Guiding principles of USGS methodology for assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-186

  Charpentier, Ronald R ^a   Klett, T R ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Petroleum; Resource appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 29644444013     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11053-005-8075-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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