Wildcatter: The Story of Michel T. Halbouty and the Search for Oil

by Jack Donahue

Story of Michel Halbouty in Texas Oil Fields

268 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Esteban Stipnieks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining story about a Texas oilman providing insight about the decades from the 30s-70s

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Michael Halbouty was from a Lebanese immigrant family, who studied engineering and became a wildcatter for oil. This is a similar story to my father's who sought to discover oil and did so just before the Depression hit. My father, if he had had the education of Halbouty, would have perhaps become as rich. The two men knew what they wanted and worked hard to get it. Both stories are inspiring.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated: B-