Halliburton iii, the grandson of company founder erle p. Halliburton far left started his company as the new method oil. This advertisement appeared in the may 1935 edition of engineering and mining journal just as halafax named for its financier, erle p. The following comes from halliburton s website halliburton.
Halliburton, until its move to dallas in 1961, duncan was a halliburton town. Halliburton was opening its explosives manufacturing plant in saugus. Apr 29, 2020 duncan not too long ago, people speaking poorly of halliburton in its birthplace likely would have requested anonymity, but now its the companys defenders who are trying to stay unnoticed. The founder of the company was a tennessean named erle p. Our complete line of matrix and steelbodied drill bits utilize premium cutter technology to deliver bestinclass performance. Halliburton is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. At 14, halliburton left home to support the family. This book is filled with the history of the halliburton company with many pictures and articles about erle p. Erle palmer halliburton was an american businessman specializing in oil field services. Halliburtons ceo on a century of success hart energy. As this brief history states, halliburton services descended from erle p. Halliburton and as proud of the companys history as everyone else, attended.
The same year, howco purchased welex, which pioneered jet perforation. In part i of this book, youll be introduced to erle halliburton, who founded the company in 1919. One being a book he has been creating as a biography of his. The author of the bestseller the iron triangle untangles a web of political back scratching in one of the worlds most powerful companies halliburtona texas oilfield company dick cheney ran before he became vice presidenthas courted controversy for the better part of the twentieth century, but only recently has it received intense media scrutiny. In 1840 there were 8 halliburton families living in tennessee. Industries business history of industries business. But halliburton iii, called ep 3, by those who knew both, already was thinking about the companys next milestone in 2024 when it reaches a century as a publicly traded company. Meanwhile, halliburton, kbrs parent company since 1962, has remained relatively free of controversy until recently, at least in its core business of oilwell cementing. The author of the bestseller the iron triangle untangles a web of political back scratching in one of the worlds most powerful companieshalliburtona texas oilfield company dick cheney ran before he became vice presidenthas courted controversy for the better part of the twentieth century, but only recently has it received intense media scrutiny. Sep 11, 2014 she was the grandniece of halliburton oil co founder erle p halliburton.
Erle halliburton was a cousin of the famed adventure writer richard halliburton. Halliburton, erle palmer the encyclopedia of oklahoma history. When he patented his method and means for cementing oil wells, the young inventor revolutionized how wells were completed after drilling. Halliburtons fascinating and proud history reveals a continuous focus on innovation and expansion that began with the companys founder, erle p. Ironically, given the reputation of his company today, erle was an. This is a beautiful book that gives the background and life of the selfmade man, erle halliburton. Halliburton ceo jeff miller sits at the helm of the company at a momentous point in its history. Halliburton and the company employees past and present. He was born to edwin graves and lou cothran halliburton on a farm near henning, tennessee, on september 22, 1892. The halliburton family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Offshore oil field equipment industryunited stateshistory. From 1921, when the company was moved to duncan by founder erle p. Erle palmer halliburton was born on a farm in tennessee and attended school in ripley, but his fathers death when he was 14 ended his plans for college. Halliburton s first struggles to start an oil wellcementing business in north texasand southern oklahoma and the eventual incorporation in 1924 of halliburton oil well cementing company.
Richard halliburton january 9, 1900 presumed dead after march 24, 1939 was an american traveler, adventurer, and author. Halliburton started an oil well cementing business in duncan, okla. Rockefeller being the richest american in history, although some define richest as an individuals wealth as a share of contemporary gross domestic product gdp. The following year howco shortened its name to halliburton co. And in its seemingly unstoppable march to becoming the vendor of choice for the united states military, halliburton continues to court controversy. Halliburton received a 1921 patent for an improved method for cementing oil wells. What people in arizona were really drinking during prohibition. Halliburton started an oilwell cementing business in duncan, okla. The founder of the halliburton company, a worldwide oilfield services and products company, erle palmer halliburton was a pioneer in oilwell cementing. His final and fatal adventure, an attempt to sail the chinese junk sea dragon across the pacific ocean from. For the contemporary lists, see list of americans by net worth and forbes 400 most sources agree on john d. It brought greater petroleum production and environmental safety. She was the grandniece of halliburton oil co founder erle p halliburton.
Her father louis halliburton worked for his uncle erle at the oil business for. Although t was an earlier edition of a halliburton book, most of this book is about halliburton company and includes information on all districts, domestic and international. Nice addition for the collector of petroleum oil oilfield history or halliburton. Halliburton founded and built a multibilliondollar diversified oil service business, which today is one of the most financially successful companies in the united states. Grandson aims to highlight halliburtons best works in. October 9, 1865 samuel van syckel laid first underground twoinch oil pipeline with three relay pumps, 5.
