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Valko, Peter Professor Emeritus
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- Professor, Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering
My research focuses on the study of performance of stimulated wells, design and analysis of hydraulic fracturing treatments, and numerical inversion of the Laplace transform.
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Publications
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academic article
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Siddhamshetty, P., Kwon, J., Liu, S., & Valko, P. P.
(2018).
Feedback Control of Proppant Bank Heights During Hydraulic Fracturing for Enhanced Productivity in Shale Formations. 64(5), 1638-1650.
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De Holanda, R. W., Gildin, E., & Valk, P. P.
(2018).
Combining physics, statistics, and heuristics in the decline-curve analysis of large data sets in unconventional reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
21(3), 683-702.
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Liu, S., & Valko, P. P.
(2017).
Optimization of Spacing and Penetration Ratio for Infinite-Conductivity Fractures in Unconventional Reservoirs: A Section-Based Approach. SPE JOURNAL.
22(6), 1877-1892.
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Fuentes-Cruz, G., & Valko, P. P.
(2015).
Revisiting the Dual-Porosity/Dual-Permeability Modeling of Unconventional Reservoirs: The Induced-Interporosity Flow Field. SPE JOURNAL.
20(1), 125-141.
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Fuentes-Cruz, G., Gildin, E., & Valko, P. P.
(2014).
On the analysis of production data: Practical approaches for hydraulically fractured wells in unconventional reservoirs. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
119, 54-68.
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Kaviani, D., Valko, P., & Jensen, J.
(2011).
Analysis of Injection and Production Data for Open and Large Reservoirs. Energies.
4(11), 1950-1972.
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Denney, D.
(2010).
Better Production Forecasting for Unconventional-Gas Wells. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
62(11), 83-84.
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Magyari, E., Pop, I., & Valko, P. P.
(2010).
Stokes' first problem for micropolar fluids. Fluid Dynamics Research.
42(2), 025503-025503.
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Amini, S., & Valko, P. P.
(2010).
Using Distributed Volumetric Sources To Predict Production From Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Wells Under Non-Darcy-Flow Conditions. SPE JOURNAL.
15(1), 105-115.
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Valko, P. P., & Zhang, X. H.
(2010).
Finite domain anomalous spreading consistent with first and second laws. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation.
15(11), 3455-3470.
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Kaviani, D., & Valko, P. P.
(2010).
Inferring interwell connectivity using multiwell productivity index (MPI). JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
73(1-2), 48-58.
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Aulisa, E., Ibragimov, A., Valko, P., & Walton, J.
(2009).
MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE WELL PRODUCTIVITY INDEX FOR FAST FORCHHEIMER (NON-DARCY) FLOWS IN POROUS MEDIA. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences (M3AS).
19(8), 1241-1275.
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Denney, D.
(2006).
Deconvolution of Variable-Rate Reservoir-Performance Data Using B-Splines. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
58(02), 79-80.
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Valko, P. P., & Abate, J.
(2005).
Numerical inversion of 2-D Laplace transforms applied to fractional diffusion equations. Applied Numerical Mathematics.
53(1), 73-88.
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Ibragimov, A., Khalmanova, D., Valko, P. P., & Walton, J. R.
(2005).
On a mathematical model of the productivity index of a well from reservoir engineering. SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics.
65(6), 1952-1980.
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Valko, P. P.
(2005).
Solution of the Graetz-Brinkman problem with the Laplace transform Galerkin method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
48(9), 1874-1882.
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Jourine, S., Valko, P. P., & Kronenberg, A. K.
(2004).
Modelling poroelastic hollow cylinder experiments with realistic boundary conditions. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
28(12), 1189-1205.
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Abate, J., & Valko, P. P.
(2004).
Multi-precision laplace transform inversion. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.
60(5), 979-993.
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Valko, P. P., & Abate, J.
(2004).
Comparison of sequence accelerators for the Gaver method of numerical Laplace transform inversion. Computers and Mathematics with Applications.
48(3-4), 629-636.
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Canon, J. M., Pham, T. T., & Valk, P. P.
(2004).
Improved fracture design avoids proppant flowback in tight gas completions. World Oil.
225(7), 67-71.
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Valko, P. P., & Abate, J.
(2004).
Numerical Laplace inversion in rheological characterization. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.
