The development of an artificial neural network model for prediction of crude oil viscosities

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 804-816

  Torabi, F ^a   Abedini, A ^a,b   Abedini, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

artificial neural network; correlation; dead; oil viscosity; saturated; undersaturated

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CORRELATION; DEAD; OIL VISCOSITY; SATURATED; UNDERSATURATED;

CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 79952665748     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460903485876     Document Type: Article

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