Hervier Street
Yuri-Raul Georgievich Hervier Street is located in the zarechnaya part of Tyumen. Like many streets in the city, it has several turns. It originates from Solnechny Proezd Street, crosses Gazovikov Street, makes a 90-degree turn at the intersection with Tikhy Proezd Street and ends at the intersection with the street Alabashevskaya street.
Hervier Street appeared in 1999 and is a residential area, the main part of which is residential buildings.
Yuri-Raul Georgievich Hervier is a Soviet geologist, head of the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department, head and organizer of large-scale geological exploration that led to the discovery of the largest oil and gas fields in Western Siberia.
He was born on April 16, 1909 in the city of Tiflis, Tiflis province (now Tbilisi, Georgia), in the family of an employee. He graduated from high school in his hometown, and began his career in 1923: he worked as an apprentice, assistant to the master of a soap factory. Then he worked as a loader at the port in the city of Batumi, as an employee of a cotton gin factory in the city of Termez.
In 1929, he enlisted in the Melitopol Gas Party. From that time until the end of his life, he was associated with geology. At first he worked as a drilling worker, later he became a shift foreman and a technician of the department, which included 12 geological parties. In 1933, he graduated with a medal from the Higher Engineering Courses of Geological Prospectors in the city of Kiev. After completing the courses, from 1930 to 1941, he worked in various geological parties in Ukraine.
He participated in the Great Patriotic War since August 1941. In the autumn of 1941, a tanker with fuel was taken out of besieged Odessa. He served in the sapper units, was the commander of a separate drilling detachment of the sapper battalion. He fought on the Southern, North Caucasian, and 4th Ukrainian fronts. He participated in the liberation of Mozdok, Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Odessa. In December 1944, Major Hervier of the engineering service returned to peaceful work, to the pre-war profession.
In 1945−1952 — Chief engineer, head of the South Moldavian oil Exploration trust Moldavneftegeologiya. In 1952, he moved to the Chelyabinsk region. He was the head of the party, the chief engineer, the head of the Yuzhno-Chelyabinsk oil exploration party.
Hervier Street appeared in 1999 and is a residential area, the main part of which is residential buildings.
Yuri-Raul Georgievich Hervier is a Soviet geologist, head of the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department, head and organizer of large-scale geological exploration that led to the discovery of the largest oil and gas fields in Western Siberia.
He was born on April 16, 1909 in the city of Tiflis, Tiflis province (now Tbilisi, Georgia), in the family of an employee. He graduated from high school in his hometown, and began his career in 1923: he worked as an apprentice, assistant to the master of a soap factory. Then he worked as a loader at the port in the city of Batumi, as an employee of a cotton gin factory in the city of Termez.
In 1929, he enlisted in the Melitopol Gas Party. From that time until the end of his life, he was associated with geology. At first he worked as a drilling worker, later he became a shift foreman and a technician of the department, which included 12 geological parties. In 1933, he graduated with a medal from the Higher Engineering Courses of Geological Prospectors in the city of Kiev. After completing the courses, from 1930 to 1941, he worked in various geological parties in Ukraine.
He participated in the Great Patriotic War since August 1941. In the autumn of 1941, a tanker with fuel was taken out of besieged Odessa. He served in the sapper units, was the commander of a separate drilling detachment of the sapper battalion. He fought on the Southern, North Caucasian, and 4th Ukrainian fronts. He participated in the liberation of Mozdok, Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Odessa. In December 1944, Major Hervier of the engineering service returned to peaceful work, to the pre-war profession.
In 1945−1952 — Chief engineer, head of the South Moldavian oil Exploration trust Moldavneftegeologiya. In 1952, he moved to the Chelyabinsk region. He was the head of the party, the chief engineer, the head of the Yuzhno-Chelyabinsk oil exploration party.
Since 1955, he worked in the oil industry of Western Siberia. In 1955−1958, he was the chief engineer and manager of the Tyumenneftegeologiya Trust. In December 1957, the trust was transformed into the Tyumen Geological Department of the Main Directorate of Geology and Subsoil Protection under the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, headed by Yuri Hervier.
As head of the Geological Survey of the Tyumen Region, Yuri Georgievich was the initiator and organizer of large-scale prospecting and exploration work in most of Western Siberia, which ended with the discovery of the largest oil and gas province in the USSR and in the world.
In September 1959, a powerful gas fountain was produced on Igrimskaya Square, 100 km south of Berezovo, and a non-industrial oil inflow was obtained at the Mulyminsk structure. In June 1960, a well drilled by S. N. Urusov’s team produced oil with a flow rate of up to 350 tons per day. Thus, the first oil field in Western Siberia, Shaimskoye, was discovered. The Megionskoye field was discovered in March 1961, the Mortymyinskoye field in October, and the Zapadno-Surgutskoye oil field in November 1962. On February 12, 1963, the first commercial well of the Berezovsky gas field and the first 12 km long northern pipeline from the fields to Berezovo were put into operation.
