Object-Based Global Optimization in Modeling Discrete-Fracture Network Map: A Case Study

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3561-3572

  Tran, Nam H ^a   Chen, Zhixi ^a   Rahman, Sheik S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUZZY SETS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; HYDRAULICS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMOLOGY; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

DISCRETE-FRACTURE NETWORK MAPS; FRACTURE NETWORK MODELING;

FRACTURING (OIL WELLS);

EID: 1142288650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84456-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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