Assessing uncertainty in channelized reservoirs using experimental designs

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 264-274

  Friedmann, Friedmann ^a   Chawathé, Adwait ^a   Larue, David K ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; NEURAL NETWORKS; SANDSTONE; WELL FLOODING;

DEEPWATER RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

COMPUTER SIMULATOR; OFFSHORE RESERVE; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141632973     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/85117-PA     Document Type: Article

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