Natural Gas - Ivy

Question 1

What is the largest component of natural gas?

Answer 1

Methane

Question 2

What compound has one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms?

Answer 2

CH₄

Question 3

Who drilled the first successful natural gas well in the United States?

Answer 3

William Hart

Question 4

In what year was the first successful natural gas well drilled in the U.S.?

Answer 4

1821

Question 5

Who created the Bunsen burner?

Answer 5

Robert Bunsen

Question 6

What gas field became the sole source of natural gas for the Philippines?

Answer 6

Malampaya gas field

Question 7

What company drilled the Camago-1 Well in 1989?

Answer 7

Occidental Philippines (Oxy)

Question 8

What field began production in 1992 and ended in 1996?

Answer 8

West Linapacan field

Question 9

Who partnered with Oxy to discover the Malampaya gas field?

Answer 9

Shell Philippine Exploration B.V.

Question 10

What is the estimated reserve of the Malampaya gas field?

Answer 10

2.7 to 3.2 trillion cubic feet

Question 11

Which country has the largest proved natural gas reserves as of 2020?

Answer 11

Russia

Question 12

How many trillion cubic meters of gas did Russia have in 2020?

Answer 12

37.4 trillion cubic meters

Question 13

How many million barrels of condensate are found in the Malampaya gas field?

Answer 13

85 million barrels

Question 14

What is the Philippines’ rank in natural gas reserves globally?

Answer 14

50th

Question 15

How much natural gas did the Philippines produce per year (as of 2022)?

Answer 15

113,611 million cubic feet

Question 16

How much natural gas did the Philippines consume per year (2017)?

Answer 16

96,364 million cubic feet

Question 17

What is one primary use of natural gas in power generation?

Answer 17

Cleaner alternative to coal

Question 18

What is natural gas used for in homes and businesses?

Answer 18

Cooking, heating, and cooling

Question 19

What are natural gas appliances examples?

Answer 19

Stoves, water heaters, dryers

Question 20

What are CNG and LNG examples of?

Answer 20

Cleaner fuels for vehicles

Question 21

What does natural gas produce less of compared to coal and oil?

Answer 21

Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Question 22

What does natural gas help reduce?

Answer 22

Greenhouse gas emissions

Question 23

How is natural gas formed?

Answer 23

From remains of plants and animals buried under sand, silt, and rock

Question 24

What is the first stage of natural gas formation?

Answer 24

Diagenesis

Question 25

What is produced during diagenesis?

Answer 25

Kerogen

Question 26

What is catagenesis?

Answer 26

Thermal alteration of organic matter at 60°C to 200°C

Question 27

Where are natural gas deposits found?

Answer 27

Underground rocks called reservoirs

Question 28

What are the three types of natural gas formation?

Answer 28

Conventional, unconventional, and associated natural gas

Question 29

What is the initial phase before gas extraction?

Answer 29

Exploration phase

Question 30

What does vertical drilling do?

Answer 30

Creates a wellbore directly into the ground

Question 31

What is horizontal drilling?

Answer 31

Well is drilled vertically then turned horizontally

Question 32

What does hydraulic fracturing involve?

Answer 32

Injecting water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure

Question 33

What is the main use of natural gas?

Answer 33

Produces heat for cooking and heating

Question 34

What is added to natural gas for leak detection?

Answer 34

Odorants

Question 35

Where is dry natural gas sent after processing?

Answer 35

Pipelines to underground storage or distribution companies

Question 36

What is the largest natural gas facility in the Philippines?

Answer 36

Ilijan Combined-Cycle Power Plant

Question 37

What is one gas power station in the Philippines?

Answer 37

Sta. Rita Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Station

Question 38

What law promotes exploration and conservation of natural gas in the Philippines?

Answer 38

Republic Act No. 5092

Question 39

What does Republic Act No. 5092 ensure?

Answer 39

State ownership of geothermal energy, natural gas, and methane gas

Question 40

What are the three major stages in gas production and delivery?

Answer 40

Extraction, processing, distribution

Question 41

What traps hydrocarbons in a reservoir?

Answer 41

Cap rock

Question 42

What is the process of injecting high-pressure liquid to break rock?

Answer 42

Fracking

Question 43

What natural gas type occurs with oil?

Answer 43

Associated natural gas

Question 44

What is natural gas a key raw material for?

Answer 44

Petrochemical industries

Question 45

What are pipelines used for?

Answer 45

Transporting natural gas within a country

Question 46

What are natural gas uses in transportation?

Answer 46

Used in public transportation and shipping

Question 47

What natural gas type needs high pressure or temperature to extract?

Answer 47

Unconventional natural gas

Question 48

What Philippine gas field is located 3,000 meters below sea level?

Answer 48

Malampaya gas field

Question 49

What does natural gas help improve?

Answer 49

Air quality