116(2-3), 395-406.
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Valko, P. P., & McCain, W. D.
(2003).
Reservoir oil bubblepoint pressures revisited; solution gas-oil ratios and surface gas specific gravities. JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
37(3-4), 153-169.
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Zambrano-Mendoza, O., Valko, P. P., & Russell, J. E.
(2003).
Error-in-variables for rock failure envelope. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Minings Sciences.
40(1), 137-143.
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Economides, M. J., Oligney, R. E., & Valk, P.
(2002).
Applying unified fracture design to natural gas wells. World Oil.
223(10), 50-62.
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Economides, M. J., Valko, P. P., & Wang, X.
(2001).
Recent advances in production engineering. JOURNAL OF CANADIAN PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY.
40(10), 35-44.
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Wu, C. H., Soto, R. D., Valko, P. P., & Bubela, A. M.
(2000).
Non-parametric regression and neural-network infill drilling recovery models for carbonate reservoirs. Computers and Geosciences.
26(8), 975-987.
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Valko, P. P., Doublet, L. E., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2000).
Development and application of the multiwell productivity index (MPI). SPE JOURNAL.
5(1), 21-31.
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Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J
(1999).
Fluid-leakoff delineation in high-permeability fracturing. SPE Production and Operations.
14(2), 117-130.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J.
(1997).
Transient Behavior of Finite Conductivity Horizontal Fractures. SPE JOURNAL.
2(2), 213-222.
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Fraser, L., Stanger, B., Griffin, T., Jabri, M., Sones, G., Steelman, M., & Valko, P
(1996).
Seamless fluids programs: A key to better well construction. OILFIELD REVIEW.
8(2), 42-56.
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ENZENDORFER, C., HARRIS, R. A., VALKO, P., ECONOMIDES, M. J., FOKKER, P. A., & DAVIES, D. D.
(1995).
PIPE VISCOMETRY OF FOAMS. Journal of Rheology.
39(2), 345-358.
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Farkas, E., & Valko, P
(1994).
Direct IMPES-type volume balance technique for adaptive implicit steam models. 2(2), 88-94.
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WINKLER, W., VALKO, P., & ECONOMIDES, M. J.
(1994).
LAMINAR AND DRAG-REDUCED POLYMERIC FOAM FLOW. Journal of Rheology.
38(1), 111-127.
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Winkler, W., Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1994).
New rheological model for the description of polymer foams. Erdoel Erdgas Kohle/EKEP.
110(4), 158-162.
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VALKO, P., & ECONOMIDES, M. J.
(1994).
PROPAGATION OF HYDRAULICALLY INDUCED FRACTURES - A CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS APPROACH. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts.
31(3), 221-229.
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VALKO, P., & ECONOMIDES, M. J.
(1993).
A CONTINUUM-DAMAGE-MECHANICS MODEL OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
45(3), 198-205.
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ECONOMIDES, M. J., & VALKO, P
(1993).
DISCUSSION OF A CONTINUUM-DAMAGE-MECHANICS MODEL OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
45(12), 1191-1191.
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VALKO, P., & ECONOMIDES, M. J
(1993).
DISCUSSION OF A CONTINUUM-DAMAGE-MECHANICS MODEL OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - REPLY. JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
45(8), 778-778.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J.
(1992).
Continuum damage mechanics model of hydraulic fracturing. 1-22.
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VALKO, P., & ECONOMIDES, M. J.
(1992).
VOLUME EQUALIZED CONSTITUTIVE-EQUATIONS FOR FOAMED POLYMER-SOLUTIONS. Journal of Rheology.
36(6), 1033-1055.
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VAJDA, S., GODFREY, K. R., & VALKO, P.
(1990).
COMMENTS ON 2 RECENT DECONVOLUTION METHODS .1. REPLY. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
18(5), 489-491.
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Vajda, S., Godfrey, K. R., & Valko, P.
(1988).
Numerical deconvolution using system identification methods. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics.
16(1), 85-107.
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BANVOLGYI, G., VALKO, P., VAJDA, S., & FULOP, N.
(1988).
ESTIMATION OF INFLUENTIAL PARAMETERS IN A STEADY-STATE EVAPORATOR MODEL - THE PRINCIPAL COMPONENT APPROACH. Computers and Chemical Engineering.
