Errors and uncertainties in reservoir performance predictions

SPE Formation Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 194-200

  Bu, Tor ^a   Damsleth, Eivind ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b SPE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

RESERVOIR SIMULATION UNCERTAINTIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

ERROR ESTIMATION; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030235954     PISSN: 0885923X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/30604-PA     Document Type: Article

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