Optimisation of decision making under uncertainty throughout field lifetime: A fractured reservoir example

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 123-139

  Arnold, Dan ^a   Demyanov, Vasily ^a   Christie, Mike ^a   Bakay, Alexander ^b   Gopa, Konstantin ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Gazpromneft Science and Technology Center   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Field development; Fractured reservoirs; History matching; Model classification; Optimisation; Uncertainty quantification

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL FLOODING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FIELD DEVELOPMENT; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; HISTORY MATCHING; MODEL CLASSIFICATION; OPTIMISATIONS; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; OPTIMIZATION; OUTCROP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84980416768     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2016.07.011     Document Type: Article

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