Title | Long, Miner |
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Date | July 16, 2003 |
Description | This is an oral history interview with Miner Long conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Miner Long working for Shell shortly after he graduate with a degree in physics from Oberlin College in 1948. He took Shell's geology training course and ended up on a seismic crew. He went back to school and did work at John Hopkins in geology, and after graduating in 1953 he rejoined Shell as an exploration geologist. He served in Denver, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Houston, Lafayette, and New Orleans during his career. He joined the offshore division in New Orleans and took part in the 1967 lease sale. Shell tapped him to be chief geologist for offshore in 1968, and he served in that position until 1976. He became Shell's fist general manager of geology in 1977 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1984. |
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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 | Long audio, 1 of 2 |
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Original Item Location | ID 2006-005, Audiotape Box 5, HHA 00280 |
File Name | hhaoh_201207_080a.mp3 |