The role of geology in stochastic reservoir modelling: The future trends

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition 1999, APOGCE 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Tamhane, D ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wong, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CURRENT PRACTICES; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; RESERVOIR GEOLOGY; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; RESERVOIR MODELLING; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 85088405390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/54307-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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