12(2-3), 117-122.
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BERTALAN, G., NAGY, T. T., VALKO, P., HORVATH, G., BOROS, A., BOROSIVICZ, M., & ANNA, P.
(1988).
MECHANISM AND KINETICS OF THE HYDROCHLORIC-ACID INITIATED POLYMERIZATION OF EPSILON-CAPROLACTAM .2. IDENTIFICATION OF THE KINETIC-MODEL. Polymer Bulletin.
19(6), 547-554.
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VALKO, P., & VAJDA, S.
(1987).
AN EXTENDED MARQUARDT-TYPE PROCEDURE FOR FITTING ERROR-IN-VARIABLES MODELS. Computers and Chemical Engineering.
11(1), 37-43.
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VAJDA, S., VALKO, P., & GODFREY, K. R.
(1987).
DIRECT AND INDIRECT LEAST-SQUARES METHODS IN CONTINUOUS-TIME PARAMETER-ESTIMATION. Automatica.
23(6), 707-718.
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VAJDA, S., VALKO, P., & YERMAKOVA, A.
(1986).
A DIRECT INDIRECT PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATION OF KINETIC-PARAMETERS. Computers and Chemical Engineering.
10(1), 49-58.
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Yermakova, A., Valko, P., Eaton, J. K., Kale, S. R., Rogers, C., & Levy, Y.
(1985).
Letters to the editor. AIChE Journal.
31(7), 1231-1232.
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Ermakova, A., Bibin, V. N., Brin, E. F., Valko, P., & Vaida, S
(1985).
COMPARISON OF THE INTEGRAL METHOD FOR SOLVING INVERSE PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE GRADIENT METHODS OF NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING. KINETICS AND CATALYSIS.
26(3 pt 2), 617-623.
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ERMAKOVA, A., BIBIN, V. N., BRIN, E. F., VALKO, P., & VAIDA, S
(1985).
COMPARISON OF THE INTEGRAL METHOD FOR SOLVING INVERSE PROBLEMS WITH ONE OF THE GRADIENT METHODS OF NONLINEAR-PROGRAMMING. KINETICS AND CATALYSIS.
26(3), 617-623.
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RICHTER, F., KOSZA, G., SPERLING, R., & VALKO, P.
(1985).
DOPING PROCESS-CONTROL IN SILICON EPITAXY (III) - REALIZATION OF OPTIMUM CONTROL FUNCTION. Crystal Research and Technology: journal of experimental and industrial crystallography.
20(7), 943-949.
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VAJDA, S., VALKO, P., & TURANYI, T.
(1985).
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF KINETIC-MODELS. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics.
17(1), 55-81.
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VALKO, P., & VAJDA, S.
(1984).
AN EXTENDED ODE SOLVER FOR SENSITIVITY CALCULATIONS. Computers & Chemistry.
8(4), 255-271.
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KOSZA, G., MORGENSTERN, T., RICHTER, F., & VALKO, P.
(1983).
DOPING PROCESS-CONTROL IN SILICON EPITAXY .1. SYSTEM-IDENTIFICATION. Crystal Research and Technology: journal of experimental and industrial crystallography.
18(12), 1533-1540.
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VALKO, P., KOSZA, G., & RICHTER, F.
(1983).
DOPING PROCESS-CONTROL IN SILICON EPITAXY .2. CALCULATION OF OPTIMUM CONTROL. Crystal Research and Technology: journal of experimental and industrial crystallography.
18(12), 1541-1545.
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YERMAKOVA, A., VAJDA, S., & VALKO, P.
(1982).
DIRECT INTEGRAL METHOD VIA SPLINE-APPROXIMATION FOR ESTIMATING RATE CONSTANTS. Applied Catalysis.
2(3), 139-154.
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VALKO, P., & ALMASY, G. A.
(1982).
PERIODIC OPTIMIZATION OF HAMMERSTEIN-TYPE SYSTEMS. Automatica.
18(2), 245-248.
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VALKO, P., & MATROS, Y. S
(1982).
PERIODIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL AT THE INLET TO AN ADIABATIC CATALYST BED. THEOR FOUND CHEM ENG.
V 16(N 1), 27-31.
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ERMAKOVA, A., VALKO, P., & INDETOV, A. C
(1980).
