Reservoir Surveillance

• Cover the full lifecycle—from a systematic assessment of key value drivers to relevant and appropriate measurements and by performing vigorous analysis that creates intelligence for the field.
• Connect the underlying science to the techniques used in the field.
• Translate concepts into real-world practice with actionable explanations.
• Improve confidence in critical decisions with structured, easy-to-follow coverage.

• Drilling engineers
• Completion engineers
• Wellsite and operations professionals
• Reservoir engineers
• Students

Jitendra Kikani is currently the General Manager of Reservoir Management at Chevron s Africa and Latin America E&P Company. He has worked with Chevron for more than 17 years in various capacities, including managing their R&D in Reservoir Modeling and Simulation and leading the Well Performance team. In addition, he has been a member of Chevron s Reserves Advisory Committee and served on various internal committees on reservoir management. Prior to Chevron, he worked for Shell Research and Schlumberger. Kikani was twice a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE (in 1999 and 2005) in the areas of Permanent Downhole Monitoring Systems and Reservoir Surveillance, respectively. He has published and written extensively and was awarded the Technical Achievement Award for the SPE Golden Gate Section in 2002. He has served on various committees for SPE and was Chairman of the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Program Committee in 1997. Kikani holds a BS degree in petroleum engineering from the Indian School of Mines, an MS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS degree in mathematics and a PhD degree in petroleum engineering from Stanford University.