Lifu Chu

886 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 775 citations indexed

About

Lifu Chu is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Lifu Chu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 775 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ocean Engineering, 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Lifu Chu's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (14 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (8 papers). Lifu Chu is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (14 papers) and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (8 papers). Lifu Chu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and China. Lifu Chu's co-authors include Bahareh Nojabaei, Russell T. Johns, Albert C. Reynolds, Dean S. Oliver, L. G. Thompson, Min K. Tham, Peng Ye, E. Carson Yates, Osama A. Kandil and John M. Kuhlman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluids Engineering, SPE Journal and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

Lifu Chu

22 papers receiving 737 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effect of Capillary Pressure on Phase Behavior in Tight Rocks and Shales

2013 310 citations Bahareh Nojabaei, Lifu Chu et al. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering profile →

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Lifu Chu

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Zhengdong Lei China

Bahareh Nojabaei United States

Hamed Darabi United States

F. Kalaydjian France

Ali Takbiri-Borujeni United States

Barry Rubin United Kingdom

A. T. Watson United States

T.N. Nasr Canada

Shameem Siddiqui United States

Matthew Andrew United States

Zhengdong Lei China

Lifu Chu

640 ×1.1

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541 ×1.2

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559 ×1.3

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144 ×1.1

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53 ×0.4

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Countries citing papers authored by Lifu Chu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lifu Chu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lifu Chu

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Chu, Lifu & Peng Ye. (2018). Well Assessment and Evaluation by Decomposition of Energy Dissipation. SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Formation Damage Control. 2 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (2014). Characterizing and simulating the non-stationarity and non-linearity in unconventional oil reservoirs: Bakken application. 9. 40–53. 32 indexed citations

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Ye, Peng, et al.. (2013). Beyond Linear Analysis in an Unconventional Oil Reservoir. 11 indexed citations

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Nojabaei, Bahareh, et al.. (2012). Effect of Capillary Pressure on Fluid Density and Phase Behavior in Tight Rocks and Shales. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 49 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (2012). Understanding Anomalous Phase Behavior in Unconventional Oil Reservoirs. 67 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (2012). Diagnosing Fracture Network Pattern and Flow Regime Aids Production Performance Analysis in Unconventional Oil Reservoirs. 25 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (2000). Efficient Technique for Inversion of Reservoir Properties Using Iteration Method. SPE Journal. 5(1). 71–81. 10 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (1998). Application of Wavelet Analysis to Upscaling of Rock Properties. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 1(1). 75–81. 20 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Albert C., et al.. (1996). Reparameterization Techniques for Generating Reservoir Descriptions Conditioned to Variograms and Well-Test Pressure Data. SPE Journal. 1(4). 413–426. 135 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (1996). An Efficient Technique for Inversion of Reservoir Properties Using Iteration Method. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 6 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (1996). An Efficient Technique for Inversion of Reservoir Properties Using Iteration Method. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, Albert C. Reynolds, & Dean S. Oliver. (1995). Reservoir Description From Static and Well-Test Data Using Efficient Gradient Methods. International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering. 25 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (1994). Determination of Permeability Distribution From Well-Test Pressure Data. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 46(7). 607–615. 35 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenxia, et al.. (1993). Rate Decline of an Arbitrarily Positioned Well in Composite and Irregular Reservoirs. Proceedings of SPE Eastern Regional Meeting. 1 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu, et al.. (1993). Determination of Reservoir Permeability Distributions From Pressure Buildup Data. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wenxia, Lifu Chu, & A. S. Grader. (1993). Rate Decline of an Arbitrarily Positioned Well in Composite and Irregular Reservoirs. SPE Eastern Regional Meeting. 2 indexed citations

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Chu, Lifu & A. S. Grader. (1991). A New Technique for Linear Boundary Detection with Wellbore Storage and Wellbore Skin. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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Kandil, Osama A., et al.. (1986). Finite-volume and integral-equation techniques for transonic and supersonic vortex-dominated flows. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Kandil, Osama A., et al.. (1982). Steady and unsteady nonlinear hybrid vortex method for lifting surfaces at large angles of attack. 20th Aerospace Sciences Meeting.

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Kandil, Osama A., Lifu Chu, & E. Carson Yates. (1980). Hybrid vortex method for lifting surfaces with free-vortex flow. 18th Aerospace Sciences Meeting. 6 indexed citations

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