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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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1. For heating - cooking - and making plastics






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






3. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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






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






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






7. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






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






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






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






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






12. Length of time US coal reserves are expected to last...






13. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






14. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






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






16. 125000 Btu per gallon






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Salt or cemented sandstone






24. Unrefined mixture of methane - ethane - propane - and butane.






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






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






27. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






29. 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.






30. Fuel for trucks






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






32. Fuel for cars






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






34. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






35. The layer of sediment where oil and gas originate.






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






37. 70%-90% methane - and small proportions of ethane - propane - and butane. Some carbon dioxide. Trace amounts of other gases.






38. Peat - formed from plants.






39. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






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






42. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






44. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






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






46. Energy






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






48. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






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

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