CMA CMA Production & Operations Analysis

Question 1

Which production decline curve model assumes a constant fractional decline rate over time?

Accepted Answer

Exponential decline

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Hyperbolic decline

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Harmonic decline

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Logistic decline

Question 2

In decline curve analysis, what does the hyperbolic exponent 'b' represent?

Accepted Answer

The rate of change of the decline rate itself, indicating how quickly the decline rate is decreasing

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The initial production rate at the start of decline

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The final decline rate the well will reach at economic abandonment

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The ratio of oil to gas production in a multi-phase well

Question 3

What is 'economic limit' in the context of oil or gas production?

Accepted Answer

The production rate at which operating costs equal revenue, making further production uneconomic

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The maximum regulatory production rate allowed by the state

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The reservoir pressure threshold below which production cannot continue

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The minimum royalty rate below which production is not profitable

Question 4

What does 'EUR' stand for in mineral production analysis, and why is it important to appraisers?

Accepted Answer

Estimated Ultimate Recovery — the total volume of minerals projected to be recovered over the life of a well

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Economic Upstream Revenue — the net income from a producing mineral interest

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Effective Unit Rate — the average production rate per unit of mineral acreage

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Expected Undeveloped Resources — undrilled locations estimated to contain minerals

Question 5

Which operational metric measures how efficiently a well converts reservoir energy into surface production?

Accepted Answer

Recovery factor

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Production rate per foot of pay

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Gas-to-oil ratio (GOR)

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Water cut percentage

Question 6

What is 'lifting cost' (also called LOE — lease operating expense) in mineral production?

Accepted Answer

The per-unit cost of extracting and bringing minerals to the surface and preparing them for sale

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The cost of transporting minerals from the production site to market

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The cost paid to the lessor to initiate and maintain a mineral lease

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The capital cost of drilling and completing a well