Optimizing Multiple-Field Scheduling and Production Strategy with Reduced Risk

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1639-1653

  Cullick, A S ^a   Heath, David ^a   Narayanan, Keshav ^a   April, Jay ^b   Kelly, James ^b  

^a Landmark Graphics Corporation

^b OptTek Systems

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULING;

INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR); NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); SURFACE PRESSURE;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1142289384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84239-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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