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Peter L. Smart is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, particularly within the subfields of ocean engineering and mechanical engineering.

Their work encompasses a range of topics including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Offshore Engineering and Technologies

Peter L. Smart has published extensively in venues such as OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University and Zenodo, hosted by CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research. Both venues have hosted multiple of their papers, with a notable concentration on well logging data related to Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 182.

Recent publications include:

  • ODP Leg 182, Hole 1127B - Well Logging Data, 2021, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • ODP Leg 182, Hole 1131A - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 182, Hole 1134A - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 182, Hole 1128D - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 182, Hole 1130C - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including David A. Feary, Albert C. Hine, Mitchell J Malone, Miriam S. Andres, and Christian Betzler, reflecting a consistent research network.

Peter L. Smart's body of work contributes to the intersection of well engineering and offshore technologies with a specific focus on logging and reservoir analysis methodologies. This is evidenced by their concentration of publications in well engineering datasets and simulation approaches.

Best Publications

  • Wet periods in northeastern Brazil over the past 210 kyr linked to distant climate anomalies

    Xianfeng Wang;Augusto S. Auler;Lawrence L. Edwards;Hai Cheng

  • Extremely Large Variations of Atmospheric 14C Concentration During the Last Glacial Period

    JW Beck;David A Richards;RL Edwards;BW Silverman

  • Annual growth banding in a cave stalagmite

    Andy Baker;Peter L. Smart;R. Lawrence Edwards;David A. Richards;David A. Richards

  • ELEVATED AND VARIABLE VALUES OF 13C IN SPELEOTHEMS IN A BRITISH CAVE SYSTEM

    Andy Baker;Emi Ito;Peter L. Smart;Reed F. McEwan

  • Annual trace element variations in a Holocene speleothem

    Mark S. Roberts;Peter L. Smart;Andy Baker

  • Quaternary ecological and geomorphic changes associated with rainfall events in presently semi-arid northeastern Brazil

    Augusto S. Auler;Xianfeng Wang;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng

  • Procedures for accurate U and Th isotope measurements by high precision MC-ICPMS

    Dirk L. Hoffmann;Julie Prytulak;David A. Richards;Tim Elliott

  • Carbonate dissolution in a modern mixing zone

    P. L. Smart;J. M. Dawans;F. Whitaker

  • U-series dating and taphonomy of Quaternary vertebrates from Brazilian caves

    Augusto S. Auler;Luís B. Piló;Peter L. Smart;Xianfeng Wang

  • Late Quaternary paleoclimate in semiarid northeastern Brazil from U-Series dating of travertine and water-table speleothems

    Augusto S. Auler;Peter L. Smart

  • Decoupled fresh–saline groundwater circulation of a coastal carbonate aquifer: Spatial patterns of temperature and specific electrical conductivity

    Patricia A. Beddows;Peter L. Smart;Fiona F. Whitaker;Samantha L. Smith

  • Variations in the discharge and organic matter content of stalagmite drip waters in Lower Cave, Bristol

    Andy Baker;William L. Barnes;Peter L. Smart

  • The relation of fluorescence to dissolved organic carbon in surface waters

    P.L. Smart;B.L. Finlayson;W.D. Rylands;C.M. Ball

  • Cave development on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Peter L. Smart;Patricia A. Beddows;Jim Coke;Stefan Doerr

  • Active circulation of saline ground waters in carbonate platforms: Evidence from the Great Bahama Bank

    F. F. Whitaker;P. L. Smart

  • Northwest European palaeoclimate as indicated by growth frequency variations of secondary calcite deposits

    Andy Baker;Peter L. Smart;D.C. Ford

  • Maximum sea levels for the last glacial period from U-series ages of submerged speleothems

    David A. Richards;David A. Richards;Peter L. Smart;R. Lawrence Edwards

  • Dolomitization: from conceptual to numerical models

    Fiona F. Whitaker;Peter L. Smart;Gareth D. Jones

  • Role of sediment in speleogenesis; sedimentation and paragenesis

    Andrew R. Farrant;Peter L. Smart

  • Palaeoclimatic and geomorphic implications of 230 Th/ 234 U dates on speleothems from Britain

    T. C. Atkinson;R. S. Harmon;P. L. Smart;A. C. Waltham

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona F Whitaker
Fiona F Whitaker University of Bristol
David Richards
David Richards University of Bristol
Andy Baker
Andy Baker University of New South Wales
Tim Atkinson
Tim Atkinson University College London
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Dirk L. Hoffmann
Dirk L. Hoffmann Max Planck Society
Ward E. Sanford
Ward E. Sanford United States Geological Survey
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Derek C. Ford
Derek C. Ford McMaster University
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol

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