Item 45: 00045_Bookout, John_MMS-History, 1998

Item — Box: 1

Staff Only

Audio Only.

Interviewer(s): T. Stewart. Houston, TX

Affiliation: University of Houston/History International

John Bookout had a tremendously successful career with Shell Oil Company. After serving in World War II as a B-17 pilot he attended the University of Texas earning a B.S. and a M.S. in Geology. He began working for Shell in 1950. He became District Geologist in Amarillo in 1954 and stayed in that position until 1958. That year he was promoted to Division Geologist for Wichita Falls, TX. He also worked as Exploration Manager for New Orleans in 1965, in Economics Department for E&P, and as exploration manager and VP Denver. (then he became president of Shell Oil Company from 1976-1988.)

Dates

1998

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

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