Affiliation: University of Arizona

Lillian Espinoza-Gala’s friend, Cherlyn Hebert, recommended I talk to her friend, Michael Castille. Michael has been in the oil and gas industry in Lafayette since the 1980s. Interested in hearing his perspective, I got Michael’s contact information from Cherlyn. I called Michael and we arranged to have the interview on July 22nd at his home.

Michael is from Lafayette and started in the oil and gas industry in 1980. He worked in the drilling side of the industry, specifically with Measurements While Drilling (MWD) and Logging While Drilling (LWD) tools. He also helped develop the field operation support center while working at Pathfinder. Michael retired from Pathfinder, which was owned by Schlumberger, in 2013.