Optimal waterflood management under geologic uncertainty using rate control: Theory and field applications

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 4677-4693

  Alhuthali, Ahmed H ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; EFFICIENCY; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OIL WELL FLOODING; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CUMULATIVE OIL PRODUCTION; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WELLS;

INFILL DRILLING;

EID: 78349272384     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/129511-stu     Document Type: Conference Paper

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