Dr. Davood Khairkhah

Biography

Davood Khairkhah has over 30 years of diverse experience in the education and engineering sectors. He serves as a part-time lecturer in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Southern California, where he teaches graduate-level courses. Khairkhah has a robust background that includes offering mentoring and training courses specifically tailored for the oil and gas industry. His teaching repertoire encompasses topics such as Reservoir Engineering, Production Engineering, Fractured Reservoirs, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), Water Flooding, Field Development Planning, and Simulation of Underground Gas Storage. He has managed the development phases of both conventional and unconventional oil and gas fields across various regions, including Canada, South America, and the Middle East. His expertise in resolving complex challenges related to fracture evaluation and reservoir characterization is notable. Throughout his career, Khairkhah has led multi-discipline projects in gas injection and water flood recovery while making significant contributions to business decision-making for the development of oil and gas fields. His research interests focus on optimizing oil and gas reservoir performance through integrated subsurface studies, encompassing aspects such as environmental studies and production performance analysis.

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