Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil - for iPad/Mac/PC

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Most people throw coal on the fire and put petrol in their cars without really thinking about it. But, looking at sediment deposits can reveal what type of environments created our coal and oil hundreds of millions of years ago. The five video tracks in this album examine the role of geology in dete…

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  • Jun 22, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
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Extracting coal and oil

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 1:02


Transcript -- Extracting coal and oil

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Transcript -- An introduction to this album.

Coal formation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 5:34


Designing a system of mining to suit the split seams in the Northumberland coal field. Analysing the small detail reveals how it was formed.

Transcript -- Coal formation

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009


Transcript -- Designing a system of mining to suit the split seams in the Northumberland coal field. Analysing the small detail reveals how it was formed.

Open cast mines

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 1:42


A fault is an underground hazard. By drilling a series boreholes, miners start the safe development of an open cast mine.

Transcript -- Open cast mines

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009


Transcript -- A fault is an underground hazard. By drilling a series boreholes, miners start the safe development of an open cast mine.

Oil in sand and shale

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 7:53


How to get crude oil from the Athabasca oil sands and from Colorado oil shale - among the world's largest deposits of oil.

Transcript -- Oil in sand and shale

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009


Transcript -- How to get crude oil from the Athabasca oil sands and from Colorado oil shale - among the world's largest deposits of oil.

Hidden oil reserves

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 3:15


Describing what the Athabasca oil sands look like and the unique conditions that led to their formation.

Transcript -- Hidden oil reserves

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009


Transcript -- Describing what the Athabasca oil sands look like and the unique conditions that led to their formation.

The North Sea oil bonanza

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009 5:30


Drilling in the north sea for rocks that could hold billions of barrels of oil. Exploring how these rocks were formed in the Jurassic period.

Transcript -- The North Sea oil bonanza

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2009


Transcript -- Drilling in the north sea for rocks that could hold billions of barrels of oil. Exploring how these rocks were formed in the Jurassic period.

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