Achieving Global Acceptance of and Compliance With a Universal Set of Petroleum Resources and Reserves Definitions-Are We There Yet?

摘要

SPE has long been a leader together with several other cooperative industry organizations over time in establishing petroleum resources and reserves definitions.This began in 1962 with the appointment of the first SPE Oil and Gas Reserves Committee (OGRC) and continues through the most recent SPE programs and processes created to inform and educate industry and the public about the applicability and significance of the Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS) approved in March 2007.The three other sponsors of the PRMS are the World Petroleum Council (WPC),the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) who,along with SPE,effectively represent virtually every segment of the greater petroleum industry worldwide.Developing the PRMS required more than three years and the direct,hands-on participation of more than two dozen industry volunteers.The document was further subjected to a 100-day industry wide review period where comments were solicited and incorporated,as appropriate,into the final approved version.This was,in every measure,a global effort as the mandate for the OGRC and its observers was strengthened by having representation from 10 countries including Australia,Canada,Hungary,Italy,Norway,Saudi Arabia,South Africa,United Kingdom,United States and Venezuela.Employers of the OGRC members and those of its six observers included privately-owned,state-owned,independent and integrated producers plus large and small consulting firms,one government agency and an international accounting board.