Automated Methodology for Field Performance Optimization Developed with Horizontal Wells

Proceedings of the SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 265-273

  Nakajima, L ^a   Schiozer, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FUNCTION EVALUATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); INVESTMENTS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; WATER INJECTION;

CASH FLOW ANALYSIS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS;

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 0346368634     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/81031-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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