http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/ Truth in Energy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-4460 Don’t play me, playa — Transition Voice Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:53:41 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-4460 [...] for exuberant growth often trumps evidence on the ground ain’t so popular. For this reason, a 2009 article Berman wrote for the trade journal World Oil was quashed by its publishers at the behest of the companies [...] [...] for exuberant growth often trumps evidence on the ground ain’t so popular. For this reason, a 2009 article Berman wrote for the trade journal World Oil was quashed by its publishers at the behest of the companies [...]

]]> http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-4034 Shale Gas Overhyped says Groppe « The Seventh Fold Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-4034 [...] his gig as a columnist, and World Oil editor Perry Fischer was fired. Fortunately, ASPO-USA ran the article – which discusses the (un)economics of shale gas production. [...] his gig as a columnist, and World Oil editor Perry Fischer was fired. Fortunately, ASPO-USA ran the article – which discusses the (un)economics of shale gas production.

]]> http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-3664 Dr. James W. Crafton Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:52:49 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-3664 I can confirm Mr. Berman's observations and concerns from my own published, independent studies. And I have also experienced the same resistance to reality that he has, though not to the same degree. I can confirm Mr. Berman’s observations and concerns from my own published, independent studies. And I have also experienced the same resistance to reality that he has, though not to the same degree.

]]> http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-3536 Gas Industry Column That Made Heads Roll « NY WELL WATCH Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:11 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-3536 [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman November 2009 :: ASPO-USA: Association for the Study of .... Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Shale gas boom or bluster?What Could Go Wrong [...] [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman November 2009 :: ASPO-USA: Association for the Study of …. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Shale gas boom or bluster?What Could Go Wrong [...]

]]> http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-3457 Commodities Broker | Drumbeat: November 6, 2009 | Commodities Options | Commodities Futures | Commodities Prices Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:36 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-3457 [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman We recognize that it may take many years before true pseudo-steady-state flow is reached. But in the Barnett, decline trends are well developed in thousands of wells, and we must forecast reserves based on those trends, and not on some future, model-driven expectation of flattening decline rates. Let me be clear. We do not dispute the volume of gas resources claimed by operators. We do question the reserves that, by definition, must be commercial on a full-cycle economic basis. [...] [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman We recognize that it may take many years before true pseudo-steady-state flow is reached. But in the Barnett, decline trends are well developed in thousands of wells, and we must forecast reserves based on those trends, and not on some future, model-driven expectation of flattening decline rates. Let me be clear. We do not dispute the volume of gas resources claimed by operators. We do question the reserves that, by definition, must be commercial on a full-cycle economic basis. [...]

]]> http://www.aspousa.org/index.php/2009/11/facts-are-stubborn-things-arthur-e-berman-november-2009/#comment-3455 Drumbeat: November 6, 2009 : Hawaii Clean Power Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:34:49 +0000 http://www.aspousa.org/?p=2809#comment-3455 [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman We recognize that it may take many years before true pseudo-steady-state flow is reached. But in the Barnett, decline trends are well developed in thousands of wells, and we must forecast reserves based on those trends, and not on some future, model-driven expectation of flattening decline rates. Let me be clear. We do not dispute the volume of gas resources claimed by operators. We do question the reserves that, by definition, must be commercial on a full-cycle economic basis. [...] [...] Facts are stubborn things: Arthur E. Berman We recognize that it may take many years before true pseudo-steady-state flow is reached. But in the Barnett, decline trends are well developed in thousands of wells, and we must forecast reserves based on those trends, and not on some future, model-driven expectation of flattening decline rates. Let me be clear. We do not dispute the volume of gas resources claimed by operators. We do question the reserves that, by definition, must be commercial on a full-cycle economic basis. [...]

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