Hydrocarbon production forecast and uncertainty quantification: A field application

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1040-1048

  Rotondi, M ^a   Nicotra, G ^a   Godi, A ^a   Contento, F M ^a   Blunt, M J ^b   Christie, M A ^c  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; NEIGHBORHOOD ALGORITHM (NA); RESERVOIR MODELS; STOCHASTIC SAMPLING ALGORITHMS;

NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

EID: 33750993489     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/102135-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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