Mathematical model forecasts year conventional oil will peak

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Mohr, Steve H ^a   Evans, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 34249068238     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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