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Formation Testing

Formation Testing is a formation evaluation technique in petroleum engineering that temporarily creates controlled flow communication between a wellbore and the surrounding reservoir rock to measure in-situ formation pressures and obtain representative formation fluid samples for determining reservoir properties and productivity.

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The first offshore natural gas hydrate production test in South China Sea

Jinfa Li, Jian-liang Ye, Xuwen Qin et al. · China Geology · 2018 · 1K citations · Full text

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Influence of Nature and Diagenesis of Organic Matter in Formation of Petroleum

B. Tissot, Bernard Durand, J. Espitalié et al. · AAPG Bulletin · 1974 · 925 citations

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Experiments on the role of water in petroleum formation

Michael D. Lewan · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1997 · 673 citations

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The second natural gas hydrate production test in the South China Sea

Jian-liang Ye, Xuwen Qin, Wenwei Xie et al. · China Geology · 2020 · 660 citations · Full text

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Northeast-southwest compressive stress in Alberta evidence from oil wells

J. S. Bell, D. I. Gough · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1979 · 567 citations

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  1. FJ
    Fikri J. Kuchuk

    Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands), British Virgin Islands

    25 publications · 668 citations

    18

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  2. OC
    Oliver C. Mullins

    Schlumberger (United States), United States

    25 publications · 574 citations

    16

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  3. MP
    Mark Proett

    Halliburton (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

    22 publications · 431 citations

    14

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  4. HE
    Hani Elshahawi

    Shell (Netherlands), Netherlands

    22 publications · 439 citations

    14

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  5. CE
    Christine Ehlig‐Economides

    Texas A&M University, United States

    14 publications · 513 citations

    13

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961

  1. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    33 h-index

    675 publications

    15.8K citations

  2. Halliburton (United Kingdom)

    Arbroath, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    304 publications

    5.9K citations

  3. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    24 h-index

    163 publications

    5.8K citations

  4. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    23 h-index

    174 publications

    6K citations

  5. Schlumberger (Norway)

    Tananger, Norway

    20 h-index

    67 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    20 h-index

    52 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    19 h-index

    70 publications

    2.6K citations

  8. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

    Chengdu, China

    18 h-index

    101 publications

    3.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Petroleum Technology

    JPT · 110 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 193 publications · 5K citations

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  3. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    75 publications · 2.5K citations

    30

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  4. Energy & Fuels

    37 publications · 1.8K citations

    25

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  5. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering

    SPEREE · 40 publications · 1K citations

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