Farrile S YoungFarrile S. Young Jr. is an independent oil and gas operator and consult-ing petroleum engineer. Previously, Young worked for Exxon Co. U.S.A., where he was a senior and a staff engineer engaged in the de-velopment of computerized rig monitoring and istrumentation equip-ment. He has also worked for Baroid Div., NL Industries, in research and operational assignments relative to the application of drilling tech-nology. Young currently is the president of Woodway Energy Co. Inc. in Houston. He holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in petroleum engineer-ing from the U. of Texas. Young served as a member of the 1975-78 Investments Committee and as the chairman of that committee in 1978. He was a member of the SPE Long Range Planning Subcommittee on Professionalism and Welfare in 1975, the Nominating Committee dur-ing 1974-75, and the Editorial Review Committee during 1969-71. Young was registration chairman for the first Offshore Technology Conference in May 1969. He has also served on the Advertising and Ex-hibits Committee and the Cementing Monograph Review Committee. He has written numerous publications in the field of drilling and rock mechanics. Young is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas. Read More Read Less