No.1(45),2026 PP.303-311

Neftyanaya provintsiya No. 1(45), 2026

The role of professor V.I. Troepolsky in petrophysical support for oil exploration

R.Z. Mukhametschin, M.Y. Borovsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.303-311

Abstract

It is shown that Viktor Ivanovich Troepolsky (1905–1989), a prominent representative of the Kazan Geological School and professor at Kazan University who headed the Department of Oil and Gas Geology for over 25 years, should be considered the founder of the scientific field of studying the reservoir properties of oil-producing deposits in the Volga-Ural region. He made significant contributions to understanding the capacitive properties and reservoir characteristics of oil- and bitumen-saturated rocks during the development of Tatarstan's largest fields and developed unique methods and techniques for assessing the reservoir properties of key productive horizons, including reservoirs with complex structures.

Key words:

outstanding scientist and organizer, Tatneftegazrazvedka Trust, Kazan University, founder and head of the department, oil field, lithological and reservoir characteristics, Troepolsky method, classification of voids in carbonate rocks, method for assessing cavernosity, methodology for assessing the reservoir properties of sands and weakly cemented sandstones

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Authors

R.Z. Mukhametschin, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor, Ural State Mining University
30 Kuibysheva St., Ekaterinburg, 620144, Russian Federation
E-mail: geoeng111@yandex.ru
ORCID: 0000-0001-5346-7809
Scopus Author ID: 6602628562
Researcher ID: ABF-6118-2021

M.Y. Borovsky, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, General Director, Geofizservice LLC
9 Zhurnalistov St., Kazan, 420029, Russian Federation
E-mail: micbor1913@mail.ru

For citation:

R.Z. Mukhametschin, M.Y. Borovsky Rol' professora V.I. Troepol'skogo v petrofizicheskom obespechenii nefterazvedochnykh rabot [The role of professor V.I. Troepolsky in petrophysical support for oil exploration]. Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 1(45), 2026. pp. 303-311. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.303-311. EDN IPHWRN (in Russian)

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The role of professor V.I. Troepolsky in petrophysical support for oil exploration R.Z. Mukhametschin, M.Y. Borovsky DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.303-311

The role of professor V.I. Troepolsky in petrophysical support for oil exploration

R.Z. Mukhametschin, M.Y. Borovsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2026.1.303-311