Streamline-based history matching using geostatistical constraints: Application to a giant, mature carbonate reservoir

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1235-1249

  Gross, H ^a   Thielet, M R ^b   Alexa, M J ^c   Caers, J K ^a   Kovscek, A R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b StreamSim Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c Dubai Petroleum Establishment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICAL CONSTRAINTS; MATCHING METHODS; STREAMLINES; TIME OF FLIGHT;

ALGORITHMS; CARBONATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22044432310     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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