A Consistent Probabilistic Definition of Reserves

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROSITY; PROBABILITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

LOG NORMAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM BUSINESS;

RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO;

EID: 0030080678     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/25830-PA     Document Type: Article

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