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Volume 37 Number 6
  • ISSN: 0263-5046
  • E-ISSN: 1365-2397

Abstract

Abstract

To correctly rank prospects to make appropriate drill or drop decisions in hydrocarbon exploration, and to avoid personal biases, detailed processes have been developed.

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