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69 comments on A Different Way to Perform the Hubbert Linearization

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TheTransition on August 18, 2006 - 8:11pm

The problem with all linearizations is choosing which data to include in the fit. Depending on your data choice you can move the peak around a few years.

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morningstar on August 18, 2006 - 8:41pm

Thats why it would be nice to have a method where you didn't have to exclude any data points. The 2nd HL method looks closer to being able to do that.

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Khebab on August 18, 2006 - 8:46pm

I agree, it'a common problem with the curve fitting approach especially when we have several production peaks.

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