Computational optimization of shale resource development using reduced-physics surrogate models

Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Regional Meeting 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 126-139

  Wilson, K C ^a   Durlofsky, L J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERS; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DIRECT SEARCH TECHNIQUE; GENERALIZED PATTERN SEARCH; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84861643875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/152946-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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