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Member Company Halliburton Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Halliburton is celebrating 100 years in the oil and gas industry, and PESA would like to salute this outstanding Member with some history from the PESA Archives.

The company, founded by Erle P. Halliburton, began when Halliburton was fired from the Perkins Oil Well Cementing company. He and his wife moved to Burkburnett, TX to find work cementing wells in the new booming fields. Starting with a borrowed pump, a wagon, a mule team, and a wooden mixing box, he called his enterprise the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company. Several months later, on May 7, 1920, he reorganized as the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company (HOWCO).

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HOWCO Buggy

HOWCO buggy from 1919.

Erle P. Halliburton

Erle P. Halliburton

Halliburton Mud Pump

Halliburton Mud Pump

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In 1921 Halliburton established its headquarters in Duncan, Oklahoma. The first office was one room in the home of Erle P. and his wife, and the first shop was in their garage. The work space soon grew rapidly into a manufacturing facility.

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Halliburton Manufacturing

Halliburton Factory

Halliburton Manufacturing

Halliburton Factory

Halliburton Factory

Halliburton Factory

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In 1922, Halliburton quickly became the leading authority on cementing with the patented jet mixer, and its book of cementing tables remains the industry standard today. The company’s foray into hydraulic fracturing in the 1940s transformed his company into a global oilfield services leader.

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1937 Product Catalog

1937 Product Catalog

1938 Product Catalog

1938 Product Catalog

1944-45 Product Catalog

1944-45 Product Catalog

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Halliburton 10-Year Anniversary

Halliburton Oil Weekly Ad from 1935

1944 ad celebrating the company's 25th anniversary

1944 25th Anniversary Ad

Halliburton WWII Ad

Halliburton WWII Ad

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Halliburton joined PESA in 1953 and quickly became active in the Association with Members serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1957, 1974, 1984, 1992 and 2007.

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Halliburton 1950s Ad in World Oil

Halliburton 1950s Ad in World Oil

Halliburton 1950s Ad in World Oil

Halliburton 1950s Ad in World Oil

Halliburton 1960s Ad in World Oil

Halliburton 1960s Ad in World Oil

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Current PESA Board Member Galen Cobb was Chairman in 2007 and remains active as Chair of the Energy Educators Committee.

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Galen Cobb (far right) at the 2002 PESA Annual Meeting

Galen Cobb (far right) at the 2002 PESA Annual Meeting

2008 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration

2008 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration

2018 Annual Meeting

2018 Annual Meeting

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