THE EXAMINATION METHOD OF COMPLEX-REACTION KINETIC-MODEL .1. THE DETERMINATION OF MODEL PARAMETERS. HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
8(2), 197-204.
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ERMAKOVA, A., & VALKO, P
(1980).
THE EXAMINATION METHOD OF COMPLEX-REACTION KINETIC-MODEL .2. THE SELECTION OF OPTIMAL ROUTE SCHEME. HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
8(2), 205-214.
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VALKO, P., YERMAKOVA, A., & VAJDA, S
(1980).
THE EXAMINATION METHOD OF COMPLEX-REACTION KINETIC-MODEL .3. THE CALCULATION OF KINETIC CONSTANTS GIVEN BY 1ST ORDER HOMOGENEOUS FUNCTIONS. HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
8(4), 437-447.
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ERMAKOVA, A., UMBETOV, A. S., & VALKO, P
(1980).
THE KINETIC-MODEL OF THE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION REACTION OF COTTON OIL. HUNGARIAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY.
8(1), 77-86.
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ORUZHEINIKOV, A. I., VALKO, P., CHUMACHENKO, V. A., & MATROS, Y. S.
(1979).
SELECTIVITY OF CATALYTIC PROCESSES UNDER FORCED CYCLIC OPERATION. Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters.
10(4), 341-345.
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VALKO, P., & MATROS, I. S
(1979).
EFFICIENCY OF A HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC REACTOR AT THE PERIODIC VARIATION OF INITIAL MIXTURE TEMPERATURE. DOKLADY AKADEMII NAUK SSSR.
248(4), 912-915.
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VALKO, P
(1975).
EXISTENCE OF CONTROLS FOR A STIRRED TANK, A COUNTEREXAMPLE. Chemical Engineering Science.
30(4), 440-442.
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Valko, P.
(1975).
Existence of controls for a stirred tank, a counterexample. Chemical Engineering Science.
30(4), 442-443.
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Siddhamshetty, P., Kwon, J., Liu, S., & Valko, P. P.
(2018).
Feedback Control of Proppant Bank Heights During Hydraulic Fracturing for Enhanced Productivity in Shale Formations. 64(5), 1638-1650.
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book
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Economides, M. J., Oligney, R. E., & Valk, P.
(2002).
Unified Fracture Design Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
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Valk, P., & Economides, M. J.
(1995).
Hydraulic fracture mechanics. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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Valko, P., & Vajda, S
(1989).
Advanced Scientific Computing in BASIC with Applications in Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology. Elsevier.
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Economides, M. J., Oligney, R. E., & Valk, P.
(2002).
Unified Fracture Design Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice
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conference paper
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de Holanda, R. W., Gildin, E., & Valko, P. P.
(2018).
Combining Physics, Statistics, and Heuristics in the Decline-Curve Analysis of Large Data Sets In Unconventional Reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
683-702.
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de Holanda, R. W., Gildin, E., & Valko, P. P.
(2018).
Mapping the Barnett Shale Gas With Probabilistic Physics-Based Decline Curve Models and the Development of a Localized Prior Distribution
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Li, H., Zou, Y., Liu, S., & Valko, P. P.
(2017).
Numerical investigation of multi-well, multi-stage hydraulic fracture height growth in laminated shale reservoirs using finite-discrete element method. 2051-2062.
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Li, H., Zou, Y., Valko, P. P., & Ehlig-Economides, C.
(2016).
Hydraulic Fracture Height Predictions in Laminated Shale Formations Using Finite Element Discrete Element Method
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Fuentes-Cruz, G., Gildin, E., & Valko, P. P.
(2014).
Analyzing Production Data From Hydraulically Fractured Wells: The Concept of Induced Permeability Field. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
220-232.
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Fuentes-Cruz, G., Gildin, E., & Valk, P. P.
(2014).
On the Analysis of Production Data: Practical Approaches for Hydraulically Fractured Wells in Unconventional Reservoirs. 415-433.
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Limpasurat, A., Valko, P. P., & Falcone, G.
(2013).
A New Concept of Wellbore Boundary Condition for Modeling Liquid Loading in Gas Wells. 1502-1520.
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Fuentes-Cruz, G., Gildin, E., & Valk, P. P.
(2013).
