Rajan N. Chokshi, PhD

Dr. Rajan Chokshi works as an artificial lift and production optimizer. He has over 36 years of experience working with a national oil company, research consortia, consulting and software firms, and a service company in various roles, including engineer, software developer, project manager, trainer, consultant, and senior business leader. In 2026, he was recognized as an SPE Artificial Lift Conference & Exhibition (ALCE) Legend.

Rajan has worked on global projects in multiphase flow, artificial lift, production optimization, data analysis with real-time production monitoring. He has co-authored over fifteen SPE papers, holds two U.S. patents, and has served on the SPE Training and Global Production Award Committees, as well as several technical committees for the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) and Artificial Lift Conferences. He has co-chaired an SPE Artificial Lift Workshop, an SPE Forum on Production Issues in Unconventional Reservoirs, and an SPE Multiphase Flow Metering Workshop. He was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the 2015–2016 and 2018–2019 lecture seasons.

Dr. Chokshi holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Gujarat University and IIT Kanpur, India, and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, USA.

Courses

• Artificial Lift and Production Optimization Solutions
• Artificial Lift and Real-Time Optimization for Unconventional Assets
• Data Analytics Workflows for Artificial Lift, Production and Facility Engineers
• Gas-Lift & Deliquification Applications
• Producing Unconventional with Gas Lift – From Annular to PAGL to Plunger Lift and In-Between