Successful application of a robust link to automatically optimise reservoir management of a real field

69th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2007: Securing The Future. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2007

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 2390-2396

  Alkhelaiwi, F T ^a,d   Davies, D R ^a,d   Tesaker, O ^b   Straub, R ^b   Barrett, R K ^c,e  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c Statoil ^*

^d Sciencesoft ^*

^e Sciencesoft Ltd

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; SIMULATORS; WELLHEADS;

INDIVIDUAL CONTROL; INTELLIGENT WELL COMPLETION; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; REALISTIC MODELLING; RESERVOIR SIMULATION MODEL; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55549121204     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/107171-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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