Stephen C. Ruppel

9.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

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Stephen C. Ruppel is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. Ruppel has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 19 papers in Ocean Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. Ruppel's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (39 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (12 papers). Stephen C. Ruppel is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (39 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (16 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (12 papers). Stephen C. Ruppel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Stephen C. Ruppel's co-authors include Robert G. Loucks, Robert M. Reed, Daniel M. Jarvie, Ursula Hammes, Tongwei Zhang, K.L. Milliken, Rongsheng Yang, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Lucy T. Ko and Harry Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Chemical Geology and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Ruppel

54 papers receiving 7.9k citations

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Morphology, Genesis, and Distribution of Nanometer-Scale Pores in Siliceous Mudstones of the Mississippian Barnett Shale

2009 2.3k citations Robert G. Loucks, Robert M. Reed et al. Journal of Sedimentary Research profile →
Spectrum of pore types and networks in mudrocks and a descriptive classification for matrix-related mudrock pores

2012 2.1k citations Robert G. Loucks, Robert M. Reed et al. AAPG Bulletin profile →
Effect of organic-matter type and thermal maturity on methane adsorption in shale-gas systems

2012 1.0k citations Tongwei Zhang, Geoffrey S. Ellis et al. Organic Geochemistry profile →
Mississippian Barnett Shale: Lithofacies and depositional setting of a deep-water shale-gas succession in the Fort Worth Basin, Texas

2007 790 citations Robert G. Loucks, Stephen C. Ruppel AAPG Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen C. Ruppel United States	25	7.6k	4.0k	2.7k	2.4k	1.1k	56	8.2k
Daniel M. Jarvie United States	23	6.8k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	42	7.2k
Robert G. Loucks United States	37	7.7k 1.0×	3.6k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	120	9.0k
Dazhong Dong China	40	5.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	513 0.5×	96	6.6k
Carl Sondergeld United States	40	6.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.3×	4.6k 1.7×	1.4k 0.6×	654 0.6×	232	8.6k
Xiongqi Pang China	44	5.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	313	6.7k
Rukai Zhu China	43	6.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	616 0.3×	815 0.7×	144	6.9k
Chandra Rai United States	36	5.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.0×	3.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.4×	578 0.5×	195	6.6k
Lianhua Hou China	32	4.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	688 0.3×	952 0.9×	96	4.6k
Thomas Gentzis United States	32	3.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	467 0.2×	730 0.7×	204	4.5k
Xianming Xiao China	29	3.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	612 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	744 0.7×	88	3.9k

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Loucks, Robert G., et al.. (2018). Dip-related changes in stratigraphic architecture and associated sedimentological and geochemical variability in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group in south Texas. AAPG Bulletin. 102(12). 2537–2568. 20 indexed citations

Ruppel, Stephen C., et al.. (2017). Facies, rock attributes, stratigraphy, and depositional environments: Yanchang Formation, Central Ordos Basin, China. Interpretation. 5(2). SF15–SF29. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Tongwei, et al.. (2017). Empirical relationship between gas composition and thermal maturity in Eagle Ford Shale, south Texas. AAPG Bulletin. 101(8). 1277–1307. 49 indexed citations

Zhang, Tongwei, Xiangzeng Wang, Jianfeng Zhang, et al.. (2017). Geochemical evidence for oil and gas expulsion in Triassic lacustrine organic-rich mudstone, Ordos Basin, China. Interpretation. 5(2). SF41–SF61. 20 indexed citations

Rowe, Harry, Xiangzeng Wang, Tongwei Zhang, et al.. (2017). Chemostratigraphic insights into fluvio-lacustrine deposition, Yanchang Formation, Upper Triassic, Ordos Basin, China. Interpretation. 5(2). SF149–SF165. 11 indexed citations

Rowe, Harry, Xiangzeng Wang, Tongwei Zhang, et al.. (2016). CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHIC INSIGHTS INTO FLUVIO-LACUSTRINE DEPOSITION, YANCHANG FORMATION, UPPER TRIASSIC, ORDOS BASIN, CHINA. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

Ruppel, Stephen C., et al.. (2016). Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Sources of Volcanic Ash Beds in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas. 5(1). 253. 12 indexed citations

Peng, Sheng, et al.. (2015). An Integrated Method for Upscaling Pore-Network Characterization and Permeability Estimation: Example from the Mississippian Barnett Shale. Transport in Porous Media. 109(2). 359–376. 44 indexed citations

Reed, Robert M., Robert G. Loucks, & Stephen C. Ruppel. (2013). Comment on “Formation of nanoporous pyrobitumen residues during maturation of the Barnett Shale (Fort Worth Basin)” by Bernard et al. (2012). International Journal of Coal Geology. 127. 111–113. 51 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tongwei, Geoffrey S. Ellis, Stephen C. Ruppel, K.L. Milliken, & Rongsheng Yang. (2012). Effect of organic-matter type and thermal maturity on methane adsorption in shale-gas systems. Organic Geochemistry. 47. 120–131. 1022 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reed, Robert M. & Stephen C. Ruppel. (2012). Extended Abstract: Pore Morphology and Distribution in the Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, USA. 599–603. 2 indexed citations

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Tatham, Robert H., et al.. (2010). Sensitivity of seismic response to variations in the Woodford Shale. 2725–2729. 6 indexed citations

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Loucks, Robert G., Robert M. Reed, Stephen C. Ruppel, & Daniel M. Jarvie. (2009). Morphology, Genesis, and Distribution of Nanometer-Scale Pores in Siliceous Mudstones of the Mississippian Barnett Shale. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 79(12). 848–861. 2338 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jennings, James W., et al.. (2002). 3D Modeling of Stratigraphically Controlled Petrophysical Variability in the South Wasson Clear Fork Reservoir. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 1 indexed citations

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Lucia, F. Jerry, James W. Jennings, & Stephen C. Ruppel. (2001). South Wasson Clear Fork Reservoir Model: Outcrop to Subsurface via Rock-Fabric Method. 1 indexed citations

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Jennings, James W., Stephen C. Ruppel, & William B. Ward. (2000). Geostatistical Analysis of Permeability Data and Modeling of Fluid-Flow Effects in Carbonate Outcrops. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering. 3(4). 292–303. 72 indexed citations

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Jennings, James W., Stephen C. Ruppel, & W. Peter Ward. (1998). Geostatistical Analysis of Petrophysical Data and Modeling of Fluid-Flow Effects in Carbonate Outcrops. Proceedings of SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. 53 indexed citations

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Holtz, Mark H., et al.. (1992). Integrated Geologic and Engineering Determination of Oil-Reserve-Growth Potential in Carbonate Reservoirs. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 44(11). 1250–1257. 10 indexed citations

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Walker, Kenneth R., Ganapathy Shanmugam, & Stephen C. Ruppel. (1983). A model for carbonate to terrigenous clastic sequences. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 94(6). 700–700. 51 indexed citations

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Ruppel, Stephen C.. (1979). Conodonts from the Lower Mississippian Fort Payne and Tuscumbia formations of northern Alabama. Journal of Paleontology. 53(1). 55–70. 8 indexed citations

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