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D-Index
42
Citations
9333
World Ranking
5146
National Ranking
1926

Best Publications

  • Effect of organic-matter type and thermal maturity on methane adsorption in shale-gas systems

    Tongwei Zhang;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Stephen C. Ruppel;Kitty Milliken

  • Organic matter–hosted pore system, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania

    Kitty L. Milliken;Mark Rudnicki;David N. Awwiller;Tongwei Zhang

  • Experimental investigation of main controls to methane adsorption in clay-rich rocks

    Liming Ji;Liming Ji;Tongwei Zhang;Kitty L. Milliken;Junli Qu

  • Grain assemblages and strong diagenetic overprinting in siliceous mudrocks, Barnett Shale (Mississippian), Fort Worth Basin, Texas

    Kitty L. Milliken;William L. Esch;Robert M. Reed;Tongwei Zhang

  • Characterization of methane adsorption on overmature Lower Silurian-Upper Ordovician shales in Sichuan Basin, southwest China: Experimental results and geological implications

    Hui Tian;Tengfei Li;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Pore and pore network evolution of Upper Cretaceous Boquillas (Eagle Ford-equivalent) mudrocks: Results from gold-tube pyrolysis experiments

    Lucy T. Ko;Robert G. Loucks;Tongwei Zhang;Stephen C. Ruppel

  • Experimental investigation on the carbon isotope fractionation of methane during gas migration by diffusion through sedimentary rocks at elevated temperature and pressure

    Tongwei Zhang;Bernhard M. Krooss

  • Pore characterization of organic-rich Lower Cambrian shales in Qiannan Depression of Guizhou Province, Southwestern China

    Hui Tian;Lei Pan;Tongwei Zhang;Xianming Xiao

  • Depositional environment and organic matter accumulation of Upper Ordovician–Lower Silurian marine shale in the Upper Yangtze Platform, South China

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  • Pore-types and pore-network evolution in Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Woodford and Mississippian Barnett mudstones: Insights from laboratory thermal maturation and organic petrology

    Lucy T. Ko;Stephen C. Ruppel;Robert G. Loucks;Paul C. Hackley

  • Experimental investigation of changes in methane adsorption of bitumen-free Woodford Shale with thermal maturation induced by hydrous pyrolysis

    Haiyan Hu;Haiyan Hu;Tongwei Zhang;Tongwei Zhang;Jaclyn D. Wiggins-Camacho;Geoffrey S. Ellis

  • Effect of hydrocarbon type on thermochemical sulfate reduction

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

  • Origin and characterization of Eagle Ford pore networks in the South Texas Upper Cretaceous shelf

    Lucy T. Ko;Robert G. Loucks;Stephen C. Ruppel;Tongwei Zhang

  • First international inter-laboratory comparison of high-pressure CH4, CO2 and C2H6 sorption isotherms on carbonaceous shales

    Matus Gasparik;Thomas F.T. Rexer;Andrew C. Aplin;Pierre Billemont

  • Evaluation of carbon dioxide storage and miscible gas EOR in shale oil reservoirs

    Hamid R. Lashgari;Alexander Sun;Tongwei Zhang;Gary A. Pope

  • The pore size distribution and its relationship with shale gas capacity in organic-rich mudstone of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Sichuan Basin, China

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  • Compositional Simulation of CO2 Huff ’n’ Puff in Eagle Ford Tight Oil Reservoirs With CO2 Molecular Diffusion, Nanopore Confinement, and Complex Natural Fractures

    Wei Yu;Yuan Zhang;Abdoljalil Varavei;Kamy Sepehrnoori

  • The role of labile sulfur compounds in thermochemical sulfate reduction

    Alon Amrani;Tongwei Zhang;Qisheng Ma;Geoffrey S. Ellis

  • Theoretical study on the reactivity of sulfate species with hydrocarbons

    Qisheng Ma;Geoffrey S. Ellis;Alon Amrani;Tongwei Zhang

  • Monitoring a large volume CO2 injection: Year two results from SECARB project at Denbury’s Cranfield, Mississippi, USA

    Susan D. Hovorka;Timothy A. Meckel;Ramon H. Trevino;Jiemin Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Kitty L. Milliken
Kitty L. Milliken The University of Texas at Austin
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Robert G. Loucks
Robert G. Loucks The University of Texas at Austin
Paul C. Hackley
Paul C. Hackley United States Geological Survey
Susan D. Hovorka
Susan D. Hovorka The University of Texas at Austin
Philip C. Bennett
Philip C. Bennett The University of Texas at Austin
Hongliu Zeng
Hongliu Zeng The University of Texas at Austin
Clifford C. Walters
Clifford C. Walters ExxonMobil (United States)
Alexander Y. Sun
Alexander Y. Sun The University of Texas at Austin
Simon R. Kelemen
Simon R. Kelemen ExxonMobil (United States)

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