Practical English-Russian-English Petroleum Dictionary

 by Mark G. Bernadiner - George V. Chilingar

About the Authors   Mark G. Bernadiner received a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from the Geology and Development of Fuel Minerals Institute (IGIRGI). He worked as a research engineer for IGIRGI and as a senior research engineer for the National Oil and Gas Research Institute (VNIINeft) in Moscow, Russia. After immigration to the United States, Dr. Bernadiner worked as a researcher in petroleum engineering and environmental areas for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY. He later became a contractor for Exxon-Mobil, Marathon and Sakhalin, energy investment companies that have done business with Russia. Dr. Bernadiner is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and has published a book, several reviews and over 50 technical articles in the field of petroleum engineering.     George V. Chilingar, Ph.D., is a professor of civil and petroleum engineering. He is an author of 53 books and 500 articles in the fields of petroleum engineering and geology. Dr. Chilingar has received more than 100 medals and awards from various countries and organizations, including foreign membership in the Russian Academy of Sciences. During his carrier, he was a Chief of Petroleum and Chemical Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, and Senior Advisor to the United Nations. He is a director of Rudolf W. Gunnerman Energy and Environmental Laboratory at the University of Southern California. Dr. Chilingar is also President of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, U.S.A. Branch.