87 p.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Oil and Gas Reserves Committee (OGRC)
Mapping Subcommittee Final Report – December 2005
Mapping Subcommittee: John Etherington, Torbjorn Pollen, Luca ZuccoloTable of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Classifications/Definitions Studied
Method of Study
Summary Comparison by issuing Agency
- Overview of Category and Class Mapping
- US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC-1978)
- UK Statement of Recommended Practices (SORP-2001)
- Canadian Security Administrators (CSA -2002)
- Russian Ministry of Natural Resources (RF-2005)
- China Petroleum Reserves Office (PRO–2005)
- Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD–2001)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS-1980)
- United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC-2004)
Findings and Analysis
Overview - Classification Approach
Comparison by Major Issue
- Classification by Discovery Criteria
- Classification by Commercial Criteria
- What is Commercial?
- Project Status Categories
- Classification by Uncertainty
- Deterministic vs Probabilistic Methods
Aggregations Issues
- Proved Reserves Criteria
- Unproved Reserves Definitions
- Improved Recovery (IR)
- Developed vs Undeveloped Reserves
- Other Issues
- Proved without Probable
- Lease Fuel
- Reserves Reference Point
- Unconventional Hydrocarbons
- Resource Entities
Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix A
Detailed Descriptions of Agencies’ Classifications/Definitions
Summary and Detailed (tables) Comparison to SPE Reserves Definitions
- US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC-1978)
- UK Statement of Recommended Practices (SORP-2001)
- Canadian Security Administrators (CSA -2002)
- Russian Ministry of Natural Resources (RF-2005)
- China Petroleum Reserves Office (PRO–2005)
- Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD–2001)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS-1980)
- United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC-2004)
