Estimation of multiple petrophysical parameters for the PUNQ-S3 model using ensemble-based history matching

73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011: Unconventional Resources and the Role of Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 1349-1371

  Li, Heng ^a,b   Yang, Daoyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b University of Calgary and Computer Modelling Group Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROPHYSICS; POROSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ASSISTED HISTORY MATCHING; DATA ASSIMILATION METHODS; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; PETROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESERVOIR GEOLOGICAL MODELS; THREE-PHASE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; VERTICAL PERMEABILITIES;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 80052473297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/143583-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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