Comparison of three methods for evaluating oil projects

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 44-49

  Galli, Alain G ^a   Armstrong, Margaret ^a   Jehl, Bernard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CERTAINTY ASPECTS; PROJECT EVALUATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0033206363     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/57894-jpt     Document Type: Article

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