4. 125000 Btu per gallon
Sources of coal
164 years
Demonstrated reserves
Energy content of gasoline
5. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Demonstrated reserves
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Anthracite
Composition of source rock
6. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Sweet crude oil
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Unconventional Natural Gas
Energy content of gasoline
7. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Anthracite
Gasification of Coal
Source Rock
Butane and propane
8. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Origin of coal
Tar sands or oil sands
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Landfill gas
9. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Bituminous coal
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Dry natural gas
10. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
Secondary oil recovery
Light crude oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
11. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Possible trap materials
Structural trap
Composition of Natural Gas
Lubricating Oil
12. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Anticline
Dry natural gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Uses of coal
13. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Unconventional Natural Gas
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Anticline
14. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Natural Gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Unconventional Natural Gas
15. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
400 years
Wet natural gas
Possible trap materials
Origin of coal
16. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Energy content of gasoline
Stratigraphic trap
Dry natural gas
Wet natural gas
17. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Possible trap materials
Diesel Oil
Crude oil
18. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Composition of source rock
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
19. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Source Rock
Light crude oil
Natural Gas
Kerosene
20. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
400 years
Conventional Natural Gas
Dry natural gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
21. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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22. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Bituminous coal
EROI
Petroleum or oil
Indicated or probable reserves
23. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Crude oil
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Indicated or probable reserves
400 years
24. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Wet natural gas
Anthracite
Sources of coal
Other uses of natural gas
25. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Petroleum or oil
Sources of coal
Landfill gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
26. Fuel for jets and tractors
Anticline
Structural trap
Kerosene
Natural Gas
27. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Sapropel
Reservoir bed
Dry natural gas
Lubricating Oil
28. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Composition of Natural Gas
Demonstrated reserves
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
29. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Uses of coal
Anthracite
Indicated or probable reserves
Fluidized - bed combustion
30. 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.
Bituminous coal
Trap
Other uses of natural gas
Tertiary oil recovery
31. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Origin of coal
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Other uses of natural gas
32. Fuel for cars
Tar sands or oil sands
Stratigraphic trap
Gasoline
Gasification of Coal
33. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Composition of Natural Gas
Heavy crude oil
Trap
Conversion of Btu to Joules
34. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
400 years
Tertiary oil recovery
Trap
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
35. Fuel for trucks
Light crude oil
Diesel Oil
Lubricating Oil
Oil Shale
36. Peat - formed from plants.
Origin of coal
Anthracite
Lubricating Oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
37. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Dry natural gas
Sources of coal
Reservoir bed
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
38. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Trap
Demonstrated reserves
Fuel Oil
Conventional Natural Gas
39. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Other uses of natural gas
Lubricating Oil
Landfill gas
Demonstrated reserves
40. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Conventional Natural Gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Crude oil
Trap
41. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Primary oil recovery
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Stratigraphic trap
Fuel Oil
42. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Crude oil
Composition of Natural Gas
Uses of coal
Origin of coal
43. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Anthracite
Gasification of Coal
Crude oil
44. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Fuel Oil
Petroleum or oil
Wet natural gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
45. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Anthracite
Oil Shale
Anticline
46. Energy
400 years
Heavy crude oil
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Therms
47. Oil with little or no sulfur
Sweet crude oil
Crude oil
Possible trap materials
Reserves
48. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Composition of source rock
Bituminous coal
Butane and propane
49. Salt or cemented sandstone
Tar sands or oil sands
Natural Gas
164 years
Possible trap materials
50. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Bituminous coal
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
EROI