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October 1978

BULLETIN

HGS OCTOBER CALENDAR O e t o b ~ 4,1978 (Has AwULwy Fall Luncheon) La Mdn& do lor Uonko

Details Inside this issue. Odobor 17,1971) (Annual 8hrlrbp Pod) Knlghta d Columbur Hall

Details inside this issue. 0ctob.r 25.1978 (Noon Id..tlng) Mlday Inn-Downlovm

Mr. Henry H.Hinch Research Scientlst, Amoco Production Company, Research Center ''The Nature of Shales and the Dynamlcs of Hydrocarbon Expulsion in the Gulf Coast Tertiary Sectlon" Social Period-1 l:2O am, Luncheon and Meeting-12:W noon Reservations (telephone only, -0808) must be made or cancelled by M n - day, October 23,1978.

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIEN Suite 6-1, 806 Main Stmt

Houston, Texas 77002 223-9309

President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer Executive C~mrnitteemh~~ (6-30-80) Executive Committeeman (6-30-79) Executive Committeeman (6-30-79) Executive Committeeman (6-30-80) Past President

Academic Liaison Advertising Awards & Student Loan Ballot Boy Scout Bulletln Continuing Education Directory Entertainment Environmental Exhibits Field Studies Field Trip Finance Historical Library Membership Nominating Personnel Placement Publications Publication Sales Public Relations Remem bran- Research & Study Course Special Publications Technical Program Transportation

Advisor, Museum of Natural Science GCAGS Representative GCAGS Alternate AAPG Delegate Chairman AAPG Group Insurance

EXECUTIVE BOARD Jeffery V. Momis, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.

WllNam A. Forrkr, Jr., Phillips Petroleum Company Dr. Rlchard 8. Hohtt, Consultant

J a m A. Rqpdak, Watson Oil Corporation John H. Hefner, Exxon Company USA

Donald H. Cummlngs, Gefty Oil Company Howard W. Klatta, Independent

M. M. "Ozzle" Osbom, Trunkline Gas Company Ch.14- E. Trowbridge, Consultant

Dean Grafton, Cities Service Company

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Phlllp F. McKlnlay, Texaco Inc.

Mattbw W. Daura, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. G.orgr E. Guyma, Occidental Petroleum Corp.

D. J. h r l l l e l n , Cities Srvice Company Mclnnls S. Newby, lndependent

Chrls P. Cunnlngham, GeoChem Laboratories, Inc. Stewart Chuber, Consultant

Clyde G. Bsckwlth, Continental Oil Company Jam- T. Goodwyn, Jr., Pennzoil Producing Company

Jarmu 0. Lewlr, Consultant Robert L. Hunt, Ranger Oil Company

Arthur R. Troell, Millican Oil Company Wlllirrn F. Blchop, Tenneco Oil Company

George Sealy, Exxon Company USA James A. Wheeler, Consultant Wade W. Turnbull, Consultant

Frod A. Ealand, Exxon Company USA Dean Grafton, Cities Service Company

Royce E. Schnelder, The Superior Oil Company Willlam A. Fowler, Jr., Phillips Petroleum Company

T. S. M. Ranneft, Consultant Jamw F. Enywrt, Dow Chemical Company

Walter A. Boyd, Colwmbia Gas Development Corp. Cyrus Strong, Shell Oil Company

Dorls M. Curtls, Shell Development Company Dr. Rlchard B. Hohlt, Consultant

Kenneth W. Toedter, Natomas Int. Corp.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES Edd R. Turner, Getty Oil Company 658-9361

Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company 965-2407 Dean Grafton, Cities Service Company 629-9700

W l a m W. Wooffolk, Marathon Oil Company 629-8600 John Bremsteller, lnsurance Consultant 668-0610

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL AUXILIARY OFFICERS

President President-Elect First Vice President (Social) Second Vice President (Membership) Third Vice President (HGS Representative) Secretary Treesurer

Mrs. Robert J. (Mldge) Schrock 497-5588 Mrs. James (Gknna) Floyd 467-8248

Mrs. Reaves W. (Sarah) Jackmn, Jr. 461-9215 Mrs. LOUIS A. (Lydla) Newltt 497-2537 Mrs. Dean (Oeorgla) Grafton 497-5983

Mrs. Bruce K. (Jo) Frsztnr 468-7122 Mm. Elgoan C. (m) ShleM 462-2857

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS Last December, Dean Grafton told you in this column

about the HGS Memorial Scholarship Fund. Please refer to Mr. Grafton's remarks in the December 1977 Bulletin.

