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An Approach to the Classification of Potential Reserve Additions of Giant Oil Fields of the World

January 17, 2008

This report contains slides and notes for slides for a presentation given to the Committee on Sustainable Energy and the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Harmonization of Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources Terminology on 17 October 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. The presentation describes the U.S. Geological Survey study to characterize and quantify petroleum-reserve additions, and the application of this study to help classify the quantities.

Publication Year 2008
Title An Approach to the Classification of Potential Reserve Additions of Giant Oil Fields of the World
DOI 10.3133/ofr20071438
Authors T. R. Klett, Marilyn E. Tennyson
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2007-1438
Index ID ofr20071438
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization U.S. Geological Survey