Affiliation: University of Arizona

Frank Barker contacted the team after he learned about the oil and gas oral history project in local the news. He was interested in being interviewed. We agreed to meet on July 17th at the Petroleum Club.

Frank is originally from Jennings, LA. He got his degree in engineering and worked for General Electric and in chemical engineering. He moved to Lafayette and started working in the oilfield in 1977. Frank was in the industry for 27 years, primarily working for Chevron specializing in gas turbines in production. He continued living close to Lafayette after he moved out of town. Frank retired from Chevron in 2004.