Lesson 10.01.05: Oil and NG Introduction Flashcards
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Brent Crude
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From North Sea Brent
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West Texas Intermediate
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Midland, TX and Odessa, TX
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Arabian Light
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Saudi Arabia
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Sweet Crude
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Has low sulfur content.
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Sour Crude
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Has high sulfur content.
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Light Crude
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API Gravity less than 10 (will float on water).
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Heavy Crude
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API Gravity greater than 10 (will sink in water).
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Class A Crude (Toxicity)
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- Light, highly liquid volatile oils that spread quickly on impenetrable surfaces and water
- Strong odor
- Evaporates quickly and emits flammable fumes easily
- Penetrates porous surfaces
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Class B Crude (Toxicity)
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- Less toxic
- Feels waxy or oily
- The warmer it gets, the more likely it will soak into porous surfaces and be hard to remove
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Class C Crude (Toxicity)
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- Heavy, tarry oils
- Includes residual fuel oils and medium to heavy crudes
- Slow to penetrate porous solids
- Not highly toxic
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Class D Crude (Toxicity)
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- Thick oils that won’t seep into porous surfaces
- Comparatively non-toxic
- Mostly black or dark brown
- Heavy crude oils such as the bitumen found in tar sands
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Western Canadian Select
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Canada’s largest commercial heavy oil stream comprised of bitumen, conventional oil, synthetic crude, and diluent.
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Marketable streams of crude oil have unique specifications defined by their:
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- density
- viscosity
- sulfur content
Note: they require their own separate storage facility and pipeline access.
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Non-Upgraded Bitumen is produced from where?
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Alberta Oil Sands
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Upgraded Bitumen is also known as?
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Light Synthetic Crude Oil (SCO)
