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History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana OCS Study MMS 2008-045 History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume IV: Terrebonne Parish U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region OCS Study MMS 2008-045 History of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Southern Louisiana Volume IV: Terrebonne Parish Authors James L. Sell Tom McGuire Prepared under MMS Contract 1435-01-02-CA-85169 by Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Published by U.S. Department of the Interior New Orleans Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region September 2008 DISCLAIMER This report was prepared under contract between the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and Louisiana State University’s Center for Energy Studies. This report has not been technically reviewed by MMS. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the view and policies of the Service, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. It is, however, exempt from review and compliance with MMS editorial standards. REPORT AVAILABILITY Extra copies of the report may be obtained from the Public Information Office (Mail Stop 5034) at the following address: U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Public Information Office (MS 5034) 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 Telephone Number: 1-800-200-GULF 1-504-736-2519 CITATION Suggested citation: Sell, J.L., and T. McGuire. 2008. History of the offshore oil and gas industry in southern Louisiana. Volume IV: Terrebonne Parish. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LA. OCS Study MMS 2008-045. 90 pp. ABOUT THE COVER Offshore rig, vessels, and barge in the Gulf of Mexico, May 1956, Jesse Grice Collection (photo number 242-16), Morgan City Archives. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... ix PREFACE...................................................................................................................................... xi 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1 2. PLACE AND PEOPLE................................................................................................................5 2.1. The Coastal Environment .................................................................................................... 5 2.2. The Social Environment ...................................................................................................... 7 3. TERREBONNE PARISH AND THE CITY OF HOUMA.......................................................13 3.1. The Texas Company and Oil Development in Terrebonne Parish .................................... 14 3.2. The Coming of the “Texiens”............................................................................................ 15 3.3. Working in the Oil Fields: Photographs from the Jerry Shea Collection .......................... 22 3.4. The Parish by the Numbers................................................................................................ 30 4. OILFIELD SERVICES..............................................................................................................35 4.1. The Business Climate ........................................................................................................ 36 4.2. Experiences........................................................................................................................ 40 4.2.1. Land Leasing........................................................................................................... 40 4.2.2. Oilfield Trucking Services...................................................................................... 45 4.2.2.1. Duplantis Truck Line ................................................................................ 46 4.2.2.2. Patterson Truck Line................................................................................. 48 4.2.3. Aviation................................................................................................................... 55 4.2.3.1. Floatplanes in the Inshore Oil Industry..................................................... 55 4.2.3.2. The Art of Flying ...................................................................................... 58 4.2.3.3. Expansion.................................................................................................. 65 4.2.3.4. Decline of the Floatplanes......................................................................... 69 4.2.3.5. The Development of the Airport............................................................... 71 4.2.3.6. Summary: Floatplanes and Inshore Oil..................................................... 74 4.3. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 76 5. TURMOIL AND TRANSITION...............................................................................................79 5.1. Gulf Island Fabrication ...................................................................................................... 79 5.2. BILCO Tools ..................................................................................................................... 85 5.3. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 87 6. REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................89 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1. Drilling Rig on Lake Pelto in Terrebonne Parish ................................................................2 2. Two Men Working on a Rig Floor ....................................................................................23 3. Assessing a Blowout..........................................................................................................24 4. Working on a Blowout.......................................................................................................24 5. Drilling Rig........................................................................................................................25 6. Field Office and Crew Quarters.........................................................................................25 7. Texaco Amphibious Biplane..............................................................................................26 8. Barges in Tow....................................................................................................................26 9. Working on a Rig Floor .....................................................................................................27 10. Barge Drilling Rig by Field Facilities................................................................................27 11. Texaco Barge Drilling Rig.................................................................................................28 12. Strategy Session.................................................................................................................28 13. View of a Rig Floor ...........................................................................................................29 14. Field Office Complex ........................................................................................................29 15. Men Working on a Well ....................................................................................................30 16. A Duplantis Truck with Pipe, 1958, with a Black Supervisor Who Started as a Driver (photo courtesy of Phillip Fanguy)....................................................................48 17. Truck with Mud Tanks (photo courtesy of Eddie Babin)..................................................51 18. CJ Christ on the Magcobar Floatplane (photo courtesy of CJ Christ)...............................60 vii LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Population Change, Terrebonne Parish..............................................................................31 2. Employment Profile, Terrebonne Parish............................................................................32 3. Selected Occupations, Terrebonne Parish..........................................................................33 4. Educational Attainment, Terrebonne Parish......................................................................34 5. Houma-Terrebonne Airport Tenant Tenure.......................................................................74 ix PREFACE The development of the offshore petroleum industry is a remarkable story of inventiveness, entrepreneurship, hard work, and risk-taking that turned Louisiana’s relatively isolated coastal communities into significant contributors to the U.S. and global economies. This industry emerged as local residents and returning World War II veterans applied skills, technologies, and can-do attitudes to overcome the many challenges of producing oil from below the ocean floor. Offshore workers initially came from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, but soon people from throughout the United States were attracted to the Gulf
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