The concepts of net reservoir (good-quality reservoir rock) and net pay (good-quality hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir rock) are intrinsically related. A knowledge of net pay is important for the volumetric estimation of hydrocarbon resources. Yet there is no universal definition of net pay, no general acceptance of its role in integrated reservoir studies, and no recognized method for evaluating it, and there are disparate views on how to make use of it.
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