Halliburton, founder of an oilwell servicing company based in. Drill bits halliburton provides industryleading, highefficiency fixed cutter and roller cone drill bit solutions for reliable performance in a wide range of drilling environments. Today, more than 0 employees work in duncan, where the company maintains a manufacturing facility, technology center, business support center, and operations maintenance support center. Grandson aims to highlight halliburtons best works in future book. Halliburton provides industryleading, highefficiency fixed cutter and roller cone drill bit solutions for reliable performance in a wide range of drilling environments. Clyde cessna began testing aircraft in the state during the early decades of the 20 th century. May 02, 2004 erle halliburton pioneered a method of cementing oilwell shafts as they were drilled so they would be less likely to collapse or explode. Erle halliburton started his own airline in tulsa in 1931 called southwest air fast express, or safeway airlines, which later merged with american airlines. Halliburton 18921957, whose involvement in the industry began after his discharge from the navy in 1918, when he took a job in california with the perkins oil well cementing company, a pioneer in the field. Halliburton learned how cement can be used to protect and seal oilwell bores while employed by the perkins oil well cementing co. With little money to his name and starting from scratch, erle p.
Looking back at 1919 in houston, texas and around the. The rise of the aerospace and aviation industries in. This method of comparing individuals wealth across time is disputed. In 1959 howco acquired otis engineering, another company active in oilfield equipment and services. That year, almost two decades after the spindletop gusher, erle p. The rise of the aerospace and aviation industries in oklahoma. Following the first world war, the state experienced the founding of two airlines, tulsaoklahoma city airways in 1927 founded by tom and paul braniff, who went on to establish braniff airways and southwest air fast express s. Halliburton established the new method oil well cementing company in oklahoma. This is a very nice brand new halliburton book titled the halliburton story. When halliburton was 12 years old, his father died. Halliburton died in october 1957, by which time his company had 20,000 employees.
Petroleum technology archives page 2 of 5 american oil. Halliburton project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Few cheer halliburton move residents of its exhometown voice. See more ideas about oklahoma, history and oklahoma city. After borrowing a wagon, a team of mules and a pump, he built a wooden mixing box and started an oil well cementing business in duncan, oklahoma. Mar, 2007 apr 29, 2020 duncan not too long ago, people speaking poorly of halliburton in its birthplace likely would have requested anonymity, but now its the companys defenders who are trying to stay unnoticed. The founder of the halliburton company, a worldwide oilfield services and products. Halliburton s fascinating and proud history reveals a continuous focus on innovation and expansion that began with the companys founder, erle p. Few cheer halliburton move residents of its exhometown. Erle halliburton pioneered a method of cementing oilwell shafts as they were drilled so they would be less likely to collapse or explode. At the time, the mining industry was a primary consumer of blasting powders. Halliburtons first struggles to start an oil wellcementing business in north texasand southern oklahoma and the eventual incorporation in 1924 of halliburton oil well cementing company. Halliburton celebrates a century of success hart energy.
Grandson aims to highlight halliburtons best works in future. Halliburton founded an oil well cement company that evolved into todays oilfield giant headquartered in houston. Jeane duane jordan was born in 1926 in duncan, okla. Halliburton was born in henning, tennessee, on september 22, 1892. Halliburton invented the revolutionary cement jet mixer, to eliminate handmixing of cement, and the measuring line, a tool used to. History early history as howco the company was started in 1919 by erle p. Richard halliburton january 9, 1900 presumed dead after march 24, 1939 was an american travel writer, adventurer, and author who is best known today for having swum the length of the panama canal and paying the lowest toll in its history36 cents in 1928. Thank god that american inventiveness has given us the marvelous machines with which we now play and work.
Halliburton company the handbook of texas online texas. He was soon dismissed from that company, supposedly for changing procedures without authorization, and. Halliburton was headline news for most of his brief career and is best known today for having swum the length of the panama canal and paying the lowest toll in its history36 cents in 1928. As a youth, he learned how to operate heavy machinery such as a train locomotive, a steam crane and a steam shovel. Erle is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted over 20 times. At that time, he began working in railroad construction camps, and at 16 he was operating a steam crane loading mississippi river barges. Halliburton and as proud of the companys history as everyone else, attended as well. One of the airlines formed during the boom period of the late 1920s and early 1930s was southwest air fast express of tulsa, better known as s. Halliburton, founder of an oilwell servicing company based in duncan, oklahoma.
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