Photographic memory
Photographic Memory: A major shift in forecasting
Mathematic linking helped bring about a major economic shift to the company and the petroleum industry at large.
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In 1983, more reliable reservoir and production forecasting was made possible through the mathematical linking, or interfacing, of 600 of EXPEC’s reservoir and surface-facility simulators. The shift was of major economic significance to the company and the petroleum industry.