Marcel Schlumberger

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Emile Henry Marcel Schlumberger , short Marcel Schlumberger , (* 21st June 1884 in Guebwiller , Alsace; † 19th August 1953 on Guizots estate Val-Richer in Lisieux , Normandy) was a French engineer and geophysicist .

Life

His parents were Paul Schlumberger, an entrepreneur in the textile industry, and Marguerite (née de Witt), a granddaughter of Minister Guizot . Like his brother Conrad , he went to Paris to study and graduated from the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1907 . Another brother was the writer Jean Schlumberger , co-founder of the Nouvelle Revue Française . During the war he did not serve as a soldier, but worked in various departments behind the front, was most recently a science officer and was awarded the Legion of Honor. With financial support from his father, he was able to work scientifically with his brother from 1919 on the use of electricity to investigate the nature of the soil ( logging ). This was based on their discovery of a connection between electrical potential and the occurrence of oil sands.

He then worked as a scientific engineer, appraiser or organizer in industry. He worked for many companies in the USA and Europe. In 1925 he negotiated a contract with Royal Dutch Shell in Houston and worked for their subsidiary Roxana Petroleum. On September 5, 1927, he and Conrad carried out the first borehole measurement based on electrical resistance in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth near Merkwiller-Pechelbronn . The data of a 500 m deep borehole could be determined with a probe. That was a big breakthrough, because for the first time the geological formations of the drilling site could be identified very precisely and without drilling core analysis. In 1935 the two founded " Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation " in Houston . After the death of his brother Conrad in 1936, he took over the management of the joint company and continued to work on the technology.

Honors

  • Tour de forage . The memorial was erected in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth in 2005 and has the shape of a derrick. It is reminiscent of the borehole survey of 1927 and is dedicated to the two brothers.

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personal data
SURNAME Schlumberger, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French engineer and geophysicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Gebweiler , Alsace
DATE OF DEATH 19th August 1953
Place of death Guizot's Val-Richer estate near Lisieux , Normandy