OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering is 6. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Machine Learning for Capillary Pressure Estimation	29
Risk Management and Optimization in Real-Time Noncondensable Gas Co-injection under Economic Uncertainty	17
A Novel Approach in Understanding the Role of Water in Oxidation and Upgrading Reactions during In-Situ Combustion Oil Recovery, Part A: Experimental Observations	17
Effects of Imbibition and Compaction during Well Shut-In on Ultimate Shale Oil Recovery: A Numerical Study	15
Optimization of Water-Alternating-CO2 Injection Field Operations Using a Machine-Learning-Assisted Workflow	14
Multiscale Wettability Characterization of Anhydrite-Rich Carbonate Rocks: Insights into Zeta Potential, Flotation, and Contact Angle Measurements	14
Lithofacies, Deposition, and Clinoforms Characterization Using Detailed Core Data, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Logs, and Modular Formation Dynamics Tests for Mishrif Formation Intervals in West Qurna/1	13
Fluid Identification Derived from Formation Chlorine Measurements and Reservoir Characterization of Tight Carbonate in Sichuan Basin, China	12
Application of Data Mining to Small Data Sets: Identification of Key Production Drivers in Heterogeneous Unconventional Resources	12
Improved Well-Control Progressive Optimization with Generalized Barycentric Coordinates and Manifold Mapping	11
Conditioning Model Ensembles to Various Observed Data (Field and Regional Level) by Applying Machine-Learning-Augmented Workflows to a Mature Field with 70 Years of Production History	10
Active Fault Detection by an Automatic Breakout Geometry Characterization Algorithm from Ultrasonic Borehole Imager	10
Thermal Magnetic Properties Variation of Rock During In-Situ Combustion Process	9
Modeling Two-Phase Flow in Tight Core Plugs with an Application for Relative Permeability Measurement	9
Experimental Study on the Impact of Clay Distribution and Mineralogy on NMR T2 and Internal Gradient: Insights From Well-Controlled Physical Samples	9
RTA-Assisted Numerical History-Matching Workflow	9
New Insights into Surfactant Adsorption Estimation in Carbonates under Harsh Conditions Using Surface Complexation Modeling	9
Comparative Evaluation of a Functions for the Soave-Redlich-Kwong Equation of State and the Peng-Robinson Equation of State to Predict Saturation Pressures for Gas(es)-Heavy Oil/Bitumen-Water S	9
Application of Machine Learning to Interpret Steady-State Drainage Relative Permeability Experiments	9
Incorporation of Physics into Machine Learning for Production Prediction from Unconventional Reservoirs: A Brief Review of the Gray-Box Approach	9
A Deep Learning Framework Using Graph Convolutional Networks for Adaptive Correction of Interwell Connectivity and Gated Recurrent Unit for Performance Prediction	8
Methods to Enhance Success of Field Application of In-Situ Combustion for Heavy Oil Recovery	8
Progress Toward Pilot-Scale Simulation of In-Situ Combustion Incorporating Geomechanics	8
Decoding the Impact of Injection-Induced Fractures on the Sweep Efficiency of a Mature Polymer Flood through Pressure Falloff Analysis	8
A Novel Approach in Understanding the Role of Water in Oxidation and Upgrading Reactions during In-Situ Combustion Oil Recovery, Part B: Interpretations	8

A Novel 2.5D Deep Network Inversion of Gravity Anomalies to Estimate Basement Topography	8
Optimization of an Integrated Reservoir-Production System Using Polynomial Chaos Expansion and Sobol Sensitivity Analysis	7
Stochastic Estimation of Barrels of Oil Equivalent Conversion Factor for Natural Gas Volumes from Offshore Carbonate Fields in Ultradeep Waters	7
History-Matching and Forecasting Production Rate and Bottomhole Pressure Data Using an Enhanced Physics-Based Data-Driven Simulator	7
Using Rate Transient Analysis and Bayesian Algorithms for Reservoir Characterization in Unconventional Gas Wells during Linear Flow	7
Managing Risk in Well Placement Optimization within an Expected Utility Framework	7
Building an EPA Class VI Permit Application	7
Geomechanical and Fracture Network Interpretation of a Devonian Outcrop	7
Athabasca Toe-to-Heel Air Injection Pilot: Evaluation of the Spontaneous Ignition Based on Apparent Atomic Hydrogen-Carbon Ratio Variation	7
CO2 Flow Regimes Comparison between North Sea and US Classes of Reservoirs	7
An Investigation on the Process of Reimbibition of Oil and Its Impact on Oil Recovery in the Yates Field	7
Reservoir Modeling, History Matching, and Characterization with a Reservoir Graph Network Model	7
New Insights into Hybrid Low-Salinity Polymer Flooding through a Coupled Geochemical-Based Modeling Approach	6
Experimental Measurements and Molecular Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Carbon Surface	6
3D Printing for Experiments in Petrophysics, Rock Physics, and Rock Mechanics: A Review	6
The Role of Diffusion on Reservoir Performance in Underground Hydrogen Storage	6
Modeling Water Injectivity Tests under Multiple Rate Schedule: An Approximate Solution	6
Measurement of Effective Hydrogen-Methane Gas Diffusion Coefficients in Reservoir Rocks	6
A Simple Analytical Model for Oil Production from Partially Fractured Reservoirs to Estimate Size of Finite Fracture Networks	6
Static Adsorption Evaluation for Anionic-Nonionic Surfactant Mixture on Sandstone in the Presence of Crude Oil at High Reservoir Temperature Condition	6
Improving Prediction of Fracture Distribution Using Microseismic Data and Acoustic Logging Measurements	6
Effects of Overpressure on Mechanical Properties of Unconventional Shale Reservoirs through Novel Use of a Sonic Overpressure Indicator	6