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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Primary oil recovery
Composition of Natural Gas
Source Rock
LNG (liquified natural gas)
2. Soft coal - with the highest energy content
Bituminous coal
Primary oil recovery
Butane and propane
Units of measuring natural gas
3. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Bituminous coal
Natural Gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Gasification of Coal
4. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Origin of coal
Possible trap materials
Tertiary oil recovery
Stratigraphic trap
5. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Other uses of natural gas
Fuel Oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
6. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products
Fuel Oil
Oil Shale
Heavy crude oil
Lubricating Oil
7. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Primary oil recovery
Other uses of natural gas
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Conventional Natural Gas
8. Fuel for jets and tractors
Kerosene
Conventional Natural Gas
Tertiary oil recovery
Natural Gas
9. A mixture of hydrocarbons found in naturally occurring underground reservoirs
Natural Gas
Lubricating Oil
Anthracite
Sweet crude oil
10. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Unconventional Natural Gas
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Tertiary oil recovery
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
11. Energy to raise the temperature of 1 lb of water by 1 degree F at 1 atm.
Gasification of Coal
Indicated or probable reserves
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Conventional Natural Gas
12. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Wet natural gas
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Conversion of Btu to Therms
13. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Source Rock
Anthracite
14. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Conversion of Btu to Joules
EROI
Uses of coal
Origin of coal
15. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Landfill gas
Unconventional Natural Gas
Heavy crude oil
Conventional Natural Gas
16. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Crude oil
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Units of measuring natural gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
17. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Sapropel
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
18. Oil with little or no sulfur
Light crude oil
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Sweet crude oil
Secondary oil recovery
19. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Tertiary oil recovery
Fluidized - bed combustion
Uses of coal
Anthracite
20. Peat - formed from plants.
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Fuel Oil
Origin of coal
US Consumption of Natural Gas
21. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
Other uses of natural gas
400 years
Gasoline
Butane and propane
22. Fuel for cars
Trap
Gasoline
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Possible trap materials
23. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Heavy crude oil
Bituminous coal
Natural Gas
Unconventional Natural Gas
24. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Structural trap
Anticline
Primary oil recovery
Reservoir bed
25. Energy
Energy content of gasoline
Anthracite
Therms
Butane and propane
26. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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27. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Anticline
Gasification of Coal
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to Joules
28. 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.
Demonstrated reserves
Secondary oil recovery
Other uses of natural gas
Light crude oil
29. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Conventional Natural Gas
Lubricating Oil
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Indicated or probable reserves
30. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
Units of measuring natural gas
EROI
LNG (liquified natural gas)
31. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Conversion of Btu to Therms
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Uses of coal
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
32. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Composition of Natural Gas
Dry natural gas
Anthracite
Reserves
33. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Reservoir bed
Light crude oil
Heavy crude oil
Indicated or probable reserves
34. Cubic feet - volume - used when gas is at normal temperature and pressure - Dollars per volume in cubic feet - price
Composition of Natural Gas
Units of measuring natural gas
Sapropel
Source Rock
35. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Heavy crude oil
Fluidized - bed combustion
LNG (liquified natural gas)
Uses of coal
36. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
Gasification of Coal
Landfill gas
Dry natural gas
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
37. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Origin of coal
Oil Shale
Primary oil recovery
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
38. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
Reserves
164 years
Sapropel
Indicated or probable reserves
39. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Wet natural gas
Natural Gas
Light crude oil
Gasoline
40. Raw material in the production of pain and fertilizer - steel - glass - paper - and other products.
EROI
Other uses of natural gas
Primary oil recovery
Gasification of Coal
41. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Tar sands or oil sands
Other uses of natural gas
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Conversion of Btu to Therms
42. The quantity of oil (or other energy resource) that exists and can be recovered under current operating and economic conditions.
Reserves
Uses of coal
Units of measuring natural gas
Bituminous coal
43. 125000 Btu per gallon
164 years
Energy content of gasoline
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Conventional Natural Gas
44. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Demonstrated reserves
Composition of source rock
Anticline
Gasoline
45. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
Reserves
Bituminous coal
Reservoir bed
Trap
46. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Petroleum or oil
Tar sands or oil sands
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Stratigraphic trap
47. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Dry natural gas
Sources of coal
Reserves
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
48. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu
Conversion of Btu to Therms
Fluidized - bed combustion
Light crude oil
Units of measuring natural gas
49. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Anthracite
Energy content of gasoline
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
50. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
Wet natural gas
Kerosene
Petroleum or oil
Reservoir bed