Interviewer(s): A. Gardner. New Iberia, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

James Hebert does the taxes for Susan Lissard, one of the teacher-researchers from the last project. He's a retired Shell employee, and vice-president of their local retirees club. Points of interest here, including the history of the term "roustabout", some detailed explanations of the process of drilling for oil, the process by which royalties are distributed, the way that separators work, and so on.

James Hebert worked in the oilfield since the 1950s, and has a detailed knowledge of many different parts of the oilfield. He worked his entire career at Weeks Island, so he has a pretty good knowledge of the historical operations there. Most of his experience is in production or other related portions of the industry. Furthermore, he spent several decades managing the secret Shell fallout shelter on the island.