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Clifford C. Walters is affiliated with ExxonMobil in the United States and has a research focus spanning engineering and chemistry, with significant contributions in mechanics of materials and analytical chemistry. Their body of work addresses topics related to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, petroleum processing and analysis, as well as geochemistry and geologic mapping.

The scientist's research covers several main themes, including:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Petroleum processing and analysis
  • Geochemistry and geologic mapping
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Enhanced oil recovery techniques
  • Coal properties and utilization

Walters has published in multiple journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy & Fuels
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Mechanisms of Asphaltene Aggregation: Puzzles and a New Hypothesis," 2020, Energy & Fuels
  • "H2, CH4 and CO2 adsorption on Cameo coal: Insights into the role of cushion gas in hydrogen geological storage," 2023, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Modern analytical techniques are improving our ability to follow the fate of spilled oil in the environment," 2022, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering
  • "Geochemistry of oils and condensates from the lower Eagle Ford formation, South Texas. Part 3: Basin modeling," 2023, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • "Hydrocarbon transformations in sediments from the Cathedral Hill hydrothermal vent complex at Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California - A chemometric study of shallow seep architecture," 2020, Organic Geochemistry

Frequent collaborators of Walters include:

  • Xun Sun
  • Tongwei Zhang
  • Xiaoqiang Li
  • G. Todd Ventura
  • Jeffrey S. Seewald

The combination of Walters' research areas and publication venues reflects an interdisciplinary approach to hydrocarbon systems and environmental chemistry, integrating engineering methods with chemical analysis techniques. Their work also encompasses emerging fields such as artificial intelligence applied within materials mechanics and environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • The Biomarker Guide

    K. E. Peters;C. C. Walters;J. M. Moldowan

  • Biomarkers and isotopes in the environment and human history

    Kenneth E. Peters;Clifford C. Walters;J. Michael Moldowan

  • Direct characterization of kerogen by x-ray and solid-state **13c nuclear magnetic resonance methods

    S. R. Kelemen;M. Afeworki;M. L. Gorbaty;M. Sansone

  • Microbial alteration of the acidic and neutral polar NSO compounds revealed by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

    Sunghwan Kim;Lateefah A. Stanford;Ryan P. Rodgers;Alan G. Marshall

  • Acidic and neutral polar NSO compounds in Smackover oils of different thermal maturity revealed by electrospray high field Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

    Christine A Hughey;Ryan P Rodgers;Alan G Marshall;Clifford C Walters

  • Pore Architecture and Connectivity in Gas Shale

    Hubert E. King;Aaron P. R. Eberle;Clifford C. Walters;Chris E. Kliewer

  • Effect of hydrocarbon type on thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Kang shi Wang;Clifford C. Walters

  • Predicting generation and expulsion of paraffinic oil from vitrinite-rich coals

    S. D. Killops;R. H. Funnell;R. P. Suggate;R. Sykes

  • Enrichment, resolution, and identification of nickel porphyrins in petroleum asphaltene by cyclograph separation and atmospheric pressure photoionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.

    Kuangnan Qian;Kathleen E. Edwards;Anthony S. Mennito;Clifford C. Walters

  • Evaluation of kinetic uncertainty in numerical models of petroleum generation

    Kenneth E. Peters;Clifford C. Walters;Paul J. Mankiewicz

  • Petroleum generation kinetics: Single versus multiple heating-ramp open-system pyrolysisMultiple-Ramp Kinetics

    Kenneth E. Peters;Alan K. Burnham;Clifford C. Walters

  • Mechanisms of Asphaltene Aggregation: Puzzles and a New Hypothesis

    Yunlong Zhang;Michael Siskin;Murray R. Gray;Clifford C. Walters

  • Biomarkers and isotopes in petroleum systems and earth history

    Kenneth E. Peters;Clifford C. Walters;J. Michael Moldowan

  • Characterization of solid bitumens originating from thermal chemical alteration and thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Simon R. Kelemen;Clifford C. Walters;Peter J. Kwiatek;Howard Freund

  • Petroleum systems in the Jiangling-Dangyang area, Jianghan Basin, China

    Kenneth E. Peters;Alan E. Cunningham;Clifford C. Walters;Jiang Jigang

  • Thiadiamondoids as proxies for the extent of thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Zhibin Wei;Clifford C. Walters;J. Michael Moldowan;Paul J. Mankiewicz

  • Petroleum alteration by thermochemical sulfate reduction – A comprehensive molecular study of aromatic hydrocarbons and polar compounds

    Clifford C. Walters;Frank C. Wang;Kuangnan Qian;Chunping Wu

  • Thermal transformations of nitrogen and sulfur forms in peat related to coalification

    S. R. Kelemen;M. Afeworki;M. L. Gorbaty;P. J. Kwiatek

  • Petroleum expulsion. Part 3. A model of chemically driven fractionation during expulsion of petroleum from kerogen

    S. R. Kelemen;C. C. Walters;D. Ertas;H. Freund

  • Geochemical signatures of thermochemical sulfate reduction in controlled hydrous pyrolysis experiments

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Clifford C. Walters;Simon R. Kelemen

  • Natural occurrence of higher thiadiamondoids and diamondoidthiols in a deep petroleum reservoir in the Mobile Bay gas field

    Zhibin Wei;Paul Mankiewicz;Clifford Walters;Kuangnan Qian

  • Distinguishing solid bitumens formed by thermochemical sulfate reduction and thermal chemical alteration

    Simon R. Kelemen;Clifford C. Walters;Peter J. Kwiatek;Mobae Afeworki

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Peters
Kenneth E. Peters Stanford University
Simon R. Kelemen
Simon R. Kelemen ExxonMobil (United States)
J. Michael Moldowan
J. Michael Moldowan Stanford University
Tullis C. Onstott
Tullis C. Onstott Princeton University
Barry Freifeld
Barry Freifeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert K. Nelson
Robert K. Nelson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ryan P. Rodgers
Ryan P. Rodgers Florida State University
Alan K. Burnham
Alan K. Burnham Stanford University
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Tongwei Zhang
Tongwei Zhang The University of Texas at Austin

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