He patented a process for cracking heavy oils at low pressure and was a founder of the Texas Petroleum Research Committee, which devised new methods to recover oil. Dr. Fancher initiated the first legal reservoir water flood project in Kansas and the second such project in Texas. He authored numerous articles in professional journals, and published several books, including Secondary Recovery of Petroleum in Arkansas in 1946. In 1968 Professor Fancher was recognized for his research by the Society of Petroleum Engineers with the John Franklin Carl award. Additional biographical sources can be found in the Barker Texas History Center and the UT Office of Public Affairs.
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