Resource Estimation

While fighting off critics with his left hand, King Hubbert continued research and writing with his right. The following are sketches of some of his papers before and after the bell ringing (not necessarily in chronological order).

A curve in the road: Everyone knows about King Hubbert’s controversial “Hubbert’s Curve,” but what do you know about the man?

The Joint Committee On Petroleum Reserves Evaluator Training (JCORET) has approved bylaws toward its purpose of developing or approving training courses for geoscientists and engineers concerned with reserves evaluation.

In reserve estimation, one thing is more proven than probable: The numbers can be open to interpretation. That point, which was made frequently at the Multidisciplinary Reserves Conference, held in late June in Washington, D.C., co-sponsored by AAPG and SPE, has certainly gotten the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

In reserve estimation, one thing is more proven than probable: The numbers can be open to interpretation. That point, which was made frequently at the Multidisciplinary Reserves Conference, held in late June in Washington, D.C., co-sponsored by AAPG and SPE, has certainly gotten the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.