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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels
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1. The ratio of the energy return to the energy invested.
Secondary oil recovery
Gasification of Coal
EROI
Anthracite
2. An arch of stratified rock - an important geological feature that may be associated with reserves of oil - a type of structural trap.
Gasification of Coal
400 years
Oil Shale
Anticline
3. An emergency supply of crude oil created by the US government following the oil embargo of 1973-1974. Contains more than 700 million barrels.
Gasification of Coal
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Gasoline
Main origin of oil and natural gas
4. A type of sedimentary rock that - when heated - releases hydrocarbons.
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
164 years
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Oil Shale
5. Formed by changes in rock type or sedimentary features that create a space where hydrocarbons are confined by impermeable layers
Energy content of gasoline
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Stratigraphic trap
6. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content
Sources of coal
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Anthracite
Tar sands or oil sands
7. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.
Origin of coal
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Dry natural gas
Fluidized - bed combustion
8. 125000 Btu per gallon
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Fluidized - bed combustion
Energy content of gasoline
9. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills
Tertiary oil recovery
Heavy crude oil
Landfill gas
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
10. A layer of relatively porous and permeable rock in which the oil and gas coming up from the source rock can reside.
EROI
US Consumption of Natural Gas
Landfill gas
Reservoir bed
11. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively less dense
Demonstrated reserves
Uses of coal
Gasoline
Light crude oil
12. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Kerosene
US Consumption of Natural Gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
13. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers
Units of measuring natural gas
Sweet crude oil
Stratigraphic trap
Structural trap
14. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...
164 years
Tar sands or oil sands
Sapropel
Uses of coal
15. 1 Btu = 1055 J
Landfill gas
400 years
Indicated or probable reserves
Conversion of Btu to Joules
16. Peat - formed from plants.
Conventional Natural Gas
Origin of coal
Light crude oil
164 years
17. Natural gas that has been compressed and stored at very high pressure in strong containers.
Uses of coal
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Origin of coal
Structural trap
18. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps
Dry natural gas
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Fluidized - bed combustion
Bituminous coal
19. For heating - cooking - and making plastics
Two kinds of traps associated with oil and gas deposits
Indicated or probable reserves
Conventional Natural Gas
Butane and propane
20. Fraction of California's total energy requirements provided by natural gas
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21. Salt or cemented sandstone
Conventional Natural Gas
Trap
Possible trap materials
Energy content of gasoline
22. For lubricating motors
Lubricating Oil
Structural trap
Conventional Natural Gas
Source Rock
23. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.
Source Rock
1/3 of California's total energy requirements.
Landfill gas
Tertiary oil recovery
24. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.
EROI
Heavy crude oil
Conventional Natural Gas
Trap
25. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds
Petroleum or oil
Kerosene
Butane and propane
Composition of source rock
26. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen
Gasoline
Source Rock
Fluidized - bed combustion
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
27. Crude oil that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons that are relatively dense
Heavy crude oil
Crude oil
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Anticline
28. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale
Composition of source rock
Anticline
Reserves
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
29. Under layers of sedimentary rock like limestone and shale - and over sandstone.
Oil Shale
Sources of coal
Stratigraphic trap
Kerosene
30. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Gasification of Coal
Composition of source rock
Conversion of Btu to kWh
31. Oil with little or no sulfur
Dry natural gas
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Sweet crude oil
Butane and propane
32. Reserves that are not as well known or characterized as proved reserves
Anthracite
Demonstrated reserves
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Stratigraphic trap
33. Reserves that can reasonably be expected to exist based on geological evidence and projections from proved reserves.
Uses of coal
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Indicated or probable reserves
Composition of source rock
34. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh
Composition of source rock
Unconventional Natural Gas
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Therms
35. Intermediate between hard coal and peat
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Secondary oil recovery
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
36. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.
Other uses of natural gas
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Conversion of Btu to kWh
Composition of Natural Gas
37. Fuel for trucks
400 years
Diesel Oil
Oil Shale
Reserves
38. The process of drilling for oil and pumping it out. Accounts for 5-15% of the supply.
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Sweet crude oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
Primary oil recovery
39. Sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
Sapropel
Conversion of Btu to Joules
Source Rock
Fluidized - bed combustion
40. Source rock under a reservoir bed - under a trap.
Conditions necessary for the formation of fossil fuels
Diesel Oil
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Sapropel
41. Generate electricity - produce steel - plastics - synthetic fibers - fertilizers - and medicines
Btu - energy; 1 Btu
Uses of coal
Landfill gas
Anticline
42. Consist of clay - sand - water and bitumen - a type of oil.
Tar sands or oil sands
Possible trap materials
Conditions necessary for oil and gas to accumulate in a major deposit
Secondary oil recovery
43. Natural gas that exists in other forms - making it more difficult to extract.
Unconventional Natural Gas
Lubricating Oil
Stratigraphic trap
Composition of source rock
44. Length of time global natural gas supply is expected to last.
400 years
Primary oil recovery
Fuel Oil
Main origin of oil and natural gas
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.
Secondary oil recovery
Reservoir bed
Demonstrated reserves
Trap
46. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury
Pollution produced by coal - fired plants
Fluidized - bed combustion
Stratigraphic trap
Tertiary oil recovery
47. Natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid to store and transport.
Butane and propane
Kerosene
400 years
LNG (liquified natural gas)
48. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.
Therms
Sources of coal
Fluidized - bed combustion
400 years
49. Natural gas that flows to the surface from an underground reservoir when a well is dug.
Wet natural gas
Conventional Natural Gas
Kerosene
Trap
50. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.
Wet natural gas
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Lignite and Sub - bituminous Coal
Heavy crude oil
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