DeGolyer, E. (Everette), 1886-1956

Everette Lee DeGolyer, Sr. was born on October 9, 1886, in Greensburg, Kansas, the eldest of three children born to John and Narcissa DeGolyer. He began his career in geology as a freshman at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 1905 and spent the following summer as a field assistant for the United States Geological Survey. In 1909 he was hired as a field geologist for the Mexican Eagle Oil Company and remained with the company until 1919. His work in Mexico led to the discovery of the famous Potrero del Llano No. 4 and the productive Naranjos Pool.

In June of 1910, DeGolyer married his college sweetheart, Nell Virginia Goodrich and they set up their first home in Tampico, Mexico. At the insistence of his wife and his employer, Sir Weetman Pearson, DeGolyer returned to school and received his A. B. in geology from the University of Oklahoma in 1911.

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