A Hybrid Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method for Generating Permeability Fields Conditioned to Multiwell Pressure Data and Prior Information

SPE Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-271

  Bonet Cunha, Luciane ^a   Oliver, Dean S ^b   Redner, Richard A ^c   Reynolds, Albert C ^c  

^a Petrob R and D Research Center   (Brazil)

^b The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIMULATED ANNEALING; WELL PRESSURE;

MULTIWELL PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0032164218     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/50991-PA     Document Type: Article

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