Papers, 1803-1977.

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Papers, 1803-1977.

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Collection contains correspondence regarding "Trek of the Oil Finders," the AAPG, and the L.H. Wentz Estate (1917-1976); newspaper clippings (1942-1973); the manuscript, notes and source materials used to write "Trek of the Oil Finders" (1803-1977); miscellaneous maps; and four field notebooks written while petroleum prospecting for John C. Keys Oil Company in the western U.S. (1916-1926).

8.55 cubic ft. (19 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Southwestern Association of Petroleum Geologists

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Owen, Edgar Wesley

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Edgar Wesley Owen (1896-1981), a petroleum geologist, was in charge of oil prospecting for John C. Keys Oil Company of Lawton, Oklahoma, from 1919-1927. From 1927-1956 he was a geologist with L.H. Wentz (subsequently the L.H. Wentz Estate) in San Antonio, Texas, and after 1956 a geological advisor to Southern Minerals Corporation. Owen was active in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and served as president from 1941-1942. Owen also wrote the book "Trek of the Oil Finders: A...

John C. Keys Oil Company.

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L.H. Wentz Estate (Firm)

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