ABOUT AUTHORS

Abdrakhmanov, Denis Anatolievich

Head, Metrology Section, Senior Scientific Worker, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduated from Ufa GATU (State Aviation Technical University) in 2003. His scientific interests are in the development ofMWD andLWD telesystems with a wireless electromagnetic communication channel for drilling horizontal and inclined directional boreholes. The author of 9 publications and one invention.

Ableev, Marat Gizarovich

Deputy Director for Services, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Graduated from Geological Faculty, Tadjic State University in 1982. His scientific interests are in geological and technological investigations, telemetry supportfor oil and gas well drilling. The author o f over 20 publications.

Alekseev, Aleksey Eduardovich

Aleksey works at OOO Petrofaiber LLC. He deals with research and applied problems in coherent reflectometry. Graduated from Faculty of Physical and Quantum Electronics, MFTI (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) in 2005, Ph.D. in Engineering. His scientific interests are in solving applied and research problems in different spheres ofopticfibers. The author of18publications.

Akhmetshin, Nazym Midkhatovich

Chief Geophysicist, Downhole Seismic Exploration and Seismic Acoustics Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC. Honorable Explorer of Earth's Interior. Graduated from Sverdlovsk Mining Institute in 1972. His scientific interests are in downhole seismic exploration, VSP and well-to-well seismic sounding data interpretation. The author of over 40 publications and three inventions.

Belkov, Aleksey Viktorovich

Head, Downhole Tools Section, Leading Electronics Engineer, 0 0 0 NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduatedfrom Tomsk Institute ofAutomated Control Systems and Radio Electronics in 1995. His scientific interests are in the development and introduction of MWD and LWD telesystems with a wireless electromagnetic communication channelfor drilling horizontal and inclined directional boreholes. The author of 17 publications, six inventions andfour useful models.

Bikineev, Arseny Arsenievich

Leading Scientific Worker, Designing Laboratory, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute 4n 1974. His scientific interests are in the development of designs o f bottomhole telesystems with a wireless electro­ magnetic communication channel for drilling horizontal, inclined directional boreholes and sidetracks. The author of over 40 publications, 14 inventions and four useful models.

Bolgarov, Aleksandr Georgievich

Director, OOO NPP IGIS LLC. Graduated from Perm State University as a mining engineer in 1988. His scientific interests are in high-resolution downhole seismic exploration and well-to-well seismic tomography. The author o f over 30 publications.

Budaev, Daniil Aleksandrovich

Chief Designer, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduated from Ufa State Oil Technical University in 2005. His scientific interests are in designing and calculation of tools for well logging while drilling. The author o ffive publica­ tions, two inventions and two useful models.

Vasiliev, Aleksey Vladimirovich

Director, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduatedfrom Ufa State Oil Tech­ nical University in 2010. His scientific interests are in the introduction o f bot­ tomhole telesystems with a wireless electromagnetic or combined communication channelfor drilling horizontal and inclined directional boreholes. The author of some scientific publications.

Vinokurov, Vasily Viktorovich

Electronics Engineer, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduated from Urals State University in 2014. His scientific interests involve the development o fnuclear logging tools and technologies for oil-and-gas, ore or coal wells.

Gainetdinov, Ramil Gumarovich

Senior Scientific Worker, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduatedfrom Bashkirian State University in 1981. His scientific interests are in information technologies, designing software for geophysical information processing systems. The author o f 46 publications.

Galeev, Akhmetsalim Sabirovich

Leading Specialist, Geological and TechnologicalInvestigations Group, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC; Full Professor, Oil-and-Gas Equipment Department, AimetievskState OilInstitute; Doctor in Engineering. Graduatedfrom M. V Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1977. His scientific interests are in investigations on drilling string dynamics and diagnostics on the technical state ofoilfield equip­ ment. The author of over 100 publications, five monographs and 10 inventions.

Glukhov, Valery Leonidovich

Senior Scientific Worker, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section% ОАО NPP VNUGIS ОJSC. Graduatedfrom Ufa Oil Institute in 1991. His scien­ tific interests involve the development of nuclear logging tools and technologies fo r oil-and-gas, ore or coal wells. The author of 35 scientific publications and three inventions.

Grigoriev, Valery Mikhailovich

Director, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC, Corresponding Member of MANEB, Graduatedfrom Ufa Oil Institute in the specialty of oil-and-gas well drilling technology in 1977. His scientific interests are in development and introduction o fbottomhole telesystems with a wireless electromagnetic communication chan­ nelthe latter's higher noise stability and greater operation range. The author o f 18 publications, 20 inventions andfour useful models.

