Combining the ensemble Kalman filter with Markov Chain Monte Carlo for improved history matching and uncertainty characterization

SPE Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 418-440

  Emerick, A A ^a   Reynolds, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; KALMAN FILTERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE-CARLO; MULTIPLE MARKOV CHAINS; POSTERIOR COVARIANCE MATRIXES; RESERVOIR HISTORY MATCHING; RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE; UNCERTAINTY CHARACTERIZATION;

MARKOV CHAINS;

EID: 84862981753     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/141336-PA     Document Type: Review

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