Index
227
truncated and shifted, 62–3, 90–91,
94, 102
Pareto model, 104
Pareto population, 23, 25, 61–3, 65,
67–72, 74, 76–7, 79, 105
patterns on plots. See plots and
plotting
Peace River Arch, 18
percent–percent (P–P) plot. See plots
and plotting
Permian Basin, 73, 104, 163
PETRIMES (Petroleum Exploration
and Resource Evaluation
System). See resource
assessment
PETRIMES/W (Windows version), 4,
40, 43
petroleum generation processes, 31,
107, 153, 156
petroleum habitat, 7, 154
petroleum resource evaluation. See
resource
petroleum system (geochemical mass
balance) method, 154–161, 168
defi ned, 154, 156
Pine Point Formation, 10–11
pipeline, distance from, 40
plateau (cluster of points), 69–70,
88–90
platform, carbonate, 9–11, 18–19
play. See also gas and oil
areal extent, 5, 19, 37, 41, 54, 85, 94,
143
boundary, 16, 19, 143, 146
as “concentrated” or “dispersed”
habitat, 168
conceptual, 5–6, 17, 52, 103, 106–7,
115, 120, 124, 127, 136, 146–7, 154
data, 143–6, 149
deep-water, 107
defi ned, 11, 16
defi nition (identifying geological
population), 7–11, 17, 50, 58,
143–6, 149
frontier, 6, 132–3, 136–7
immature, 5, 51, 103, 106, 120, 136
indicators of richness of, 50
mature, 5, 18, 27, 100, 102, 120, 143,
145–7, 149
pool-size distribution of, 5, 11,
16–17, 26–8, 34, 36, 48, 50–51,
54, 57, 85, 100, 120, 122, 124,
126, 131, 136–7, 145–51
potential, 27–8, 58–60, 82, 84, 131,
133, 145–6, 148–9
defi ned, 58
resource discovery sequence, 146–7
resource distribution, 5, 27, 57–8,
63, 74, 81–6, 131–3, 135, 146,
148, 151
single pool, 46, 49, 60
statistical assumptions
about, 16–17, 143–5, 170–71
stratigraphic limit of, 143, 146
subunconformity, 110–11
total resource of, over- or
underestimated, 102
play-level geological factor, 108–11,
115–16, 130
plots and plotting, 13–14, 21–2, 25, 29,
54–5, 84, 105, 117, 144, 147
area vs. size, 37, 54
box plot, 21–2, 25, 54, 79–80
constructing, 22
on logarithmic scale to display
outliers, 21–2
of reduced uncertainty with
increasing sample size, 79–80
and convex-upward
phenomenon, 25
curve-fi tting process. See fi tting
curves and lines
discoveries on log probability
paper, 88
doubly logarithmic diagram, 168
exploratory time series, 20
histogram, 13, 28, 62, 64–5
of cumulative frequency, 13
of gamma population, 65
of lognormal population, 28, 64
of Pareto population, 65
of porosity distribution, 13
of Weibull population, 64
in-place pool-size, 21, 23, 40, 43–4,
82–3, 86, 145
in-place pool-size volume, 21
linearity/nonlinearity, 23, 25, 89–90
lognormal population, arithmetic
and logarithmic scale, 29
log probability, 22–5
of oil generation and entry into oil/
gas windows, 159–61
patterns, interpreting. See also
fi tting curves and lines
concave, 89–90, 94, 102
convex, 25, 89–90
exponential, 91, 93–4, 171
hyperbolic, 171
J-shaped. See distribution
lack of pattern, 88, 101
227
truncated and shifted, 62–3, 90–91,
94, 102
Pareto model, 104
Pareto population, 23, 25, 61–3, 65,
67–72, 74, 76–7, 79, 105
patterns on plots. See plots and
plotting
Peace River Arch, 18
percent–percent (P–P) plot. See plots
and plotting
Permian Basin, 73, 104, 163
PETRIMES (Petroleum Exploration
and Resource Evaluation
System). See resource
assessment
PETRIMES/W (Windows version), 4,
40, 43
petroleum generation processes, 31,
107, 153, 156
petroleum habitat, 7, 154
petroleum resource evaluation. See
resource
petroleum system (geochemical mass
balance) method, 154–161, 168
defi ned, 154, 156
Pine Point Formation, 10–11
pipeline, distance from, 40
plateau (cluster of points), 69–70,
88–90
platform, carbonate, 9–11, 18–19
play. See also gas and oil
areal extent, 5, 19, 37, 41, 54, 85, 94,
143
boundary, 16, 19, 143, 146
as “concentrated” or “dispersed”
habitat, 168
conceptual, 5–6, 17, 52, 103, 106–7,
115, 120, 124, 127, 136, 146–7, 154
data, 143–6, 149
deep-water, 107
defi ned, 11, 16
defi nition (identifying geological
population), 7–11, 17, 50, 58,
143–6, 149
frontier, 6, 132–3, 136–7
immature, 5, 51, 103, 106, 120, 136
indicators of richness of, 50
mature, 5, 18, 27, 100, 102, 120, 143,
145–7, 149
pool-size distribution of, 5, 11,
16–17, 26–8, 34, 36, 48, 50–51,
54, 57, 85, 100, 120, 122, 124,
126, 131, 136–7, 145–51
potential, 27–8, 58–60, 82, 84, 131,
133, 145–6, 148–9
defi ned, 58
resource discovery sequence, 146–7
resource distribution, 5, 27, 57–8,
63, 74, 81–6, 131–3, 135, 146,
148, 151
single pool, 46, 49, 60
statistical assumptions
about, 16–17, 143–5, 170–71
stratigraphic limit of, 143, 146
subunconformity, 110–11
total resource of, over- or
underestimated, 102
play-level geological factor, 108–11,
115–16, 130
plots and plotting, 13–14, 21–2, 25, 29,
54–5, 84, 105, 117, 144, 147
area vs. size, 37, 54
box plot, 21–2, 25, 54, 79–80
constructing, 22
on logarithmic scale to display
outliers, 21–2
of reduced uncertainty with
increasing sample size, 79–80
and convex-upward
phenomenon, 25
curve-fi tting process. See fi tting
curves and lines
discoveries on log probability
paper, 88
doubly logarithmic diagram, 168
exploratory time series, 20
histogram, 13, 28, 62, 64–5
of cumulative frequency, 13
of gamma population, 65
of lognormal population, 28, 64
of Pareto population, 65
of porosity distribution, 13
of Weibull population, 64
in-place pool-size, 21, 23, 40, 43–4,
82–3, 86, 145
in-place pool-size volume, 21
linearity/nonlinearity, 23, 25, 89–90
lognormal population, arithmetic
and logarithmic scale, 29
log probability, 22–5
of oil generation and entry into oil/
gas windows, 159–61
patterns, interpreting. See also
fi tting curves and lines
concave, 89–90, 94, 102
convex, 25, 89–90
exponential, 91, 93–4, 171
hyperbolic, 171
J-shaped. See distribution
lack of pattern, 88, 101