Reservoir simulation and reserves classifications - Guidelines for reviewing model history matches to help bridge the gap between evaluators and simulation specialists

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2769-2778

  Rietz, D ^a   Usmani, A ^a  

^a Denver Office of Ryder Scott Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

OIL AND GAS RESERVES; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT; RESERVES ESTIMATION PROCESS; RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODELS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 33644790715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/96410-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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