Danilenko, Vitaly Nikiforovich

Chairman9 Board o f Directors, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC; Director ZAO NPF GITAS CISC; Ph.D. in Engineering, Honorable Oilman, Laureate of Gasprom Prize, Academician of MANEB. Graduatedfrom Ufa Aviation Institute in the specialty of Engineer-Electrician-Mechanic in 1976, His scientific interests deal with the development ofprogram-controlled AMК (apparatus°and-method complexes)fo r the wells being drilledfor all types of useful minerals, Awarded with a Medal “For Valorous Labor", a V К Fedynsky EAGO Medal, a Honor Badge “For Distinction in Service" The author of over 160 publications, 3? imentions and 18 useftd models.

Demekhov, Yury Vasilievich

Managing Directorfo r production, AO NAK Kazatomprom JSCi PhD in Geoiogy and Mineralogy.. Graduatedfrom К V Vakhrushev Sverdlovsk Mining Institute in the specialty of “Mining Engineer-Geophysicist" In 19&L. His sch emtific interests are in new progressive technologiesfor enhanced effectiveness of'exploration and development of uranium and rare mete!fields-. The author of m er 2§ scientific publications..

Kazakova, Olga Mikhailovna

Senior Scientific Worker, Electromagnetic Research Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC. Graduated from Kalinin State University in 1988. Her scientific interests are in the development of the theory of and software for electromagnetic logging methods. The author of 22 scientific publications.

Kamaltdinov, Albert Fanovich

Engineer-Geophysicist, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduatedfrom Urals State Mining University in 2006. His scientific interests involve the development ofnuclear logging tools and technolo­ gies for oil-and-gas, ore or coal wells. The author offive scientific publications.

Kamotsky, Vadim Adikovich

Deputy Directorfor Electronic Technologies, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Gradu­ ated from Taganrog Radio-Technical Institute in 1996. His scientific interests involve measurements and digital processing o f information. The author o f nine scientific publications and six inventions.

Korotchenko, Aleksandr Grigorievich

Senior Scientific Worker, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Kazan State University in 1974. His scientific interests deal with radioactive logging technology and procedures. The author of over 65 publications and one invention.

Kosolapov, Anatoly Fedorovich

Senior Scientific Worker, ZAO NPF SeismoSetServis CJSC. Graduatedfrom Ufa Oil Institute in the specialty of Mining Engineer in 1972. His scientific interests are in seismoacoustics, geophysics, petrophysics, oil and gas field development. Awarded with a Labor Veteran Medal, USSR Inventor badge, Jubilee Badge “300 Years o f the Geological and Mining Service o f Russia” The author of over 100 publications and 40 inventions.

Krysov, Aleksandr Andreevich

Laboratory Head, Program-Controlled Geophysical Tools Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduatedfrom Bashkirian State University in 1984. His scientific interests are in nuclear logging methods and well logging tool development. The author o f 50 publications, five inventions and two useful models.

Kudryashov, Andrey Anatolievich

Head, Software and Method Support Section, 1st Category Engineer, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduatedfrom Ufa GNTU (State Oil Technical University) in 2004. His scientific interests are in software development and introduction of bottomhole telesystems with a wireless electromagnetic or combined communi­ cation channels for drilling horizontal and inclined directional boreholes. The author o ffive publications, one invention and a useful model.

Lysenkov, Aleksandr Ivanovich

Head, Field Geology Section, OOO Innovation Oil-and-Gas Technologies LLC, Ph.D. in Engineering. Graduatedfrom Grozny Oil Institute in the specialty of Mining Engineer-Geophysicist in 1975. His scientific interests are in nuclear geophysical methodsfor oil-and-gas well logging. Awarded with a Jubilee Badge “300 Years o f the Geological and Mining Service of Russia” He has titles: Ex­ cellent Explorer o f Earth's Interior and Honorable Explorer of Earth's Interior. The author o f about 150 publications and eight inventions.

Mamleev, Tagir Sakhabovich

Leading Scientific Worker, Program-Controlled Geophysical Tools Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC, an Honorable Oilman. Graduatedfrom Ufa Aviation Institute in 1980. A specialist in the information measurement equipment, a de­ veloper o f the digital and software-programmable different-purpose well logging tools. The author o f over 70 publications, 12 inventions andfour useful models.

Mashkin, Konstantin Anatolievich

Head, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC; Chief Engineer, OOO NPP INGEO LLC. Graduated from Chita State Pedagogic Institute in 1995 and Chita State Technical University in 2001. His scientific interests involve creating and introducing nuclear logging tools and technologies for oil-and-gas, ore or coal wells. The author of 15 publications and one invention.

