A model of peak production in oil fields

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Abrams, Daniel M ^a,b   Wiener, Richard J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co   (United States)

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EID: 73249118760     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3247984     Document Type: Article

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