Distinguished Emeritus Professor
USC Ambassador
Recipient of the 2009 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award
Research Interests
- Environmental aspects of oil and gas production
- Petrophysical properties of rocks and drilling fluids
- Surface and subsurface operations in petroleum production
- Subsidence due to the fluid withdrawal, testing and storage of petroleum products
Biographical Information
Ph.D. – 1956 – Geology, minor in Petroleum Eng. – USC
M.S. – 1950 – Petroleum Engineering – USC
B.S. – 1949 – Petroleum Engineering – USC
Certified Petroleum Geologist
American Assoc. Petroleum Geologists
Certified Professional Chemist
Certified Geologist, State of California
Recent Papers
Gas Migration, Events Preceding Earthquakes
Carbonates and Evaporites
Energy Sources
Russian Geology and Geophysics