Analyzing Production Data From Hydraulically Fractured Wells: the Concept of Induced Permeability Field. 329-338.
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Zhang, H. e., Falcone, G., Valko, P., & Teodoriu, C.
(2009).
Numerical Modeling of Fully-Transient Flow in the Near-Wellbore Region During Liquid Loading in Gas Wells. 1141-1155.
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Onur, M., Cinar, M., Ilk, D., Valko, P. P., Blasingame, T. A., & Hegeman, P. S.
(2008).
An investigation of recent deconvolution methods for well-test data analysis. SPE JOURNAL.
226-247.
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Magalhaes, F., Zhu, D., Amini, S., & Valko, P.
(2007).
Optimization of Fractured-Well Performance of Horizontal Gas Wells. 503-509.
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Spivey, J. P., Valko, P. P., & McCain, W. D.
(2007).
Applications of the coefficient of isothermal compressibility to various reservoir situations with new correlations for each situation. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
43-49.
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Ilk, D., Valk, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2007).
A Deconvolution Method Based on Cumulative Production for Continuously Measured Flowrate and Pressure Data. 255-264.
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Zhu, D., Magalhaes, F., & Valk, P. P.
(2007).
Predicting Productivity of Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Gas Wells. 440-447.
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Valk, P. P., & Amini, S.
(2007).
The Method of Distributed Volumetric Sources for Calculating the Transient and Pseudosteady-State Productivity of Complex Well-Fracture Configurations. 426-439.
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Ilk, D., Valko, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2006).
Deconvolution of variable-rate reservoir-performance data using B-splines. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
582-595.
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Ehlig-Economides, C. A., Valko, P., Dyashev, I. S., & Economides, M. J.
(2006).
Pressure Transient and Production Data Analysis for Hydraulic Fracture Treatment Evaluation. 286-292.
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Cinar, M., Ilk, D., Onur, M., Valko, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2006).
A Comparative Study of Recent Robust Deconvolution Algorithms for Well-Test and Production-Data Analysis. 2437-2455.
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Ilk, D., Anderson, D. M., Valko, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2006).
Analysis of Gas-Well Reservoir Performance Data Using B-Spline Deconvolution. 443-452.
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Spivey, J. P., Valko, P. P., & McCain, W. D.
(2005).
Applications of the Coefficient of Isothermal Compressibility to Various Reservoir Situations With New Correlations for Each Situation. 2805-2811.
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Ilk, D., Valko, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(2005).
Deconvolution of Variable-Rate Reservoir Performance Data Using B-Splines. 923-938.
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Ibragimov, A., Khalmanova, D., Valko, P. P., & Walton, J.
(2004).
Analytical Method of Evaluating Productivity Index for Constant Production Rate or Constant Wellbore Pressure. 647-660.
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Lopez-Hernandez, H. D., Valko, P. P., & Pham, T. T.
(2004).
Optimum FractureTreatment Design Minimizes the Impact of Non-Darcy Flow Effects. 1725-1740.
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Yi, X., Valk, P. P., & Russell, J. E.
(2004).
Predicting Critical Drawdown for the Onset of Sand Production. 807-818.
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Jourine, S., Schubert, J. J., & Valk, P. P.
(2004).
Saturated poroelastic hollow cylinder subjected to non-stationary boundary pressure Model and laboratory test
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Romero, D. J., Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J.
(2003).
Optimization of the productivity index and the fracture geometry of a stimulated well with fracture face and choke skins. SPE Production and Operations.
57-64.
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Canon, J. M., Romero, D. J., Pham, T. T., & Valko, P. P.
(2003).
Avoiding Proppant Flowback in Tight-Gas Completions with Improved Fracture Design. 2277-2287.
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Romero, D. J., Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J.
(2002).
The Optimization Of The Productivity Index And The Fracture Geometry Of A Stimulated Well With Fracture Face And Choke Skins. 563-571.
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Fan, Y., Markitell, B. N., Marple, B. D., & Valk, P. P.
(2000).
Evaluation of Frac-and-Pack Completions in the Eugene Island. 359-372.
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Fan, Y., Markitell, B. N., Marple, B. D., & Valk, P. P.
(2000).
Evaluation of frac-and-pack completions in the Eugene Island. SPE Reservoir Engineering.
359-372.
