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On the Economics of Improved Oil Recovery: The Optimal Recovery Factor from Oil and Gas Reservoirs

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  • Arild N. Nystad

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This paper investigates an oil company's optimal depletion of oil and gas reservoirs, taking into account that the depletion policy itself influences the recoverable reserves, i.e. determines the recovery factor. The emphasis is on the role of up-front capital costs. The depletion policy is derived from the amount of investment in production and associated injection projects, represented in a stylized fashion. I make a comparative static study of how various economic factors influence the company's choice of an optimal depletion policy and, thus, implicitly of an optimal recovery factor.

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  • Arild N. Nystad, 1988. "On the Economics of Improved Oil Recovery: The Optimal Recovery Factor from Oil and Gas Reservoirs," The Energy Journal, , vol. 9(4), pages 49-62, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:enejou:v:9:y:1988:i:4:p:49-62
    DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol9-No4-4
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