Larry H Flak:  

Larry H is from Houston, Texas. Larry H's schools include Richardson High School. Larry H later attended Texas A&M University. Larry H works(ed) at Deceased, 05/20/2009. More about Larry H:"Signa engineer Larry Flak dies in Louisiana boating accident By Patrick Reynolds of Signa Engineering Corp. HOUSTON – Signa Engineering Corp. was notified at 1:09 p.m. on May 21, 2009, that Lawrence H. “Larry” Flak, P.E., a world-renowned drilling & well control engineering expert, died in a tragic boating accident in south Louisiana. Larry, 54, a resident of Conroe, was killed along with four others on board a 24-foot boat in Falgout Canal near Houma. All five men were entered in the Houma Oilman’s Invitational Fishing Tournament. The Associated Press identified the other victims as: Michael J. Carrere age 43, of the Bayou Blue area in Louisiana; Carey J. Meche age 52, of Metarie, Louisiana; Rene J. Gauthier age 59 of Houston, Texas; and William Voss age 49, of Katy, Texas. Larry was a Senior Technology Engineer for Signa Engineering Corp. and was responsible for unconventional drilling design and advanced well control techniques. Larry was regarded around the globe as a leading well control expert and spent much of his life battling well blowouts and oil fires. He was a registered petroleum engineer and a 1977 graduate of Texas A&M University. “Anyone who knew Larry knew his rich and colorful history,” said Signa President Robert G. “Bob” Davis. “He is well recognized throughout our industry for his accomplishments. He will be missed greatly by the oil and gas industry, and also by everyone at Signa Engineering Corp.” During his 30-year career, Larry oversaw some of the world’s largest and most threatening well control incidents, including the Kuwaiti Oil fires of 1991. During that time, Larry was serving as project manager for the Kuwait Oil Company and managed a 28-team staff that controlled 732 Kuwaiti blowouts, approximately 600 of which were on fire. From 1992 to 2004, Larry worked for Boots & Coots, where he managed a four-team staff of engineers and blowout prevention/oil fighting in Iraq. He also prepared a Casing Drilling manual for BP’s first use of this technology in the Wamsutter Field of Wyoming, which specifically addressed contingency plans and well control safety aspects of Casing Drilling. Larry taught advanced well control and drilling engineering courses for numerous oil and gas companies, including majors and small indep...Expand for more