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Coal and Petroleum Flashcards

1
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Residue of non-combustible matter in coal

A

ash

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2
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Coal contains traces of this

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iron and uranium

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3
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“Dehydrogenated plant fragments”

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Macerals

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4
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Maceral maturity is estimated by

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Vitrinite reflectance

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5
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Most common type of maceral? Made up of what?

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Vitrinite maceral, cell wall material of plants

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6
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Maceral derived from waxy, spores, resins wc are resistant to weathering

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Liptinite/exinite Macerals

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7
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Plant material strongly altered and degraded in the peat stage

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inertinite Macerals

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8
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Land plants emerged during this time

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Devonian period

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9
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Accumulation of coal occured during this

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Carboniferous period

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10
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Fixed Carbon ____ while coal grade increases

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Increases

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11
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Volatille matter ____ as coal rank increases

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Decreases

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12
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Hydrogen ____ ascoal rank increases

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Decreases

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13
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Oxygen content ____ as Coal rank increases

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decreases

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14
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Lignite is used mostly for

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Power generation

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15
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Sub-bituminous coal is used for this bc of its low S content

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Power generation (also for Cement manufacture)

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16
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Bituminous coal is split into these two types

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Metallurgical and thermal

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17
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Metallurgical bituminous coal is used for

A

Coke in Iron and steel manufacturings

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18
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Anthracite coal is used for

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Domestic or Industrial smokeless fuel

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19
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Esimated Coal resource potential

A

2,370 MMT

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20
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Mineable reserve in the Phil.

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200 MMT

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21
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2nd largest mineable reserves in the Phil

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Samar-Leyte and South Mindoro

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22
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Anthracite coal heating value

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nearly 15,000 Btu/lb

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23
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Bituminous coal heating value

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10500-15500 Btu/lb

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24
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Sub-bituminous coal heating value

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8300 to 13000 Btu/lb

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25
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Lignite heating value

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4000 to 8300 Btu/lb

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26
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Carbon content of anthracite

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86 to 98 %

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27
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Carbon content of Bituminous

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45 - 86 %

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28
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Carbon content of Sub-bituminous

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35 - 45%

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29
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Carbon content of Lignite

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25-35%

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30
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Metallurgical coal also know as

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Coking coal

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31
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Thermal coal also know as

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Steam coal

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32
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used in manufacturing creosote oil, naphthalene, pheno, and benzene

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Coal tar

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33
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Used in filters for water, air purification and in dialysis machines

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Activated carbon

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34
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Top 5 coal producers

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China, US, India, Australia, Indonesia

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35
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3 most important prospecting and exploration methods

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Mapping, Drilling, Geophysical methods

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36
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2 commons types of drill used in coal explo

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Rotary and diamond core

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37
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used to explore coal outcrops to get info on attitude and overburden nature

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Dozer cutting

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38
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How are levels of cleaning differentiated w/ each other

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The greater the ROM coal is crushed, the greater the liberation of impurities.

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39
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4 coal preparations steps in order

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Characterization - Liberation - Separation - Disposition

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40
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Used to in Separation of ccoal and impurities

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Gravity concentration, flotation for fine particles

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41
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Define Disposition

A

the handling and storage of coal products using slurries, dewatering, thermal dryer

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42
Q

Mine tailings dumps produce this

A

`AMD

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43
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These two blasting eqpt are always separated from each other

A

explosives and detonators

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44
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Profit Share of Coal operating contract

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30/70, government/contractor

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45
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Taxes in Coal operating contract

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exempted except for income tax

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46
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Coal exploration

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2+2 years only

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47
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Coal development and production term

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10-20 yrs + series of 3 yrs extension not exceeding 12 yrs

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48
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PD 1151 goal

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EIA of all power and mining operators

49
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DAO No. 14 series of 1993 requires this for coal

A

Sulfur content < 1%

50
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OEA Cir. no. 89-08-09

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To: All Holders of Coal Operating Contracts Under PD. No. 972, as amended (warns COC owners not to sub-contract areas for extraction)

51
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BED CIRCULAR NO. 82-12-12

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warns COC owners to do exploration properly

52
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Amended Coal Development Act of 1976 or PD 972

53
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Cost Recovery fo rCOC owners

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90% of gross income

54
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Bidding system for possible energy sources in Phil

A

Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR)

55
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Department Circular No. DC 2010-03-0005

A

“Providing Additional Guidelines for a Transparent and Competitive System of Awarding Service/Operating Contracts for Coal and Petroleum Prospective Areas”

56
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2nd largest source of coal in Phil

57
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3 largest phil coal import source

A

Indonesia, China, Vietnam

58
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Largest coal powerplant in the Phil

A

Quezpn Power Phils.

