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An exploratory drilling exhaustion sequence plot program

January 1, 1977

The exhaustion sequence plot program computes the conditional area of influence for wells in a specified rectangular region with respect to a fixed-size deposit. The deposit is represented by an ellipse whose size is chosen by the user. The area of influence may be displayed on computer printer plots consisting of a maximum of 10,000 grid points. At each point, a symbol is presented that indicates the probability of that point being exhausted by nearby wells with respect to a fixed-size ellipse. This output gives a pictorial view of the manner in which oil fields are exhausted. In addition, the exhaustion data may be used to estimate the number of deposits remaining in a basin. ?? 1977.

Publication Year 1977
Title An exploratory drilling exhaustion sequence plot program
DOI 10.1016/0098-3004(77)90043-7
Authors J. H. Schuenemeyer, L. J. Drew
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Computers & Geosciences
Index ID 70010388
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse