Frank Male

Pennsylvania State University — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis(38), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods(34), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis(23), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics(11), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques(10)

Publications57 total

From Flow Regimes to Reserves: A General Type Curve for Shale Gas Using Modern Rate-Time Analysis
SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition·2025
Machine Learning-Based Estimation of Oil Recovery Factor Using XGBoost: Insights from Classification and Data-Driven Analyses
InterPore journal.·2025Open Access
Regional productivity in the Austin Chalk, with emphasis on fault zone production in the Karnes trough area
AAPG Bulletin·2025
The reliability of public water production data for tight oil wells
2025
Fast Optimization of the Net Present Value of Unconventional Wells Using Rapid Rate-Transient Analysis
SPE Journal·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Water and Hydrocarbon Production in the Upper Wolfcamp Formation: Insights from Simplified Flow Models
Energy & Fuels·2024Open Access
Pywaterflood: Well connectivity analysis throughcapacitance-resistance modeling
The Journal of Open Source Software·2024Open Access
Bayesian variable pressure decline-curve analysis for shale gas wells
Unconventional Resources·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Fast Optimization of the Net Present Value of Unconventional Wells Using Rapid RTA
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Fast Optimization of the Net Present Value of Unconventional Wells Using Rapid RTA
2024
Permian Basin Wolfcampian and Leonardian Basin Boundary Well Performance
2024
Bluebonnet: Scaling solutions for production analysisfrom unconventional oil and gas wells
The Journal of Open Source Software·2023Open Access
Properties of high-performing horizontal wells in the Midland Basin
Interpretation·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Survival Analysis Predicts Flow Regime Changes for Permian Basin Tight Oil Wells
2023· 2 cited
Bayesian Variable Pressure Decline-Curve Analysis for Shale Gas Wells
2023· 1 cited
Three common statistical missteps we make in reservoir characterization
AAPG Bulletin·2022· 4 cited
Estimating oil recovery factor using machine learning: Applications of XGBoost classification
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
Economic analysis of CCUS: Accelerated development for CO2 EOR and storage in residual oil zones under the context of 45Q tax credit
Applied Energy·2022· 56 citedOpen Access
Economic Analysis of CCUS: Accelerated Development for CO2 EOR and Storage in Residual Oil Zones Under the Context of 45Q Tax Credit
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Analysis of Vertical Permeability and Its Influence on CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery and Storage in a Carbonate Reservoir
SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Larry W. Lake(13), Ian Duncan(12), John Browning(10), Svetlana Ikonnikova(10), Michael Marder(8), Mark P. Walsh(6), Jerry L. Jensen(6), Robin Dommisse(6), Tadeusz W. Patzek(5), Bo Ren(5), Guinevere McDaid(4), Katie Smye(4), Bridget R. Scanlon(3), R. C. Reedy(3), S. Amin Gherabati(3), Behzad Ghanbarian(3), Amin Gherabati(3), Leopoldo M. Ruiz Maraggi(3), Akand W. Islam(2), Scott W. Tinker(2)