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Drilling and Well Engineering

Drilling and Well Engineering is a research topic within Ocean Engineering. Science Explorer counts 58k research works in it since 1950. 13.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in drilling fluid technology, with a particular emphasis on well integrity, nanoparticles, rheological properties, CO2 sequestration, shale inhibition, cement degradation, vibration analysis, lost circulation, and formation damage in the oil and gas industry.

  • Drilling Fluids
  • Well Integrity
  • Nanoparticles
  • Rheological Properties
  • CO2 Sequestration
  • Shale Inhibition
  • Cement Degradation
  • Vibration Analysis
  • Lost Circulation
  • Formation Damage
Research works
58k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+30%
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Which countries lead Drilling and Well Engineering research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.1k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 5.1k works
  2. 2 United States 1.5k works
  3. 3 Russia 382 works
  4. 4 Saudi Arabia 315 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 312 works
  6. 6 India 270 works
  7. 7 Brazil 241 works
  8. 8 Iran 241 works
  9. 9 Norway 240 works
  10. 10 Canada 228 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 58.2%United States: 16.5%Russia: 4.3%Saudi Arabia: 3.6%6 others listed: 17.4%58%largest
China5,139 · 58.2%United States1,458 · 16.5%Russia382 · 4.3%Saudi Arabia315 · 3.6%6 others listed1,532 · 17.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Drilling and Well Engineering research?

By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Petroleum, Beijing publishes the most Drilling and Well Engineering research, followed by China National Petroleum Corporation (China) and Southwest Petroleum University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 444 works
  2. 2 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 365 works
  3. 3 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 317 works
  4. 4 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 278 works
  5. 5 Sinopec (China)China 192 works
  6. 6 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and DevelopmentChina 168 works
  7. 7 Saudi Aramco (United States)United States 162 works
  8. 8 State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and ExploitationChina 148 works
  9. 9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 143 works
  10. 10 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 130 works

Where is Drilling and Well Engineering research done?

The largest centres of Drilling and Well Engineering research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chengdu (China), Houston (United States) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Arbroath, Road Town and Xinjiang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.7k works
  2. 2 Chengdu China 627 works
  3. 3 Houston United States 369 works
  4. 4 Qingdao China 362 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 265 works
  6. 6 Dhahran Saudi Arabia 246 works
  7. 7 Daqing China 191 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 191 works
  9. 9 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 155 works
  10. 10 Xuzhou China 148 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ArbroathGB · 83.1 works282×
  2. Road TownVG · 74.1 works216×
  3. XinjiangCN · 33.9 works164×
  4. XichengCN · 27.8 works85×
  5. San RamonUS · 24.8 works82×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Drilling and Well Engineering than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Drilling and Well Engineering?

Among universities, judged by research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and China University of Petroleum, East China score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 21.96%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 130, 18.4%King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: 28, 24.5%China University of Petroleum, East China: 278, 17.6%China University of Mining and Technology: 143, 19.5%Universiti Teknologi Petronas: 34, 21.0%TU Bergakademie Freiberg: 8, 26.2%University of Shahrood: 10, 30.6%China University of Petroleum, Beijing: 444, 13.0%China University of Geosciences: 62, 23.9%University of Tulsa: 23, 24.9%King Abdullah Univer…China University of …King Fahd University…China University of …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 72.018.4%33.3×130 +471.8%
2 King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia 67.724.5%8.9×28 +414.0%
3 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 65.317.6%52.4×278 +96.1%
4 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 64.919.5%16.1×143 +123.8%
5 Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia 64.521.0%19.8×34 +142.8%
6 TU Bergakademie FreibergGermany 61.826.2%9.8×8 +227.8%
7 University of ShahroodIran 58.630.6%12.7×10 +78.0%
8 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 58.113.0%101.3×444 -8.6%
9 China University of GeosciencesChina 57.323.9%11.9×62 -7.6%
10 University of TulsaUnited States 56.824.9%36.1×23 +64.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Drilling and Well Engineering research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Drilling and Well Engineering.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.