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Carl H. Sondergeld is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie within the broad field of Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields including Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, NMR Spectroscopy and Applications, and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Recent publications by Carl H. Sondergeld include the following papers:

  • Fracture Hits in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Critical Review, 2020, SPE Journal
  • Fracture toughness in shales using nano-indentation, 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Looking Ahead of the Bit Using Surface Drilling and Petrophysical Data: Machine-Learning-Based Real-Time Geosteering in Volve Field, 2020, SPE Journal
  • Impact of Surfactants on Hydrocarbon Mobility in Shales, 2020, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • A Data-Driven Approach to Detect and Quantify the Impact of Frac-Hits on Parent and Child Wells in Unconventional Formations, 2020, Proceedings of the 8th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference

Frequent co-authors of Carl H. Sondergeld include:

  • Chandra Rai
  • Son Dang
  • Deepak Devegowda
  • Ishank Gupta
  • Ali Tinni

The scientist has published repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the 8th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference
  • Interpretation
  • SPE Journal
  • SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering
  • Petrophysics - The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description

Best Publications

  • Development of organic porosity in the Woodford Shale with increasing thermal maturity

    Mark E. Curtis;Brian J. Cardott;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra S. Rai

  • Microstructural investigation of gas shales in two and three dimensions using nanometer-scale resolution imaging

    Mark E. Curtis;Carl H. Sondergeld;Raymond J. Ambrose;Chandra S. Rai

  • Micro-Structural Studies of Gas Shales

    Carl H. Sondergeld;Raymond Joseph Ambrose;Chandra Shekhar Rai;Jason Moncrieff

  • Structural Characterization of Gas Shales on the Micro- and Nano-Scales

    Mark Erman Curtis;Raymond Joseph Ambrose;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • Petrophysical Considerations in Evaluating and Producing Shale Gas Resources

    Carl H. Sondergeld;Kent Edward Newsham;Joseph Thomas Comisky;Morgan Craig Rice

  • New Pore-scale Considerations for Shale Gas in Place Calculations

    Raymond Joseph Ambrose;Robert Chad Hartman;Mery Diaz Campos;I. Yucel Akkutlu

  • Shale Gas-in-Place Calculations Part I: New Pore-Scale Considerations

    Raymond J. Ambrose;Robert C. Hartman;Mery Diaz-Campos;I. Yucel Akkutlu

  • Shale-Gas Permeability and Diffusivity Inferred by Improved Formulation of Relevant Retention and Transport Mechanisms

    Faruk Civan;Chandra S. Rai;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • Gassmann fluid substitutions: A tutorial

    Tad M. Smith;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra S. Rai

  • NMR Study of Shale Wettability

    Elijah O. Odusina;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra Shekhar Rai

  • Elastic anisotropy of shales

    Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra S. Rai

  • Shale Permeability Measurements on Plugs and Crushed Samples

    Ali Tinni;Ebrahim Fathi;Rajiv Agarwal;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • Nano to Macro Mechanical Characterization of Shale

    Vikas Kumar;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra Shekhar Rai

  • Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigation of Pore Connectivity of Gas Shales on the Nanoscale

    Mark Erman Curtis;Raymond Joseph Ambrose;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra Shekhar Rai

  • Laboratory studies of hydraulic fracturing by cyclic injection

    S.M. Patel;C.H. Sondergeld;C.S. Rai

  • Measuring low permeabilities of gas-sands and shales using a pressure transmission technique

    Yasser M. Metwally;Yasser M. Metwally;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • Acoustic emission study of microfracturing during the cyclic loading of westerly granite

    Carl H. Sondergeld;Louis H. Estey

  • Investigation of the Relationship Between Organic Porosity and Thermal Maturity in The Marcellus Shale

    Mark Erman Curtis;Raymond Joseph Ambrose;Carl H. Sondergeld;Chandra Shekhar Rai

  • An experimental investigation into hydraulic fracture propagation under different applied stresses in tight sands using acoustic emissions

    Yashwanth Chitrala;Camilo Moreno;Carl Sondergeld;Chandra Rai

  • Rock properties in low-porosity/low-permeability sandstones

    Tad M. Smith;Colin M. Sayers;Carl H. Sondergeld

  • Quantitative Seismic Interpretation: Applying Rock Physics Tools to Reduce Interpretation Risk

    Carl H. Sondergeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Chandra Rai
Chandra Rai University of Oklahoma
Stephen Hall
Stephen Hall Lund University
Faruk Civan
Faruk Civan University of Southern California
Kurt J. Marfurt
Kurt J. Marfurt University of Oklahoma
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
Gerilyn S. Soreghan
Gerilyn S. Soreghan University of Oklahoma
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Colin M. Sayers
Colin M. Sayers University of Houston
Donald L. Turcotte
Donald L. Turcotte University of California, Davis
Stephen H. Kirby
Stephen H. Kirby United States Geological Survey

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