Problems with the elicitation of uncertainty

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 2277-2287

  Welsh, M B ^a   Begg, S H ^a   Bratvold, R B ^a   Lee, M D ^b  

^a SPE

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GAS INDUSTRY; HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ELICITATION; MORE-OR-LESS ELICITATION (MOLE); OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; UNCERTAINITY;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 22044446368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/90338-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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