Model-based decision analysis applied to petroleum field development and management | Oil & Gas Science and Technology

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Issue		Oil Gas Sci. Technol. – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles Volume 74, 2019


Article Number		46
Number of page(s)		20
DOI		https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst/2019019
Published online		21 May 2019

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