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Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas.
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- BS Geology, University of Oklahoma, 1911, Six honorary degrees
- Nell Virginia Goodrich
Widely hailed as the father of American geophysics, DeGolyer was the recipient of numerous awards and honorary degrees. He served as president of the American Petroleum Institute for over twenty years and in 1950 received that organization's highest honor, the Sidney Powers Gold Medal.
Jun 22, 2019 · His collection of works on oil and gas law and western and Mexican history makes up part of the DeGolyer Library holdings at Southern Methodist University. DeGolyer was recognized as the "father" of American geophysics and was for a long time the world's leading oil consultant.
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May 1, 2024 · In his junior year of college, Everette Lee DeGolyer began a position as head of the geological exploration for the El Aguila Oil Company in Mexico. He successfully located the Potrero del...
A pioneer in the introduction of geophysics into oil exploration, DeGolyer was honored with major awards by professional groups, technical societies and educational institutions throughout the world. His long service to AIME culminated in serving as President of the Institute in 1927.
Oct 26, 2020 · Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886-December 14, 1956) was a geophysicist, petroleum geologist, innovator, and petroleum industry leader. For his foresight in employing geophysical methods for petroleum exploration, DeGolyer is often called "the father of American exploration geophysics."
EVERETTE LEE DEGOLYER luck." This attitude may have been based at least in part on the fact that his earliest entry into commercial geology was a sequence of events that might well be called luck. Hired as a teamster and cook for a summer field party of the United States Geological Survey in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming, he was given a chance ...
