In 1954, Jay went to work for C & G, but before he did, he asked his Dad "Are you just hiring me because we are related," his Dad said, "No, if we didn't hire you we would hire some other geologist as we need one."  They sent a rig to Creek County, Oklahoma where they drilled a series of Red Fork tests.  For this period, Jay commuted between Wichita and Drumright, Oklahoma.  With the completion of this series, they started moving the rig northward, first to Kay County, Oklahoma, then Cowley County, Kansas and finally to Ellis County, Kansas. 

      From 1949 until 1995, they kept a rig busy drilling for D. G. Hansen including 44 wells in a row in the Norton Field.  D. G. Hansen required a lot of individual attention from the officers of the company and when Dick Cook decided he wanted out of the contracting business in 1955, the job of satisfying Dane Hansen fell to Jay and he became a partner in the company.  Jay estimates that they drilled between 600-800 tests for Dane Hansen. 

     In the ensuing years, the drilling contracting business went through some rough times.  Jayre calls that at one time in the 70's a rig sold for $18,000 in Ellinwood, Kansas.   There was a period when there were 19 rigs running in Kansas and C & G had two of the 19.  The name of the company was changed in 1960 to Galloway Drilling, since Dick Cook was no longer a partner and in 1997 they sold their rigs and production.  They have, however, retained some non-operated properties.  In 1976, Jay married Helen Jabara, who is one of the most active individuals on the Wichita scene.  Jay has five children:  Brad who lives in Partridge, Kansas and who is in construction; Kerri Tonn, a nurse in Hutchison; Casey, who is with British Petroleum as a Drilling Engineer on the North Slope of Alaska, but who has worked all over the world from Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela to Quatar in the Middle East; Lance also in construction in Topeka and Mike, working for the State of California doing Environmental Studies.  Jay, also has two step-daughters: Buff Hukle who works with her mother at The First Place and Kara Haverty who lives in Kansas City.

     Over the years Jay has continued his membership in the KGS and for SIPES he has served as Treasurer, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Wichita Chapter.  He has also maintained a membership in KIOGA.  He has also supported the community with his efforts in a number of organizations including  Wichita Crime Commission, Friends of McConnell, East Heights Methodist Church and the Sooner Club of Wichita.

      Jay does not regret at all his career path as a petroleum geologist on the other hand he has some reservations about recommending petroleum geology to those preparing to pick a career because of today's market in the field.  With golf as his primary recreational activity, Jay has the goal of "shooting his age."  He also indicates that one of his other goals is keeping up with his wife in her myriad of activities.