The EnKF has recently been taken into use with simulation models for oil and gas reservoirs, with the purpose of estimating poorly known parameters and to improve the predictive capability of the models. There are economical benefits of obtaining a model which best possible represents the reservoir. Optimally, it could be used for predicting the future production and to assist in the planning of new production and injection wells. A better model also provides insight and understanding regarding the properties of the reservoir.
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Evensen, G. (2009). Estimation in an oil reservoir simulator. In: Data Assimilation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03711-5_17
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