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Christine Ehlig-Economides

Christine Ehlig-Economides

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
33
Citations
5203
World Ranking
9380
National Ranking
2637

Christine Ehlig-Economides publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Ehlig-Economides sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 172 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Christine Ehlig-Economides D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Ehlig-Economides sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 33 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the testing of wells and the characterization of reservoirs, including the management, integration, and visualization of data from multiple disciplines.

Overview

Christine Ehlig-Economides is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their research focuses on multiple subfields, including ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics addressed in their work encompass hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, drilling and well engineering, enhanced oil recovery techniques, carbon dioxide capture technologies, and groundwater flow and contamination studies.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Geologic carbon dioxide sequestration methods, opportunities, and impacts (2023) in Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • Blue Hydrogen Economy - A New Look at an Old Idea (2021) in SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Other notable papers relevant to their research interests, authored by collaborators, include:

  • Fracture Surface Area Estimation from Hydraulic-Fracture Treatment Pressure Falloff Data (2020) in SPE Drilling & Completion
  • A screening tool for carbon dioxide injection in gas reservoirs based on the material balance approach (2023) in Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • Re-evaluation of CO2 storage capacity of depleted fractured-vuggy carbonate reservoir (2024) in The Innovation Energy

Christine Ehlig-Economides frequently collaborates with several researchers, including D. G. Hatzignatiou, Michael Nikolaou, Tariq Saihood, Muhammad Haseeb Mukhtar, and Jizhou Tang.

Their published work appears most often in venues such as:

  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
  • Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment
  • The Innovation Energy
  • SPE Drilling & Completion

In recognition of their contributions, Christine Ehlig-Economides was named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for work related to the testing of wells and the characterization of reservoirs, including the management, integration, and visualization of data from multiple disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Petroleum production systems

    Michael J. Economides;A. D. Hill;Christine Ehlig-Economides

  • Sequestering carbon dioxide in a closed underground volume

    Christine Ehlig-Economides;Michael J. Economides

  • A new test for determination of individual layer properties in a multilayered reservoir

    Christine A. Ehlig-Economides;Jeffrey Joseph

  • Rate-Normalized Pressure Analysis for Determination of Shale Gas Well Performance

    Bo Song;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

  • Design of Multiple Transverse Fracture Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs

    Bo Song;Michael John Economides;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

  • Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production from water/methanol decomposition using Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite thin films

    Naser Alenzi;Wei Ssu Liao;Paul S. Cremer;Viviana Sanchez-Torres

  • Determining Multilayer Formation Properties from Transient Temperature and Pressure Measurements

    Weibo Sui;Ding Zhu;Alfred Daniel Hill;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

  • Pressure-transient analysis of fracture-calibration tests

    M.J. Mayerhofer;C.A. Ehlig-Economides;M.J. Economides

  • A triple-continuum pressure-transient model for a naturally fractured vuggy reservoir

    Y-S. Wu;C. Ehlig-Economides;Guan Qin;Zhijang Kang

  • Investigation of Rupture and Slip Mechanisms of Hydraulic Fractures in Multiple-Layered Formations

    Jizhou Tang;Kan Wu;Lihua Zuo;Lizhi Xiao

  • Numerical investigation of the interactions between hydraulic fracture and bedding planes with non-orthogonal approach angle

    Jizhou Tang;Kan Wu;Yanchao Li;Xiaodong Hu

  • Transient Rate Decline Analysis for Wells Produced at Constant Pressure

    C.A. Ehlig-Economides;H.J. Ramey

  • Use of the Pressure Derivative for Diagnosing Pressure-Transient Behavior

    C. Ehlig-Economides

  • Model for Transient Temperature and Pressure Behavior in Commingled Vertical Wells

    Weibo Sui;Ding Zhu;A.D. Hill;Christine Ehlig-Economides

  • Determining Multilayer Formation Properties From Transient Temperature and Pressure Measurements

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  • A comprehensive simulation model of kerogen pyrolysis for the in-situ upgrading of oil shales

    Kyung Jae Lee;George J. Moridis;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

  • A fully coupled method to model fracture permeability change in naturally fractured reservoirs

    Qingfeng Tao;Ahmad Ghassemi;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

  • Investigation of Stress-Dependent Permeability in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using a Fully Coupled Poroelastic Displacement Discontinuity Model

    Qingfeng Tao;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides;Ahmad Ghassemi

  • Production Optimization Using Machine Learning in Bakken Shale

    Guofan Luo;Yao Tian;Mariia Bychina;Christine Ehlig-Economides

  • Aquifer Management To Accelerate CO2 Dissolution and Trapping

    Abhishek Anchliya;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides;Behnam Jafarpour

  • Comprehensive Global Model for Before-Closure Analysis of an Injection Falloff Fracture Calibration Test

    Guoqing Liu;Christine Ehlig-Economides

  • Alternative Interpretations of Shale Gas/Oil Rate Behavior Using a Triple Porosity Model

    Vartit Tivayanonda;Sippakorn Apiwathanasorn;Christine Ehlig-Economides;Robert A. Wattenbarger

  • Pressure Buildup for Wells Produced at a Constant Pressure

    C.A. Ehlig-Economides;H.J. Ramey

  • Aquifer Management To Accelerate CO2 Dissolution and Trapping

    Abhishek Anchliya;Christine A. Ehlig-Economides

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Economides
Michael J. Economides University of Houston
George J. Moridis
George J. Moridis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Gangbing Song
Gangbing Song University of Houston
Ahmad Ghassemi
Ahmad Ghassemi University of Oklahoma
Alfred Daniel Hill
Alfred Daniel Hill Texas A&M University
Ding Zhu
Ding Zhu Texas A&M University
Anthony R. Kovscek
Anthony R. Kovscek Stanford University
Shicheng Zhang
Shicheng Zhang China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University

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