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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Oil Shale
Reserves
Composition of Natural Gas
Units of measuring natural gas
2. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Therms
Demonstrated reserves
Energy content of gasoline
3. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Indicated or probable reserves
Reserves
Landfill gas
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
4. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Dry natural gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
5. Fuel for jets and tractors
Structural trap
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Kerosene
Origin of coal
6. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Sapropel
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Secondary oil recovery
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
7. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Petroleum or oil
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Dry natural gas
8. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Gasoline
Tertiary oil recovery
Oil Shale
Reservoir bed
9. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Natural Gas
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Units of measuring natural gas
10. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Origin of coal
Petroleum or oil
Structural trap
Secondary oil recovery
11. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Oil Shale
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Heavy crude oil
12. Unrefined oil. May appear thick and brown or black - or clear.
Crude oil
Sources of coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
Fuel Oil
13. Energy
Reserves
Therms
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Secondary oil recovery
14. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
400 years
EROI
Composition of source rock
Wet natural gas
15. Peat - formed from plants.
Bituminous coal
Tertiary oil recovery
Diesel Oil
Origin of coal
16. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Demonstrated reserves
17. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Uses of coal
Natural Gas
Landfill gas
Stratigraphic trap
18. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Structural trap
Fuel Oil
EROI
Kerosene
19. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Composition of Natural Gas
Conventional Natural Gas
Reserves
Sweet crude oil
20. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Sweet crude oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Sources of coal
Tar sands or oil sands
21. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
Other uses of natural gas
Anthracite
Conversion of Btu to Joules
US Consumption of Natural Gas
22. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Demonstrated reserves
Energy content of gasoline
Gasoline
23. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Butane and propane
Petroleum or oil
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Light crude oil
24. 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.
Trap
Diesel Oil
Possible trap materials
Tertiary oil recovery
25. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Reserves
Tertiary oil recovery
Reservoir bed
Conversion of Btu to Therms
26. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Stratigraphic trap
Composition of source rock
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Conversion of Btu to kWh
27. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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28. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Crude oil
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Natural Gas
Reservoir bed
29. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Gasoline
Oil Shale
Stratigraphic trap
Light crude oil
30. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Heavy crude oil
Composition of Natural Gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Energy content of gasoline
31. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Lubricating Oil
Stratigraphic trap
Indicated or probable reserves
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
32. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Structural trap
Landfill gas
Dry natural gas
Anthracite
33. 125000 Btu per gallon
Secondary oil recovery
Bituminous coal
Kerosene
Energy content of gasoline
34. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Sources of coal
Kerosene
Petroleum or oil
Source Rock
35. Salt or cemented sandstone
Possible trap materials
Structural trap
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Fuel Oil
36. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Composition of source rock
Therms
Tar sands or oil sands
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
37. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Reserves
Composition of source rock
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Crude oil
38. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Primary oil recovery
Demonstrated reserves
Fluidized - bed combustion
39. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Origin of coal
Units of measuring natural gas
Wet natural gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
40. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Bituminous coal
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Fluidized - bed combustion
Composition of source rock
41. Fuel for cars
Composition of source rock
Energy content of gasoline
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Gasoline
42. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
164 years
Diesel Oil
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Indicated or probable reserves
43. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
164 years
Anticline
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Conventional Natural Gas
44. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Gasification of Coal
Landfill gas
Indicated or probable reserves
Fluidized - bed combustion
45. 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.
Lubricating Oil
Sources of coal
Structural trap
Secondary oil recovery
46. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Reservoir bed
Crude oil
Diesel Oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
47. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Petroleum or oil
Reserves
Origin of coal
Trap
48. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Origin of coal
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Primary oil recovery
Indicated or probable reserves
49. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Primary oil recovery
Oil Shale
Trap
50. For lubricating motors
Conventional Natural Gas
Landfill gas
Lubricating Oil
Crude oil