The fund is managed by a permanent Board consisting of five volunteer members who serve without pay. The Board is composed of Robert J. Schrock, Chairman; Sabin W. Mar- shall, Carl E. Norman, Robert L. Zinn and theimmediate Past President of HGS (Dean Grafton 1977-78). Warren L. Calvert serves as an advisor to the Board.

The Scholarship Board reports the current assets as $25,142.49. The fund is presently earning approximately $2000 per year and the Board has just awarded the first scho- larship (see the September 1978 issue of the Bulletin-Ed.).

The HGS now has over 3000 members and I hope wecan have better support for the Memorial Scholarship Fund from the membership. The Internal Revenue Service has ruled that all donations will be tax deductible as charitable contribu- tions. There are three classes of benefactors: Patrons, Donors and Contributors. Patrons are those who contribute $500 or more; Donors, $100 or more; and Contributors, less than $1 00. A Contributor may move up to a higher class when the sum of his donations reaches a higher class level. Names and classes of benefactors are published in the Bulletin; amount of donation is not shown.

The GCAGS Convention will be held in New Orleans October 11-13.1 hope many of you will be attending the meet- ing. The New Orleans Society has worked very hard to give you an outstanding program. The HGS will not havean even- ing meeting in October due to the GCAGS meeting. I hopeto see many of you in New Orleans.

Please remember, pay your $10 1978-79 dues.

JEFFREY V. MORRIS

HGS ANNUAL SHRIMP PEEL!! Don't forget the annual HGS Shrimp Peel, to be held on

Tuesday, October 17, 1978, at the Knights of Columbus Hall 607 East Whitney. In the event of inclement weather, we will- move indoors. Serving will begin at 6:30 PM.

Tickets are priced at $7.50 if purchased in advance, or $8.50 at the door. Send your check for tickets, along with a stamped self-addressed envelope, to the HGS office. Don't delay, as time is getting short1

LOCAL AAPG NEWS William W. Woolfolk, 629-6600, is the Foreman of the

Houston AAPG Delegates this year. Members with questions about AAPG should direct their inquiries to him.

J. Don McClelland, 658-8413, Fred A. Ealand, 656-8115, Robert A. Harris, 224-4522, and Ralph A. Davis, 627-9505, are members of the AAPG membership committee. For AAPG membership application forms or for answers to questions concerning application for membership, contact oneof these gentlemen.

In 1975, about half of all U.S. natural gasand recoverable crude oil discoveries were made in Louisiana. (The Oil Daily, January 10, 1978)

SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER

Early November, 1978 Field Trip, details to be an- nounced at a later date.

November 13, 1978 Galleria Plaza Hotel HGS Luncheon Meeting

R. D. Gunn, President, AAPG topic to be announced.

November 29, 1978 Topic to be announced. Holiday Inn-Medical Center HGS Evening Meeting

Dr. P. J. Cernock, GeoChem Laboratories "Hydrocarbon Genesis and Ma- turation-An Update and State of the Art"

TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE HGS, 1978-79

The following is a listing of the dates of luncheon and dinner meetings which are planned forthe HGS Membership, through March of 1979. The listing begins with the month of December, 1978 inasmuch as the November calendar is included elsewhere in this issue.

December 14,1978 (2nd Thursday)-Luncheon meeting at the Holiday Inn-Medical Center. J. S. Schlee will speak on: "Structure, Stratigraphy, and Development of the West- ern North Atlantic Continental Margin."

December 27,1978 (Last Wednesday)-No meeting due to Christmas holiday.

January 8, 1979 (2nd Monday)-Dinner meeting, loca- tion to be announced. R. T. Buffler will speak on: "Structure and Early Geologic History of the Deep Central Gulf of Mex- ico Basin."

January 31,1979 (Last Wednesday)-Luncheon meeting at the Holiday Inn-Medical Center. E. D. Pittman will speak on: "Diagenesis: Key to Pore Geometry asnd Resevoir Poten- tial of Sandstone."

February 12,1979 (2nd Monday)-Dinner meeting, loca- tion and speaker to be announced. Annual joint meeting with Houston Landman's Association, who are the hosts this year.

February 28,1979 (Last Wednesday)-Luncheon meet- ing at the Holiday Inn-Medical Center. M. S. Weaver will speak on: "Structural Evolution of North-Central Texas."

March 12,1979 (2nd Monday)-Dinner meeting, location to be announced. Doris Curtis will bethespeaker (topic to be announced).

March 28,1979 (Last Wednesday)-Luncheon meeting at the Holiday Inn-Medical Center, speakerto beannounced.

PRICE SCHEDULE-HGS MEETING Holiday Inn-Downtown

Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7.50

RESERVATIONS-223-9309 Please make reservations for the Wednesday noon meeting by the preceding Monday noon.

