A new robust algorithm for solution of pressure/rate deconvolution problem

Journal of Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 611-627

  Pimonov, E A ^a   Onur, M ^b   Kuchuk, F J ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER MOSCOW RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

Deconvolution; First kind Volterra equation; Weighted total nonlinear least squares; Well test

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149092685     PISSN: 09280219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JIIP.2009.038     Document Type: Article

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