Identification of Reservoir Heterogeneities Using Tracer Breakthrough Profiles and Genetic Algorithms

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-223

  Guerreiro, J N C ^a   Barbosa, H J C ^a   Garcia, E L M ^a   Loula, A F D ^a   Malta, S M C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUE; OIL RESERVOIR;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0031720781     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/39066-pa     Document Type: Article

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