Graduate Engineer from ENSPM (IFP School - France)
Ph.D. in Geology
 
Previous Positions:
Chief of Well Logging Department of the ELF-Aquitaine group (1969-1978)
Chief Geologist at Schlumberger Technical Services (1978-1993)
Technical advisor of the SERRALOG Co. (2000-2006)
 
Field of publication:
Well logging, borehole geophysics, petrophysics, geological applications, stratigraphy
 
Author of about 40 scientific articles, Dr. Serra published reference titles including:
- Diagraphies et Stratigraphie (Mémoires BRGM n°77, 1972)
En français aux Editions Technip :
- Diagraphies différées. Bases de l’interprétation
  - Tome 1. Acquisition des données diagraphiques (1979)
  - Tome 2. Interprétation des données diagraphiques (1985)
In Editions SERRALOG, with the collaboration of Lorenzo SERRA :
- Diagraphies - Acquisition et Applications (2000)

In English:
- The Well Logging Handbook (Technip) (2008)
- Well Logging Collection
1. Well Logging. Data Acquisition and Applications, with the collaboration of Lorenzo SERRA  (2004)
2. Well Logging and Geology, with the collaboration of Lorenzo SERRA  (2003)
3. Well Logging and Reservoir Evaluation (2007)
- Fundamentals of Well-Log Interpretation (Elsevier) (1984 et 1986)
- Sedimentary environments from wireline logs (Schlumberger)
- Clay, Silt, Sand, Shale (Schlumberger)
- Stratigraphy, Structure and Texture (Schlumberger)
- Thin Beds  (Schlumberger)
- Formation MicroScanner Image Interpretation (Schlumberger)

Author of several softwares:
- Picardia (ELF)
- Denson (ELF)
- Faciolog (Schlumberger)
- Litho (Schlumberger)
- Sqwizlog (SERRALOG)
 
Complementary information:
- Awarded for Distinguished Technical Achievement at the 2009 SPWLA Annual Symposium, The Woodlands, Texas.
- Best Poster 1993 awarded by SPWLA.