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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Wet natural gas
Composition of Natural Gas
2. Fuel for jets and tractors
Bituminous coal
Landfill gas
Crude oil
Kerosene
3. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Units of measuring natural gas
Landfill gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Possible trap materials
4. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
EROI
Primary oil recovery
Energy content of gasoline
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
5. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Natural Gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
6. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Demonstrated reserves
Anticline
Oil Shale
7. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Source Rock
Light crude oil
Natural Gas
Fluidized - bed combustion
8. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
Unconventional Natural Gas
Indicated or probable reserves
9. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Demonstrated reserves
Source Rock
Natural Gas
10. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Dry natural gas
Composition of source rock
Anticline
Bituminous coal
11. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Conversion of Btu to kWh
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
12. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Possible trap materials
Bituminous coal
Tertiary oil recovery
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
13. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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14. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Sapropel
Gasoline
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Possible trap materials
15. 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
Dry natural gas
Source Rock
Heavy crude oil
16. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Primary oil recovery
EROI
17. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Anticline
Composition of Natural Gas
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Reserves
18. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Oil Shale
Indicated or probable reserves
Energy content of gasoline
Gasification of Coal
19. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
EROI
Possible trap materials
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Conversion of Btu to Joules
20. Phytoplankton and zooplankton that accumulated in marine sediments beginning 300 million years ago
Lubricating Oil
Uses of coal
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Heavy crude oil
21. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Structural trap
Conventional Natural Gas
Bituminous coal
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
22. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
164 years
Anthracite
Composition of source rock
CNG (compressed natural gas)
23. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Sources of coal
400 years
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Gasification of Coal
24. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Butane and propane
Anthracite
Trap
25. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Indicated or probable reserves
Gasoline
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Anticline
26. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Lubricating Oil
Reservoir bed
Fuel Oil
Primary oil recovery
27. Peat - formed from plants.
Origin of coal
Crude oil
Conventional Natural Gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
28. For lubricating motors
164 years
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Lubricating Oil
Demonstrated reserves
29. 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.
Gasification of Coal
Units of measuring natural gas
Secondary oil recovery
400 years
30. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Energy content of gasoline
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
EROI
Fuel Oil
31. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Reserves
Petroleum or oil
Anticline
Diesel Oil
32. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Conversion of Btu to kWh
EROI
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
33. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Gasoline
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Heavy crude oil
34. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Landfill gas
Conversion of Btu to Therms
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
35. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conventional Natural Gas
Light crude oil
Dry natural gas
36. Salt or cemented sandstone
Possible trap materials
Units of measuring natural gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNG (compressed natural gas)
37. 125000 Btu per gallon
Oil Shale
Energy content of gasoline
Structural trap
Anthracite
38. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Tar sands or oil sands
Natural Gas
Oil Shale
39. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Anthracite
Primary oil recovery
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Composition of Natural Gas
40. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Kerosene
Therms
Butane and propane
41. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Structural trap
Unconventional Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
42. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Sources of coal
Crude oil
400 years
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
43. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Kerosene
Units of measuring natural gas
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Energy content of gasoline
44. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Dry natural gas
Anticline
Possible trap materials
Crude oil
45. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Trap
Heavy crude oil
Secondary oil recovery
46. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Oil Shale
Other uses of natural gas
Trap
Wet natural gas
47. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
Source Rock
Sapropel
Primary oil recovery
48. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Anticline
Tar sands or oil sands
Main origin of oil and natural gas
49. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Structural trap
Tertiary oil recovery
Fuel Oil
Possible trap materials
50. Fuel for trucks
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Butane and propane
Diesel Oil
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