Application of global optimization methods for history matching and probabilistic forecasting - Case studies

SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 582-593

  Choudhary, M K ^a   Yoon, S ^b   Ludvigsen, B E ^c  

^a SPE ^*

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c Scandpower PT ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; INVESTMENTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION QUALITY; HISTORY MATCHING; MODEL PARAMETERS; SUBSURFACE UNCERTAINTIES;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34250880397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/105208-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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