Héber Cinco-Ley

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Héber Cinco-Ley is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Héber Cinco-Ley has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 37 papers in Ocean Engineering and 7 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Héber Cinco-Ley's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (38 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (26 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (21 papers). Héber Cinco-Ley is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (38 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (26 papers) and Drilling and Well Engineering (21 papers). Héber Cinco-Ley collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Costa Rica. Héber Cinco-Ley's co-authors include Fernando Samaniego-V., H.J. Ramey, Maghsood Abbaszadeh, Fernando Rodríguez, Frank Miller, Kern H. Guppy, Fernando Rodríguez, Frank H. Miller, Roland N. Horne and F. Samaniego V. and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Petroleum Technology, SPE Drilling & Completion and Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology.

In The Last Decade

Héber Cinco-Ley

40 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Transient Pressure Analysis for Fractured Wells 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Transient Pressure Analysis for Fractured Wells
    1981 562 citations Héber Cinco-Ley, Fernando Samaniego-V. Journal of Petroleum Technology profile →

Peers

Héber Cinco-Ley
Dominique Bourdet Colombia
Fernando Samaniego-V. Mexico
Ram G. Agarwal United States
F. Samaniego V. Mexico
D.G. Russell Netherlands
P.T. Branagan United States
R. Al-Hussainy United States
Bruce R. Meyer United States
R. B. Sullivan United States
Zillur Rahim United States
Dominique Bourdet Colombia
Héber Cinco-Ley
Citations per year, relative to Héber Cinco-Ley Héber Cinco-Ley (= 1×) peers Dominique Bourdet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Héber Cinco-Ley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Héber Cinco-Ley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Héber Cinco-Ley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Héber Cinco-Ley 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 Héber Cinco-Ley. Héber Cinco-Ley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rodríguez, Fernando, et al.. (2004). Well Test Characterization of Small- and Large-Scale Secondary Porosity in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 10 indexed citations
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Abbaszadeh, Maghsood, et al.. (1997). Interference Testing in Reservoirs With Conductive Faults or Fractures. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 7 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber. (1996). Well-Test Analysis for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 48(1). 51–54. 28 indexed citations
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Abbaszadeh, Maghsood & Héber Cinco-Ley. (1995). Pressure-Transient Behavior in a Reservoir With a Finite-Conductivity Fault. SPE Formation Evaluation. 10(1). 26–32. 53 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Fernando & Héber Cinco-Ley. (1993). A New Model for Production Decline. Proceedings of SPE Production Operations Symposium. 9 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Fernando, Roland N. Horne, & Héber Cinco-Ley. (1984). Partially Penetrating Fractures: Pressure Transient Analysis of an Infinite Conductivity Fracture. Proceedings of SPE California Regional Meeting. 19 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber, et al.. (1983). Detection of Linear Impermeable Barriers by Transient Pressure Analysis. 6 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber, et al.. (1982). Pressure Transient Analysis for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 23 indexed citations
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Raghavan, R., et al.. (1982). The Influence of Vertical Fractures Intercepting Active and Observation Wells on Interference Tests. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 22(6). 933–944. 11 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber. (1982). Evaluation of Hydraulic Fracturing By Transient Pressure Analysis Methods. 17 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber, et al.. (1982). Pressure Transient Analysis for Naturally Fractured Reservoirs. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 72 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber & Fernando Samaniego-V.. (1981). Transient Pressure Analysis for Fractured Wells. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 33(9). 1749–1766. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guppy, Kern H., Héber Cinco-Ley, & H.J. Ramey. (1981). Effect of Non-Darcy Flow on the Constant-Pressure Production of Fractured Wells. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 21(3). 390–400. 56 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber, et al.. (1981). Drawdown Testing for High Velocity Gas Flow. SPE California Regional Meeting. 1 indexed citations
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Cinco-Ley, Héber, H.J. Ramey, & Frank H. Miller. (1975). Unsteady-State Pressure Distribution Created by a Well with an Inclined Fracture. Proceedings of Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME. 15 indexed citations

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