Background
Ranney, Leo was born on August 26, 1884 in New Hartford, Iowa, United States. Son of Wallace Austin and Adelaide (Clayton) Ranney.
Ranney, Leo was born on August 26, 1884 in New Hartford, Iowa, United States. Son of Wallace Austin and Adelaide (Clayton) Ranney.
B.Di., Iowa State Teachers College, 1905. Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1911.
Stepsons—Charles O., Henry, Robert Fairbank. Began as consulting engineer, 1914, in Texas and Oklahoma, 1920-1925. President Ranney Oil Mining Company (subsidiary of Standard Oil Corporation New Jersey), 1926-1930.
Vice chairman Industrial Water communications of Ohio, 1940.
Appointed director of oil production by Australian government, 1941. In charge Ranneywells oil installations for Australian government and production natural gas from coal seams.
Director Seerley Foundation. Special assistant to chief of ordnance, United States Army, 1918-1919.
Member O.R.C. Designer and builder of largest water well.
Driller of first horizontal oil well. Inventor of Ranney processes of mining water, oil from exhausted fields, charging flood and waste water into the ground. Protecting city water supplies against atom bombs.
Converting coal to gas without mining.
Of forming underground gas storage reservoirs. Of degasification of unmined coal.
Of excavating and earth moving processes and machinery.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Petroleum Institute, American Institute Mining and Metallic Engineers, American Society Mechanics Engineers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi, Deru, Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Club: Santa Barbara.
Married Claire Sussex Fairbank, July 2, 1927.