Background
Black, William Alfred was born on July 16, 1929 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Nye E. and Claudia (Borum) Black.
Black, William Alfred was born on July 16, 1929 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Nye E. and Claudia (Borum) Black.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University Tulsa, 1952. Postgraduate advanced management program, Harvard University, 1978.
Petroleum engineer Amerada Petroleum, 1952—1954. With Helmerich & Payne Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 1954, senior vice president exploration and production, since 1965.
President Tulsa Young Men’s Christian Association, 1977—1979. Member of Tulsa Geological Society, Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association (board directors 1975-1983), American Petroleum Institute, Society Petroleum Engineers, Petroleum Club Tulsa 1970-1973.
Married Mary Lou Saunders, September 26, 1954. Children: Bradford J., Kenneth Nye, Susan Gaye.