Review questions

1. What are the fundamental sources of energy?

2. How does the length of a hydrocarbon chain affect its viscosity and volatility?

3. What is the source of the organic material in oil?

4. What is the oil window, and why does oil form only there?

5. How is organic matter trapped and transformed to create an oil reserve?

6. What are the different kinds of oil traps?

7. What are tar sand and oil shale, and how can oil be extracted from them?

8. What are gas hydrates, and where do they occur?

9. How do porosity and permeability affect the oil-bearing potential of a rock?

10. Where is most of the world’s oil found? At present rates of consumption, how long will it last?

11. Discuss the pros and cons of various alternative energy sources.

12. What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

13. What is the likely future of hydrocarbon production and use in the twenty-first century?

References

83. Contents

86. Preface..................……………………..….................................................……4

88. Laboratory Course “GRAND CANYON”………........................……………...5

90. References.....................................................………………………………….28