Houston Geological Society Bulletin, October 1978

NOON MEETING-OCTOBER25, 1978

HENRY H. HINCH-Biographical Sketch

Henry Hinch has been em-played at the Amaca Pra-ductian Campany Re-search Center since 1965.He is currently a ResearchScientist in the Gealagi-cal Research Divisian. Hisinterests include rackpraperties, fluid-rock in-teractians, shale diagene-sis, hydracarban migra-tian, x-radiagraphy and nu-clear magnetic resanance.

THE NATURE OF SHALES AND THE DYNAMICS OFHYDROCARBON EXPULSION IN THE GULF COASTTERTIARY SECTION (Abstract)

It has been recagnized far a number af years that shalesare the mast prabable saurce beds af hydracarbans. It hasbeen natural to. attribute expulsian af thase hydracarbansinto.adjacent carrier and reservair beds to.shale campactian.The carrier medium far the hydracarbans has been assumedto. be shale pare water expelled as the shales campact. A fewgealagists naw realize that it is difficult to.explain expulsianaf hydrocarbans fram shales in this manner.

In the last ten years, many reasanable daubts have arisenas to.the mechanism af hydracarban expulsian. By the timehydracarbans are generated in significant amaunts, mast afthe shale pare water has already been expelled and it is high-ly questianable whether the amaunts af pare water remain-ing are sufficient to. flush hydracarbans, either in salutian aras a separate phase, fram the shale saurce beds.

Our mare recent studies af Gulf Caast Tertiary shaleshave cast even further daubts an the generally acceptedmechanisms af hydracarban migratian within the shale paresystem. These studies suggest that hydracarban expulsianfram Gulf Caast Tertiary shales may be due to. diffusian afhydracarban malecules thraugh the shale pare systemrather than flushing af the hydracarbans by water expelledduring campactian. This diffusian pracess is the result afmechanisms related to. the physical praperties af the shalesand their pare fluids and the malecular interactian betweenrack grains and pare fluids.

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Interesting bit af histary: When Patillo. Higgins askedStandard Oil to. became invalved in a certain ail drillingpraject back at the turn af the century, a vice president afthat campany named F. Rackefeller respanded that therewas just "taa much guesswark abaut it," and that hewauld have to. say no.. Higgins' praject, af caurse, waslacated an a Texas hill knawn as Spindletap. On January10, 1901, the ail there began to. gush-sa pawerfully thatnearly a millian barrels spilled anta the graund befare thewell cauld be capped. By 1903 there were 1000 derricksan that single hilltap, and the U.S. had fully entered the ailage. (Fram The Oil Daily, June 16, 1978).

CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES

The Haustan Chranicle reparts the fallawing vatingresults an issues that have been befare the Cangress that areaf interest to. the gealagic prafessian.

1. Sea Mining. Passed 312 to. 80 a bill to.give the federalgavernment autharity to. regulate mining af the acean flaarand set enviranmental standards. The bill is to. serve as aninterim measure until an Internatianal Law af the Seatreaty issigned.

2. OCS Bill. Appraved by a vate af 338 to. 18 the canfer-ence repart an a bill revising federal palicy an ail and gasexplaratian an the Outer Cantinental Shelf. The bill requiresthat bidding syste'ms ather than banus bidding be used anbetween 20 and 60 percent af all leases. The bill also.pravidesanshare impact aid to.caastal areas adversely affected by aff-share ail and gas activity.HauseArcher, Rep.Eckhart, Oem.Gammage, Oem.Jardan, Oem.*Absent ar did nat vate

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GCAGS TRANSPORTATION

Travel Unlimited is arranging graup transpartatian farHGS members to. the GCAGS Canventian in New Orleansthis Octaber. Far infarmatian write:

GCAGS FlightsP.O. Bax 25187Haustan, Texas 77005

ar call Cannie at 526-3161.

HGS AUXILIARY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

The Auxi Iiary requests that all Saciety members take th isBulletin hame to.their wives so.that they may be aware af aurautstanding sacial pragrams far this year. The wife af ahySaciety member is eligible to.jain aur arganizatio.n by payingdues af $7 annually.

The Fall Luncheon will be held at La Hacienda de LasMarales an Wednesday, Octaber 4,1978 at 10:30AM. This isunquestianably ane af the mare exquisite new restaurants inHaustan lacated in a beautiful setting aff West Belt. The pra-gram will be a Musical Baak Review af Richard Radgers"With A Sang In His Heart." Perfarmers will be MargarettaBalding, Elizabeth Real and Chuck Hunnicutt.

