Modeling dependence among geologic risks in sequential exploration decisions

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 352-361

  Bickel, J Eric ^a,b   Smith, James E ^c   Meyer, Jennifer L ^d  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Strategic Decisions Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

INFORMATIONAL SYNERGIES; MULTIPROSPECT EXPLORATION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

DECISION MAKING; DRILLING; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MODELING;

EID: 44649111953     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/102369-pa     Document Type: Article

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