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About the Authors

A. L. Podio is a petroleum engineering consultant specializing in artificial lift. Formerly,
he was a professor in the Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Department at the
University of Texas at Austin, where he taught and directed research in the areas of
Drilling and Production. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining and Petroleum
Engineering from the University of the Andes in Bogota, Colombia and BS, MS
and PhD degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas. He is
a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and has been a distinguished speaker
and technical editor for SPE, has published numerous articles in international
journals, holds seven U.S. patents, and is a co-author of The Beam Lift Handbook
published by the Petroleum Extension at the University of Texas at Austin (PETEX).

James McCoy was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from the University
of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and from Penn State University
with an M.S. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. He worked for a consult-
ing firm and a major oil company and purchased and operated properties. In 1962,
he acquired Echometer Company and expanded the acoustic liquid level instrument
capabilities into a full Well Analyzer System that operates worldwide. He holds sev-
eral U.S. and foreign patents. He was instrumental in establishing the McCoy School
of Engineering at Midwestern State University and is a member of the Society of
Petroleum Engineers and other petroleum engineering organizations.

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