Mike Mayerhofer

863 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 702 citations indexed

About

Mike Mayerhofer is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Mike Mayerhofer has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 702 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ocean Engineering, 20 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 6 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Mike Mayerhofer's work include Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (20 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (17 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (9 papers). Mike Mayerhofer is often cited by papers focused on Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (20 papers), Drilling and Well Engineering (17 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (9 papers). Mike Mayerhofer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Mike Mayerhofer's co-authors include Craig Cipolla, N. R. Warpinski, E. P. Lolon, M. C. Vincent, M. J. Economides, Christine Ehlig‐Economides, Leopoldo Sierra, Leen Weijers, Mark Pearson and Larry Griffin and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, SPE Journal and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

Mike Mayerhofer

23 papers receiving 639 citations

Hit Papers

Stimulating Unconventional Reservoirs: Maximizing Network... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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. Stimulating Unconventional Reservoirs: Maximizing Network Growth While Optimizing Fracture Conductivity
    2009 335 citations N. R. Warpinski, Mike Mayerhofer et al. profile →

Peers

Mike Mayerhofer
R. B. Sullivan United States
Terrence Palisch United States
Xuyang Guo China
Bruce R. Meyer United States
B. W. McDaniel United Kingdom
Kevin England British Virgin Islands
Yongzan Liu United States
Zillur Rahim United States
H. Kazemi United States
Matteo Marongiu-Porcu United States
R. B. Sullivan United States
Mike Mayerhofer
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Countries citing papers authored by Mike Mayerhofer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mike Mayerhofer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mike Mayerhofer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mike Mayerhofer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mike Mayerhofer 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 Mike Mayerhofer. Mike Mayerhofer 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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Weijers, Leen, et al.. (2023). A Back-Of-The-Envelope Model to Estimate Dimensions for Every Shale Frac. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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George, Kyle, et al.. (2021). Reducing the Placement Cost of a Pound of Proppant Delivered Downhole. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. 4 indexed citations
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Weijers, Leen, et al.. (2019). Trends in the North American Frac Industry: Invention through the Shale Revolution. SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition. 63 indexed citations
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Han, Yanhui, Jesse Hampton, Gang Li, N. R. Warpinski, & Mike Mayerhofer. (2015). Investigation of Hydromechanical Mechanisms in Microseismicity Generation in Natural Fractures Induced by Hydraulic Fracturing. SPE Journal. 21(1). 208–220. 12 indexed citations
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Sierra, Leopoldo & Mike Mayerhofer. (2014). Induced Fracture Complexity, When is it Really Required in Unconventional Reservoir Stimulation?. 4 indexed citations
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Sierra, Leopoldo & Mike Mayerhofer. (2014). Evaluating the Benefits of Zipper Fracs in Unconventional Reservoirs. 12 indexed citations
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Sierra, Leopoldo, et al.. (2013). A Production Optimization Approach to Completion and Fracture Spacing Optimization for Unconventional Shale Oil Exploitation. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, 12-14 August 2013. 601–612. 9 indexed citations
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Pope, Charles E., et al.. (2007). Applying Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics to Optimize Stimulations in the Woodford Shale. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 35 indexed citations
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Chipperfield, Simon, et al.. (2007). SHEAR DILATION DIAGNOSTICS—A NEW APPROACH FOR EVALUATING TIGHT GAS STIMULATION TREATMENTS. The APPEA Journal. 47(1). 221–238. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinghui, Craig Cipolla, & Mike Mayerhofer. (2003). Case History of Hydraulic Fracture Performance in a Channel Reservoir. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Xinghui, Craig Cipolla, & Mike Mayerhofer. (2003). Case History of Hydraulic Fracture Performance in a Channel Reservoir. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 6 indexed citations
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Cipolla, Craig & Mike Mayerhofer. (2001). Understanding Fracture Performance by Integrating Well Testing and Fracture Modeling. SPE Production & Facilities. 16(4). 210–218. 5 indexed citations
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Germanovich, L. N., et al.. (1998). Modeling multisegmented hydraulic fracture in two extreme cases: No leakoff and dominating leakoff. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 35(4-5). 551–554. 16 indexed citations
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Mayerhofer, Mike & Michael J. Economides. (1996). Field Cases for Permeability Determination from Minifracs. 4(1). 111–117. 3 indexed citations
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Mayerhofer, Mike, Christine Ehlig‐Economides, & M. J. Economides. (1995). Pressure Transient Analysis of Fracture Calibration Tests. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 47(3). 229–234. 73 indexed citations
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Mayerhofer, Mike & M. J. Economides. (1993). Permeability Estimation From Fracture Calibration Treatments. SPE Western Regional Meeting. 20 indexed citations

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