Optimisation of a stochastic rock fracture model using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation

35th APCOM Symposium - Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Minerals Industry, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 635-642

  Xu, C ^a   Dowd, P A ^a   Wyborn, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Geodynamics Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN FRAMEWORKS; DATA SOURCE; DOWNHOLES; FLUID FLOW ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; OPTIMISATIONS; ROCK ENGINEERING; ROCK FRACTURES; SEISMIC EVENT; STABILITY ASSESSMENT;

FRACTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ROCKS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84866690891     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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