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Halliburton opened a 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m 2) manufacturing center in Duncan, Oklahoma, in 1964. [22] The company began to experiment with new technologies to help their services – for example, beginning in 1965 a pilot operation of a computer network system – the first such installation in the oilfield services industry. [ 22 ]
Crapemyrtle Capital of Oklahoma mural in downtown Duncan. Duncan is situated approximately 30 miles east of Lawton [8] and 80 miles (130 km) south of Oklahoma City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.0 square miles (119 km 2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km 2) (15.67%) are covered by water.
Halliburton Field covers 560 acres (230 ha) at an elevation of 1,113 feet (339 m). Its single runway, 17/35, is 6,650 x 100 ft (2,027 x 30 m) concrete.
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Stephens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,848. [1] Its county seat is Duncan. [2] The county was created at statehood, partly from the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory and partly from Comanche County in Oklahoma Territory.
Halliburton designed the aluminum suitcases which are now manufactured by Zero Halliburton. "An Uncommon Man;" Erle P. Halliburton Monument in Memorial Park, Duncan, OK; erected – 1993. Halliburton was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1957. [4] Halliburton died on October 13, 1957, in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
The state has lost 10,000 manufacturing jobs since 2014 and 50,000 since 1999, according to federal data. In Carter County, manufacturing jobs pay $1,474 every week, on average. The county norm is ...
Duncan is also home to the main manufaturing facility for Halliburton. There is also a large technology and training facility next to the manufacturing compound. All this, plus a field camp in town does not sound like an abandonment to me. I hate to speculate, but I would guess Halliburton accounts for 30%-40% of jobs in the area.