Use of "Value of Information" Concept in justification and ranking of subsurface appraisal

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 565-579

  Demirmen, F ^a  

^a Petroleum Geology Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; GASOLINE; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RESOURCE VALUATION; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CONSISTENT CRITERIONS; DECISION TOOL; DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; PARTIAL INFORMATION; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; REALISTIC EVALUATIONS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

SUBSURFACE APPRAISAL; VALUE OF INFORMATION CONCEPT;

EID: 0029774876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/36631-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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