Fossil Fuelsp 34

Petroleum & Natural Gas

Petroleum

• Found in sedimentary rocks such as limestone & sandstone

• Only about 1/3 of the oil is removed using traditional drilling methods.

• Gushers may be seen as a result of underground pressure causing oil and gas to quickly rise to the surface.

Titusville, Pennsylvania

• First oil well in the United States

• Drilled by Edwin Drake in 1859

• Oil was first used in lamps and later as fuel in engines, as an energy source for power plants, & the basic ingredient for petroleum products.

Spindletop

• Located in Beaumont, Texas

• First oil well in Texas• Struck oil on January

10, 1901• A geyser of oil

gushed 200 feet into the air

Petroleum Deposits

Transporting Oil

• To move oil from its original location to its destination, oil companies use various methods including…

Railroad ~ 2%

Trucks ~ 4%

Pipelines ~ 66%

Oil Tankers ~ 28%

Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill

Exxon Valdez Spill Map

Oil Sheen

Skimmer

Oil Pool on Beach

Water Pressure Treatment

Block Island Before Clean-Up

Block Island During Clean-Up

Oiled Wildlife

Oiled & Dead Merrelet

Oiled Sea Otter

Oiled Duck

Oil Refinery

Natural Gas

• Cleanest burning fossil fuel

• Found with oil & in coal mines

• Colorless, odorless, & tasteless

• A malodorant is added to make it easier to detect leaks

Natural Gas Deposits

Molecular Structure of Natural Gases

Notable Oil Spills

• 1/5/93 Shetland Islands 87,000 tons• 12/3/92 Spain 84,000 tons• 1/25/91 Kuwait 1,450,000 tons• 3/24/89 Alaska 34,000 tons• 8/6/83 South Africa 250,000

tons• 2/83 Persian Gulf 600,000 tons• 11/1/79 Galveston, TX 36,000 tons• 1942 Atlantic Ocean 590,000 tons

Petrochemical Products

• Crayons• Deodorant• Cassette Tapes• Tires• Dishwashing Liquids• Toothbrushes• Lipstick• Tennis Rackets• Guitar Strings• Eyeglasses• Yarn• Fishing Lures

• Toilet Seats• Candles• Insect Repellent• Credit Cards• Aspirin• Golf Balls• Glue• Contact Lenses• Dish• Cameras• Nail Polish• Balloons

Petrochemical Product Project• 1. Select 10 examples of Petrochemical

Products• 2. Communicate the problem that petroleum is

nonrenewable and that the above objects are all made from petroleum.

• 3. Communicate how important petroleum is to your life and the need to conserve it.

• 4. You must have a written product, neatly done.

• 5. Don’t forget to title your project and put your name on it.

Ideas

• Advertisements, cartoon, collage, comic strip, computer website, demonstration, detailed illustration, diary, display, game, illustrated story, interview, mobile, newspaper story, narrative, nursery rhyme, painting, pamphlet, photo essay, pictures, play, poetry, power point, press conference, puppet show, rap, riddle, science fiction story, skit, song, television program, transparencies or creative idea of your own

Products from Petroleum

Photo Sources

• http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=KIDS

• http://www.eia.doe.gov

• http://www.eere.energy.gov

• http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/com/energy/index.html