Overview

R.W. Dirks left Union Producing in 1951 to start his own engineering consulting firm. Dirks did the field work and Sandy, his wife, kept things moving in the office. The office, of course, was also home to the young couple. Dirks built a laboratory in an upstairs garage apartment where they lived. Field and lab work included jobs like core analysis, corrsosion control and on site well supervision. The business evolved and today is run by Dirks' son-in-law, Jon Fischer. Jon joined the firm in 1980 after receiving his B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering and a short stint with Mitchell Energy. R.W. Dirks Petroleum Engineer, Inc. is still providing the same quality service it did in 1951.