DeGolyer and MacNaughton performs a
variety of services related to the upstream sector of the petroleum industry, including
evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of exploration areas, estimation and
classification of reserves to be recovered from new discoveries, verification
of hydrocarbon reserves, production forecasting, and appraisal of properties
for prospective acquisition, divestiture, issuance of securities, or financing
purposes.
The
firm offers expertise in the primary scientific specialties related to
petroleum evaluation such as those listed below.
Appraisals
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Sales and purchases
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Liquidations
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Ad valorem, income, estate and probate taxes
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Data room representation
Technical data preparation,
gathering and interpretation
Reserves Assessment
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Reservoir engineering
Estimation of oil, condensate, gas, and natural gas liquids
reserves
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Undeveloped reserves potential and classification
Proved
Probable
Possible
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Economic evaluations
Net cash flow
Fair market valuations
Production Sharing Contracts (PSC)
Estate valuations
Profit-sharing trust valuations
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Stock exchange registrations and filings
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
London Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Canadian Provincial Securities
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Initial public offering (IPO) evaluations
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Reserves audit evaluations
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Enhanced recovery studies
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Evaluation of rock properties, relative permeability,
capillary pressure
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Pressure transient analysis
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Gas certifications
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Gas deliverability studies
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Oil and gas migration
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Unitization studies
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Expert witness testimonies
Reservoir Simulation
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Subsurface modeling
Black oil
Four-component
Compositional
Thermal
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Complex descriptions
Geostatistics
Corner-point gridding
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Enhanced recovery studies
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Field development studies
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Field rehabilitation studies
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Exploitation studies
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Surface network simulation
Pipeline networks
Process facilities
Compression
Gas plants
Tie to subsurface
Engineering Analysis
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Fluid injection
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Cycling
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Waterflood technology
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Gas deliverability studies
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Wellhead compression studies
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Pipeline compression studies
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Pipeline capacity studies
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Operating problems
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Drilling engineering
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Underground gas storage
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Oil shales
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Subsurface disposal of liquid waste
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Ground water analysis
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Expert witness testimonies
Petrophysical Studies
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Computerized log evaluation
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Specialties
Low-resistivity pay
Thin beds
Heavy minerals
Laminated/turbidites
Tight gas sands
Fractured reservoirs
Statistical modeling
Integration of log and core data
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Evaluation of rock properties, relative permeability,
capillary pressure
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On-call "real-time" log interpretation
Geophysical Studies
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2D, 3D, and 4D studies
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Reservoir characteristics
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Basin evaluations
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Deepwater experience
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Direct hydrocarbon indicators
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Depth-migrated data attribute analysis
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Vertical seismic profile (VSP) analysis
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Seismic inversion
Geological Studies
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Surface and subsurface mapping
Structure
Isopach
Net pay
Isochore
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Volumetric estimates
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Reservoir characterization
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Stochastic reservoir modeling
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Equity determination
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Geostatistical modeling
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Exploration assessment
Economic Forecasts
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Energy studies
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Market demand studies
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Market surveys
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Oil and gas securities
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Cost analysis
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Transportation analysis
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Profitability analysis
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Capacity studies
Management
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Organization and staffing
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Financial requirements
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Budget analysis
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Efficiency of operations
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Mergers and acquisitions
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Oil and gas seminars
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Exploration planning
Minerals
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Geological and engineering services for the exploration
and production of metallic and nonmetallic minerals
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