Reserves uncertainty: some historical trends and wider implications

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Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 143-149

  Demirmen, Ferruh ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVES; RESERVE ESTIMATION;

EID: 0031658765     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2397.1998.00689.x     Document Type: Article

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