Medvedeva, Irina Aleksandrovna

Graduatedfrom I. M. Gubkin Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas in the specialty o f Technology and Combined Mechanization of Oil-and-Gas Field Development in 1989. Her scientific interests are in introducing up-to-date effective oil-and-gas field development and operation technologies into practice.

Menshchikov, Igor Viktorovich

Deputy Directorfor Geologic and Technological Research, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Graduatedfrom I. M. Gubkin MINKhiGP (Moscow Institute ofPetrochemical and Gas Industry) in 1993. His scientific interests involve the development and introduction o f drilling control systems based on telemetric support and control o f geologic and technological parameters. The author o f 10 publications.

Miller, Andrey Askoldovich

Associated Professor, Saint Petersburg State Technical Mining University. Before 2003: Leading Engineer, Electromagnetic Research Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduatedfrom Leningrad Aviation Instrument-Making Institute in 1984. His scientific interests involve the development o f electromagnetic and nuclear logging tools and technologies. The author o f over 17 scientific publica­ tions, 11 inventions and two useful models.

Miller, Askold Vladimirovich

Head, Electromagnetic Research Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC, Ph.D. in Geology and Mineralogy, Honorable Oilman. Graduated from Geophysical Faculty, Leningrad Mining Institute in 1960. His scientific interests are in the development of electromagnetic methodsfor boreholes ’technical state control on oil-and-gas fields development o f electromagnetic logging and electromagnetic borehole defectoscopy tools. Awarded with a Jubilee Badge “300 Years o f the Geological and Mining Service o f Russia ” The author o f 65 scientific publica­ tions, 11 inventions and two useful models.

Mishin, Yury Semenovich

Leading Engineer-Designer, Designing Laboratory, OOO NPF VNIIGIS-ZTK LLC. Graduatedfrom Ufa Aviation Institute in 1991. His scientific interests are in the development and introduction of bottomhole telesystems with a wireless elec­ tromagnetic communication channelfor drilling horizontal and inclined directional boreholes. The author of nine publications, five invention and a useful model.

Molchanov, Anatoly Aleksandrovich

General Director, OOO NPTs GeoMIR; Full Professor, Department of Geo­ physical and Geochemical Methodsfor Prospectingfor and Exploration of UsefulMinerals Fields, Saint Petersburg Mining University; D.Sc. in Engineering; Full Professor. Graduated from Novosibirsk Electrotechnical Institute in 1960. His scientific interests are in different-purpose downhole information-measurement systems, enhancing hard-to-recover oil-and-gas reserves recovery. The author of over 350 scientific publications, over 90 invention certificates and patents.

Mukhutdinov, Ramil Latfullinovich

Head, Pilot Method Party, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC. Graduatedfrom Sverd­ lovsk Mining Institute as a mining engineer geophysicist in 1980. His scientific interests are in downhole seismic exploration, VSP and well-to-well seismic sounding data interpretation. The author of 15 publications.

Nikonov, Vladimir Anatolievich

Executive Director, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Graduated from Ufa Oil In­ stitute in 1982. His scientific interests are in horizontal borehole drilling using telesystems. The author of over 30 publications.

Ognev, Aleksey Nikolaevich

Senior Scientific Worker, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC. Graduatedfrom Penza State University in 2002. His scientific interests are in nuclear logs, software and algorithms support for well logging methods. The author o f over 46 scientific publications.

Orlova, Galina Vladimirovna

Leading Engineer-Designer, Laboratory ofCore Sampling, Drilling Perforation and Downhole Technological Processes, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute in 1985. Her scientific interests involve the development of oil-and-gas well perforation and downhole vibration tools. The author offour publications and a useful model.

Perelygin, Vladimir Timofeevich

General Director, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC; Director, OOO NPP INGEO LLC, Ph.D. in Geology and Mineralogy, Honorable Oilman. Graduated from Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute in 1982. His scientific interests deal with the develop­ ment of radioactive logging tools and methods for oil-and-gas, ore or coal slim holes, making a basically novel technology for a quick check of oil formation watering, based on C/O and pulse neutron logs. Awarded with a Medal of the Russian Federation Ministry of Nature “The Geological and Mining Sennce ” The author o f over 80 scientific publications, six inventions, a useful simulation.

