History matching using a hierarchical stochastic model with the ensemble kalman filter: A field case study

SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 230-244

  Zhang, Yanfen ^a   Oliver, Dean S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; KALMAN FILTERS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; GAUSSIAN RANDOM FIELDS; GEOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; HIERARCHICAL DESCRIPTION; HISTORICAL PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION; SCALE HETEROGENEITIES;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 70450193554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/118879-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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