PHDWin Reviews in 2026

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Oil and gas operators searching for an economics and reserves analysis system

About PHDWin

PHDWin is a full-featured, completely integrated economics and decline curve software package written by petroleum engineers for the oil and gas industry. It offers a complete solution to manage, organize, and evaluate reserves and economics. The next generation of PHDwin, Version 3, launching Fall 2020. PHDwin V3 gives all the power to the user. Our highly customizable user interface allows you, your team, and/or your manager to create and share views that will bring efficiency to your workflow. As always, any changes you make trigger real-time recalculations and updated display on the screen. PHDwin V3 has been highly anticipated in the oil and gas world for good reason. No other software platform delivers unparalleled calculation speeds, virtually limitless database size1, practical engineering tools, and sophisticated economic calculations all packaged inside a highly customizable user interface. With PHDwin V3 you’ll achieve better reserves through better economics.

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