Historical production trends suggest remaining upside for E&D in Michigan

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 38-46

  Wylie Jr , Albert S ^a   Wood, James R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS; PRODUCTIVITY;

HISTORICAL PRODUCTION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OIL PRODUCTION; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

MICHIGAN BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444460900     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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