Carlton Beal
Carlton Beal(1914–1994) was an American businessman, college professor andpoloplayer.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Carlton Evans Beal was born on September 3, 1914, inLos Angeles, California.[2]His father,Carl H. Beal,Vice-President ofMarland Oil Company,is credited with discovering some of California's greatest oil fields.[2]He attended theMenlo School.[1]He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering fromStanford Universityin 1936 and a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from theMassachusetts Institute of Technologyin 1938.[2]
Career[edit]
During theSecond World War,he worked for thePetroleum Administration for War.[2]After World War II, he became assistant professor at theUniversity of Southern Californiain Los Angeles.[2]In 1954, he moved toMidland, Texas,with his family and hired Allen "Moose" Trobaugh.[2]Together, they created Beal, Trobaugh and Associates (BTA).[2]BTA drilled 1,500 wells.[2]
He was a member of theAmerican Institute of Mining Engineers,theAmerican Petroleum Institute,theAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists,theIndependent Petroleum Association of America,Western Geophysical Association and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association.[2]
Polo[edit]
He learned how to play polo fromHugh DruryandSnowy Baker.[1]As a professional player, he won theMonty Waterbury Cupin 1950 at theMeadow Brook Polo Club,the U.S. Open Championship in 1952 at the Beverly Hills Polo Club.[1]In 1956, rated at six goals, he won the Intercircuit Cup with two of his sons at the Oak Brook Polo Club, now known as theChicago Polo Club.[1]
He was a governor of theUnited States Polo Association(USPA) and thePolo Training Foundation.[1]He was also a Governor of theMuseum of Polo and Hall of Fame,where he was inducted on March 20, 1992.[1]He donated the Philip L.B. Iglehart Library Room to the Museum of Polo.[4]
Personal life[edit]
He married Keleen Haubner in 1938.[2]His son, Carlton Beal, Jr., has been a partner ofBTA Oil Producerssince 1967.[5]The business continues to be owned by Carlton Beal's sons and grandsons.[3]
Legacy[edit]
TheKeleen & Carlton Beal Professorshipat Stanford University is currently held by Professor Anthony R. Kovscek.[6]
References[edit]
- ^abcdefg"Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Carlton Beal's biography".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-12-02.Retrieved2012-12-26.
- ^abcdefghijkThe Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Carlton Beal's biographyArchivedMarch 21, 2012, at theWayback Machine
- ^abWilliam P. Barrett,Schumpeter Comes to Bush Country,Forbes,10.08.01
- ^Horace A. Laffaye,The Evolution of Polo,Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009, p. 223
- ^BusinessWeek: Carlton Beal, Jr.'s biography[dead link]
- ^Anthony R. Kovscek's Stanford profile
- 1914 births
- 1994 deaths
- Businesspeople from Los Angeles
- Stanford University School of Engineering alumni
- MIT School of Engineering alumni
- University of Southern California faculty
- American businesspeople in the oil industry
- People from Midland, Texas
- American polo players
- 20th-century American businesspeople