Hybrid economic-engineering model for natural gas production

Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-94

  Chermak, Janie M ^a   Crafton, James ^b   Norquist, Suzanne M ^c   Patrick, Robert H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Performance Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c US West Advanced Technologies   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC THEORY; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY;

NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 0033077744     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-9883(98)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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