T.K. Perkins

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

T.K. Perkins is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, T.K. Perkins has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ocean Engineering, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in T.K. Perkins's work include Drilling and Well Engineering (14 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (14 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (8 papers). T.K. Perkins is often cited by papers focused on Drilling and Well Engineering (14 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (14 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (8 papers). T.K. Perkins collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. T.K. Perkins's co-authors include E. D. Burger, J.H. Striegler, Jorge A. González, J. S. Weingarten, J. J. Rathmell, Franklyn Smith, Howard F. Rase and Hossein Kazemi and has published in prestigious journals such as AIChE Journal, Journal of Rheology and Journal of Petroleum Technology.

In The Last Decade

T.K. Perkins

33 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Widths of Hydraulic Fractures

1961 1.1k citations T.K. Perkins et al. Journal of Petroleum Technology profile →
A Review of Diffusion and Dispersion in Porous Media

1963 685 citations T.K. Perkins et al. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal profile →
Studies of Wax Deposition in the Trans Alaska Pipeline

1981 398 citations E. D. Burger, T.K. Perkins et al. Journal of Petroleum Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
T.K. Perkins	2.4k	2.1k	1.1k	682	528	36	3.4k
G. A. Pope	3.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	692 1.3×	101	4.0k
H.J. Ramey	6.2k 2.6×	6.1k 2.9×	1.4k 1.3×	1.7k 2.5×	623 1.2×	192	7.7k
R. Lenormand	3.5k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 1.5×	2.1k 3.1×	268 0.5×	86	5.4k
Matthew T. Balhoff	3.0k 1.3×	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	953 1.4×	390 0.7×	144	4.1k
Reid B. Grigg	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	997 0.9×	1.5k 2.3×	273 0.5×	124	3.3k
Milind Deo	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	523 0.8×	978 1.9×	168	3.3k
W. V. Pinczewski	2.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.9×	790 1.2×	125 0.2×	104	3.7k
C. Zarcone	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 2.0×	112 0.2×	21	3.4k
Apostolos Kantzas	2.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 2.0×	723 1.1×	1.0k 2.0×	304	5.1k
Faruk Civan	4.9k 2.1×	4.2k 2.0×	3.9k 3.7×	1.1k 1.6×	741 1.4×	308	7.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T.K. Perkins

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All Works

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1990). Study of the Potential for an Off-Bottom Dynamic Kill of a Gas Well Having an Underground Blowout. SPE Drilling Engineering. 5(3). 215–219. 5 indexed citations

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1988). Safe Purging of Natural Gas Pipelines. SPE Production Engineering. 3(4). 663–668. 5 indexed citations

Burger, E. D., T.K. Perkins, & J.H. Striegler. (1981). Studies of Wax Deposition in the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 33(6). 1075–1086. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

Burger, E. D., T.K. Perkins, & J.H. Striegler. (1980). Studies of wax deposition in the Trans Alaska pipeline. Soc. Pet. Eng. AIME, Pap.; (United States). 8788.

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1978). Wellbore Transmission Of Electrical Power. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 17(3). 9 indexed citations

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1978). Casing Strain Resulting From Thawing of Prudhoe Bay Permafrost. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 30(3). 468–474. 3 indexed citations

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1974). A Study of Factors Influencing the Mechanical Properties of Deep Permafrost. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 26(10). 1167–1176. 3 indexed citations

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1974). Studies of Pressures Generated Upon Refreezing of Thawed Permafrost Around a Wellbore. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 26(10). 1159–1166. 3 indexed citations

Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1973). The Mechanical Behavior of Synthetic Permafrost. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 13(4). 211–220. 11 indexed citations

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Rathmell, J. J., et al.. (1973). Reservoir Waterflood Residual Oil Saturation from Laboratory Tests. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 25(2). 175–185. 52 indexed citations

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Smith, Franklyn & T.K. Perkins. (1973). Experimental And Numerical Simulation Studies Of the Wet Combustion Recovery Process. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology. 12(3). 28 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1971). Starting Behavior of Gathering Lines and Pipelines Filled with Gelled Prudhoe Bay Oil. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 23(3). 301–308. 51 indexed citations

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Kazemi, Hossein & T.K. Perkins. (1971). A Mathematical Model of Thaw-Freeze Cycles Beneath Drilling Rigs and Production Platforms in Cold Regions. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 23(3). 381–390. 2 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1969). A Study of Immiscible Fingering in Linear Models. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 9(1). 39–46. 50 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K.. (1967). Application of rock mechanics in hydraulic fracturing theories. 1 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1963). Surface Energies of Rocks Measured During Cleavage. Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal. 3(4). 307–313. 13 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1961). Designing Aluminum-pellet Fracturing Treatments. 1 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1961). Propping Fractures with Aluminum Particles. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 13(6). 583–589. 11 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K., et al.. (1959). The Mechanics of Sand Movement in Fracturing. Journal of Petroleum Technology. 11(7). 55–57. 206 indexed citations

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Perkins, T.K. & Howard F. Rase. (1958). An improved experimental reactor for applied kinetic studies. AIChE Journal. 4(3). 351–355. 18 indexed citations

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