OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering is 57. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Wellbore strengthening evaluation with core fracturing apparatus: An experimental and field test study based on preventive approach	233
Dynamic thermal aging of water-based drilling fluids with different types of low-rank coals as environmental friendly shear thinning additives	206
Rigorous modeling of frictional pressure loss in inclined annuli using artificial intelligence methods	199
Regulation of oil and gas reserves reporting in Saudi Arabia: Review and recommendations	184
Production rate of multi-fractured wells modeled with Gaussian pressure transients	182
Image processing and machine learning based cavings characterization and classification	176
The combined effect of fluid rheology, inner pipe rotation and eccentricity on the flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid through the annuli	170
Fracture development and inter-well interference for shale gas production from the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in a gentle syncline area of Weirong shale gas field, southern Sichuan, China	163
Advanced understanding of gas flow and the Klinkenberg effect in nanoporous rocks	159
A systematic research on spontaneous imbibition of surfactant solutions for low permeability sandstone reservoirs	143
Methane adsorption on shales and application of temperature-related composite models based on dual adsorption modes	134
Lithofacies identification in carbonate reservoirs by multiple kernel Fisher discriminant analysis using conventional well logs: A case study in A oilfield, Zagros Basin, Iraq	131
Investigation on influence of temperature and pressure on fatigue damage of subsea wellhead in deepwater drilling	125
Effect of oil/water ratio on rheological behavior, droplet size, zeta potential, long-term stability, and acid-induced demulsification of crude oil/water nanoemulsions	122
Accumulation characteristics and controlling factors of the Tugeerming gas reservoir in the eastern Kuqa Depression of the Tarim Basin, northwest China	117
Experimental study of the influence of the content of calcite and dolomite in the rock on the efficiency of acid treatment	116
An experimental study of the combination of smart water and silica nanoparticles to improve the recovery of asphaltenic oil from carbonate reservoirs	114
Synthesis, interfacial activity and rheological properties of low interfacial tension viscoelastic Gemini surfactants	106
Iterative sequential robust optimization of quantity and location of wells in field development under subsurface, operational and economic uncertainty	103
Hybrid modeling for submergence depth of the pumping well using stochastic configuration networks with random sampling	102
Diagenesis and controlling factors of Oligocene Huagang Formation tight sandstone reservoir in the south of Xihu sag, the East China Sea Shelf Basin	100
Sinusoidal buckling behaviour of surface casing with negative friction in thawing permafrost	99
Numerical and experimental analysis of vertically ascending swirling liquid film flow	98
Thermodynamic Characteristics of cold and hot non-condensable gases simultaneously flowing along vertical wellbore	91
Long-term effect of desorption-induced matrix shrinkage on the evolution of coal permeability during coalbed methane production	89

Experimental investigation on permeability, meso-damage and fractal characteristics of limestone caprock under THM coupling based on μCT technology	88
Investigation of lithological heterogeneities from velocity logs using EMD-Hölder technique combined with multifractal analysis and unsupervised statistical methods	85
Dynamic analysis of oil-water interface, taking Shunbei oilfield as an example	83
Effect of control flow on main jet switching for single and double feedback channels fluidic oscillator	82
Dew point pressure of gas condensates, modeling and a comprehensive review on literature data	78
Effect of hydration on Pore Structure and Physical Properties of Permian Basalt and tuff in Sichuan Basin during pressurized imbibition	75
Mineralogy, organic geochemistry, and microstructural characterization of lacustrine Shahejie Formation, Qikou Sag, Bohai Bay Basin: Contribution to understanding microcosmic storage mechanism of shal	74
Reduced well path parameterization for optimization problems through machine learning	74
Creep microindentation of low-density oil well cement and the implication on radial cracking risk of cement sheath	72
Geochemistry and accumulation of Jurassic oil in the central Junggar Basin, western China	72
Unveiling the mechanisms of in-situ combustion of post-steam driven heavy oil by electric heating method induced auto-ignition	71
Improved wormhole prediction model considering propagation characteristics of wormhole head in carbonate acidizing	71
Editorial Board	70
Reproducing wettability in sandstone reservoir core material in laboratory core restorations	69
Productivity model with mechanisms of multiple seepage in tight gas reservoir	68
Study of mechano-chemical effects on the morphology of hydraulic fractures	67
An integrated rock-mechanics tests and numerical modelling of chalk rocks: An improved integrated workflow for borehole safety	66
Evaluation method for tooth wear of roller bits based on the fractal dimension of the rock surface	66
Three-dimensional transient flow in heterogeneous reservoirs: Integral transform solution of a generalized point-source problem	66
Acoustic impedance and lithology-based reservoir porosity analysis using predictive machine learning algorithms	64
Permeability reduction by gellan gum solutions	63
3D numerical modeling of the effect of the drill string vibration cyclic loads on the wellbore natural fracture growth	62
Research on casing deformation mechanism and prevention measures based on micro-seismic signal distribution	61
A lattice Boltzmann simulation on the gas flow in fractal organic matter of shale gas reservoirs	60
Occurrence and origin of chlorite and associated impact on tight sandstone reservoir quality: A case study of the Xujiahe Formation (NE Sichuan Basin, China)	60
Fracturing of shales with slots under uniaxial compression parallel to bedding layers	60
Pour point depressant efficacy as a function of paraffin chain-length	59
Preparation and properties of nano-silica hybrid hydrophobic associated polyacrylamide for polymer flooding	59
Nondestructive investigation on hydrocarbons occluded in asphaltene matrix: The evidence from the dispersive solid-phase extraction	59
A coupled CFD-DEM numerical simulation of formation and evolution of sealing zones	57
Extraordinarily high organic matter enrichment during the late Guadalupian in northwestern Sichuan basin, China	57
Brent and WTI oil prices volatility during major crises and Covid-19	57