Optimal well-testing strategy for production optimization: A Monte Carlo simulation approach

SPE Eastern Regional Meeting

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 151-156

  Bieker, H P ^a   Slupphaug, O ^b   Johansen, T A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ABB

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CHOKING; GAS OIL RATIO; MELD DATA; WATER OIL RATIO;

OIL WELL TESTING;

EID: 33947605402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/104535-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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