The Winter Luncheon will be held at the River OaksCauntry Club an Tuesday, December 5,1978 at 11:00 AM.Caralyn Sumners, well knawn curatar af the Burke BakerPlanetarium, will present a pragram titled "Christmas Star."

A "Couples Party" will be held in Theatre Under the StarsCabaret Theatre at the Shamrack Hiltan an Saturday, Febru-ary 17, 1979 at 8:00 PM..The sensatianal musical "A LittleNight Music" will be presented exclusively far members andtheir guests. We expect this to.be ane af the mare autstand-ing sacial functians af the year.

A Spring Luncheon and Program willbe held at the War-wick Hatel an Thursday, May 3, 1979at 10:30AM. This will beprimarily a business meeting, but it will be held in the distin-guished atmasphere that anly the Warwick affers in Haustan.

If yau are interested in jaining HGA call Mrs. Lauise A.Newitt, 497-2537, Membership Chairman.

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GCAGS SHORT COURSE For the first time, a Short Course will be presented at a

GCAGS annual meeting. Organized by Ram S. Saxena, Stra- tigraphic Concepts, in Hydrocarbon Exploration will be offered on Wednesday, October 11 from 8 AM to 5 PM. Five speakers will discuss significant stratigraphic concepts to aid petroleum geologists in their understanding of petroleum reservoirs covering such topics as recognition of reservoir genesis and prediction of reservoir geometry, porosity, and permeability using well logs, cores, and seismic data.

Registration fee is $30 which includes a comprehensive syllabus. For more information, call Ram Saxena at Geo Con- sultants International, Inc. at (504) 722-1775. To register for the Short Course, make your check for $30 payable to GCAGS to Ram S. Saxena, P.O. Box 1418, Kenner, Louisi- ana 70063. Advance registration is advised.

PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS

Ada Resources, Inc. have moved their offices from 906to 811 CNI Building, Houston, Texas, 77002.

A. M. Moncrlet has formed Moncrief Petroleum Consul- tants, with offices at One Allen Center and 19525 W. Montgo- -very Road in Houston, Texas. The company will offer ~onsul t ing services in the areas of drilling, production, engi- neering, marketing, and property acquisition and evaluation.

Willlam E. Dunaway of Dixel Resources, Inc. has been promoted to Exploration Manager. Mr. Dunaway has been employed with Dixel since 1975 in the capacity of District Geologist.

R. L. "Dlck" Davls and Jerome Goodman have formed Davis-Goodman Oil Company, with offices at One Houston Center, Suite 1317, Houston, Texas. 77002 (Tel: 759-0076). The company will concentrate their efforts on exploration and production along the Gulf Coast of Louisianaand Texas.

Carroll R. Hlrd and John Walker have joined Mitchell Energy Corporation in the positions of exploitation geologists.

Sam C. Guy has been promoted to the position of Gulf Coast Division Exploration Manager for Energy Reserves Group, located in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Guy was formerly the Offshore District Exploration Manager.

Blll J. Dorrell announces the formation of Geological Consultants, a company offering complete geological and paleontological services to the Gulf Coast petroleum indus- try, Inquiries should be directed to Geological Consultants, P. 0 . Box 53486, Lafayette, LA 70505. Tel: (31 8) 234-251 7.

AAPG SEMINARS

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists has announced the following courses, to be given during the coming year.

OCTOBER, 1978

James L. Wilson: Stratigraphic Relations of Carbonate Reservoirs; Depositional Facies Models, Diagenesis and Car- bonate Porosity-Permeability, October 9-10, Midland, Texas. (9 hours)

T. R. LeFehr: Integrating Geophysics and Geology, October 12, Dallas, Texas. (3 hours)

R. N. Ginsburg: Holocene Carbonate Deposition and Diagenesis-Key To Porosity Prediction in Ancient Rocks, October 19-20, Calgary, Canada. (6 hours)

Raymond C. Murray: Carbonate Porosity Prediction, October 26, Dallas, Texas. (3 hours)

NOVEMBER, 1978

K. A. Dickinson: Sedimentary Depositional Environ- ments as Guides to Uranium Exploration, November 6-7, Casper, Wyoming. (3 hours)

W. E. Galloway: Depositional Systems in Exploration for Uranium, November 6-7, Casper, Wyoming. (3 hours)

George deVries Klein: Sedimentary Patterns and Plate Tectonics, November 14, Dallas, Texas. (3 hours!

