Mukhtiar Ghani

Phd, University of Göttingen Germany

Research Expertise

Geology
Geophysics
Geo-dynamics

About

Mukhtiar Ghani is a highly educated and experienced geologist with a strong passion for the field. He obtained his Master's degree in Geology from the prestigious University of Peshawar in 2017 and went on to further his studies by pursuing a PhD in Geology from the University of Göttingen in 2026. During his time at university, Mukhtiar gained valuable research experience by working as a Research Assistant at the National Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar. He also had the opportunity to conduct research as a visiting researcher at the University of Göttingen. After completing his studies, Mukhtiar joined the Geological Survey of Pakistan as an Assistant Director, where he played a key role in conducting geological surveys and mapping projects. He then moved on to work as a Trainee Geologist at Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd, where he gained hands-on experience in the exploration and production of oil and gas. With his strong academic background and practical experience, Mukhtiar has developed a deep understanding of geological processes and has the ability to effectively analyze and interpret geological data. He is dedicated to continuously learning and staying updated on the latest advancements in the field of geology.

Publications

Sedimentation and glaciations during the Pleistocene: Palaeoclimate reconstruction in the Peshawar Basin, Pakistan

Geological Journal / Jan 21, 2019

Bibi, M., Wagreich, M., Iqbal, S., Gier, S., & Jan, I. U. (2019). Sedimentation and glaciations during the Pleistocene: Palaeoclimate reconstruction in the Peshawar Basin, Pakistan. Geological Journal, 55(1), 671–693. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3445

A Novel Approach to Evaluate, Highlight, and Conserve the Geologically Significant Geoheritage Sites from the Peshawar Basin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Insights into Their Geoscientific, Educational, and Social Importance

Geoheritage / Jul 31, 2019

Yaseen, M., Ghani, M., Anjum, M. N., Sajid, M., Jan, I. U., Mehmood, M., Ullah, E., & Muzaffir, W. (2019). A Novel Approach to Evaluate, Highlight, and Conserve the Geologically Significant Geoheritage Sites from the Peshawar Basin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Insights into Their Geoscientific, Educational, and Social Importance. Geoheritage, 11(4), 1461–1474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-019-00390-1

Investigation of reservoir characteristics, depositional setting and T–R sequences of the Lockhart Limestone of Meyal Oil Field, Pakistan: a petrophysical approach

Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology / Aug 19, 2019

Awais, M., Ullah, F., Khan, N., Ghani, M., Siyar, S. M., Wadood, B., & Mukhtiar, A. (2019). Investigation of reservoir characteristics, depositional setting and T–R sequences of the Lockhart Limestone of Meyal Oil Field, Pakistan: a petrophysical approach. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 9(4), 2511–2530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-0730-x

LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE NEWLY PROPOSED MIDDLE CRETACEOUS “BIBAI GROUP”, WESTERN SULAIMAN FOLD-THRUST BELT, PAKISTAN

GEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR / Dec 04, 2021

Ullah Shah, K., Muhammad Kassi, A., & Khan Kasi, A. (2021). LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE NEWLY PROPOSED MIDDLE CRETACEOUS “BIBAI GROUP”, WESTERN SULAIMAN FOLD-THRUST BELT, PAKISTAN. GEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR, 5(2), 34–39. https://doi.org/10.26480/gbr.02.2021.34.39

Regional sediment sources versus the Indus River system: The Plio-Pleistocene of the Peshawar Basin (NW-Pakistan)

Sedimentary Geology / Jul 01, 2019

Bibi, M., Wagreich, M., Iqbal, S., & Jan, I. U. (2019). Regional sediment sources versus the Indus River system: The Plio-Pleistocene of the Peshawar Basin (NW-Pakistan). Sedimentary Geology, 389, 26–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2019.05.010

Subsurface Cavity Detection Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (Ert); A Case Study from Southern Quetta, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Geology / Dec 01, 2020

Abbas, S. A., Saeed, M., Ghani, M., & Ahmad, T. (2020). Subsurface Cavity Detection Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (Ert); A Case Study from Southern Quetta, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Geology, 4(2), 101–105. https://doi.org/10.2478/pjg-2020-0012

Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and palaeobiogeography of the Albian–Turonian succession from the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan

Geological Journal / Dec 16, 2022

Sabba, M., Hanif, M., Mohibullah, M., Ullah, S., Ishaq, M., & Ghani, M. (2022). Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and palaeobiogeography of the <scp>Albian–Turonian</scp> succession from the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan. Geological Journal, 58(3), 1293–1323. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4660

PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS PAB FORMATION, WESTERN SULAIMAN FOLD- THRUST- BELT, PAKISTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVENANCE AND PALEO-WEATHERING

Journal of Mountain Area Research / Dec 25, 2021

Ahmed, F., Kasi, A. K., Mohibullah, M., & Manan, R. A. (2021). PETROLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS PAB FORMATION, WESTERN SULAIMAN FOLD- THRUST- BELT, PAKISTAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVENANCE AND PALEO-WEATHERING. Journal of Mountain Area Research, 6, 45. https://doi.org/10.53874/jmar.v6i0.98

Museum of Earth Sciences of the Geological Survey of Pakistan (MESGSP): a Potential Geotourism Attraction

Geoheritage / Sep 12, 2022

Ghani, M., Raynolds, R., Ullah, R., Mohibullah, M., & Kakar, M. I. (2022). Museum of Earth Sciences of the Geological Survey of Pakistan (MESGSP): a Potential Geotourism Attraction. Geoheritage, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-022-00741-5

Reservoir Quality Assessment of the Upper Permian Chhidru Formation, Salt and Surghar Ranges, Pakistan

Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition / Dec 01, 2021

ZAHIR, M., AWAIS, M., GHANI, M., MOHIBULLAH, M., SALAD HERSI, O., JAN, I. U., AHMAD, S., & IQBAL, H. (2021). Reservoir Quality Assessment of the Upper Permian Chhidru Formation, Salt and Surghar Ranges, Pakistan. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 95(6), 2120–2137. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.14764

PETROLOGY OF THE CRUSTAL PLUTONIC ROCKS OF NAWEOBA BLOCK, ZHOB OPHIOLITE, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN

Earth Sciences Pakistan / Mar 18, 2021

Uddin, N., Kakar, M. I., Farooq, U., Panezai, M., Ghani, M., & Ahmed, N. (2021). PETROLOGY OF THE CRUSTAL PLUTONIC ROCKS OF NAWEOBA BLOCK, ZHOB OPHIOLITE, BALOCHISTAN, PAKISTAN. Earth Sciences Pakistan, 5(1), 26–32. https://doi.org/10.26480/esp.01.2021.26.32

Petrology and provenance of the Neogene fluvial succession in Pishin Belt (Katawaz Basin) western Pakistan: implications for sedimentation in peripheral forelands basins

Geosciences Journal / Feb 08, 2017

Kasi, A. K., Kassi, A. M., Friis, H., & Manan, R. A. (2017). Petrology and provenance of the Neogene fluvial succession in Pishin Belt (Katawaz Basin) western Pakistan: implications for sedimentation in peripheral forelands basins. Geosciences Journal, 21(2), 149–166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12303-016-0049-2

The Regional Extents of Local Thrust Systems in Jabbari and Rupper Town, South East of Hazara Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences / Feb 22, 2022

Qaisar, S., Ahmad, S., Ghani, M., & Ullah, T. (2022). The Regional Extents of Local Thrust Systems in Jabbari and Rupper Town, South East of Hazara Pakistan: Regional Thrust Systems in South East of Hazara. Pakistan Journal of Scientific &amp; Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences, 65(1), 87–96. https://doi.org/10.52763/pjsir.phys.sci.65.1.2022.87.96

Foraminiferal Assemblages in Permian Carbonates of the Zaluch Group (Salt Range and Trans Indus Ranges, Pakistan)

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte / Mar 20, 2000

Mertmann, D., & Sarfraz, A. (2000). Foraminiferal Assemblages in Permian Carbonates of the Zaluch Group (Salt Range and Trans Indus Ranges, Pakistan). Neues Jahrbuch Für Geologie Und Paläontologie - Monatshefte, 2000(3), 129–146. https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpm/2000/2000/129

Rigless ESP Technology: Well Control and Completion Considerations

Day 2 Thu, December 01, 2016 / Nov 30, 2016

Bespalov, E. . (2016, November 30). Rigless ESP Technology: Well Control and Completion Considerations. Day 2 Thu, December 01, 2016. https://doi.org/10.2118/184198-ms

INTEGRATED SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC SYNTHESIS, DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY AND REGIONAL DIAGENETIC HETEROGENEITIES OF COMPLEX RESERVOIR QUALITY SANDS OF LOWER GORU INTERVALS, MIDDLE INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs / Jan 01, 2022

Khan, M. A., Khan, T., & Ali, A. (2022). INTEGRATED SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC SYNTHESIS, DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY AND REGIONAL DIAGENETIC HETEROGENEITIES OF COMPLEX RESERVOIR QUALITY SANDS OF LOWER GORU INTERVALS, MIDDLE INDUS BASIN, PAKISTAN. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. https://doi.org/10.1130/abs/2022am-381690

Petrophysical parameters estimation and reservoir characterisation based on well log data in the Joya Mair Oil Field, Minwal X-01 Well, Potwar Sub-Basin and Upper Indus Basin of Pakistan

Global Journal of Earth and Environmental Science / Dec 30, 2018

Mehmood, M., Yaseen, M., Ikram-ud-din, Khan, M. J., Ullah, T., & Anwarulhaq. (2018). Petrophysical parameters estimation and reservoir characterisation based on well log data in the Joya Mair Oil Field, Minwal X-01 Well, Potwar Sub-Basin and Upper Indus Basin of Pakistan. Global Journal of Earth and Environmental Science, 3(5), 44–55. https://doi.org/10.31248/gjees2018.023

A New Large Bramatherium Giraffe Bramatherium giganteus sp. Nov. From Siwalik Formations, Punjab, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences / Feb 15, 2002

Khan, A. A., & Sarwar, M. (2002). A New Large Bramatherium Giraffe Bramatherium giganteus sp. Nov. From Siwalik Formations, Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(3), 348–351. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2002.348.351

Well Log Sequence Stratigraphic and Palynological Analysis of Late Miocene to Pliocene Agbada Formation, Southwestern Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria

Review of Environment and Earth Sciences / Jan 01, 2014

Adebayo, O. F. (2014). Well Log Sequence Stratigraphic and Palynological Analysis of Late Miocene to Pliocene Agbada Formation, Southwestern Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria. Review of Environment and Earth Sciences, 1(2), 77–98. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.80/2014.1.2/80.2.77.98

Education

University of Göttingen

Geology / June, 2026 (anticipated)

Göttingen

University of Peshawar

MS, Geology / September, 2017

Peshawar

Experience

Geological Survey of Pakistan

Assistant Director / April, 2017Present

Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd

Trainee Geologist / April, 2016April, 2017

National Center of Excellence In Geology, University of Peshawar

Research Assistant / April, 2015April, 2016

University of Göttingen

Researcher / October, 2022Present

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