OH 1135 | Oral History

OH 1135

Oilman, 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.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 77 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) John Daniels, Alvin Clement
Date of Interview July 20, 1996

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