Energy resources in an uncertain future: coal, gas, oil, and uranium supply forecasting

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5385301

Adelman, M A; Houghton, J C; Kaufman, G; Zimmerman, M B

This book analyzes the economics of resource and reserve estimation. Current concern about energy problems has focused attention on how we measure available energy resources. The five parts of this book take an in-depth look at resource and reserve estimation for oil, gas, coal, and uranium. The goal is not to provide a good estimate of what lies beneath the surface of the earth, but to deal with the crucial concepts lying behind resource and reserve estimation. What do geologists measure and how well does this interact with the economists' notion of supply. The fault in estimation is rarely geological but, rather, economic. The concept of abundance is an economic one, and the authors ask what geological information means when interpreted in light of economic reasoning. The 27 chapters of the book are distributed under 6 parts, including an introductory part. A separate abstract was prepared for each of the 6 parts.

• OSTI ID: 5385301
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290400 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Resources
290600 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
292000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Supply
Demand & Forecasting
294000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Fossil Fuels
ABSTRACTS
ACTINIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COAL RESERVES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EVALUATION
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
LEADING ABSTRACT
MATERIALS
METALS
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
RESERVES
RESOURCES
URANIUM
URANIUM RESERVES