2009-08-28/2012-09-22

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

Robert Patterson grew up just south of Jacksonville, FL, and he remained in his home state to attend the University of Florida. There he earned a terminal Doctoral degree in engineering science and mechanics. Patterson abandoned his initial aim of becoming a professor after a chance encounter with a Shell employee, and he soon joined up. Some of his early work included designing catenary pipeline arrangements for steel risers, to hang off of a floating structure. That work took Patterson to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, where he worked on the Auger tension-leg platform designing its novel production riser and tensioning systems. Patterson later worked on the Mars TLP as well. In the late 1990s, Patterson was instrumental in the re-formation within Shell of a Deepwater Projects division. Interviewers: Jason P. Theriot and Tyler Priest.

interviews

Energy development; Petroleum industry and trade; Patterson, Robert

Houston, Texas

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

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

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