James Rutledge

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

James Rutledge is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, James Rutledge has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Geophysics, 33 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 22 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in James Rutledge's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (52 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (33 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers). James Rutledge is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (52 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (33 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (26 papers). James Rutledge collaborates with scholars based in United States, British Virgin Islands and United Kingdom. James Rutledge's co-authors include W. S. Phillips, S. C. Maxwell, Michael Fehler, Leigh House, T. Urbancic, Michael C. Fehler, Scott Leaney, Xin Yu, Lianjie Huang and Robert G. Schwab and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Geophysics and Tectonophysics.

In The Last Decade

James Rutledge

68 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

Petroleum reservoir characterization using downhole microseismic monitoring

2010 343 citations S. C. Maxwell, James Rutledge et al. Geophysics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Rutledge United States	20	1.5k	890	601	330	270	71	1.8k
Jianxin Wei China	20	728 0.5×	354 0.4×	538 0.9×	60 0.2×	352 1.3×	109	1.2k
Andrew J. Barbour United States	20	799 0.5×	239 0.3×	119 0.2×	214 0.6×	118 0.4×	49	1.1k
Yoonho Song South Korea	16	721 0.5×	160 0.2×	590 1.0×	41 0.1×	95 0.4×	91	989
Yike Liu China	17	837 0.6×	244 0.3×	404 0.7×	63 0.2×	50 0.2×	86	982
Thomas Planès France	19	1.2k 0.8×	52 0.1×	479 0.8×	311 0.9×	401 1.5×	29	1.4k
Ren Jiang China	16	312 0.2×	299 0.3×	270 0.4×	128 0.4×	300 1.1×	44	698
N. P. Singh India	13	264 0.2×	155 0.2×	177 0.3×	36 0.1×	133 0.5×	36	408
Jinrong Su China	21	1.3k 0.9×	156 0.2×	47 0.1×	266 0.8×	129 0.5×	78	1.6k
Dave Belanger Netherlands	8	402 0.3×	145 0.2×	165 0.3×	53 0.2×	67 0.2×	17	618
Trevor M. Hunt New Zealand	16	443 0.3×	97 0.1×	81 0.1×	65 0.2×	97 0.4×	48	702

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McLennan, John, et al.. (2024). Circulation experiments at Utah FORGE: Near-surface seismic monitoring reveals fracture growth after shut-in. Geothermics. 119. 102947–102947. 24 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James, et al.. (2018). High-resolution microseismic-source locations and moment-tensor solutions from the Permian Basin. 3022–3026. 3 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James, Xin Yu, & Scott Leaney. (2015). Microseismic shearing driven by hydraulic-fracture opening: An interpretation of source-mechanism trends. The Leading Edge. 34(8). 926–934. 33 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James. (2014). The Signature of Shearing Driven By Hydraulic Opening. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 2 indexed citations

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Huang, Li, et al.. (2014). Locating Microseismic Events Using Fat-Ray Double-Difference Tomography for Monitoring CO 2 Injection at the Aneth EOR Field. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Fagan, D., Kasper van Wijk, & James Rutledge. (2013). Clustering revisited: A spectral analysis of microseismic events. Geophysics. 78(2). KS41–KS49. 11 indexed citations

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Wüestefeld, Andreas, James P. Verdon, J. M. Kendall, et al.. (2011). Inferring rock fracture evolution during reservoir stimulation from seismic anisotropy. Geophysics. 76(6). WC157–WC166. 20 indexed citations

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Maxwell, S. C., et al.. (2010). Petroleum reservoir characterization using downhole microseismic monitoring. Geophysics. 75(5). 75A129–75A137. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huang, Lianjie, et al.. (2010). Microseismic event location for monitoring CO2 injection using double-difference tomography. The Leading Edge. 29(2). 208–214. 42 indexed citations

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Bond, Leonard J., T. Schenkel, Arun Persaud, et al.. (2010). Nuclear Source Replacement in Petrochemical Well‐Logging. 518–522. 4 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James. (2009). Interpreting Reservoir Microseismicity Detected During CO2 Injection at the Aneth Oil Field. AGUFM. 2009. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Rongfeng, et al.. (2008). Monitoring Temporal Changes of Seismic Velocity due to CO2 Injection Using Time- Lapse VSP Data and Coda-Wave Interferometry. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James, Rongfeng Zhou, Luyuan Huang, & Brian McPherson. (2008). Microseismic Monitoring of CO2 Injection in the Aneth Oil Field, San Juan County, Utah. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 3 indexed citations

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Huang, Lixin, et al.. (2008). VSP Monitoring of CO2 Injection at the Aneth Oil Field in Utah. AGUFM. 2008. 2 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James, et al.. (2008). Semiautomated relative picking of microseismic events. 1411–1414. 13 indexed citations

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Huang, Lianjie, et al.. (2008). Using the coda‐wave interferometry method and time‐lapse VSP data to estimate velocity changes from geological carbon sequestration in a brine aquifer. 3199–3203. 3 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James & W. S. Phillips. (2003). Hydraulic stimulation of natural fractures as revealed by induced microearthquakes, Carthage Cotton Valley gas field, east Texas. Geophysics. 68(2). 441–452. 335 indexed citations

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Krumhansl, James L., Rajesh Pawar, Henry R. Westrich, et al.. (2002). Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in a Depleted Oil Reservoir. SPE/DOE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium. 15 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James, et al.. (1994). Subsurface Fracture Mapping Using Microearthquakes Detected During Primary Oil Production, Clinton County, Kentucky. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 7 indexed citations

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Rutledge, James. (1989). Interwell Seismic Surveying Workshop: An overview. The Leading Edge. 8(6). 38–38. 2 indexed citations

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