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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-04-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004054b.htm person Weeks Lewis George AACR2 22 May 1893 4 March 1977 Place of Birth Chilton, Wisconsin, United States of America Place of Death Westport, Connecticut, United States of America Geologist 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. McLennan, Ian Munro (1909 - 1998)

Weeks disclosed to McLennan the high likelyhood of oil and gas in Bass Strait in 1960

 Carey, Samuel Warren (Warren) (1911 - 2002) Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (1885 - 2000)

Consultant geologist c1960

 Glomar III - Global Marine Co. drill-ship (1962 - c. 1970)

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 Weeks, Lewis G (1893-1977)

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 'Weeks, Lewis George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Weeks, Lewis George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Bass Strait: long history, bright future. Anon Bass Strait: long history, bright future. Melbourne Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd 2009 Celebrating 40 years of oil and gas production 6 Journal Article: Australian offshore drilling: past, present and future White, J. A. W. Australian offshore drilling: past, present and future Canberra CSIRO 1975 The APPEA Journal 15 1 141-146 Book Section: Weeks, Lewis George (1893-1977), geologist Murray, Robert Weeks, Lewis George (1893-1977), geologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 518-519 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins BSAR03890 1964 - 1987 This collection is a small set of personal records and acquired publications relating to the work Tony Krins did for Esso Australia Ltd on the Glomar III oil and gas drilling ship 1964-1968. He was a medical student at Monash University at the time and worked in the summer vacations. Some items post-date this period and document the subsequent history of Bass Strait oil and gas fields. Digital (pdf) copies of some of the records are held in the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library (archive). Some of the published items have been registered as 'Published Resources' [see below]. Included is a draft book typescript, with annotations by Krins, of Robert Murray (1987), "The Bass Strait story: A history of the discovery, development and production of the oil and gas in Gipplsand 1963-1986 by Esso and BHP" [unpublished] 215 pages, 5 pdf files; and the first 8 pages of the report "Esso Gippsland Shelf-1, Victoria: Well completion report" by Esso Exploration Australia. Inc. September 1965 [also annotated by Krins], 1 pdf file. These items can be provided upon request. 0.05 m, 20 items Print