Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language

Mr. Martin S. Raymond, veteran of more than 45 years in the E&P industry, retired as senior vice president of E&P for the J.M. Huber Corp. During his career he held engineering, production, and management positions with Shell Oil and Forest Oil. He earned a BA from Princeton University in geology and a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Since retirement, Mr. Raymond consults on E&P activities to a variety of entities as well as lecturing at various universities on E&P processes and economics.

Dr. William L. Leffler retired from Royal Dutch Shell after 36 years' service. During his career he spent time in E&P in London and in refining, marketing, petrochemicals, and corporate planning in the United States. He earned a BS in industrial management from the Sloan School at MIT and an MBA and PhD at New York University. His other PennWell titles include Deepwater Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide, Natural Gas Liquids in Nontechnical Language, Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language, Oil & Gas Pipelines in Nontechnical Language, and Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language.