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CSET Earth Resources Fossil Fuels

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






2. A layer of cap rock that confines the oil and gas - must be impermeable.






3. A mixture of of hydrocarbons and organic compounds






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






5. Hard coal - with the second highest energy content






6. Traps formed by folding or faulting of rock layers






7. Refined natural gas that contains pure methane.






8. 1 Btu = 1055 J






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






10. 125000 Btu per gallon






11. 1 Btu = 2.931x10-4 kWh






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






13. Salt or cemented sandstone






14. For lubricating motors






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






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






17. Fuel for cars






18. Coal is converted to a gas - making it easier to remove impurities.






19. 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.






20. Structural traps and stratigraphic traps






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






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






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






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






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






26. Burns coal at lower temperatures - reducing the production of nitrogen oxides - and making it easier to remove sulfur oxides.






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






28. Oil with little or no sulfur






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






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






31. Intermediate between hard coal and peat






32. Soot - sulfur oxides - nitrogen oxides - mercury






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






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






35. Soft coal - with the highest energy content






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

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37. 1 Therm = 100000 Btu






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






39. 22% of energy consumed in the U.S. comes from the burning of natural gas.






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






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






42. Methane produced by the action of microorganisms on waste in landfills






43. Heat - pressure - dearth of oxygen






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






45. An industrial fuel - also used to make petroleum products






46. Marine shale - limestone - or oil shale






47. Energy






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






49. Fuel for trucks






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