Accutant Solutions
Houston, TX, USA
Dr. Rajan N. Chokshi
Dr. Rajan Chokshi works as an artificial lift and production ‘Optimizer’ for Accutant Solutions, a consulting firm out of Houston, USA. He has over 34 years of experience working with a national oil company, research consortia, consulting and software firms, and a service company in various roles from engineer, software developer, project manager, trainer, consultant, and a senior business leader.
Dr. Chokshi has worked on projects globally in the areas of multi-phase flow, artificial lift, production optimization, and real-time production monitoring. He has co-authored over fifteen SPE papers, one patent and has three patents pending. Besides delivering several SPE webinars and trainings, Dr. Chokshi continues to conduct workshops for practicing professionals globally in SPE and private forums. As an adjunct faculty, he has taught at Texas Tech, Missouri S&T, U of Southern California, and continues to teach at the U of Houston. He has served on various SPE committees like production & facilities advisory, global training and production awards. He is incoming chair of awards & recognition committee. He was co-chair of an SPE artificial lift workshop, and is co-chair of SPE forum on production issues in unconventional. He has been selected twice as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the 2015- 2016 and 2018-2019 years.
EDUCATION
- B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Gujarat University, India
- M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT, Kanpur, India
- Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering, The University of Tulsa, OK, USA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Importance of Downhole Measurements, Visualization and Analysis in Producing Unconventional Wells
- Consideration for Optimizing Artificial Lift in Unconventionals
- Service Industry & University Collaboration in Teaching Production Optimization with Artificial Lift
- Unified Mechanistic Model for Steady-State Two-Phase Flow: Horizontal to Vertical Upward Flow
- Experimental Study and the Development of a Mechanistic Model for Two-Phase Flow Through Vertical
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PORTFOLIO OF COURSES
- 1-Day to 5-Days – Artificial Lift and Production Optimization
- 1-Day to 5-Days – Gas-Lift for Production Optimization
- 1-Day to 3-Days – Reciprocating Rod Lift
- 1-Day to 3-Days – Artificial Lift Selection for Shale and Tight Reservoirs
- 1-Day – Reciprocating Rod Lift for Shale and Tight Reservoirs
- 1-Day – Gas-Lift for Shale and Tight Reservoirs
- 1-Day – Artificial Lift and Production Optimization in Digital Oil Field Era
COURSES TAUGHT IN
USA, UK, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Libya, Indonesia, India.