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Coal is mined from coal mines. Liquids like oil can be pumped from wells, but solid chunks of coal cannot.
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What major problem in the coal mining jndustry did Thomas newcomers steam engine help solve?
Flooding, lower mining levels needed to be pumped out.
What was the relationship between the steam engine and the coal mine?
The steam engine needs coal, the coal comes from the coal mine
What is oil pumped out of the ground?
Crude oil
Why do people drill wells?
People drill wells to reach fresh water.
How do you stop an overflowing septic system?
Have it pumped out. Septic tanks need to be pumped out at least every 5 years to get rid of all the solid material.
What fossil fuel is pumped from wells?
Crude Oil.
What are the three forms of fossil fuels and what form does each one take?
Oil, coal, and gas. Oil is pumped out of the ground, coal is mined, and gas is also pumped
What has the author Bruce T Brady written?
Bruce T Brady has written: 'Map showing coal deposits, oil and gas wells and seeps, and tar sandstone occurrences in the basin and range province' -- subject(s): Gas wells, Oil wells, Coal reserves, Groundwater
How do people in town get water in Zambia?
Most towns have water wells and water is pumped from these to a filter plant and then to homes.
Is petroleum pumped from wells?
Yes and no. Some wells require artificial lift, particularly in the later stages of their life. Many newly discovered wells have sufficient pressure to flow naturally. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_lift
Is crude oil finite?
Absolutely, petroleum is a finite resource. There is only so much of it in the oil wells, and when it is all pumped out, there is no more.
Do people living in Fiji use wells to collect their drinking water?
No. There is absolutely no wells in Fiji. Water are either pumped out of the earth, clean and fresh or water from the treatment plant through the Pulic Works Department.
How does a neighborhood get its well water?
Most neighbourhoods in North America get their water pumped from deep wells and then processed. Actually, most people in North American cities get their water from reservoirs. Rural people usually have wells.
How will the BP oil spill stop leaking?
BP is drilling two relief wells. The wells are intended to intersect the blown out well. Heavy mud will be pumped down at least one of the relief well and will overcome the oil coming out. This will stop the spill. Cement will be pumped down the well so oil will never again flow out of the well.
What are Tube wells and how they are used?
It's simply a long pipe that is bored into the ground in order to reach an aquifer. The water is then pumped into a surface reservoir.
What is one major way coal is used today?
We use coal 4 oil. we get half of our oil from California wells. Over 50 % of the oil we use, in the entire US comes from the outdoors
What are the advantage and disadvantage of coal relative to oil?
Coal has only one advantage relative to oil, which is that it is abundant and relatively inexpensive. Disadvantages include, it is more polluting (due to impurities in the coal) and it is harder to handle; oil can be pumped, whereas coal has to be shoveled. Coal mining is often more difficult and dangerous than pumping oil out of the ground. Coal dust creates the dangers of explosion, and black lung disease.
