Uncertainty and risk in petroleum exploration and development: The expectation curve method

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia-Pacific Conference, APC 1989

Volumn , Issue , 1989, Pages 99-114

  Behrenbruch, P ^a   Azinger, K L ^a   Foley, M V ^a  

^a BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GAME THEORY; GASOLINE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROVEN RESERVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CUMULATIVE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTIONS; INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM EXPLORATION; PROJECT FEASIBILITY; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL FREQUENCY; UNCERTAINTY AND RISKS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 79952427316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/19475-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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