2002-06-07

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

This is an oral history interview with Lee Dias conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Mr. Lee Dias was born in Paincourtville, Louisiana. His father worked as a truck driver and later operated a general merchandise store. He started his career in the oil industry working as a roustabout for Danos and Curole in 1967 or 1968. He worked for several other companies, gaining experience as he worked his way up to driller, before he went to work for Baker Oil in 1976. At Baker he worked in the tool division and went into management in 1982, where he stayed for 17 years. Interviewer: David DiTucci, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Dias, Lee

Lafayette, Louisiana

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

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