Background
Gogarty, William Barney was born on April 23, 1930 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of William B. and Zloa (Walker) Gogarty.
consultant oil company executive
Gogarty, William Barney was born on April 23, 1930 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of William B. and Zloa (Walker) Gogarty.
Bachelor of Science, University Utah, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Utah, 1959.
Registered profile engineer, Colorado With Marathon Oil Corporation, Denver and Findlay, Ohio, 1959-1986, senior staff engineer, Findlay, 1973-1975, associate research director production, Denver, 1975-1986, ret.1986. Private practice enhanced oil recovery consultant, Littleton, Colorado, 1986. Adjunct associate professor chemical engineering and metallurgy department U. Denver, 1967-1973.
Consultant Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Member National Petroleum Council chemical task group Committee on Enhanced Oil Recovery, 1982-1984. Consultant, teacher Department Technology Cooperation, United Nations, India, 1986, Rogaland Research Institute, Norsk Hydro and Statoil, Norway, 1987, Petromer Trend Corporation, Indonesia, 1988, Petrobras, Brazil, 1989.
Muskat lecturer U. Utah, 1985.
Member Republican precinct committee, Littleton, Colorado, 1984. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1953-1955. Member National Academy of Engineering, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Society Petroleum Engineers (fluid mechanics and oil recovery process technical committee 1963-1965, monograph committee 1971-1973, chairman monograph committee 1973, textbook committee 1974-1976, chairman textbook committee 1976, programvice chairman 1977-1978, Lester C. Uren award committee 1980-1982, chairman award committee 1982, program committee for Society Petroleum Engineers/unites states department Energy Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium 1982, Distinguished lecturer 1982-1983, Lester C. Uren award 1987, region II director-elect 1988-1989, board directors 1989-1990, Henry Mattson Technology Svc. award Denver petroleum section 1989, Enhanced Oil Recovery Pioneer award Mid-Continent region, 1990), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Married Lois Gay Pritchett, December 14, 1951. Children: Laura Gay, Colleen, William Shaun, Kathlyn, Michael Barney.