Primary Production of Oil
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- Obtaining aromatic compounds from aliphatic compounds present in petroleum.
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- Purification of petroleum.
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Identify the products in which Paraffin wax is used.
All of the above solutions are correct.
Ointments
Candles
Vaseline
Oil is forced out of the earth during the primary recovery process due to:
Earth's magnetic force.
natural pressure build-up inside the Earth.
low viscosity of oil.
Earth's pull.
Question 26
Match the items given in Column I with the items of Column II.
Column IColumn II(a)Used for road surfacing (i)Black gold(b)Natural gas(ii)Vaseline and candles(c)Petroleum (iii)Bitumen(d)Paraffin wax (iv)CNG
What is petroleum? What principle is used to refine it? Write names of any two of its useful compounds.
Microbes are helpful in oil recovery because:
they act as surfactants.
they increase natural pressure.
they secrete oil.
they decrease natural pressure.
In the primary recovery process, oil is forced out due to the natural pressure build-up on the rocks.
False
True
The approximate amount of oil left in an oil well after primary recovery process is:
50%
75%
25%
Not fixed
- Petroleum
- Diesel
- Kerosene
- Petrol
- Petroleum
- Diesel
- Petrol
- Kerosene
While driving what are the tips we must follow to save petrol/ diesel/natural gas?
- carbonisation
- refining
- destructive distillation
- coalification
- peat
- bitumen
- lignite
- anthracite
Column−1Column−II(Fraction of petroleum)(Main uses)A.KeroseneP.Road constructionsB.DieselQ.Cooking stovesC.Paraffin WaxR.Generation of electricityD.BitumenS.Manufacture of candles
- A→P, B→Q, C→R, D→S
- A→P, B→R, C→S, D→Q
- A→Q, B→R, C→S, D→P
- A→S, B→Q, C→R, D→P
- Blue residue
- Brown residue
- Pale white residue
- Grayish-black residue
- Leguminous coal
- Bituminous coal
- Black coal
- All of these
Oil is forced out of the earth during the primary recovery process due to:
Earth's magnetic force.
Natural pressure build-up inside the earth.
Low viscosity of oil.
Earth's pull.
The approximate amount of oil left in an oil well after primary recovery process is:
25%
50%
75%
Not fixed
What is the place called where vast amounts of oil is trapped?
Oiling Fields
Natural Gas Pockets
Tar Pits
Reservoirs
- Lubricating oil
- Petrol
- Coke
- Paraffin wax
- Petroleum pumped out of the earth is not pure.
- Natural gas deposits are found beneath the land or shallow seas.
- Natural gas has a blue colour and a pungent smell.
- Petroleum is trapped as droplets between the rocks under the earth.
What is the place called where vast amounts of oil is trapped?
Reservoirs
Natural Gas Pockets
Oiling Fields
Tar Pits
The approximate amount of oil left in an oil well after primary recovery process is:
25%
75%
Not fixed
50%
- Kerosene
- Petroleum
- Diesel
- Petrol
What is the place called where vast amounts of oil is trapped?
Reservoirs
Oiling Fields
Tar Pits
Natural Gas Pockets
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Petroleum
- Kerosene
In the primary recovery process, oil is forced out due to the natural pressure build-up on the rocks.
True
False