As head of the Geological Survey of the Tyumen Region, Yuri Georgievich was the initiator and organizer of large-scale prospecting and exploration work in most of Western Siberia, which ended with the discovery of the largest oil and gas province in the USSR and in the world.
In September 1959, a powerful gas fountain was produced on Igrimskaya Square, 100 km south of Berezovo, and a non-industrial oil inflow was obtained at the Mulyminsk structure. In June 1960, a well drilled by S. N. Urusov’s team produced oil with a flow rate of up to 350 tons per day. Thus, the first oil field in Western Siberia, Shaimskoye, was discovered. The Megionskoye field was discovered in March 1961, the Mortymyinskoye field in October, and the Zapadno-Surgutskoye oil field in November 1962. On February 12, 1963, the first commercial well of the Berezovsky gas field and the first 12 km long northern pipeline from the fields to Berezovo were put into operation.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 29, 1963, for outstanding achievements in the discovery and exploration of mineral deposits, Hervier Yuri Georgievich was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Hammer and Sickle Gold Medal.
In 1966, the geological Department was transformed into the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department of the USSR Ministry of Geology, which continued to be headed by Hervier. For almost a quarter of a century, he headed the geological survey of the Tyumen region.
In total, during his leadership of the Geological Survey of the region, more than 250 oil and gas fields were explored and discovered. At that time, the largest fuel and energy complex in the country and in the world was created based on the discoveries of geologists in the Tyumen region.
In 1977, Yuri Grigorievich was appointed Deputy Minister of Geology of the USSR. He worked in this position until his retirement in 1981.
Soviet geologist, head of the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department (Glavtyumengeologiya), an outstanding leader and organizer of large-scale geological exploration that led to the discovery of the largest oil and gas fields in Western Siberia. Yuri-Raul Georgievich Hervier is the author of many scientific papers on substantiating the prospects of the oil and gas potential of the West Siberian Plate, clarifying the patterns of oil and gas deposits. The works carried out with his participation and under his leadership have become a major contribution to geological science.
Winner of the Lenin Prize (1964). Honorary explorer of the subsoil (1979). Honorary citizen of the city of Tyumen (1984).
He died on August 9, 1991. He was buried, according to his will, in Tyumen at the Chervishevsky cemetery.
Hervier went from a simple driller to the head of the central committee. Undoubtedly, this left its mark on the memoirist’s life positions and views. Constant travel, lack of order, and total commitment influenced his policy in the Siberian region. He was a good practitioner and organizer who had learned hardships, had gone through the war, and was "beaten up" by life. He was a man whose state interests came first, which was due to both his personal qualities and the period of his formation as a leader.
In 2006, a monument to the legendary geologist was unveiled in Tyumen, near the Glavtyumengeologiya building.
In 1966, the geological Department was transformed into the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department of the USSR Ministry of Geology, which continued to be headed by Hervier. For almost a quarter of a century, he headed the geological survey of the Tyumen region.
In total, during his leadership of the Geological Survey of the region, more than 250 oil and gas fields were explored and discovered. At that time, the largest fuel and energy complex in the country and in the world was created based on the discoveries of geologists in the Tyumen region.
In 1977, Yuri Grigorievich was appointed Deputy Minister of Geology of the USSR. He worked in this position until his retirement in 1981.
Soviet geologist, head of the Main Tyumen Production Geological Department (Glavtyumengeologiya), an outstanding leader and organizer of large-scale geological exploration that led to the discovery of the largest oil and gas fields in Western Siberia. Yuri-Raul Georgievich Hervier is the author of many scientific papers on substantiating the prospects of the oil and gas potential of the West Siberian Plate, clarifying the patterns of oil and gas deposits. The works carried out with his participation and under his leadership have become a major contribution to geological science.
Winner of the Lenin Prize (1964). Honorary explorer of the subsoil (1979). Honorary citizen of the city of Tyumen (1984).
He died on August 9, 1991. He was buried, according to his will, in Tyumen at the Chervishevsky cemetery.
Hervier went from a simple driller to the head of the central committee. Undoubtedly, this left its mark on the memoirist’s life positions and views. Constant travel, lack of order, and total commitment influenced his policy in the Siberian region. He was a good practitioner and organizer who had learned hardships, had gone through the war, and was "beaten up" by life. He was a man whose state interests came first, which was due to both his personal qualities and the period of his formation as a leader.
In 2006, a monument to the legendary geologist was unveiled in Tyumen, near the Glavtyumengeologiya building.
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