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OH 1135

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeROLLINS, J Frank (b. 1913)
ProfessionsOilman, geophysicist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1135
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionOilman, geophysicist. His work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; employment with Geophysical Service, Inc., doing reflection and refraction work, 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oilfield instrumentation equipment; work as a “computer” interpreting geological data; founding of Rayflex Exploration Company, 1948; technological developments for oil field exploration; geochemical surveying; sale of Rayflex to Phillips- Eckhart, 1962; work as a geophysical consultant; application of oil field technology to national defense; German espionage activity in South America during World War II; pro-German activity in South Louisiana during World War II.
Interviewer(s)John Daniels, Alvin Clement
Physical Description77 pp.
Terms of UseOpen