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Engineering and Technology

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41
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World Ranking
7008
National Ranking
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Earth Science

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40
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6108
World Ranking
5829
National Ranking
2125

Overview

Ding Zhu is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States and specializes in the field of Engineering with a focus on several subfields including Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Electrochemistry. Their research spans topics predominantly related to drilling, well engineering, and hydraulic fracturing, alongside seismic imaging and inversion, reservoir engineering, and electrochemical analysis.

The scientist has contributed to the following topics:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Ding Zhu's recent publications reflect a strong presence in photocatalysis and electrochemical sensing as well as contributions to reservoir stimulation and fracture diagnostics. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Single Ru atoms confined into MOF/C3N4 for dual improved photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation" (2023), published in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Nano-SH-MOF@Self-Assembling Hollow Spherical g-C3N4 Heterojunction for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation" (2023), published in ChemCatChem

Additionally, papers relevant to the field though with other lead authors include:

  • "MOFs-based Fe@YAU-101/GCE electrochemical sensor platform for highly selective detecting trace multiplex heavy metal ions" (2023), published in Talanta
  • "Decision Criterion for Acid-Stimulation Method in Carbonate Reservoirs: Matrix Acidizing or Acid Fracturing?" (2020), published in SPE Journal
  • "Diagnosing Multistage Fracture Treatments with Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensors" (2020), published in SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition

The venues where Ding Zhu frequently publishes include:

  • SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition
  • SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
  • SPE Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • SPE Production & Operations

Coauthorship collaborations are notable with a number of researchers including:

  • A. D. Hill
  • Shohei Sakaida
  • Erich Kerr
  • Ji-Jiang Wang
  • Xiang-Yang Hou

Best Publications

  • Laboratory Measurement of Hydraulic Fracture Conductivities in the Barnett Shale

    Junjing Zhang;Anton Kamenov;D.. Zhu;A. D. Hill

  • The Effect of Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation

    N.K. Potluri;D. Zhu;Alfred Daniel Hill

  • Experimental and numerical studies of reduced fracture conductivity due to proppant embedment in the shale reservoir

    Junjing Zhang;Liangchen Ouyang;D. Zhu;A.D. Hill

  • Experimental and Numerical Studies of Reduced Fracture Conductivity due to Proppant Embedment in Shale Reservoirs

    Junjing Zhang;Lianchen Ouyang;Alfred Daniel Hill;Ding Zhu

  • A rigorous formation damage skin factor and reservoir inflow model for a horizontal well

    Kenji Furui;D. Zhu;A.D. Hill

  • Transient Fluid and Heat Flow Modeling in Coupled Wellbore/Reservoir Systems

    Bulent Izgec;C. Shah Kabir;Ding Zhu;A. Rashid Hasan

  • Determining Multilayer Formation Properties from Transient Temperature and Pressure Measurements

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

  • The Effect of Wormholing on the Fluid Loss Coefficient in Acid Fracturing

    A.D. Hill;Ding Zhu;Y. Wang

  • Numerical and experimental investigation of acid wormholing during acidization of vuggy carbonate rocks

    Omer Izgec;Ding Zhu;Alfred D. Hill

  • A Comprehensive Model of High-Rate Matrix Acid Stimulation for Long Horizontal Wells in Carbonate Reservoirs

    Kenji Furui;Robert C. Burton;David W. Burkhead;Nabeel A. Abdelmalek

  • A comprehensive model of temperature behavior in a horizontal well

    Keita Yoshioka;Ding Zhu;A.D. Hill;Pinan Dawkrajai

  • A Comprehensive Model of Horizontal Well Completion Performance

    Kenji Furui;Ding Zhu;A. D. Hill

  • A Comprehensive Model of High-Rate Matrix-Acid Stimulation for Long Horizontal Wells in Carbonate Reservoirs: Part I--Scaling Up Core-Level Acid Wormholing to Field Treatments

    Kenji Furui;Robert C. Burton;David W. Burkhead;Nabeel A. Abdelmalek

  • Acid-Etched Channels in Heterogeneous Carbonates--a Newly Discovered Mechanism for Creating Acid-Fracture Conductivity

    Jianye Mou;Ding Zhu;Alfred D. Hill

  • A New Correlation of Acid-Fracture Conductivity Subject to Closure Stress

    Jiayao Deng;Jianye Mou;Alfred Daniel Hill;Ding Zhu

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

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

  • Prediction of temperature changes caused by water or gas entry into a horizontal well

    Keita Yoshioka;Ding Zhu;Alfred D. Hill;Pinan Dawkrajai

  • A New Inversion Method to Interpret Flow Profiles From Distributed Temperature and Pressure Measurements in Horizontal Wells

    Keita Yoshioka;Ding Zhu;Alfred Daniel Hill

  • Single Ru atoms confined into MOF/C3N4 for dual improved photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation

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  • The Effect of Phase Saturation Conditions on Wormhole Propagation in Carbonate Acidizing

    Suneet Shukla;Ding Zhu;A.D. Hill

  • Enhanced optical transmission : Role of the localized surface plasmon

    Shan Wu;Qian-jin Wang;Xiao-gang Yin;Jia-qi Li

  • Predicting Flow Profile of Horizontal Well by Downhole Pressure and Distributed-Temperature Data for Waterdrive Reservoir

    Zhuoyi Li;Ding Zhu

  • A New Correlation of Acid-Fracture Conductivity Subject to Closure Stress

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  • A New Inversion Method to Interpret Flow Profiles From Distributed Temperature and Pressure Measurements in Horizontal Wells

    Keita Yoshioka;Ding Zhu;Alfred D. Hill;Larry W. Lake

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Daniel Hill
Alfred Daniel Hill Texas A&M University
Akhil Datta-Gupta
Akhil Datta-Gupta Texas A&M University
Christine Ehlig-Economides
Christine Ehlig-Economides University of Houston
David S. Schechter
David S. Schechter Louisiana State University
Larry W. Lake
Larry W. Lake The University of Texas at Austin
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University
George J. Moridis
George J. Moridis Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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