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The Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves

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An essential factor in planning the development and production of a reservoir is a reliable estimate of the volume of hydrocarbons in place (the resources), and how much can be recovered.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Viale del Risorgimento, 2, I-40136, Bologna, Italy

    Professor Gian Luigi Chierici (Chair of Petroleum Reservoir Engineering)

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Chierici, G.L. (1994). The Evaluation of Oil and Gas Reserves. In: Principles of Petroleum Reservoir Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02964-0_4

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