ISSN:
1573-8868
Schlagwort(e):
Resource potential
;
maximum likelihood
;
field size
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Geologie und Paläontologie
,
Mathematik
Notizen:
Abstract Estimates of the ultimate resource potential of the North Sea petroleum province are derived from a probabilistic model of the discovery phenomenon. The discovery of individual fields are treated as sampling without replacement from a target population (the underlying resource base), and with individual discovery probabilities defined in terms of field size. Dependent on the underlying resource base, the model specifies the likelihood of all possible sequences of discoveries. Conversely, upon observing a particular discovery sequence, it is possible to identify the underlying resource base that maximizes the likelihood of this event. The present paper examines the sensitivity of such resource estimates to the postulated form of the size distribution of fields, and to the presumed degree of randomness inherent in the discovery process.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01079644
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