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Re:Saudi Aramco Is World’s Most Profitable Company, Far Exce... by zaroth on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:39PM (#19546607)
I seem to recall reading government reports about proven reserves. I thought we had a geological department that investigated all sorts of mineral / oil / natural gas resources.
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Re:Saudi Aramco Is World’s Most Profitable Company, Far Exce... by planteen on Monday April 01, 2019 @02:48PM (#19546715)
Yes, there are tons of geologic maps produced by the government that are used by oil & gas companies. Most states require data from well logs to be reported too.

I think what parent is possibly talking about is when the BLM puts up tracts for mineral lease auction that nobody wants (no economically recoverable reserves). https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060099219

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