SPE Journal

Aims & Scope

Covers theories and emerging concepts spanning all aspects of engineering for oil and gas exploration and production, including reservoir characterization, multiphase flow, drilling dynamics, well architecture, gas well deliverability, numerical simulation, enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, and benchmarking and performance indicators.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.717

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	162

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7871

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3997

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Energy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• An Efficient Discrete-Fracture Model Applicable for General-Purpose Reservoir Simulators

  Citation: 615

  Authors: M., L. J., K.

• The Ensemble Kalman Filter in Reservoir Engineering--a Review

  Citation: 606

  Authors: Sigurd I., Geir, Dean S., Albert C., Brice

• Recent Advances in Surfactant EOR

  Citation: 585

  Authors: George J., Clarence A., Maura

• Shale Gas-in-Place Calculations Part I: New Pore-Scale Considerations

  Citation: 541

  Authors: Ray J., Robert C., Mery, I. Yucel, Carl H.

• Extending Predictive Capabilities to Network Models

  Citation: 532

  Authors: P.-E., Stig, O. J.

• 3-D Pore-Scale Modelling of Sandstones and Flow Simulations in the Pore Networks

  Citation: 476

  Authors: Stig, PÃ¥l-Eric

• Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity of Organic-Rich Shales

  Citation: 459

  Authors: S.M.. M., E.., R.J.. J., I.Y.. Y., R.F.. F.

• Development of an Efficient Embedded Discrete Fracture Model for 3D Compositional Reservoir Simulation in Fractured Reservoirs

  Citation: 434

  Authors: Ali, Abdoljalil, Kamy, Russell T.

• Surface Chemistry of Oil Recovery From Fractured, Oil-Wet, Carbonate Formations

  Citation: 408

  Authors: George, Danhua Leslie

• Numerical Modeling of Multistranded-Hydraulic-Fracture Propagation: Accounting for the Interaction Between Induced and Natural Fractures

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Arash, Jon E.

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