Value of information in the oil and gas industry: Past, present and future

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 630-638

  Bratvold, Reidar B ^a   Bickel, J Eric ^b   Lohne, Hans Petter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WELL TESTING;

INFORMATION GATHERING; MARKET ANALYSIS; MARKET UNCERTAINTY; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; VALUE OF INFORMATION; WELL-TEST ANALYSIS;

GAS INDUSTRY;

DECISION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; OIL INDUSTRY; PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE ECONOMY; SURVEYING; VALUATION;

EID: 70349672991     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/110378-PA     Document Type: Article

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