Oil and gas reserves estimates: Recurring mistakes and errors

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 4763-4773

  Harrell, D Ronald ^a   Hodgin, John E ^a   Wagenhofer, Thomas ^a  

^a Ryder Scott Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATIGRAPHY;

COMPUTER AIDED MAPPING; DRILLING COST; OIL AND GAS RESERVES; WELL DATA;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22044445671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/91069-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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