Background
Swigart, Theodore Earl was born on June 2, 1895 in Arroyo Grande, California, United States.
Swigart, Theodore Earl was born on June 2, 1895 in Arroyo Grande, California, United States.
AB, Stanford, 1917; Engineer, 1918. Engineer special officers training course, United States Naval Academy, 1918.
With pipe line department Standard Oil Corporation, California, 1913-1914. Martinez refinery Shell Oil Corporation, 1915, exploration department, 1916, production department, 1917. Petroleum engineer United States Bureau Mines, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1919-1920, assistant to chief petroleum engineer Washington.
Superintendent Petroleum Experiment Station, Bartlesville, 1923. Consultant petroleum engineer Steel Brothers & Limited company, London, Attock Oil Limited company, Rawalpindi, Punjab, India. Consultant petroleum engineer Indo-Burma-Petroleum Limited company, Yenangyaung, Burma, 1923-1924.
Chief production engineer Shell Oil Corporation, California, 1924-1928. Assistant general field superintendent in charge production, 1928-1932, vice president in charge, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas. Vice president in charge Shell Petroleum Corporation (now Shell Oil Corporation), 1932-1940.
President Shell Pipe Line Corporation, Houston, 1940-1954. Petroleum adviser Morgan Stanley & Company. Chairman, director North Central Oil Corporation, 1955-1972.
President, director Educational Foundation, Inc. Past director Pilot Fund, Commerce Fund, Impact Fund, Industries Trend Fund Inc.
Past president, treasurer Houston Museum Fine Arts. Trustee United Fund Houston and Harris County. Past president Community Chest and Council of Houston and Harris Company, Texas.
Director, past chairman Houston Symphony Society. Member Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association (director, Distinguished award), American Petroleum Institute (past director, past vice president), American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Texas Society S.A.R. Clubs: Tejas, Bayou, River Oaks Country, Eagle Lake Rod and Gun, 25 Year Club of Petroleum Industry.
Son of Frank W. and Mattie (Rice) S. M. Erna Patery, September 28, 1918. 1 daughter, Patricia (Mistress Curtis R. Inman).