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is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit

found in association with oil or during the search for oil.

is defined as the amount of work done by an electric current over a given time.

is basically a coil of wire that rotates in a magnetic field or that remains stationary while a magnetic field is rotated around it.

Is The most common way to generate electrical power

is the combination of a turbine, a sophisticated paddle wheel, coupled to the generator.

the constant supply of power provided by large coal-burning and nuclear power plants

result from a deficiency in available power and cause a reduction in voltage

a total loss of power

can prevent major blackouts and brownouts.

65%-70% of the energy is lost to heat, these unavoidable energy losses are called

The heat generated is usually put into the environment through the air (cooling towers) or water.

Waste heat energy discharged into natural waterways is referred to as

Estimated reserves, which are educated guesses as to where oil or natural gas may be located and how much may be found.

a fairly accurate estimate can be made of how much oil can be economically obtained from the field

The withdrawal of oil or gas from the field is called

is conventional pumping which can remove only 25% of the oil in an oil field.

is more costly because it involves manipulating pressure in the oil reservoir by injecting brine or steam that forces the oil into the wells. (can remove up to 50% of oil)

is obtained by injecting carbon dioxide which breaks up oil droplets and enables them to flow again.

he predicted that U.S. production would peak between 1965 and 1970.

the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

are a sedimentary material containing bitumen, an extremely viscous, tar-like hydrocarbon.

is a fine sedimentary rock containing a mixture of solid, wax-like hydrocarbons called kerogen

is a technique used to drill for natural gas.