Pustovit, Vasily Nikiforovich

Head, Petrophysical Research Laboratory, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Gradu­ ated from Ufa Oil Institute in 1974. His scientific interests are in petrophysical investigations on the rocks. Awarded with a VDNKh (National Economy Achieve­ ments Exhibition) Medal. The author offive publications and two inventions.

Romanov, Vladimir Mikhailovich

Laboratory Head, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC. Graduatedfrom Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics in 1984. His scientific interests deal with radioactive logging tools. The author of over 20 scientific publications.

Ryndin, Valery Nikolaevich

Leading Scientific Worker, Section o fDirect Logs, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC; PhD in Engineering. Graduated from Grozny Oil Institute in the specialty o f Mining Engineer-Geophysicist in 1974. His scientific interests involve providing method and technology support, introduction o f new formation testers, hydrodynamical well logging. He has a title o f an Excellent Explorer o f Earth's Interior. Awarded with a Jubilee Badge “300 Years of the Geological and Mining Service of Russia ” The author of 65 publications.

Safiullin, Gumer Gafiullovich

Head, Downhole Seismic Exploration and Seismic Acoustics Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS ОJSC, Ph.D. in Engineering. Graduatedfrom Ufa Oil Institute in 1967. A leading developer o f a parameter series o f downhole seismic tools for superdeep, oil-and-gas, coal and ore wells. One o f the chiefdevelopers o f modern digital equipmentfor VSP. Has titles of Best Industry Inventor, Honored Inventor o fBashkirian ASSR, Honored Inventor ofRussian Federation, Honorable Oilman. Awarded with a Labor Veteran Medal, Mining and a Geological Service Medal, a 300 Years of the Geological and Mining Service of Russia Jubilee Badge. The author of approximately 70 publications, 29 inventions and three useful models.

Safonov, Petr Anatolievich

Laboratory Head, Radioactive Logging Tools and Methods Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Ufa State Technical School of Electronics in 1999 and Bashkirian State University in 2005. His scientific interests involve the development o f nuclear logging tools and technologies for oil-and-gas, ore or coal wells. The author o f six scientific publications.

Soboleva, Nadezhda Pavlovna

Leading Engineer-Designer, Laboratory of Core Sampling, Drilling Perforation and Downhole Technological Processes, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Ufa Oil Institute in 1978. Her scientific interests involve the development of tools for rock samplingfrom well walls and drilling perforation in oil-and-gas wells. The author of two publications and one invention.

Stepanov, Stanislav Vladimirovich

Laboratory Head, Electromagnetic Research Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Ulyanovsk Polytechnic Institute in 1981. His scientific interests deal with the development of magnetic and electromagnetic logging tools. The author o f 40 publications, seven inventions and two useful models.

Sudnichnikov, Vitaly Grigorievich

Leading Engineer-Geophysicist, Electromagnetic Research Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduatedfrom Ufa Oil Institute in 1981. His scientific interests deal with the development of electromagnetic logging methods and tools. The author o f over 30 scientific publications, six inventions and three useful models.

Sudnichnikova, Elena Vitalievna

Engineer-Geophysicist, Program-Controlled Geophysical Tools Section, ОАО NPP VNIIGIS OJSC. Graduated from Urals State Mining University in 2008. Her scientific interests lie in nuclear logs. The author of over 10 publications.

Suleimanov, Azamat Raisovich

Engineer-programmer, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Graduatedfrom Ufa GNTU (State Oil Technical University) in 2008. His scientific interests are in the develop­ ment and introduction ofsoftwarefor information systems used in oil production, bottomhole telemetry systems. The author of several publications, an invention patent and several computer programs.

Faizrakhmanov, Gaisa Kamilevich

Leading Geophysicist, OOO NPF Gorizont LLC. Graduatedfrom Bashkirian State University in 1991. His scientific interests are in geological and technological investigations, telemetry supportfor well construction, and logging while drilling.

Filimonov, Oleg Vladimirovich

Head, Certification, Standardization and Metrology Group, OOO NPF Gori­ zont LLC, PhD in Engineering. Graduatedfrom Ufa GNTU (State Oil Technical University) in 1993. His scientific interests are in the development of telemetry systems with an electromagnetic communication channel, technical diagnostics of oilfield equipment. The author of over 50 publications and two monographs.

Khabibrakhmanov, Rinat Mirgaziyanovich

Commercial section head, Engineer-Geophysicist, VNIIGIS Oktyabrsky Log­ ging Tools Plant. Graduatedfrom Urals State Mining and Geological University in 2003. His scientific interests are development and introduction of advanced modern technologies in designing and manufacturing surface geophysical equip­ ment for well logging.