Petroleum reserves and undiscovered resources in the total petroleum systems of Iraq: Reserve growth and production implications

GeoArabia

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 51-74

  Verma, Mahendra K ^a   Ahlbrandt, Thomas S ^a   Al Gailani, Mohammad ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b GeoDesign Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3442883423     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia090351     Document Type: Article

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