Carlton Beal (1914–1994) was an American businessman, college professor and

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Biography

Early life

Carlton Evans Beal was born on September 3, 1914 in

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. His father, Carl H. Beal, Vice-President of

Marland Oil Company Marland Oil Company was a major American oil company that manufactured and marketed gasoline, motor oils and other petroleum products.

, is credited with discovering some of California's greatest oil fields. He attended the

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. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from

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in 1936 and a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in 1938.

Career

During the

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, he worked for the Petroleum Administration for War. After World War II, he became Assistant Professor at the

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in Los Angeles. In 1954, he moved to

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with his family and hired Allen "Moose" Trobaugh. Together, they created Beal, Trobaugh and Associates (BTA). BTA drilled 1,500 wells. He was a member of the

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, the

American Petroleum Institute The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the pet ...

, the

American Association of Petroleum Geologists The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 40,000 members across 129 countries as of 2021. The AAPG works to "advance the science of geology, especially as ...

, the

Independent Petroleum Association of America The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) is a lobbying group for oil and gas producers in the United States. Overview It was founded on June 10, 1929, by President Herbert Hoover. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. In 2019, ''P ...

, Western Geophysical Association and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association.

Polo

He learned how to play polo from Hugh Drury and

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. As a professional player, he won the

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in 1950 at the

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, the U.S. Open Championship in 1952 at the Beverly Hills Polo Club. 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 the Chicago Polo Club. He was a governor of the

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(USPA) and the

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. He was also a Governor of the

Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization to celebrate the sport of polo.Horace Laffaye, Dennis J. Amato, ''Polo in the United States: A History'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 28/ref> Overview It ...

, where he was inducted on March 20, 1992. He donated the Philip L.B. Iglehart Library Room to the Museum of Polo.

Personal life

He married Keleen Haubner in 1938. His son, Carlton Beal, Jr., has been a partner of BTA Oil Producers since 1967. The business continues to be owned by Carlton Beal's sons and grandsons.

Legacy

The ''Keleen & Carlton Beal Professorship'' at Stanford University is currently held by Professor Anthony R. Kovscek.Anthony R. Kovscek's Stanford profile
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References

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