Module 2 - Energy resources

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Source rock
Is an organic rich mudstone or shale containing abundant plankton that formed in low energy, anoxic, marine conditions
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Maturation
The process by which plankton is converted into petroleum by the effects of temperature and pressure during burial.
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Migration
Describes the movement of petroleum from a source rock to a reservoir rock.
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Reservoir rock
Is a highly porous and permeable rock preventing further upwards migration of petroleum.
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Reserve
The amount of the resource that can be extracted at a profit using existing technology.
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Blowout
Occurs when oil gushes uncontrolled to the surface
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Primary Recovery
Is where oil initially gushes to the surface under natural pressure and is then pumped out.
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Secondary Recovery
Is where water is injected below or natural gas injected above the oil to maintain the pressure.
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Coal seam
A layer of coal, usually 1 to 2 metres thick.
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Coalification
Is the diagenetic process by which peat is turned into coal by the effects of heat and pressure during burial.
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Rank
Describes the percentage of carbon in the coal.
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Coal series
The sequence of increasing rank from peat to anthracite.
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Adit
Is a horizontal tunnel dug into a hillside
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Spoil heaps
compromise waste rock piled up on the ground
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Longwall Mining
A highly mechanised method of underground mining
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Cyclothem
Is a repeated cycle of sedimentation
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Coal measures
Is the name for the Carboniferous-age coal-bearing strata
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The process by which plankton is converted into petroleum by the effects of temperature and pressure during burial.

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Maturation

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Describes the movement of petroleum from a source rock to a reservoir rock.

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Is a highly porous and permeable rock preventing further upwards migration of petroleum.

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The amount of the resource that can be extracted at a profit using existing technology.

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