Simple procedures for imposing constraints for nonlinear least squares optimization

SPE Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-402

  Carvalho, R ^a   Thompson, L G ^b   Redner, R ^c   Reynolds, A C ^b  

^a SPE   (Brazil)

^b The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; OIL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

NONLINEAR LEAST SQUARES OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR SIMULATION; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; UNCONSTRAINED OBJECTIVE FUNCTION;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 0030373774     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/29582-PA     Document Type: Article

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