Frank Male

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 932 citations indexed

About

Frank Male is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Male has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 932 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ocean Engineering, 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Frank Male's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (23 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (21 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers). Frank Male is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (23 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (21 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (18 papers). Frank Male collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and France. Frank Male's co-authors include Michael Marder, Tadeusz W. Patzek, Bridget R. Scanlon, R. C. Reedy, Ian Duncan, Mark P. Walsh, John Browning, Svetlana Ikonnikova, Larry W. Lake and Bo Ren and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Male

36 papers receiving 889 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.

  1. Gas production in the Barnett Shale obeys a simple scaling theory
    2013 289 citations Tadeusz W. Patzek, Frank Male et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Male United States 15 571 540 511 263 149 37 932
Ashkan Zolfaghari Canada 14 548 1.0× 436 0.8× 584 1.1× 308 1.2× 147 1.0× 27 923
Robin Petrusak United States 10 269 0.5× 268 0.5× 395 0.8× 141 0.5× 321 2.2× 20 623
Christopher J. Landry United States 15 292 0.5× 394 0.7× 290 0.6× 44 0.2× 137 0.9× 31 903
John A. Harju United States 18 676 1.2× 846 1.6× 715 1.4× 109 0.4× 548 3.7× 66 1.3k
Bao Jia United States 17 619 1.1× 834 1.5× 818 1.6× 102 0.4× 411 2.8× 55 1.3k
Mohamed Mehana United States 18 343 0.6× 397 0.7× 349 0.7× 67 0.3× 303 2.0× 87 927
Kyungbook Lee South Korea 22 674 1.2× 691 1.3× 280 0.5× 55 0.2× 172 1.2× 73 1.1k
Nino Ripepi United States 21 399 0.7× 920 1.7× 1.0k 2.0× 372 1.4× 244 1.6× 49 1.4k
Abeeb A. Awotunde Saudi Arabia 17 526 0.9× 616 1.1× 225 0.4× 48 0.2× 166 1.1× 70 904
Stephen Rassenfoss United States 10 302 0.5× 395 0.7× 165 0.3× 61 0.2× 67 0.4× 159 545

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Male

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Male

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walsh, Mark P., et al.. (2024). Fast Optimization of the Net Present Value of Unconventional Wells Using Rapid Rate-Transient Analysis. SPE Journal. 29(11). 6500–6515. 1 indexed citations
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Walsh, Mark P., et al.. (2024). Bayesian variable pressure decline-curve analysis for shale gas wells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100103–100103. 1 indexed citations
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Walsh, Mark P., et al.. (2023). Bayesian Variable Pressure Decline-Curve Analysis for Shale Gas Wells. 1 indexed citations
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Male, Frank, et al.. (2023). Properties of high-performing horizontal wells in the Midland Basin. Interpretation. 11(4). T697–T706.
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Male, Frank & Jerry L. Jensen. (2022). Three common statistical missteps we make in reservoir characterization. AAPG Bulletin. 106(11). 2149–2161. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Bo, Jerry L. Jensen, Larry W. Lake, Ian Duncan, & Frank Male. (2021). Analysis of Vertical Permeability and Its Influence on CO2 EOR and Storage in a Carbonate Reservoir. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 3 indexed citations
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Male, Frank & Ian Duncan. (2021). The paradox of increasing initial oil production but faster decline rates in fracking the Bakken Shale: Implications for long term productivity of tight oil plays. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 208. 109406–109406. 11 indexed citations
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Male, Frank, et al.. (2020). Permian Delaware Basin Wolfcamp A Formation Productivity Analysis and Technically Recoverable Resource Assessment. Proceedings of the 8th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. 8 indexed citations
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Janson, Xavier, et al.. (2019). An Integrated, Multiscale Geomodel of the Northern Delaware Basin. Proceedings of the 7th Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. 2 indexed citations
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Male, Frank. (2019). Using a segregated flow model to forecast production of oil, gas, and water in shale oil plays. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 180. 48–61. 27 indexed citations
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Ren, Bo, Frank Male, Yanyong Wang, et al.. (2019). Oil Saturation in Residual Oil Zones and Its Effect on CO2 WAG Injection Strategies. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 13 indexed citations
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Hamlin, H. Scott, et al.. (2019). Evaluating hydrocarbon-in-place and recovery factor in a hybrid petroleum system: Case of Bakken and three forks in North Dakota. Interpretation. 7(3). T607–T624. 10 indexed citations
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Male, Frank. (2018). Assessing impact of uncertainties in decline curve analysis through hindcasting. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 172. 340–348. 4 indexed citations
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Ikonnikova, Svetlana, et al.. (2017). Projecting the Water Footprint Associated with Shale Resource Production: Eagle Ford Shale Case Study. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(24). 14453–14461. 30 indexed citations
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Male, Frank, et al.. (2017). Forecasting Production From Bakken and Three Forks Wells Using a Segregated Flow Model. mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich). 14 indexed citations
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Scanlon, Bridget R., R. C. Reedy, Frank Male, & Mark P. Walsh. (2017). Water Issues Related to Transitioning from Conventional to Unconventional Oil Production in the Permian Basin. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(18). 10903–10912. 119 indexed citations
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Male, Frank, et al.. (2016). Production Decline Analysis in the Eagle Ford. 10 indexed citations
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Browning, John, Scott W. Tinker, Svetlana Ikonnikova, et al.. (2013). Barnett study determines full-field reserves, production forecast. Oil & gas journal. 111(9). 88–95. 17 indexed citations
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Patzek, Tadeusz W., Frank Male, & Michael Marder. (2013). Gas production in the Barnett Shale obeys a simple scaling theory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(49). 19731–19736. 289 indexed citations breakdown →

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