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Index
sample/sampling, (continued)
random, 12–13, 15–16, 18, 26, 28,
31–2, 34, 36–7, 41–3, 47, 61, 77,
112, 144
range, 11
sets, large, 12–13, 102
approximating, 102
size, 24–5, 28, 33–4, 71, 77–8, 80, 88,
105, 112, 164
large, and Monte Carlo
method, 118
ratio to total number of pools, 33
without replacement, 16, 31, 38, 43,
87, 163
scale, arithmetic, 28–9, 62, 65
scale, linear, 64–5
scale, logarithmic, 21, 28–9, 62, 64–5,
100
seal, 107, 111–12, 114–15, 130, 138
leakage of, 112
sedimentary environment as
geological model, 7–8, 19
sedimentation, 31, 153
seismic data, 37, 54, 112, 124, 127–8,
138–40
selection, successive, without
replacement, 43, 163
selective discovery process, 13, 25
selective exploration decision
making, 26
shale facies belt, 10
shape factor, 62–3, 91
simulated data, 25, 27, 50, 61, 63,
66–70, 78
simulation trial, 51, 57, 63, 71, 78
size-biased data, 26, 170, 174
size–class ratio, 101, 104, 167
Slave Point Formation, 10–11
carbonate platform, 18–19
Slave Point–Keg River
succession, 9–10
Slave Point reef complexes–Cranberry
gas play, 171, 173
source, 8, 107–8, 112, 114–16
bed, 8, 103, 156–61
factor, 107–8, 112–15, 130, 133, 138
as geological model
characteristic, 8
rock, 8, 103, 107, 113, 137, 140, 156–8
Southern Alberta reef complex play, 9
spread factor, 62–3
standard deviation, 52–3, 133–5
statistical analysis, 8, 17, 88
statistical evaluation, framework for, 11
statistical models, 5, 8, 11–18, 144, 174
geological random variables, 11–13,
16–17
likelihood, 11–12, 32–3
of probability distribution, 7, 12,
16–17, 25, 32–3, 38, 88, 90,
94, 128
for resource estimation
procedures, 13, 174
statistical predictions, verifying,
11, 53
statistics, normal, 12
statistics, order, 15, 17, 45–7
stratigraphic correlation, 112
stratigraphic sequence, 7
column, 107, 158–9
interval, 10
unit, 154, 156
subjective judgment, 54
subsurface study, 7–8, 19, 140
successive sampling, 27–8, 37, 41–2,
45, 165–6
successive selection without
replacement, 43, 163
Sulphur Point Formation, 10–11
superpopulation, 5, 8, 12–13, 17–18,
27, 47, 57, 60, 100, 111, 166, 175
concept, 5, 8, 17, 36, 46, 51, 57, 166,
175
distribution, 12–13, 34, 36, 42, 57–9,
100–101, 120, 124, 127, 132, 145,
166, 169–70
framework, 18, 27, 32–4, 36
generating fi nite number of
pools, 17–18
as geological model, 17–18
lognormal distribution, 17–18, 33,
57, 62, 169
Pareto distribution, 17–18, 62, 101
pool-size distribution, 17, 27–8, 32,
47–8, 50
probabilistic models, 27, 33, 175
BDSCV, 27, 36, 38
LDSCV, 27, 31, 34–7
MDSCV, 27
NDSCV, 27, 34–7
probability function, 38
statistical model, 13, 17, 174
Weibull distribution, 17–18, 62
Swan Hills–Kaybob South play, 170
Swan Hills region, 18
A pool, 47–8
A & B pool, 19, 60
reefs, 18, 82
shelf margin gas pools, divided into
time windows, 82, 85
Index
sample/sampling, (continued)
random, 12–13, 15–16, 18, 26, 28,
31–2, 34, 36–7, 41–3, 47, 61, 77,
112, 144
range, 11
sets, large, 12–13, 102
approximating, 102
size, 24–5, 28, 33–4, 71, 77–8, 80, 88,
105, 112, 164
large, and Monte Carlo
method, 118
ratio to total number of pools, 33
without replacement, 16, 31, 38, 43,
87, 163
scale, arithmetic, 28–9, 62, 65
scale, linear, 64–5
scale, logarithmic, 21, 28–9, 62, 64–5,
100
seal, 107, 111–12, 114–15, 130, 138
leakage of, 112
sedimentary environment as
geological model, 7–8, 19
sedimentation, 31, 153
seismic data, 37, 54, 112, 124, 127–8,
138–40
selection, successive, without
replacement, 43, 163
selective discovery process, 13, 25
selective exploration decision
making, 26
shale facies belt, 10
shape factor, 62–3, 91
simulated data, 25, 27, 50, 61, 63,
66–70, 78
simulation trial, 51, 57, 63, 71, 78
size-biased data, 26, 170, 174
size–class ratio, 101, 104, 167
Slave Point Formation, 10–11
carbonate platform, 18–19
Slave Point–Keg River
succession, 9–10
Slave Point reef complexes–Cranberry
gas play, 171, 173
source, 8, 107–8, 112, 114–16
bed, 8, 103, 156–61
factor, 107–8, 112–15, 130, 133, 138
as geological model
characteristic, 8
rock, 8, 103, 107, 113, 137, 140, 156–8
Southern Alberta reef complex play, 9
spread factor, 62–3
standard deviation, 52–3, 133–5
statistical analysis, 8, 17, 88
statistical evaluation, framework for, 11
statistical models, 5, 8, 11–18, 144, 174
geological random variables, 11–13,
16–17
likelihood, 11–12, 32–3
of probability distribution, 7, 12,
16–17, 25, 32–3, 38, 88, 90,
94, 128
for resource estimation
procedures, 13, 174
statistical predictions, verifying,
11, 53
statistics, normal, 12
statistics, order, 15, 17, 45–7
stratigraphic correlation, 112
stratigraphic sequence, 7
column, 107, 158–9
interval, 10
unit, 154, 156
subjective judgment, 54
subsurface study, 7–8, 19, 140
successive sampling, 27–8, 37, 41–2,
45, 165–6
successive selection without
replacement, 43, 163
Sulphur Point Formation, 10–11
superpopulation, 5, 8, 12–13, 17–18,
27, 47, 57, 60, 100, 111, 166, 175
concept, 5, 8, 17, 36, 46, 51, 57, 166,
175
distribution, 12–13, 34, 36, 42, 57–9,
100–101, 120, 124, 127, 132, 145,
166, 169–70
framework, 18, 27, 32–4, 36
generating fi nite number of
pools, 17–18
as geological model, 17–18
lognormal distribution, 17–18, 33,
57, 62, 169
Pareto distribution, 17–18, 62, 101
pool-size distribution, 17, 27–8, 32,
47–8, 50
probabilistic models, 27, 33, 175
BDSCV, 27, 36, 38
LDSCV, 27, 31, 34–7
MDSCV, 27
NDSCV, 27, 34–7
probability function, 38
statistical model, 13, 17, 174
Weibull distribution, 17–18, 62
Swan Hills–Kaybob South play, 170
Swan Hills region, 18
A pool, 47–8
A & B pool, 19, 60
reefs, 18, 82
shelf margin gas pools, divided into
time windows, 82, 85