Background
III, James William Watts, was born on June 29, 1942 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States. Son of James William Junior and Virginia (Chapman) W.
III, James William Watts, was born on June 29, 1942 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States. Son of James William Junior and Virginia (Chapman) W.
Student, Pearl River Junior College, 1960-1962; BSChE, Tulane University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy of Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, 1967.
Technical staff Mobil Research and Development Corporation, Dallas, 1967—1970, Science Software Corporation, Denver, 1970—1973. Technical staff, supervisor Exxon Production Research Company, Houston, 1973—1983. Internal consultant Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company, since 1983.
Consultant professor petroleum engineering Stanford University, 1998—2000. Consultant Landmark Graphics Corporation, since 1997.
Member Society Petroleum Engineers (chair monograph committee 1972-1978, program chairman 1976, editorial committee 1971-1975, 91-99).
Married Geraldine Beatty Geary, July 8, 1967. Children: Virginia Chapman, Henry Geary.