Don Nelson departs KFOC to start Sanguine, LTD, as a true wildcatter Don launches an aggressive development program, drilling and operating deep gas wells in the Anadarko Basin.
Nelson Family Roots in Oil & Gas
Don Nelson receives an Economics Degree from Yale and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He marries Ruth Kaiser Nelson, daughter of Herman & Kate Kaiser.
Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. Formed
Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. (KFOC) was formed by Herman Kaiser and his uncle, Sam Miller. The company began by drilling deeper gas wells in western Kansas.
Kaiser Family Moves to Tulsa
The Kaiser family flees Nazi Germany to England and then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1940 where some family members were already settled.