Concepedia

Brian C. Gahan

BC

15

Publications

404

Citations

13

H-Index

2001

Active since

Affiliations

Gas Technology Institute(Current)

Colorado School of Mines

Argonne National Laboratory

Petroleum of Venezuela (Venezuela)

Halliburton (United States)

Brian C. Gahan is an author at Gas Technology Institute specializing in engineering, high-power lasers, and mechanical engineering.

Top concepts

EngineeringHigh-power LasersMechanical EngineeringDrillingCivil EngineeringDrilling EngineeringBlastingLaser ApplicationsPetroleum EngineeringGeotechnical Engineering

Publications per year

2001–2004

15

Publications

15

Specific energy for pulsed laser rock drilling

Zhaokai Xu, C. B. Reed, G. Konercki et al. · Journal of Laser Applications · 2003 · 95 citations

Laser Processing (Laser Material Processing), Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +19

Laser Drilling: Determination of Energy Required to Remove Rock

Brian C. Gahan, Richard Parker, Samih Batarseh et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2001 · 47 citations

Rock Testing, Engineering, Blasting +19

Comparison of Specific Energy Between Drilling With High Power Lasers and Other Drilling Methods

Ramona M. Graves, Anibal Araya, Brian C. Gahan et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2002 · 39 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Testing, Abstract Specific Energy +13

Well Perforation Using High-Power Lasers

Samih Batarseh, Brian C. Gahan, Ramona M. Graves et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition · 2003 · 33 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Well Stimulation +16

Drilling large diameter holes in rocks using multiple laser beams

Richard Parker, Zhiyue Xu, C. B. Reed et al. · 2003 · 26 citations

Large Diameter Holes, Advanced Laser Processing, Engineering +12

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