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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Cogenerator

Energy; Coal

A generating facility that produces electricity and another form of useful thermal energy (such as heat or steam), used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes. To receive status as ...

Coincidental demand

Energy; Coal

The sum of two or more demands that occur in the same time interval.

Dry hole

Energy; Coal

An exploratory or development well found to be incapable of producing either oil or gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as an oil or gas well. Also see Well.

Coincidental peak load

Energy; Coal

The sum of two or more peak loads that occur in the same time interval.

Dry hole charge

Energy; Coal

The charge-off to expense of apreviously capitalised cost upon the conclusion of an unsuccessful drilling effort.

Coke (coal)

Energy; Coal

A solid carbonaceous residue derived from low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal from which the volatile constituents are driven off by baking in an oven at temperatures as high as 2,000 degrees ...

Dry hole contribution

Energy; Coal

A payment (either incash or acreage) that is required by agreement only if a test well is unsuccessful and that is made in exchange for well test and evaluation data.