John Crowell: Concepts of Structural Geology for Petro- leum Geologists, November 20-21, Tulsa, Oklahoma. (9 hours)

Colin Barker: Migration and Geochemical Prospecting, November 28-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

W. John Lee: Well Testing, November 38-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

Frank S. Millard: Log Analysis with Emphasis on Frac- tured Carbonate Rocks, November 28-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

Paul D. Newendorp: The Use of Probability Prospect Evaluation, November 28-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

Phillip H. Stark: Geological Data Handling, Processing and Retrieval, November 28-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

T. R. LaFehr: New Seismic Techniques in Exploration, November 28-30, Kuwait. (3 hours)

For additional information, contact: Department of Edu- cational Activities, American Association of Petroleum Geol- ogists, 1444 South Boulder, P.O. Box 979, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 741 01. Tel: (91 8) 584-2555.

ENERGY IS WHERE YOU FIND IT!

The DOE has awarded a $938,000 contract for the design, construction and operation of an experimental facil- ity to produce fuel gas from cattle wastes. The facility will use anaerobic digestion, which involves using bacteria to break down organic residues, producing methane gas and other protein-rich wastes in the process. The feasibility of using the protein-rich by-products as an ingredient in the animal feed (perpetual energy?) will also be evaluated at the test site-the Kaplan Industries, Inc. feedlot at Bartow, Florida. The plant will process the residues from at least 10,000 head of cattle. It is expected to produce enough fuel gas to satisfy almost all the energy requirements of the Kaplan meat-packing plant located nearby.

According to the USGS, the oil potential of under- developed countries could rival that of the Middle East. The Survey's estimates for Latin America, for example, range from a low of 215 billion barrels to a high of 790 billion barrels. The figures for Africa range from 160 bil- lion to 625 billion barrels. The oil potential of South and Southeast Asia is placed somewhere between 90 billion and 300 billion barrels. These less developed countries are today importing about 80 percent of their oil. (From The Oil Daily, July 7, 1978).

Houston Geological Society Bulletin, October 1978

1977-78 COMMITTEE REPORTS

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE- CLYDE E. HARRISON

Four events were sponsored by this committee: Shrimp Peel, Tennis Tournament, Golf Tournament, and Spring Bar- becue. Shrimp Peel: The annual Shrimp Peel was held October 11, 1977 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 607 E. Whitney. Attendance was 365. Mllchem Company provided the cooking paraphernalia and expertise and we take this opportunity to publicly thank Milchem for graciously provid- ing this service. We would also like to thank members, wives and friends who assisted in the preparation and serving of the food and refreshments. Tennis Tournament: William F. Howell and William H. Hintze conducted this tournament which was held at Pine Forest Country CIubon April 21,1978. Sixty-four players participated. This year a traveling first prize trophy was awarded and the names of all previous first plasce winners were inscribed on the trophy. Petroleum In- formation furnished the beer for the tournament. Golf Tour- nament: John Pate directed this event held on April 27, 1978 at Tejas Golf Club. A double shotgun start at 8:00 AM and 1.00 PM provided an opportunity for 256 members to partici- pate. The actual number who played, 232, was by farthe larg- est number of golfers which the society has hosted. Spring Barbecue: This annual event was held on May 2, 1978 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 607 E. Whitney, with 239 members, guests, and wives in attendance. After the bar- becue meal, prizes were presented to the winners of the golf and tennis tournaments and the winners of the Auxiliary's tennis and golf tournaments were announced. A number of door prizes were awarded to the lucky ticket holders. In addi- tion to these four events, the Entertainment Committee sub- sidized the social hour for the annual Guest Night meeting at the Galleria Plaza Hotel on June 12, 1978.

The Houston Geological Society would like to sincerely thank the following contributors to the Entertainment Com- mittee for 1977-78.

The Analysts Baroid Belco Petroleum Bendix United Big " 6 Drilling John Bremsteller R. Brewer & Co. Cambe Geological Services

Columbia Drilling Core Lab Dresser Atlas Dresser Industries-Petr. First City National Bank

Geodata Services Geological Consulting

Services Geomap Georex Data, Inc. GTS Corp. Gulf Coast Geo Data Petty Ray Geophysical Sidney Schafer Service Photo Copy Inc. Schlumberger Well Services Teledyne Weatherford International Welex Western Geophysical

There is presently one retired American for every six active workers; 50 years from now the ratio will be only one to three. (From The Oil Daily, July 21, 1978)

REMEMBRANCES-WALTER A. BOYD

The following HGS members died during the 1977-78 administrative year: Leonidas T. Barrow, W. E. Bassinger, Leslie Bowling, H. C. Goss, R. B. Paxson, J. C. Pollard, J. J. Purzer, and F. M. Setzer. Letters of condolence were sent to all families and contributions in memory of the deceased were sent to Grace Lutheran Church - Organ Fund, Houston Museum of Natural Science, M. D. Ander- son Hospital, Rice University - Fondren Library, San Ja- cinto Lung Association, University of Texas - Geology Scholarship Fund and Geology Foundation, and HGS Memorial Scholarship Fund.

