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Sajjat Muhemmed

Flow Assurance Application Scientist Clariant Oil Services

Sajjaat Muhemmed, SPE, is a flow assurance application scientist at Clariant Oil Services. He holds a PhD degree in engineering and an MS degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and a bachelor of technology degree in chemical engineering from the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. Muhemmed’s expertise covers the development of well-stimulation additives; enhanced-oil-recovery chemicals, foamers, and defoamers; flowback aids; paraffin inhibitors; and other flow-assurance chemistries. He serves as a technical reviewer for SPE Journal and as a member of the JPT Editorial Review Board. Muhemmed was awarded the SPE Outstanding Technical Review Award for three consecutive years.

  • The need for sustainable innovation, efficient resource planning, and a greater understanding of subsurface science through applied chemistry is greater than ever. Three papers were selected based on their forward-looking approaches to these challenges.
  • In an era marked by a growing emphasis on sustainability, industries are increasingly adopting innovative technologies. Three notable advancements are the extraction of lithium from produced water, using rhamnolipids as biosurfactants, and applying graphene nanoplatelets as scale inhibitors.