The 2007 SPE/AAPG/WPC/SPEE reserves and resources classification, definitions, and guidelines: Defining the standard!

SPE Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 100-108

  Etherington, John R ^a   Ritter, John E ^b  

^a PRA HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Occidental Petroleum   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS;

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; OIL AND GAS COMPANIES; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; STAKEHOLDERS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34250896346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/107693-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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