Optimal location of vertical wells: Decomposition approach

AIChE Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 844-859

  Ierapetritou, M G ^a   Floudas, C A ^a   Vasantharajan, S ^b   Cullick, A S ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL COMPLETION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

QUALITY CUT CONSTRAINT; VERTICAL WELLS;

OIL WELLS;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; THEORY;

EID: 0033118954     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690450416     Document Type: Article

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