U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves 1996 Annual Report

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U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves 1996 Annual Report Section Name and File Size

• Cover Page and Preface (Section 1 of 18)( 38K, 6 pages)
  Information about EIA and the Reserves Report, including contact information.
• Executive Summary (Section 2 of 18)( 21K, 3 pages)
  A terse compilation of important reserves information that is discussed in greater detail within the report.
• Chapter 1. Introduction (Section 3 of 18)(17K, 2 pages)
  Background information about the report and the EIA operator surveys.
• Chapter 2. Overview (Section 4 of 18)(238K, 15 pages)
  A discussion of the 1996 totals of proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids on a National level, including comparisons to historical and international reserves levels, drilling activity, and economic factors. The chapter includes data tables, line charts, and bar charts of reserves data over time.
• Chapter 3. Crude Oil Statistics (Section 5 of 18)(126K, 8 pages)
  A detailed discussion of 1996 crude oil proved reserves and the components of reserve changes. The chapter includes detailed data tables and thematic maps.
• Chapter 4. Natural Gas Statistics (Section 6 of 18)(178K, 10 pages)
  A detailed discussion of 1996 natural gas proved reserves (dry gas, wet gas, non-associated gas, associated-dissolved gas, and coalbed methane are ALL discussed) and the components of reserve changes. The chapter includes detailed data tables and thematic maps.
• Chapter 5. Natural Gas Liquids Statistics (Section 7 of 18) 38K, 4 pages)
  A detailed discussion of 1996 natural gas liquids proved reserves (natural gas liquids, natural gas plant liquids and lease condensate are all discussed) and the components of reserve changes. The chapter includes detailed data tables.
• References (Section 8 of 18)(14K, 2 pages)
  Publications cited in the reserves report are listed here.
• Appendix A. Operator Data by Size Class (Section 9 of 18)(33K, 7 pages)
  Separates the large operators from the small and presents reserves data according to operator production size classes.
• Appendix B. Top 100 Oil and Gas Fields for 1996 (Section 10 of 18)(29K, 5 pages)
  The top 100 fields for oil and natural gas reflect the reported data for production and proved reserves for fields from the 1996 survey.
• Appendix C. Conversion to the Metric System (Section 11 of 18)(14K, 2 pages)
  To simplify international comparisons, Table 1 is expressed in metric units.
• Appendix D. Historical Reserves Statistics (Section 12 of 18)(115K, 24 pages)
  Selected historical reserves data presented at the State, State subdivision and National level. Also a new table containing Gulf of Mexico Federal Offshore deepwater production for 1992-1996.
• Appendix E. Summary of Data Collection Operations (Section 13 of 18)(90K, 6 pages)
  Describes the survey design, its response statistics, its reporting requirements, and how its sampling frame is maintained.
• Appendix F. Statistical Considerations (Section 14 of 18)(337K, 13 pages)
  Statistical methods to impute data for those operators not sampled and for those data elements that smaller operators are not required to file are described here.
• Appendix G. Estimation of Reserves and Resources (Section 15 of 18)(230K, 6 pages)
  Description of the reserve estimation techniques commonly used by oil and gas field operators. Also, a discussion of the relationship of reserves to overall U.S. oil and gas resources.
• Appendix H. Maps of Selected State Subdivisions (Section 16 of 18)(303K, 8 pages)
  Maps of the States have been subdivided into smaller regions to allow more specific reporting of reserves data.
• Appendix I. Annual Survey Forms for Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (Section 17 of 18)(328K, 6 pages)
  Samples of Form EIA-23 and Form EIA-64A survey forms
• Glossary (Section 18 of 18)(54K, 5 pages)
  A listing of terms used within the Reserves Report, and their associated definitions.
• The complete publication (2.2 Mb)

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