PUBLIC RELATIONS-JAMES F. ENYEART

The duties of this committee are to make press re- leases concerning meetings, election results, and any other newsworthy items. Releases were made to the Hous- ton Chronicle, Houston Post, Houston Business Journal, Houston Magazine, Houston Engineer, Oil & Gas Journal, World Oil, Petroleum Information, and AAPG. PI and the Houston Engineer printed HGS meeting announcements on a regular basis. At various times during the year, oil reporters of the various publications were invited to the more newsworthy meetings at the society's expense but none of the invitations were accepted. An inexpensive Polaroid camera was purchased to take pictures at HGS meetings. Total costs incurred by the committee were approximately $50, all for photographic expenses.

LIBRARY-WADE W. TURNBULL

This committee assigned itself the primary objectives of assisting the Houston Public Library with a comprehen- sive inventory of uncataloged geological material (basi- cally the Barton collection), assisting the library in sorting out surplus and worthless material for placement else- where or disposal, and assisting the library in the procure- ment of desirable geological publications. Progress has been slow on the first two items but the tasks should be completed during the 1978-79 administrative year. Plans are underway to contribute a sizeable collection of AAPG Bulletins to the Jungman branch library at 5830 Westhei- mer.

EXHIBITS-ROBERT L. HUNT

This committee participated in two events, the GCAGS convention in Austin in October 1977 and the AAPG convention in Oklahoma City in April 1978. At the GCAGS convention, an 8' x 10' booth was rented for $100. HGS publications were on display and, as had been the custom at several previous conventions, the booth was unmanned. This proved to be a mistake since many peo- ple apparently thought the display copies were "freebies." At the AAPG convention, a 10' x 10' booth was rented for $75 and a table, two chairs, and wastebasket for an addi- tional $55.50, bringing the total cost to $130.50. As a result of the Austin experience, it was decided that the booth would be manned in Oklahoma City. Several members of HGS volunteered for this duty. These included: Jim Ad- dington, Sheila Barnette, Jim Becnel, Hal Bybee, Cynthia Crowson, Fred Ealand, Georgia Grafton, Dean Grafton, John Hefner, Bob Krus, Andy Link, Sabin Marshall, Byron McNeil, Mike Oliveira, Bob Peters, and W. H. Trenchard. My apologies to anyone I have not remembered.

Houston Geological Soclety Bulletin. October 1978

PERSONNEL PLACEMENT-ROYCE E. SCHNEIDER

The following tabulations reflect the activity of this committee during the 1977-78 administrative year.

Applicants

Total contacts (interviews and letters) 85 HGS members 14 Degree

Bachelors 53 Masters + 32

Experience 0 Years 36 1-2 Years 16 2-3 Years 4 3-4 Years 0 4-5 Years 2 5 + Years 3

10 + Years 24

Total Placed (from available information) 13 HGS members 4 Degree

Bachelors 7 Masters + 6

Experience 0 Years 4 1-2 Years 5 1-2 Years 1 5 + Years 1

10 + Years

Employer Requests

Total contacts 39 Total number requested 58 Experience requirements (limited - 15 years)

Entry level 0 Limited 2 2 Years 4 3 Years 3 4 Years 8 5 Years 13 6-10 Years 22

11-15 Years 6

Locations: Houston 48, Lafayette, 3, Corpus Christi 2, Midland 2, Michigan 1, Salt Lake City 1, Foreign 1.

From these tabulations, several obvious points and several inferred points can be made: (1) With the number of changes that are going on in the industry, generally the membership is not making use of this committee. (2) A comparison of applicants and requests indicates that most companies are filling their new geologist positions either through campus interviews or other technical recruiting. (3) Many of the applicant contacts are those with new degrees looking for entry level positions. Most companies will not interview below a Masters degree and visit only the major campuses on recruiting trips. Consequently, many of the bright Bachelor graduates are not able to schedule interviews and many of the Masters graduates are being passed because they are from smaller schools. (4) On the opposite end of the scale, a number of expe- rienced people from other areas or other fields of energy exploration are trying to locate in the Houston area, but

lack the immediate "Gulf Coast Experience" that is a part of so many of the employer requests. Many of these are capable of "coming up to speed" with a minimum of expo- sure.

TRANSPORTATION-KENNETH W. TOEDTER

Group space through Travel Unlimited was arranged for approximately 150 for the AAPG National Convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 9-12, 1978. Travel Place of Houston handled travel arrangements for members who went to Hawaii for the Second Circum- Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference. Spe- cial arrangements were not made for the GCAGS Conven- tion in October 1977 in Austin, Texas due to lack of interest because of the short drive involved.

