Characterizing Uncertainty in Oil and Gas Evaluations

SPE Hydrocarbon Economics and Evaluation Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 105-114

  Caldwell, Robert H ^a   Heather, David I ^a  

^a Scotia Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PROBABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUANTUM THEORY; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

STATE VECTOR (SV) CONCEPTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0347189107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/68592-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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