WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Total Production of Many Oil Wells

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number of wells n
100
standard deviationfor size, start time,and duration
2
new random set
height
wells
th
n
total up to
th
n
Suppose
n
oil wells are discovered that have various sizes, start times, and durations, where all three quantities are normally distributed. What does the production of all the wells taken together look like over time?