Simultaneous estimation of relative permeability and capillary pressure for tight formations using ensemble-based history matching method

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 446-460

  Zhang, Yin ^a   Yang, Daoyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assisted history matching; B spline interpolation; Capillary pressure; Ensemble Kalman filter; Power law model; Relative permeability; Reservoir simulation; Tight formation

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED HISTORY MATCHING; B-SPLINE; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; POWER LAW MODEL; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR SIMULATION; TIGHT FORMATION;

CAPILLARY TUBES; ESTIMATION; INTERPOLATION; MEASUREMENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CAPILLARITY;

EID: 84871553457     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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