Person
Weeks, Lewis George (1893 - 1977)
- Born
- 22 May 1893
Chilton, Wisconsin, United States of America - Died
- 4 March 1977
Westport, Connecticut, United States of America - Occupation
- Geologist
Summary
Lewis George Weeks was chief Geologist of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), (Esso). Recently retired, he visited Sydney in 1960 to report on the oil permits held by BHP. He advised Ian McLennan (qv), then Chief General Manager, that oil would be likely to be found in Bass Strait.
Related entries
Archival resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library
- Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins, 1964 - 1987, BSAR03890; Krins, Anthony (Tony); Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library. Details
Published resources
Books
- Anon, Bass Strait: long history, bright future. (Melbourne: Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd, 2009), 6 pp, https://www.eoas.info/bib-pdf/ASBS17334.pdf. Details
Book Sections
- Murray, Robert, 'Weeks, Lewis George (1893-1977), geologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 518-519. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/weeks-lewis-george-11994. Details
Journal Articles
- White, J.A.W., 'Australian offshore drilling: past, present and future', The APPEA Journal, 15 (1) (1975), 141-146, https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ74017. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536293. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/65274792. Details
- 'Weeks, Lewis G (1893-1977)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1129430. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_w.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 11 September 2025
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