Muhammad Navaid Khan

Senior Specialist in Reservoir Engineering ADNOC

Muhammad Navaid Khan, SPE, is senior specialist for reservoir engineering at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). With over 20 years of experience across Middle Eastern reservoirs, he leads ADNOC’s Integrated Reservoir Management Program and provides strategic direction for the field-development portfolio of both offshore and onshore assets. Khan holds a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Heriot-Watt University and received the 2015 SPE Middle East and North Africa Regional Service Award. 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. Khan’s contributions were recognized with the 2015 SPE Regional Service Award for the Middle East and North Africa Region.

Reservoir characterization

Reservoir Surveillance

The industry is no longer short of measurements; the real challenge is converting them into timely reservoir decisions that protect value. That challenge is becoming more urgent as the industry depends increasingly on mature fields and existing infrastructure. The selected papers show how this need is being addressed across different producing regions.

September 1, 2026 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir

Integrated Reservoir Management: Decisions, Data, and Discipline—Episode Two

This article from the SPE Integrated Reservoir Management Technical Section (IRMTS) addresses decisions that look stronger than they are and take longer to implement than the reservoir can afford.

August 3, 2026 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir

Integrated Reservoir Management: Decisions, Data, and Discipline

This article from the SPE Integrated Reservoir Management Technical Section (IRMTS) addresses decision timing across the reservoir cycle.

June 8, 2026 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir

Beyond the Buzzwords: A Practical Blueprint for Sustainable Reservoir Management

Sustainability in reservoir management emerges not from standalone initiatives but from integrated, data-driven workflows, where shared models, closed-loop processes, and AI-enabled insights reduce fragmentation and make sustainable performance a natural outcome.

December 9, 2025 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir Surveillance-2025

As of mid-2025, more than 50 CCS facilities are capturing approximately 51 million tons of CO₂ annually, with over 600 additional projects in the pipeline. Yet the success of these efforts rests on a single truth: If we cannot monitor it, we cannot manage it.

September 1, 2025 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir

Reservoir Surveillance-2024

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.

September 1, 2024 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Reservoir Surveillance-2023

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…

September 1, 2023 • Muhammad Navaid Khan • Journal of Petroleum Technology