Title | Steward, Leighton |
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Date | May 11, 2004 |
Description | This is an oral history interview with Leighton Steward conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Leighton Steward was a geologist for Shell Oil in the Gulf of Mexico for many years. He grew up in Fairfield, Texas. He attended SMU and received a bachelor's and master's degree (1960) in geology. Mr. Steward was in the Air Force for three years and was then hired by Shell in November of 1962. He worked in the Houston division for a couple of years and was transferred to Shell's research lab in Bellaire and then to New Orleans. He was a party chief on the Eureka Coring Program. Mr. Steward was responsible for locating good tracts for bids and was one of the pioneers of the use of bright spots. He worked in New Orleans at Shell One for many years and in fields like Eugene Island, Cognac, and J Field. He also briefly worked for an independent and is on the board of Burlington Resources. |
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Language | English |
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Original Collection | Oral Histories - Houston History Project |
Digital Collection | Oral Histories from the Houston History Project |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/houhistory |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
Use and Reproduction | Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner. For more information please see the UH Digital Library Fair Use policy on the "About" page of this website. |
File Name | index.cpd |
Title | Steward audio, 1 of 2 |
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Original Item Location | ID 2006-005, Audiotape Box 23,HHA00419; ID 2006-005, CD/DVD Box 5, HHA 00419 |
File Name | hhaoh_201207_129a.mp3 |