R.M. Butler

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

R.M. Butler is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R.M. Butler has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Ocean Engineering, 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R.M. Butler's work include Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (44 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (40 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (28 papers). R.M. Butler is often cited by papers focused on Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (44 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (40 papers) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (28 papers). R.M. Butler collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and United States. R.M. Butler's co-authors include Igor J. Mokrys, D.J. Stephens, Qi Jiang, Swapan K. Das, Guorun Yang, Keng H. Chung, Lorraine Chow, Qirong Jiang, D. M. MacLeod and K.N. Jha and has published in prestigious journals such as The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology and SPE Reservoir Engineering.

In The Last Decade

R.M. Butler

57 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Gravity Drainage of Steam-heated Heavy Oil to Parallel Horizontal Wells

1981 327 citations R.M. Butler, D.J. Stephens Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
R.M. Butler	2.8k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	235	60	3.1k
S.M. Farouq Ali	2.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.3×	278 1.2×	245	3.5k
Hemanta Sarma	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	648 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	175 0.7×	128	2.5k
Adel Elsharkawy	1.4k 0.5×	655 0.4×	828 0.7×	848 0.8×	554 2.4×	68	2.1k
Long X. Nghiem	1.6k 0.6×	900 0.6×	629 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	474 2.0×	73	2.3k
W.E. Brigham	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	640 0.6×	716 0.7×	167 0.7×	115	2.1k
Peyman Pourafshary	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	613 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	186 0.8×	202	3.3k
Roger M. Butler	1.2k 0.4×	579 0.4×	585 0.5×	476 0.5×	164 0.7×	16	1.4k
L. M. Castanier	1.7k 0.6×	828 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	330 1.4×	109	2.6k
Japan Trivedi	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	611 0.5×	869 0.8×	203 0.9×	148	2.7k
Hui Pu	1.4k 0.5×	996 0.7×	398 0.3×	934 0.9×	97 0.4×	96	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.M. Butler

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20 of 20 papers shown

Butler, R.M. & Qi Jiang. (2000). Improved Recovery of Heavy Oil by Vapex with Widely Spaced Horizontal Injectors and Producers. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 39(1). 80 indexed citations

Butler, R.M., et al.. (1998). An Experimental Investigation of Convergent Flow To Horizontal Wells. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 37(10). 51–57. 4 indexed citations

Butler, R.M.. (1998). SAGD Comes of AGE!. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 37(7). 143 indexed citations

Jiang, Qi & R.M. Butler. (1998). Experimental And Numerical Modelling of Bottom Water Coning to a Horizontal Well. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 37(10). 14 indexed citations

Jiang, Qi & R.M. Butler. (1996). Experimental Studies On Effects of Reservoir Heterogeneity On the Vapex Process. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 35(10). 28 indexed citations

Chow, Lorraine & R.M. Butler. (1996). Numerical Simulation Of The Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process (SAGD). Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 35(6). 34 indexed citations

Jiang, Qi & R.M. Butler. (1995). Experimental Study and Numerical Modelling of the Bottom Water Coning Flow to a Horizontal Well. 4 indexed citations

Jha, K.N., et al.. (1995). Vapour extraction (VAPEX) process for recovery of heavy oil and bitumen. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations

Das, Swapan K. & R.M. Butler. (1995). Extraction Of Heavy Oil And Bitumen Using Solvents At Reservoir Pressure. 31 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M., et al.. (1993). Recovery Of Heavy And Conventional Oils From Pressure-Depleted Reservoirs Using Horizontal Wells. 1 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M., et al.. (1993). Closed-Loop Propane Extraction Method For The Recovery Of Heavy Oils And Bitumens Underlain By Aquifers: The Vapex Process. 7 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M.. (1992). Gravity Drainage To Horizontal Wells. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 31(4). 15 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M., et al.. (1992). Vertical Confined Water Drive To Horizontal Well - Part 1: Water And Oil Of Equal Densities. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 31(1). 5 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M. & Igor J. Mokrys. (1991). A New Process (VAPEX) For Recovering Heavy Oils Using Hot Water And Hydrocarbon Vapour. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 30(1). 291 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M., et al.. (1989). An Experimental Study Of Diffusion In The Bitumen-Toluene System. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 28(2). 50 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M., et al.. (1986). A theoretical study of steam condensation in the presence of non-condensable gases in porous solids. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M.. (1985). A New Approach To The Modelling Of Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 24(3). 42–51. 250 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M. & D.J. Stephens. (1981). The Gravity Drainage of Steam-heated Heavy Oil to Parallel Horizontal Wells. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 20(2). 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Butler, R.M. & D. M. MacLeod. (1961). Solid‐liquid equilibria in wax crystallization. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 39(2). 53–63. 16 indexed citations

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Butler, R.M.. (1958). The relationship between the capacity and efficiency of dewaxing filters. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. 36(4). 182–186.

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