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Soujatya Mukherjee

Technology Implementation Expert Wintershall Dea

Soujatya Mukherjee, SPE, is a technology implementation expert with Wintershall Dea. He holds an MS degree in petroleum engineering from Technical University of Clausthal and a petroleum engineering certificate from Heriot-Watt University. Mukherjee has more than 16 years of experience within the upstream exploration and production industry. In his current role as a technology implementation expert, he has led the deployment of technologies across gas and condensate assets, focusing on mitigating condensate blockage risks and improving production performance. Mukherjee has authored more than 25 publications for peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has served as a member of several SPE committees, including the 2022 Oman Petroleum and Energy Show Technical Program Committee and the 2021 steering committee for the SPE Workshop on Enhanced Oil Recovery for More Sustainable Future. Mukherjee is a member of the JPT Editorial Review Board and has been a mentor with the SPE eMentoring Program since 2015.

  • Gas production faces several technical challenges, from extracting shale gas in complex geological settings such as tight formations and deepwater environments to processing sour gas with high hydrogen sulfide content. Although various technologies exist to mitigate these challenges, the dynamic nature of subsurface conditions and operational environments continues to…
  • The papers presented here highlight uncertainties and challenges incurred during the production of natural gas and the application of innovative technologies and advancement in digitalization capabilities to ensure sustainable production.
  • The rise in energy consumption and increasing demand for energy security worldwide warrants the need to increase global hydrocarbon production. Current circumstances dictate focusing on low-cost and low-carbon EOR barrels to secure energy supply in the shorter term while continuing to develop innovative technologies and strategies for enhancing production in the longe…