Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources: An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior's 1989 Assessment Procedures
Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources ,  Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9780309045339


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 February 1991
Format:   Paperback
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Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources: An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior's 1989 Assessment Procedures


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When the U.S. Department of the Interior released its 1989 estimates of how much undiscovered oil and gas remain in the United States, a controversy ensued. Some members of the petroleum industry charged that the estimates were too low. This book evaluates the scientific credibility of the statistical and geological methods underlying the estimates. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction: Questions about the Department of the Interior 2 Limitations of Resource Assessments 3 An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior 4 Recommendations Appendixes A Evaluation of the Hydrocarbon Resource Estimates for the Offshore Areas of Northern and Southern California and Florida South of 26° Latitude B Adequacy of the Data Base for Hydrocarbon Estimates of the Georges Bank Area of the North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf C The Effects of Play Mixing in the Permian Basin D Background: Components of the Petroleum Resource Base

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources ,  Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780309045339


ISBN 10:   0309045339
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 February 1991
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction: Questions about the Department of the Interior; 4 2 Limitations of Resource Assessments; 5 3 An Evaluation of the Department of the Interior; 6 4 Recommendations; 7 Appendixes; 8 A Evaluation of the Hydrocarbon Resource Estimates for the Offshore Areas of Northern and Southern California and Florida South of 26 Latitude; 9 B Adequacy of the Data Base for Hydrocarbon Estimates of the Georges Bank Area of the North Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf; 10 C The Effects of Play Mixing in the Permian Basin; 11 D Background: Components of the Petroleum Resource Base

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Committee on Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council

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