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Muhammad Navaid Khan

Senior Specialist for Advanced Reservoir Solutions ADNOC

Muhammad Navaid Khan, SPE, is the senior specialist for advanced reservoir solutions at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). He has nearly two decades of expertise in diverse Middle Eastern fields. He holds a master’s graduate degree in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt University. At ADNOC, he leads digital transformation initiatives for efficient integrated reservoir management. Khan has been involved with SPE as a mentor, section chair, technical judge, and author of technical papers. He was honored with the 2015 SPE Regional Service Award for the Middle East and North Africa Region. Khan is a member of the JPT Editorial Review Board and can be reached at mnavaid@adnoc.ae.

  • Surveillance technologies have undergone a revolution, reshaping how facilities, wells, and reservoirs are monitored. These advancements not only have increased the scale at which these technologies are deployed but also have led to an unprecedented influx of data. The sheer volume of data, however, poses a significant challenge to traditional analytical methods.
  • While rapid production growth comes with proportional risks, it becomes crucial for reservoir surveillance engineers to quickly identify, derisk, and mitigate subsurface performance uncertainties. In this demanding scenario, the need for high-frequency reservoir performance surveillance is more critical than ever. Fortunately, advanced technologies have emerged as a r…