Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.5,
No.3, pp.309-314, 1983
©Copyright 2000 Scientific Press,
Ltd.
DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR
THE QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF PETROLEUM POTENTIAL IN THE USSR
S. P. Maximov* and S. A.
Vinnikovski*
*VNIGNI, 36 Shosse Entuziastov,
Moscow 105275, USSR.
Abstract
The paper deals with the history of the
development of methods used for the prognostic evaluation of
hydrocarbon resources in the USSR, their modern classification,
and the calculation techniques involved. Ultimate resources are
divided into discovered reserves and predicted resources. The
latter are divided into D1 and D2 sub-groups, according to the presence or absence of
production from the formation under evaluation. Prognostic
resources include identified and unidentified components. The
modern system of forecasting provides a review of adequate
information and the determination of requirements for: (i) the
quality of prediction; (ii) the creation of theoretical models
for oil and gas generation and accumulation processes in the
region under evaluation; (iii) the determination of quantitative
functional relations as a forecasting tool; (iv) resources
estimation using different models; and (v) the correlation of the
results obtained and the differentiation of the resources in
terms of the efficiency of capital investment required for their
development.