Khebab,
As usual, A+ on your article.

I think I could find needles in a haystack more easily than I could find much new oil--because with a powerful magnet I could get through that stack in a day or three.

Your assumptions are clear, your logic is valid, and I think your conclusions are compelling.

This masterpiece is actually from WebHubbleTelescope, not me. I'm just a mere messenger.

Whoops! I see the A+ should have gone to webhubbletelescope. But Khebab still retains his grade, because all his articles (in my estimation) are in the top tenth of the top one percent of quality of postings found on TOD. Indeed the quality of postings this past month has been extraordinarily high. Could it be that the most excellent Oildrum is getting even better?

Or maybe its Peak Oildrum excellence....lol. Seriously though, it will take several passes and some college algebra review for me to fully understand. So far, excellent work Webhubbletelescope!