Identification of lithofacies using art neural networks and group decision making

Intelligent Engineering Systems Through Artificial Neural Networks

Volumn 1998, Issue , 1998, Pages 855-860

  Chang, Hsien Cheng ^a   Chen, Hui Chuan ^a   Kopaska Merkel, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

ART2; Artificial neural network applications; Decision making; Geoscience; Pattern recognition; Petroleum engineering

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS;

ADAPTIVE RESONANCE THEORY NEURAL NETWORKS; GEOSCIENCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOFACIES;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 0032303852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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