Estimation of relative permeability by assisted history matching using the ensemble-kalman-filter method

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Li, H ^a   Chen, S ^a   Yang, D ^a   Tontiwachwuthikul, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM HOLE PRESSURE; KALMAN FILTERS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ASSISTED HISTORY MATCHING; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; FILTER METHOD; POWER-LAW; PRODUCTION DATA; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVES; SHAPES FACTORS; STATE VECTOR; THREE-PHASE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 84861049732     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/156027-PA     Document Type: Article

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