Background
Ball, Douglas Schelling was born on March 5, 1920 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Max Waite and Amalia (Maeder) Balliol
executive consultant petroleum engineer
Ball, Douglas Schelling was born on March 5, 1920 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Max Waite and Amalia (Maeder) Balliol
PE, Colorado School Mines., 1943. Various positions in refinery construction and oil field work, Canada and United States, 1937-1939. Geophysics work, Gulf Coast and North. Texas, 1940-1942.
Gas reservoir engineer Phillips Petroleum Company, Panhandle area, 1946-1949.
Member firm Max. West. Ball & Douglas Ball, Washington, 1949-1955. President Ball Associates, Limited., Washington, Colo.and Oregon, 1955.
Company-chairman tar sands subcommittee, enhanced recovery com.Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1969-1988. Chairman MicroSearch, Incorporated., 1984.
Positions in refinery construction and oil field work Canada and United States. Gas reservoir engineer Phillips Petroleum Company, Texas and Oklahoma, 1946—1949. Member Max. W. Ball & Douglas Ball, Washington, 1949—1955.
President Ball Associate, Ltd., Washington, Colorado and Oregon, since 1955. Positions in refinery construction and oil field work Canada and United States, 1937—1939. Geophysics work Gulf Coast and North Texas, 1940—1942.
Co-chairman tar sands subcommittee and enhanced recovery committee Interstate Oil Compact Commission, 1969—1988. Chairman MicroSearch, Inc., since 1984. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member Gilpin County (Colorado) School Board, 1969—1973, president, 1971—1973. Fellow: Geological Society of America. Member: National Rifle Association (golden eagle charter member 1994), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Clear Creek Gilpin Mining Association (president 1988-1990), Rocky Mountain Association Geologists, Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (chairman petroleum branch economics committee 1953), Israel Institute Petroleum and Geophysics (honorary), Society Petroleum Engineers of America, American Association Petroleum Geologists.
Married Caroline Marguerite Schmidt, March.12, 1943. Children: Richard Neal, Max Waite (deceased), Michael Douglas, Anna Gail.