abandonment contour
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abandonment contour
(ə′ban·dən·mənt ′kän′tür)
(petroleum engineering) A graph of actual cumulative yield of an oil well compared with its estimated ultimate yield; useful in determining the most economic time to abandon an oil well. Also known as abandonment.
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