Kan Wu

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
142 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Kan Wu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kan Wu has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 112 papers in Ocean Engineering and 59 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Kan Wu's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (114 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (95 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (59 papers). Kan Wu is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (114 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (95 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (59 papers). Kan Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Kan Wu's co-authors include Jon E. Olson, Wei Yu, Kamy Sepehrnoori, Jizhou Tang, H.R. Lashgari, Lihua Zuo, George J. Moridis, Yongzan Liu, Ge Jin and Xiao Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Fuel and Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.

In The Last Decade

Kan Wu

136 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery in Bakken tight o... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2015 2014 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery in Bakken tight oil reservoirs
    2015 430 citations Wei Yu, H.R. Lashgari et al. Fuel profile →
  2. Simultaneous Multifracture Treatments: Fully Coupled Fluid Flow and Fracture Mechanics for Horizontal Wells
    2014 347 citations Kan Wu, Jon E. Olson SPE Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kan Wu United States 38 3.6k 3.4k 1.8k 1.1k 646 142 4.3k
Andrew P. Bunger United States 33 3.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 574 0.9× 147 4.2k
Yan Jin China 28 2.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 788 0.7× 269 0.4× 99 2.9k
Craig Cipolla United States 37 5.2k 1.4× 4.7k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.6× 487 0.8× 131 5.5k
R. Raghavan United States 41 6.3k 1.7× 5.7k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 805 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 195 6.8k
Michael Mayerhofer Germany 29 3.5k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 924 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 315 0.5× 95 3.9k
R. D. Barree United States 33 2.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 594 0.3× 818 0.7× 389 0.6× 106 3.2k
Boyun Guo United States 27 1.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 790 0.4× 159 0.1× 231 0.4× 272 2.6k
Ji‐Quan Shi United Kingdom 32 1.1k 0.3× 2.9k 0.9× 2.9k 1.6× 376 0.3× 869 1.3× 81 3.8k
Tong Zhou China 23 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 506 0.5× 186 0.3× 63 2.0k
R.A. Wattenbarger United States 32 3.1k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 319 0.3× 322 0.5× 118 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Kan Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kan Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kan Wu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kan Wu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kan Wu 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 Kan Wu. Kan Wu 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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Jin, Ge, et al.. (2024). Quantitative multistage fracturing efficiency evaluation using cross-well strain measurements. Interpretation. 12(4). T371–T384.
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Wu, Kan, et al.. (2024). Quantitative Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Test Site 2 Completion Designs Using Crosswell Strain Measurement. SPE Journal. 29(5). 2303–2317. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, et al.. (2024). Geomechanics Modeling of Strain-Based Pressure Estimates: Insights from Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Measurements. SPE Journal. 29(11). 6350–6362. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, et al.. (2023). Investigate the Impact of Parent Well Depletion on Fracture Geometry Based on Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Hydraulic Fracture Test Site – 2. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongzan, et al.. (2023). Geomechanical Modeling of Fracture-Induced Vertical Strain Measured by Distributed Fiber-Optic Strain Sensing. SPE Production & Operations. 38(3). 537–551. 8 indexed citations
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Mao, Shaowen, et al.. (2020). Numerical Study of Proppant Transport in Field-Scale Fractures for Slickwater Fracturing. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yongzan, Kan Wu, Ge Jin, & George J. Moridis. (2020). Hydraulic Fracture Modeling of Fracture-Induced Strain Variation Measured by Low-Frequency Distributed Acoustic Sensing (LF-DAS) along Offset Wells. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, Wei Yu, & Jijun Miao. (2019). Integrating Complex Fracture Modeling and EDFM to Optimize Well Spacing in Shale Oil Reservoirs. 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Jiawei, et al.. (2019). Fracture hits analysis for parent-child well development. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 10 indexed citations
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Tang, Jizhou & Kan Wu. (2018). A 3-D model for simulation of weak interface slippage for fracture height containment in shale reservoirs. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 144-145. 248–264. 62 indexed citations
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Guo, Xuyang, Hongqing Song, Kan Wu, & John Killough. (2017). Pressure characteristics and performance of multi-stage fractured horizontal well in shale gas reservoirs with coupled flow and geomechanics. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering. 163. 1–15. 29 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, et al.. (2016). Study of Stress Shadow Effects in Eagle Ford Shale: Insight from Field Data Analysis. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, et al.. (2016). Numerical Study of Flow Rate Distribution for Simultaneous Multiple Fracture Propagation in Horizontal Wells. 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Kan, Jon E. Olson, & Matthew T. Balhoff. (2015). Study of Multiple Fracture Interaction Based on An Efficient Three-Dimensional Displacement Discontinuity Method. 9 indexed citations
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Yu, Wei, H.R. Lashgari, Kan Wu, & Kamy Sepehrnoori. (2015). CO2 injection for enhanced oil recovery in Bakken tight oil reservoirs. Fuel. 159. 354–363. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wu, Kan. (2009). Event Deposits near F-F Boundary in Nandan-Hechi Basin and Their Origin. Dizhi ke-ji qingbao.

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