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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






2. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






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






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






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






6. Fuel for cars






7. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Peat - formed from plants.






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






16. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.






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






18. Fuel for trucks






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






20. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






21. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.






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






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






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

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25. 125000 Btu per gallon






26. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






27. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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






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






30. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






33. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






34. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






36. Salt or cemented sandstone






37. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






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






40. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.






41. Energy






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






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






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






45. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






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






48. 1 Btu = 1055 J






49. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






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