Geological estimates of undiscovered recoverable oil and gas resources in the United States

Miller, Betty M.; Thomsen, Harry L.; Dolton, G.L.; Coury, A.B.; Hendricks, Thomas A.; Lennartz, F.E.; Powers, Richard B.; Sable, E.G.; Varnes, K.I.

doi:10.3133/cir725

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“…The Virtue of the integrated approach, for which :volumetric calculations are significant input, is the Variety of techniques utilized in the attempt to gain full understanding of the rock sequence and its contained hydrocarbons. This appi'oach is exemplified by Miller et al (1975), and includes volumetric calculations, subjective probabilities, Delphi estimation. marginal pr0babilities, and Monte Carlo Simulation.…”

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The volumetric method for petroleum resource estimation

Meyer

1978

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1978

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“…Estimates of oil and gas resources at various probabilities can be read directly from the curves. These curves incorporate in their distributions the marginal probability (risk) of commercial oil or gas present in any quantity as described in Circular 725 (Miller and others, 1975). Cape Hatteras (Stefansson and others, 1971) suggests the presence of counterclockwise gyres in this vicinity.…”

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Summary of regional geology, petroleum potential, resource assessment and environmental considerations for oil and gas lease sale area #56

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“…There has, however, been at least one attempt at clarification. United States Geological Survey Circular 725, written by Betty M. Miller, et al (1975) has attempted to gather together many of the estimates of undiscovered recoverable oil and gas in the United States. An attempt has been made to derive agreement of definitions, which will allow a reasonable comparison of the figures that have been published.…”

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The Future Supply of Nature-Made Petroleum and Gas

Meyer¹

1977

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Philippe de seynes lThe topic of energy is so central to the world predicament that no institution looking at the future or at the complex interactions of global problems can fail to deal with it in one or the other of its aspects.IIASA, as a major exponent of systems dynamics, an approach to problem solving which seeks to broaden the traditional information base and to delve into the complex structure of the policy-making process, and UNITAR, as an arm of the United Nations, which has . . recently initiated a Programme of 2Meadows, Dennis L., and Donella H., Limits to Growth. Report to the Club of Rome (MIT, Cambridge, Mass., 1972).x knowledge on which they were built was significantly improved.It appears at this stage essential to probe current hypotheses and evaluations regarding supplies of depletable resources, and to make a serious attempt to come closer to a consensus in 'this regard.It seems particularly timely to look at Nature-Made Petroleum and Gas, as the recent sharp increase in prices could not fail to enlarge significantly the volume of resources recoverable under the new economic conditions. Oil and gas are unique resources which alone among energy sources can be used for all purposes, and there was a certain confidence on the part of the two organizations sponsoring the Conference, that its future is brighter than is currently admitted in most of the pronouncements about the future of energy.With the availability of a variety of unconventional sources of petroleum and gas, the "age of petroleum" may be considerably extended--nature-made hydrocarbons may play a most important role in the difficult transition to a new energy economy, hopefully based on renewable resources. The conditions under which such a transition will be managed are today raising momentous issues:For almost a quarter of a century nuclear energy had been seen in many circles as the natural successor to petroleum and gas.But the perspective of the proliferation of atomic reactors is now generating a widespread and deep "malaise" as the assumptions in regard to safety and costs on the basis of which the nuclear option had been so widely supported, are increasingly challenged.The Conference was conceived and convened as a technological encounter, bringing together outstanding experts to compare their experience and knowledge and to explore the present "state of the art," in relation to the totality of known petroleum and gas resources and their future availability in the light of new technologies, as well as time and cost constraints. While the Conference did not answer all questions involved in the search for alternative energy sources, it was able to draw a comprehensive picture in regard to petroleum and gas, and it represents a useful "building block" in the vast effort on which mankind is now embarked.

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Geological estimates of undiscovered recoverable oil and gas resources in the United States

Cited by 57 publications

References 9 publications

The volumetric method for petroleum resource estimation

The volumetric method for petroleum resource estimation

Summary of regional geology, petroleum potential, resource assessment and environmental considerations for oil and gas lease sale area #56

The Future Supply of Nature-Made Petroleum and Gas

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