59
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PD No. 1152

A

provides tax exemptions for foreign and tax credits for domestic pollution control technologies

60
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Term used for directly transporting mined coal to powerplant nearby

A

Mine-Mouth powerplant

61
Q

Flue Gas Desulfurizer works by

A

Smoke is cleaned by wet scrubbingg

62
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Philippine coal rank

A

Lignite to Bituminous, soft to dense

63
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Philippine coal is formed during

A

Miocene age 23-25M yrs aho

64
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Phil coal heating value

A

7000-12000

65
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Three most popular coal cleaning technology in Phil

A

Electrostatic Precipitator, Circulating Fluidized Bed, andFlue Gas Desulfurization

66
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Compressed block of coal dust

67
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Renewable Energy Act of 2008

A

RA No. 9513

68
Q

Geothermal Service Contract Explo term

69
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Geothermal Service Contract term

A

25+25yrs only

70
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Ownership Foreign %

A

Up to 100% foreign

71
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Two Largest Geothermal Powerplant in the Phil

A

Tongonan, Lete and Mt. Makiling Laguna

72
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“Coal Mine Safety Rules and Regulations”

A

BED CIRCULAR NO.1, Series of 1978

73
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IRR of PD 972

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BED Circular No. 81-11-10

74
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3 types of Coal mines

A

Drift, Slope, Shaft Coal mining

75
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Other name for Room and Pillar

A

Bord and Pillar

76
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3 Types of Coal Room and Pillar

A

Classic, Post, Step

77
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Coal Cutting machine w/ a rotating drum w/ cutting bits

78
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2 Applicable conditions for Shearers

A

Hard coal and Irregular seam thickness

79
Q

Emplys static set of cutting bits and is towed by motors

80
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Shortwall mining panel length

81
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Air velocity limit in coal mines

82
Q

Airtight duct in coal mining

83
Q

Define regulator

A

valves metering the amount of aairentering a section

84
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Method to displace methane in coal strata

A

Water infusion

85
Q

Borehole to drain methane after stope is mined

86
Q

3 Dust control measure

A

Water spray, newer cutting bits, avoid cutting into wallrock

87
Q

Principal mineral in most coal seams

88
Q

How is Fixed Carbon created

A

removal of volatiles from organic by heat w/o combustion

89
Q

What is Shale Parting orSplit coal and how does it form

A

thin bands of mud and silt incoal layers from periodic overflowing of banks

90
Q

What are Wash-outs

A

the erosion of organic material and replacement with mud and sound

91
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Advantage of RC drilling over rotary drilling

A

same speed but better sample acquisition

92
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Recovery factor for surface Mines

93
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Recovery factor for Longwall mines

94
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Recovery factor for coal UG mining

95
Q

Explain Gasification of coal

A

conversion of coal into gas by using air-steam mixtures into coal gasifiers

96
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Explain Liquiefaction

A

Conversion of coal into liquid fuels by liquefactiON

97
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difference of shovel and backhoe

A

orientation of bucket wrt to body

98
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What is Area Surface mining for coal

A

for coal w/ shallow overburden. coal is relatively plane

99
Q

Applicability of Contour Mining or Mountain Top Removal

A

for non-plane, rolling, or mountainous terrain

100
Q

Dominant mineral in arkoses

A

unweathered feldspars

101
Q

Dominant comp of greywackes

A

lithic fragments and a clay matrix

102
Q

Dominant comp of orthoquartzites

A

Detrital quartz

103
Q

What is a sedimentary basin

A

depression formed by tectonic processesm flanked by high areas that shed detritus into the depression

104
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3 geophysical reconnaissance method for petroleum

A

gravity, seismic, and magnetic

105
Q

3 Field geology methods

A

Road mapping,, Coastal mapping, aerial recon

106
Q

Drill to test the presence of petroleum reserve

A

Wildcat drilling

107
Q

Muddy or clayey type of carbonate rock

108
Q

Define Kerogen

A

organic matter intermediate to transformatino into petroleum hydrocarbon

109
Q

Process of heat and pressure transforming OM into oil and gas

A

Maturation

110
Q

What happens when Kerogen loses Hydrogen

111
Q

Characterisitics of Reservoir rocks

A

coarse-grained, porous and permeable rock

112
Q

2 Rock types conducive for reservoir formatino

A

Sandstones and Carbonates

113
Q

Most common strcutural trap for oil

114
Q

Petroleum desription

A

Made up of Carbon and Hydrogen or hydrocarbons

115
Q

Liquid hydrocarbon is called

116
Q

Solid hydrocarbon is called

A

tar and bitumen

117
Q

Tar sands field in the Philippines

A

Balite, Leyte

118
Q

Gas fields in the Philippines

A

Camago Gasfield Palawan, San Antonio Gas Field , Cagayan Valley

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