Biography -- Owen, Edgar W.

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Biography -- Owen, Edgar W.

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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...