William L. Esch

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

William L. Esch is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, William L. Esch has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 11 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in William L. Esch's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (13 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (11 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (3 papers). William L. Esch is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (13 papers), Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (11 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (3 papers). William L. Esch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Germany. William L. Esch's co-authors include Q. R. Passey, Kevin M. Bohacs, R. Klimentidis, Sandeep Sinha, Tongwei Zhang, K.L. Milliken, Robert M. Reed, Somnath Sinha, Joanna Ajdukiewicz and O. R. Lazar and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, AAPG Bulletin and Marine and Petroleum Geology.

In The Last Decade

William L. Esch

15 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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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.

From Oil-Prone Source Rock to Gas-Producing Shale Reservoir – Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of Unconventional Shale-Gas Reservoirs

2010 776 citations Q. R. Passey, Kevin M. Bohacs et al. International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William L. Esch United States	11	1.5k	813	642	355	228	15	1.6k
Tian Dong China	25	1.6k 1.1×	522 0.6×	616 1.0×	410 1.2×	178 0.8×	77	1.9k
Jizheng Yi China	20	1.6k 1.1×	550 0.7×	916 1.4×	506 1.4×	101 0.4×	22	1.7k
Xusheng Guo China	22	1.7k 1.1×	545 0.7×	733 1.1×	415 1.2×	318 1.4×	38	2.0k
Yuhong Lei China	19	1.1k 0.8×	415 0.5×	454 0.7×	233 0.7×	298 1.3×	70	1.3k
Shasha Sun China	16	1.5k 1.1×	627 0.8×	673 1.0×	514 1.4×	174 0.8×	40	1.7k
Quanzhong Guan China	15	1.5k 1.0×	639 0.8×	669 1.0×	533 1.5×	175 0.8×	24	1.7k
Wenming Ji China	19	1.7k 1.2×	774 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	443 1.2×	84 0.4×	38	1.8k
Dexun Liu China	15	1.5k 1.0×	614 0.8×	689 1.1×	552 1.6×	148 0.6×	25	1.7k
Zhiguo Shu China	19	1.1k 0.8×	433 0.5×	537 0.8×	264 0.7×	129 0.6×	38	1.2k

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Lawson, Michael, E. Troy Rasbury, William L. Esch, et al.. (2022). New age and lake chemistry constraints on the Aptian pre-salt carbonates of the central South Atlantic. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 135(3-4). 595–607. 10 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Ibáñez, Fermín, et al.. (2022). Excess permeability in the Brazil pre-Salt: Nonmatrix types, concepts, diagnostic indicators, and reservoir implications. AAPG Bulletin. 106(4). 701–738. 25 indexed citations

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Esch, William L.. (2019). Multimineral diagenetic forward modeling for reservoir quality prediction in complex siliciclastic reservoirs. AAPG Bulletin. 103(12). 2807–2834. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Jiemin, et al.. (2017). Geochemical interactions of shale and brine in autoclave experiments—Understanding mineral reactions during hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus and Eagle Ford Shales. AAPG Bulletin. 101(10). 1567–1597. 40 indexed citations

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Chhatre, Shreerang S., Edward M. Braun, William L. Esch, et al.. (2014). Effect of Stress, Creep, and Fluid Type on Steady State Permeability Measurements in Tight Liquid Unconventional Reservoirs. 22 indexed citations

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Bohacs, Kevin M., Q. R. Passey, M.D. Rudnicki, William L. Esch, & O. R. Lazar. (2013). The Spectrum of Fine-Grained Reservoirs from 'Shale Gas' to 'Shale Oil'/ Tight Liquids: Essential Attributes, Key Controls, Practical Characterization. 50 indexed citations

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Bohacs, Kevin M., Q. R. Passey, M.D. Rudnicki, William L. Esch, & O. R. Lazar. (2013). The Spectrum of Fine-Grained Reservoirs From. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 17 indexed citations

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Bohacs, Kevin M., Q. R. Passey, M.D. Rudnicki, William L. Esch, & O. R. Lazar. (2013). The Spectrum of Fine-Grained Reservoirs From. International Petroleum Technology Conference. 32 indexed citations

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Milliken, K.L., William L. Esch, Robert M. Reed, & Tongwei Zhang. (2012). Grain assemblages and strong diagenetic overprinting in siliceous mudrocks, Barnett Shale (Mississippian), Fort Worth Basin, Texas. AAPG Bulletin. 96(8). 1553–1578. 258 indexed citations

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Passey, Q. R., Kevin M. Bohacs, William L. Esch, R. Klimentidis, & Sandeep Sinha. (2011). ABSTRACT: My Source Rock in Now My Reservoir - Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of Shale-Gas Reservoirs. 8 indexed citations

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Passey, Q. R., et al.. (2011). Shale Gas Core Analysis: Strategies For Normalizing Between Laboratories And a Clear Need For Standard Materials. 29 indexed citations

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Passey, Q. R., Kevin M. Bohacs, William L. Esch, R. Klimentidis, & Somnath Sinha. (2010). From Oil-Prone Source Rock to Gas-Producing Shale Reservoir – Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of Unconventional Shale-Gas Reservoirs. Proceedings of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China. 232 indexed citations

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Passey, Q. R., Kevin M. Bohacs, William L. Esch, R. Klimentidis, & Sandeep Sinha. (2010). From Oil-Prone Source Rock to Gas-Producing Shale Reservoir – Geologic and Petrophysical Characterization of Unconventional Shale-Gas Reservoirs. International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in China. 776 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ajdukiewicz, Joanna, et al.. (2010). Prediction of deep reservoir quality using early diagenetic process models in the Jurassic Norphlet Formation, Gulf of Mexico. AAPG Bulletin. 94(8). 1189–1227. 120 indexed citations

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Esch, William L., et al.. (2009). Stochastic evaluation of fluvial to marginal marine sealing facies. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 26(4). 445–456. 3 indexed citations

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