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Wang, X., Indriati, S., Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J.
(2000).
Production Impairment and Purpose-Built Design of Hydraulic Fractures in Gas-Condensate Reservoirs. 728-736.
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Wang, X., Indriati, S., Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J.
(2000).
Production impairment and purpose-built design of hydraulic fractures in gas-condensate reservoirs
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McCain, W. D., Soto, R. B., Valko, P. P., & Blasingame, T. A.
(1998).
Correlation of Bubblepoint Pressures for Reservoir Oils--A Comparative Study. 267-275.
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Valk, P. P., & Economides, M. J.
(1998).
Heavy Crude Production from Shallow Formations: Long Horizontal Wells Versus Horizontal Fractures. 315-325.
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Ispas, I. N., Britt, L. K., Tiab, D., Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1998).
Methodology of fluid leakoff analysis in high-permeability fracturing. 493-503.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J.
(1997).
Foam-proppant transport. SPE Production and Operations.
244-249.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1997).
Fluid leakoff delineation in high-permeability fracturing. 135-150.
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Xue, G. P., DattaGupta, A., Valko, P., & Blasingame, T.
(1997).
Optimal transformations for multiple regression: Application to permeability estimation from well logs. SPE Formation Evaluation.
85-93.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1996).
Performance of fractured horizontal wells in high-permeability reservoirs. 763-769.
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Villegas, M. E., Wattenbarger, R. A., Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1996).
Performance of longitudinally fractured horizontal wells in high-permeability anisotropic formations. 21-28.
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Villegas, M. E., Wattenbarger, R. A., Valk, P., & Economides, M. J.
(1996).
Performance of longitudinally fractured horizontal wells in high-permeability anisotropic formations. 363-370.
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Valko, P., Oligney, R. E., & Schraufnagel, R. A
(1996).
Slopes analysis of frac & pack bottomhole treating pressures. 449-455.
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Xue, G., Datta-Gupta, A., Valko, P., & Blasingame, T.
(1996).
Optimal transformations for multiple regression: Application to permeability estimation from well logs. 115-130.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1994).
Foam proppant transport. 499-509.
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ECONOMIDES, M. J., & VALKO, P
(1994).
INTERPRETATION AND MODELING OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PHENOMENA WITH CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS - AN APPLICATION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN. 1579-1584.
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Winkler, W., Valko, P. P., & Economides, M. J
(1994).
Rheological model for polymer foams. 897-906.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1993).
Applications of a continuum damage mechanics model to hydraulic fracturing. 439-449.
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Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1993).
Fracture height containment with continuum damage mechanics. 865-873.
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Valko, P., Economides, M. J., Leoben, M. U., Baumgartner, S. A., & McElfresh, P. M
(1992).
Rheological properties of carbon dioxide and nitrogen foams. 113-124.
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Sporker, H. F., Trepess, P., Valko, P., & Economides, M. J
(1991).
System design for the measurement of downhole dynamic rheology for foam fracturing fluids. 243-251.
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VALKO, P., & PERTIK, B
(1990).
P3D MODELING OF VERTICAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURE GROWTH. 343-346.
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Vajda, S., Valko, P., & Yermakova, A
(1985).
MULTISTAGE PARAMETER ESTIMATION PROCEDURE FOR CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS. IFAC Proceedings Series.
1579-1584.
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Valko, P.
(1984).
EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF SKY RADIANCE AND OF GROUND REFLECTED RADIATION FLUXES. 2183-2188.
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Yermakova, A., Valko, P., & Vajda, S
(1983).
LIQUID PHASE REACTIONS: KINETIC MODEL DISCRIMINATION VIA DIRECT INTEGRAL METHOD. 33-40.
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de Holanda, R. W., Gildin, E., & Valko, P. P.
(2018).
Combining Physics, Statistics, and Heuristics in the Decline-Curve Analysis of Large Data Sets In Unconventional Reservoirs. SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering.
683-702.
Teaching
teaching activities
- PETE291 Hnr-research Instructor
- PETE314 Trans Proc In Pete Prod Instructor
- PETE485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PETE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PETE629 Adv Hydraulic Fracturing Instructor
- PETE684 Professional Internship Instructor
- PETE685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PETE691 Research Instructor
- PETE692 Professional Study Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Akbarnejad Nesheli, Babak (2012-07). Stretched Exponential Decline Model as a Probabilistic and Deterministic Tool for Production Forecasting and Reserve Estimation in Oil and Gas Shales.
