Libya, Algeria and Egypt: crude oil potential from known deposits

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5379707

Dietzman, W D; Rafidi, N R; Ross, T A

An analysis is presented of the discovered crude oil resources, reserves, and estimated annual production from known fields of the Republics of Libya, Algeria, and Egypt. Proved reserves are defined as the remaining producible oil as of a specified date under operating practice in effect at that time and include estimated recoverable oil in undrilled portions of a given structure or structures. Also included in the proved reserve category are the estimated indicated additional volumes of recoverable oil from the entire oil reservoir where fluid injection programs have been started in a portion, or portions, of the reservoir. The indicated additional reserves (probable reserves) reported herein are the volumes of crude oil that might be obtained with the installation of secondary recovery or pressure maintenance operations in reservoirs where none have been previously installed. The sum of cumulative production, proved reserves, and probable reserves is defined as the ultimate oil recovery from known deposits; and resources are defined as the original oil in place (OOIP). An assessment was made of the availability of crude oil under three assumed sustained production rates for each country; an assessment was also made of each country's capability of sustaining production at, or near, the 1980 rates assuming different limiting reserve to production ratios. Also included is an estimate of the potential maximum producing capability from known deposits that might be obtained from known accumulations under certain assumptions, using a simple time series approach. The theoretical maximum oil production capability from known fields at any time is the maximum deliverability rate assuming there are no equipment, investment, market, or political constraints.

• Research Organization: USDOE Energy Information Administration, Dallas, TX. Dallas Field Office
• OSTI ID: 5379707
• Report Number(s): DOE/EIA-0338; ON: DE82018578
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ALGERIA
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
LIBYA
PETROLEUM
RESERVES
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
EXPORTS
OIL FIELDS
OIL WELLS
PRODUCTION
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES
WELLS
020100* - Petroleum- Reserves- (-1989)
294002 - Energy Planning & Policy- Petroleum