William Wheeler Sharp

Background

Sharp, William Wheeler was born on October 9, 1923 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Wheeler and Jennie V. (Benson) Sharp.

Education

1 child from previous marriage, John East. Bachelor of Science in Geology, University Texas, Austin, 1950, Master of Arts, 1951. License private pilot. Geological Socony-Vacuum, Caracas, Venezuela, 1951-1953.

Surface geological chief Creole, 1953-1957.

District development geologist, supervisor exploration, development, and unitization of 132 multi-pay oil and gas fields, expert geological witness, coll.recruiter, research associate Atlantic Richfield Company, 1957-1985. Discovered oil and gas at Bayou Boullion, Bayou Sale, Jeanerette, Louisiana.

Petroleum exploration inAlaska, Aus., Canada, United States and South America

Career

Chief Creole, 1953-1957. President Lafayette Tennis Advisory Committee, 1972.

Achievements

• William Wheeler Sharp has been listed as a noteworthy geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as sergeant United States Air Force, 1943-1946, Pacific Theater of Operations. Winner and finalist more than 75 amateur tennis tournaments including Confederate Oil Invitational, Gulf Coast Oilmen"s Tournament, Southern Oilmen"s Tournament, Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana Oilmen"s Tournament. Member Dallas Geological Society, Lafayette Geological Society (board directors 1973-1974), American Association Petroleum Geologists (co-author Best of Swiss Education Group convention 1982), Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Appaloosa Horse.

Interests

• Sports, music, reading history.

Connections

Married Rubylin Slaughter, 1958. Children: Staci Lynn, Kimberly Cecile.

Father:

William Wheeler Sharp

Mother:

Jennie V. (Benson) Sharp

Spouse:

Rubylin Slaughter

child:

Kimberly Cecile Sharp

child:

Staci Lynn Sharp