George Koperna

1.3k total citations
62 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

George Koperna is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, George Koperna has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Ocean Engineering, 35 papers in Environmental Engineering and 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in George Koperna's work include CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (35 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (26 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (25 papers). George Koperna is often cited by papers focused on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (35 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (26 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (25 papers). George Koperna collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. George Koperna's co-authors include Michael Godec, Anne Oudinot, Robin Petrusak, John Gale, David Riestenberg, Vello Kuuskraa, L. Stephen Melzer, V.A. Kuuskraa, Richard Esposito and Jason E. Heath and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Coal Geology, International journal of greenhouse gas control and SPE Journal.

In The Last Decade

George Koperna

62 papers receiving 950 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Koperna United States 14 666 626 450 399 184 62 1.0k
Yildiray Cinar Australia 21 959 1.4× 591 0.9× 600 1.3× 516 1.3× 81 0.4× 54 1.3k
Meng Lu Australia 17 774 1.2× 619 1.0× 365 0.8× 390 1.0× 43 0.2× 46 1.1k
Scott M. Frailey United States 15 403 0.6× 340 0.5× 736 1.6× 385 1.0× 84 0.5× 69 927
Debanjan Chandra India 17 490 0.7× 628 1.0× 177 0.4× 370 0.9× 125 0.7× 29 876
David Law Canada 11 474 0.7× 378 0.6× 457 1.0× 290 0.7× 72 0.4× 17 790
Yongge Liu China 21 423 0.6× 579 0.9× 324 0.7× 307 0.8× 147 0.8× 69 1.1k
Xavier Choi Australia 7 489 0.7× 477 0.8× 485 1.1× 330 0.8× 34 0.2× 8 928
Farhad Qanbari Canada 22 813 1.2× 456 0.7× 202 0.4× 830 2.1× 93 0.5× 42 1.1k
Temoor Muther United States 16 475 0.7× 394 0.6× 114 0.3× 367 0.9× 71 0.4× 34 732
A.S. Ranathunga Australia 18 944 1.4× 877 1.4× 261 0.6× 238 0.6× 66 0.4× 26 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by George Koperna

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Koperna

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Koperna

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Koperna. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Koperna based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with George Koperna. George Koperna is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Koperna, George, et al.. (2022). Building the Permit for the First Carbon Storage Hub in the United States. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Koperna, George, et al.. (2017). The Grand Challenge of Carbon Capture and Sequestration. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 69(1). 39–41. 1 indexed citations
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Pashin, Jack C., et al.. (2015). SECARB CO2 injection test in mature coalbed methane reservoirs of the Black Warrior Basin, Blue Creek Field, Alabama. International Journal of Coal Geology. 144-145. 71–87. 28 indexed citations
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Koperna, George, et al.. (2014). Project Assessment and Evaluation of the Area of Review (AoR) at the Citronelle SECARB Phase III Site, Alabama USA. Energy Procedia. 63. 5971–5985. 11 indexed citations
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Weber, Matthew S., et al.. (2012). Impact of geological complexity of the Fruitland Formation on combined CO2 enhanced recovery/sequestration at San Juan Basin pilot site. International Journal of Coal Geology. 104. 46–58. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Thomas H., et al.. (2012). Fracture and 3D seismic interpretations of the Fruitland Formation and cover strata: Implications for CO2 retention and tracer movement, San Juan Basin Pilot test. International Journal of Coal Geology. 99. 35–53. 11 indexed citations
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Oudinot, Anne, George Koperna, Zeno Philip, et al.. (2011). CO2 Injection Performance in the Fruitland Coal Fairway, San Juan Basin: Results of a Field Pilot. SPE Journal. 16(4). 864–879. 56 indexed citations
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Esposito, Richard, et al.. (2011). Integrating carbon capture with transportation and storage. Energy Procedia. 4. 5512–5519. 9 indexed citations
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Koperna, George, et al.. (2009). Seismic Evaluation of the Fruitland Formation with Implications on Leakage Potential of Injected CO2. 8 indexed citations
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Koperna, George & David Riestenberg. (2009). Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Coalbed Methane and Storage: Is There Promise?. 6 indexed citations
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Kuuskraa, Vello, George Koperna, David Riestenberg, & Richard Esposito. (2009). Using reservoir architecture to maximize CO2 storage capacity. Energy Procedia. 1(1). 3063–3070. 6 indexed citations
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Riestenberg, David, George Koperna, V.A. Kuuskraa, & Richard Esposito. (2008). Using Reservoir Architecture To Maximize Co2 Storage Capacity. 2 indexed citations
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Kuuskraa, Vello, et al.. (2006). The Origin and Resource Potential of Residual Oil Zones. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 20 indexed citations
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Koperna, George, L. Stephen Melzer, & V.A. Kuuskraa. (2006). Recovery of Oil Resources from the Residual and Transitional Oil Zones of the Permian Basin. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 30 indexed citations
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Reeves, S. R., et al.. (1999). Deliverability Enhancement via Advanced Fracturing Technology in Gas Storage Wells. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 2 indexed citations
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Kuuskraa, V.A., et al.. (1998). Barnett shale rising star in Fort Worth basin. Oil & gas journal. 96(21). 15 indexed citations
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Bilgesu, H. I. & George Koperna. (1995). The Impact of Friction Factor on the Pressure Loss Prediction in Gas Pipelines. SPE Eastern Regional Meeting. 3 indexed citations

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