Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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Bypassed footage

Energy; Coal

Bypassed footage is the footage in that section of hole that is abandoned as the result of remedial sidetrack drilling operations.

Coal zone

Energy; Coal

A series of laterally extensive and (or) lenticular coal beds and associated strata that arbitrarily can be viewed as a unit. Generally, the coal beds in a coal zone are assigned to the same geologic ...

Column sample

Energy; Coal

A channel or drill core sample taken to represent the entire geologic coalbed; it includes all partings and impurities that may exist in the coalbed.

Domestic uranium industry

Energy; Coal

Collectively, those businesses (whether U.S. or foreign-based) that operate under the laws and regulations pertaining to the conduct of commerce within the United States and its territories and ...

Average delivered price

Energy; Coal

The weighted average of all contract price commitments and market price settlements in a delivery year.

Byproduct

Energy; Coal

A secondary or additional product resulting from the feedstock use of energy or the processing of nonenergy materials. For example, the more common byproducts of coke ovens are coal gas, tar, and a ...