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The Schlumberger brothers called this technique an "Electrical Survey", but the more common name "well log" was coined a few years later in the United States. At that time, Pechelbronn was the only oil field known in France. On 28 July 1928, the owners of the oil field signed a contract with the Schlumberger company to do
Schlumberger. Schlumberger NV ( French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-] ), doing business as SLB, also known as Schlumberger Limited, [2] is an American oilfield services company. [3] [4] As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.
Pierre Schlumberger was born in 1914, the son of Marcel Schlumberger, a mechanical engineer, and his wife Jeanne Laurans. [1] Marcel co-founded Schlumberger in the 1920s with his brother, Conrad, a physicist. [1] Pierre was the brothers' only male heir.
Doll was a leading figure in the development of oil well logging and a key technical leader of the Schlumberger oilfield services company. A graduate of the École Polytechnique and École des Mines, he married Anne Schlumberger, daughter of one of the Schlumberger brothers (Conrad), and joined their company.
Kibsgaard started his career with ExxonMobil in 1992, and joined Schlumberger in 1997. He became its CEO in August 2011, succeeding Andrew Gould, who retired as chairman and CEO. He was replaced by Olivier Le Peuch in August 2019. Under his leadership, the company laid off approximately 70,000 employees in less than three years.
History. In 1984, brothers Robert and Leland Ackerley founded Smith, which is now the largest independent distributor of electronic components and ranks 6th among all global distributors, [1] in the semiconductor and electronic components industry. The 1990s saw marked growth for the company. In 1992, Smith's annual sales were $30 million; by ...
Formation evaluation. In petroleum exploration and development, formation evaluation is used to determine the ability of a borehole to produce petroleum. Essentially, it is the process of "recognizing a commercial well when you drill one". Modern rotary drilling usually uses a heavy mud as a lubricant and as a means of producing a confining ...
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