Interviewer(s): A. Gardner. St. Martinville, LA

Affiliation: University of Arizona

Joe Standridge was referred by Jimmy Hebert. Joe grew up in the oilfields in Arkansas. His family spent time in the Smackover field in Arkansas. His father helped invent some of the early equipment they used there, including a mud conveyor belt.

Joe began working for Shell in the late 1940's and spent his entire career with the company. Once in Louisiana, he started working at Weeks Island. He spent quite a bit of his time with Shell working in construction, and he had quite a bit of experience dealing with oilfield waste and the regulations that surround it. He ended his career with a long stay as a construction supervisor charged with various environmental site cleanups.