D. Ilk

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

D. Ilk is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Ilk has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 57 papers in Ocean Engineering and 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in D. Ilk's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (58 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (53 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (21 papers). D. Ilk is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (58 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (53 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (21 papers). D. Ilk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Türkiye. D. Ilk's co-authors include T. A. Blasingame, J. A. Rushing, C. M. Freeman, George J. Moridis, Peter P. Valkó, Louis Mattar, C. R. Clarkson, David M. Anderson, C. Jordan and Shahram Amini and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Geosciences, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering and SPE Journal.

In The Last Decade

D. Ilk

59 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Exponential vs. Hyperbolic Decline in Tight Gas Sands — Understanding the Origin and Implications for Reserve Estimates Using Arps' Decline Curves

2008 333 citations D. Ilk, J. A. Rushing et al. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Ilk United States	22	1.5k	1.4k	529	133	105	60	1.6k
J. D. Williams-Kovacs Canada	18	823 0.6×	769 0.5×	319 0.6×	176 1.3×	116 1.1×	36	911
Jason Baihly British Virgin Islands	16	749 0.5×	732 0.5×	263 0.5×	174 1.3×	32 0.3×	40	857
John Yilin Wang United States	18	672 0.5×	680 0.5×	369 0.7×	87 0.7×	68 0.6×	50	830
Pin Jia China	24	1.0k 0.7×	996 0.7×	419 0.8×	146 1.1×	247 2.4×	67	1.2k
James C. Erdle United States	7	719 0.5×	651 0.4×	379 0.7×	148 1.1×	81 0.8×	14	817
Raj Malpani British Virgin Islands	15	766 0.5×	721 0.5×	281 0.5×	202 1.5×	30 0.3×	41	858
Morteza Nobakht Canada	20	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	548 1.0×	117 0.9×	200 1.9×	30	1.4k
Basak Kurtoglu United States	17	810 0.5×	845 0.6×	528 1.0×	86 0.6×	156 1.5×	32	981
M. J. Fetkovich Norway	12	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	305 0.6×	50 0.4×	109 1.0×	21	1.8k
K. Aminian United States	15	538 0.4×	645 0.4×	429 0.8×	82 0.6×	74 0.7×	92	801

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ingalls, Brian, et al.. (2023). Integrated Well Performance Analysis Methodology to Understand Production Performance and Identify Refracturing Candidates in Barnett Shale. 1 indexed citations

Ilk, D., et al.. (2015). Addressing Forecasting Non-Uniqueness and Uncertainty in Unconventional Reservoir Systems Using Experimental Design. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 9 indexed citations

Ilk, D. & T. A. Blasingame. (2013). Decline Curve Analysis for Unconventional Reservoir Systems — Variable Pressure Drop Case. 11 indexed citations

Moridis, George J., Matthew T. Reagan, Heidi Anderson Kuzma, et al.. (2013). SeTES: A self-teaching expert system for the analysis, design, and prediction of gas production from unconventional gas resources. Computers & Geosciences. 58. 100–115. 3 indexed citations

Freeman, C. M., George J. Moridis, D. Ilk, & T. A. Blasingame. (2010). A Numerical Study of Transport and Storage Effects for Tight Gas and Shale Gas Reservoir Systems. International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China. 27 indexed citations

Ilk, D., et al.. (2010). A Comprehensive Workflow for Early Analysis and Interpretation of Flowback Data From Wells in Tight Gas/Shale Reservoir Systems. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 54 indexed citations

Ilk, D., et al.. (2010). Application of the "Continuous Estimation of Ultimate Recovery" Methodology to Estimate Reserves in Unconventional Reservoirs. 5 indexed citations

Ilk, D., et al.. (2010). Production-Data Analysis—Challenges, Pitfalls, Diagnostics. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 13(3). 538–552. 81 indexed citations

Ilk, D.. (2010). Well Performance Analysis for Low to Ultra-low Permeability Reservoir Systems. OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries). 7 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., et al.. (2010). Hybrid Rate-Decline Models for the Analysis of Production Performance in Unconventional Reservoirs. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 25 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., et al.. (2010). Continuous Estimation of Ultimate Recovery. 21 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., et al.. (2008). Towards a Characteristic Equation for Permeability. 3 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., et al.. (2008). Exponential vs. Hyperbolic Decline in Tight Gas Sands — Understanding the Origin and Implications for Reserve Estimates Using Arps' Decline Curves. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 333 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ilk, D., J. A. Rushing, R. B. Sullivan, & T. A. Blasingame. (2007). Evaluating the Impact of Waterfrac Technologies on Gas Recovery Efficiency:Case Studies Using Elliptical Flow Production Data Analysis. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 8 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., et al.. (2007). Application of the ß-Integral Derivative Function to Production Analysis. 13 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., J. A. Rushing, R. B. Sullivan, & T. A. Blasingame. (2007). Evaluating the Impact of Waterfrac Technologies on Gas Recovery Efficiency: Case Studies Using Elliptical Flow Production Data Analysis. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 9 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., Peter P. Valkó, & T. A. Blasingame. (2007). A Deconvolution Method Based on Cumulative Production for ContinuouslyMeasured Flowrate and Pressure Data. 3 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., Peter P. Valkó, & T. A. Blasingame. (2006). Deconvolution of Variable-Rate Reservoir Performance Data Using B-Splines. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 9(5). 582–595. 24 indexed citations

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Anderson, David M., et al.. (2006). Production Data Analysis—Challenges, Pitfalls, Diagnostics. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 41 indexed citations

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Ilk, D., David Anderson, Peter P. Valkó, & T. A. Blasingame. (2006). Analysis of Gas-Well Reservoir Performance Data Using B-Spline Deconvolution. Proceedings of SPE Gas Technology Symposium. 5 indexed citations

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