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Michel Thomas Halbouty, 95, passed away while working on a West Texas oil project.
Michel Thomas Halbouty was an American geologist, petroleum engineer, and wildcatter. Credited with discovering more than 50 oil and gas fields, he twice declared bankruptcy but came back each time to regain wealth. He authored hundreds of technical articles on petroleum geology, and two book-length histories of famous oil fields. Halbouty is often described, including in his New York Times obituary, as "legendary."
Michel T. Halbouty - Wikipedia
Children:
Thomas E. Kelly and wife, Cyd, of Seattle, WA
Linda Halbouty and husband, Lonnie Revious, of Colorado Springs, CO
Shyrrel Stevens
Joy Erfurdt of Houston
7 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren
Sister: Rosalie Maye and husband, Jack
Brother: James J. Halbouty and wife, Dorsey
Long-time Secretary: Mary Stewart
Michel Thomas Halbouty, 95, passed away while working on a West Texas oil project.
Michel Thomas Halbouty was an American geologist, petroleum engineer, and wildcatter. Credited with discovering more than 50 oil and gas fields, he twice declared bankruptcy but came back each time to regain wealth. He authored hundreds of technical articles on petroleum geology, and two book-length histories of famous oil fields. Halbouty is often described, including in his New York Times obituary, as "legendary."
Michel T. Halbouty - Wikipedia
Children:
Thomas E. Kelly and wife, Cyd, of Seattle, WA
Linda Halbouty and husband, Lonnie Revious, of Colorado Springs, CO
Shyrrel Stevens
Joy Erfurdt of Houston
7 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren
Sister: Rosalie Maye and husband, Jack
Brother: James J. Halbouty and wife, Dorsey
Long-time Secretary: Mary Stewart
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