ACADEMIC LIAISON-PHILIP F. McKlNLAY

Twelve speakers gave more than twenty talks to Hous- ton 'area students. These talks varied from simple slide and rock identification type talks to detailed lectures on what a geologist does and how students should prepare for a career in geology. Mike Campbell with Texaco Inc. (666-8000) put together a set of slides showing various geological features which he will be glad to loan to inter- ested parties. Also, the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts (223-9309, Jim Price) has 45 slides that are avail- able for loan.

AWARDS AND STUDENT LOAN-ALBERT C. RAASCH, .IR

This committee has several responsibilities: judging all eligible papers for the HGS Best Paper Award, working with the five area universities in choosing recipients for the HGS Outstanding Student Awards, judging earth science exhibits at the Houston Engineering and Science Fair and presenting the awards on behalf of HGS, han- dling applications for student loans, and arranging for appropriate plaques for speakers, past officers, and the various awards conferred by the society.

Twenty-two members served as judges during the year for the Best Paper Award. This award is a plaque and a check for $150. Five geology students, as chosen by the faculties of Lamar, Rice, University of Houston, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas A 8 M, were honored as Outstanding Students at the May evening meeting. The Outstanding Student Award is a plaque and a check for $100. Four winners in the earth science category at the Houston Engineering and Science Fair were honored at the April evening meeting. Geology books were presented to these young scientists. There was no activity in student loans again this year; no loans have been made for several years and no loans are outstanding. A "Speaker's Award" was presented to each speaker appearing before the so- ciety. This award is a one-inch slice of a five-inch diame- ter core from a sulphur production well (courtesy Texas- gulf, Inc.) mounted on a wooden base with an attached metal plate on which are engraved the speaker's name and date of his appearance. Appropriate plaques were pres- ented to the 1977-78 Executive Board as well as the recip- ients of the Distinguished Service and Honorary Life Mem- bership Awards.

Houston Geolog~cal Society Bulletin, October 1978 !i

FIRST GEOLOGIC MAP OF MARS The first geologic map of the entire surface of the planet

Mars has been published by the USGS. The 38"x48", full- color map shows the distribution of the various kinds of rock materials, landforms and structures that characterize the planet, and includes a total area of about 55,700,000 sq mi at a scale of 1:25,000,000 (1 in equals approximately 400 mi).

The map was prepared by Drs. D. H. Scott and M. H. Carr of the USGS Center of ~ s t r o ~ e o l o ~ ~ , ' and is based upon detailed studies of more than 2,000 photographs of the Mar- tian surface taken by Mariner 9 in 1971-72. Scott said that the map represents the first systematic attempt to classify the diverse rock formations of the planet into a time sequence. "The features on Mars," Scott said, "suggest a planet with an exciting geologic history, and one that may have resembled our own Earth in ages past more than any other member of the solar system."

Landforms found on Mars, in addition to meteorite impact crators, include the huge volcanic edifice of the Tharsis Mountains rising more than 15 mi above the low- land plains in the northern part of the planet. One of thevol- canic mountains, Olympus Mons, is approximately 300 mi wide and has a 75 mi-diameter summit crator, rising to a height of about 18 mi. The great heights attained by Martian volcanoes, compared to terrestrial volcanoes, may be attrib- uted to the lower Martian gravity (one-third of Earth's gravity) and to long periods of lava flow, perhaps extending intermit- tently over several hundred million years from individual vents.

The immense channel and valley systems observed on the Martian surface are in striking contrast to the volcanic mountain systems. It is theorized that these channels may have been caved in a matter of weeks by catastrophic floods of meltwater from a hypothetical ice sheet more than one- half mile thick.

Scott emphasized that the geologic map is an interpre- tive product, and just another step toward the goal of under- standing the evolutionary history of Mars. There are many mysteries about the planet that remain to be solved.

One mystery concerns the Martian channels, and the problem of material disposal. There is little evidence of large delta deposits similar to those found at the mouths of major rivers on Earth, yet the presence of large channels with tribu- taries suggests that there once were significant quantities of water moving on itssurface. "Studies of Viking photos, "Scott said, "may resolve this and other problems, and help to put the pieces of the Martian geological jig-saw puzzle together."

Copies of the map, "Geologic Map of Mars," published as Atlas of Mars Geologic Series, Map No. 1-1083, may be pur- chased from the Branch of Distribution, USGS, 1200 South Eads Street, Arlington, VA 22202, at $1.50 per copy (checks or money orders payable to the U.S. Geological Survey).