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Alarbi, Nasraldin Abdulslam A. (2011-10). Investigation of the Effect of Non-Darcy Flow and Multi-Phase Flow on the Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells.
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Alghamdi, Abdulwahab (0001-05). Evaluation of acid fracturing based on the "acid fracture number" concept.
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Amini, Shahram (2009-05). Development and application of the method of distributed volumetric sources to the problem of unsteady-state.
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Ayanbule, Babafemi O. (2010-10). Statistical Analysis and Dynamic Visualization of Travis Peak Production in the Eastern Texas Basin.
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Can, Bunyamin (2011-08). Probabilistic Performance Forecasting for Unconventional Reservoirs With Stretched-Exponential Model.
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Davis, Avery S (2015-08). A Well Performance Study of Eagle Ford Shale Gas Wells Integrating Empirical Time-Rate and Analytical Time-Rate-Pressure Analysis.
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Fan, Diangeng (2011-02). The Method of Distributed Volumetric Sources for Forecasting the Transient and Pseudo-steady State Productivity of Multiple Transverse Fractures Intersected by a Horizontal Well.
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Fuentes Cruz, Gorgonio (2014-10). Accounting for Nonuniform Induced Properties in Production Analysis of Unconventional Reservoirs.
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Ilk, Dilhan (2005-12). Deconvolution of variable rate reservoir performance data using B-splines.
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Ilk, Dilhan (2010-10). Well Performance Analysis for Low to Ultra-low Permeability Reservoir Systems.
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Jin, Xiaoze (2010-01). Gas Deliverability Using the Method of Distributed Volumetric Sources.
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Kaviani, Danial (2010-07). Interwell Connectivity Evaluation from Wellrate Fluctuations: A Waterflooding Managment Tool.
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Kumar, Amrendra (2009-05). Effective fracture geometry obtained with large water sand ratio.
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Lee, Jaehun (2010-01). Evaluation of Acid Fracturing Using the Method of Distributed Volumetric Sources.
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Limpasurat, Akkharachai (2013-10). Coupled Modeling of Dynamic Reservoir/Well Interactions under Liquid-loading Conditions.
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Liu, Guoqing (2015-08). Before-Closure Analysis of Fracture Calibration Test.
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Lopez Hernandez, Henry De Jesus (2004-08). Optimal fracture treatment design for dry gas wells maximizes well performance in the presence of non-Darcy flow effects.
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Lumban Gaol, Ardhi (2012-10). Transient and Pseudosteady-State Productivity of Hydraulically Fractured Well.
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Lumban Gaol, Ardhi Hakim (2016-08). Modeling Two-Phase Pipe Flow in Liquid Loading Gas Wells Using The Concept of Characteristic Velocity.
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Martynova, Elena (2014-01). Single-well Modeling of Coalbed Methane Production.
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Pitakbunkate, Termpan (2010-10). Incorporating Rigorous Height Determination into Unified Fracture Design.
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Podhoretz, Seth (2013-07). Stochastic Programming Approach to Hydraulic Fracture Design for the Lower Tertiary Gulf of Mexico.
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Sarfare, Manoj Dnyandeo (2005-05). Reservoir studies of new multilateral well architecture.
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Wang, Wenxin (2005-12). Methodologies and new user interfaces to optimize hydraulic fracturing design and evaluate fracturing performance for gas wells.
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Yang, Mei (2011-10). Hydraulic Fracture Optimization with a Pseudo-3D Model in Multi-layered Lithology.
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Ye, Ziwenjue (2016-05). After Closure Analysis of the Linear Flow Regime in a Fracture Calibration Test.
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Yi, Xianjie (2003-08). Numerical and analytical modeling of sanding onset prediction.
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Zambrano, Orlando (2003-05). Error-in-variables for failure criteria applied to the near -wellbore region.
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Zarrin, Tahira (2014-04). A New Analytical Method to Quantify Residual Fluid Cleanup in Hydraulic Fractures.
Background
education and training
Contact
first name
- Peter
has last name
- Valko
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Petroleum Engineering
3116 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3116
USA
Other
- p-valko@tamu.edu