Data assimilation of coupled fluid flow and geomechanics using the ensemble kalman filter

SPE Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 382-394

  Chang, Haibin ^a   Chen, Yan ^b   Zhang, Dongxiao ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOMECHANICS; KALMAN FILTERS; LOSSES; OIL FIELDS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; ROCKS; SUBSIDENCE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; PRODUCTION OPERATIONS; RESERVOIR HISTORY MATCHING; STRESS/STRAIN FIELDS; STRONG NONLINEAR COUPLING; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 77954858446     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/118963-PA     Document Type: Article

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