A comparative study of recent robust deconvolution algorithms for well-test and production-data analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 2437-2455

  Cinar, M ^a   Ilk, D ^b   Onur, M ^a   Valko, P P ^b   Blasingame, T A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Centre for Translational Cancer Research IBT Texas A and M HSC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DECONVOLUTION PROBLEM; LEVITAN ALGORITHMS; PRODUCTION-DATA ANALYSIS;

OIL WELL TESTING;

EID: 33750973065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102575-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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