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Muhammad Navaid Khan

Senior Specialist for Reservoir Engineering ADNOC

Muhammad Navaid Khan, SPE, is senior specialist for reservoir engineering at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). With nearly 2 decades of experience developing a diverse portfolio of Middle Eastern fields, he currently manages ADNOC’s Integrated Reservoir Management Program. Khan holds a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt University. He has been actively involved with SPE, where he currently chairs SPE’s Integrated Reservoir Management Technical Section, co-leads the Reservoir Surveillance and Management Subcommittee under the SPE Global Reservoir Advisory Committee, and serves on the JPT Editorial Review Board. His contributions were recognized with the 2015 SPE Regional Service Award for the Middle East and North Africa Region.

  • 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…