There is a steady downward trend for the wildcat discov- ery ratio. Some of the most useful figures are the federal oil statistics, which measure discoveries by comparing barrels found to feet drilled. The decline they chart is precipitous: For every 1,000 feet drilled in 1966, 36 barrels of oil were found; by 1972, the ratio had slipped to 24 barrels for every 1,000 feet; and in 1977, the ratio slumped to 18 barrels. (From The Oil Daily, July 21, 1978)

ANTARCTIC MOUNTAIN PEAK NAMED FOR USGS SCIENTIST

A 2.088-meter-high peak in the Thiel Mountains of Antarctica has been named Mount McKelvey in honor of Dr. V. E. McKelvey, research geologist of the U. S. Geological Survey. McKelvey has been a career scientist with the USGS since 1941, and was the Survey's Director from December 1971 to January 1978.

Mount McKelvey is located at 85" 21' South latitude and 87" 18' West longitude, and is one of several rocky peaks of the Thiel Mountains that jut sharply from the polar plateau about 300 miles from the South Pole.

McKelvey is internationally recognized for his investiga- tions into problems related to long-rangeenergy and mineral resource needs, and for his analyses and assessments of seabed resources of the world. He was the recipient of the Interior Department's Distinguished Service Award in 1963. Dr. McKelvey has received numerous other awards during his career, including the Human Needs Award of the Ameri- can Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Currently, McKelvey is serving as a research geologist with the Survey and as Senior Scientific Advisor to the U.S. Delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference.

PROPOSED MONTANA WILDERNESS AREA HAS MINERAL POTENTIAL

Parts of the Elkhorn Wilderness study area in west- central Montana have resources of gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc and iron, and possibly of uranium and thorium, according to a report by the USGS.

The report, prepared by scientists of the USGS and the Bureau of Mines, said the study area in the Elkhorn Moun- tains near Helena also has extensive limestone and sand and gravel deposits, but that the potential for oil and gas, coal and geothermal resources is very low.

The mineral assessment study covered the proposed Elkhorn Wilderness, a 128 square mile area in Jefferson and Broadwater counties and partly in the Helena and Deerlodge National Forests. The study area also included an additional 8.5 square miles requested by the US. Forest Service.

Areas to be added to the National Wilderness Preserva- tion System are so designated by Congress, which selected the Elkhorn ara in 1973 for study as to its suitability as a wild- erness area.

The Wilderness Act of 1964 directed the USGS and the Bureau of Mines to evaluate the mineral potential of wilder- ness areas and those proposed for possible inclusion in the system, and to report findings to the President and the Con- gress and make results available to the public. In these reports, the two agencies make no recommendation on whether any areas should or should not be part of the wilder- ness system.

Copies of the report, released as USGS Open File Report 78-325 and titled "Mineral Resources of the Elkhorn Wilder- ness Study Area, Montana," are available for purchase from the Open File Services Section, Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25425, Federal Center, Denver; Colo. 80225. Prices are $69.75 for each paper copy and $6.00 for each microfiche copy. Orders must be prepaid to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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QUAKE PREDICTION AN ELUSIVE GOAL Developing the capability for making pinpoint predic-

tions of earthquakes-an elusive goal for scientificexperts- is also proving to be a difficult task for those outside the scientific community, according to USGS scientists.

Roger N. Hunter and John S. Derr, geophysicists with the USGS National Earthquake lnformation Service, Denver, in a progress report on a project aimed at keeping score on predictions submitted by amateurs for scientific evaluation, said that only one in 92 predictors exceeded a 0.01 test (prob- ability) level. "We expected one out of every hundred tested to exceed the level by chance; therefore, having a significant value at that level does not necessarily constitute proof of any predictive ability."

Reporting on the Survey's earthquake prediction moni- toring and evaluation project in the May-June 1978 issue of the USGS Earthquake Information Bulletin, Hunter and Derr noted that as part of an attempt to separate useful predictions from inaccurate guesses, "we have kept score on earthquake predictions from all sources brought to our attention over the past year and a half." The scientists said the project attracted a great deal of attention and asa result, "our files now contain over 2,500 predictions from more than 230 people."

"We consider this a large enough sample for a statistical study," Hunter and Derr said, "and are no longer scoring pre- dictions from the general public; predictions coming in now are simply dated and filed."

The Survey scientists said that the essential details of the predictions are put into a computer, and that once the pre- dicted time has passed, the list of earthquakes large enough to have been located is scanned fora possible match. Should the prediction prove to be correct, it receives a score based on six bits of information which could have been given: year, month, day, time, location, and size.

"The score, however, still does not tell us how valuable the prediction is," Hunter and Derr said. "Obviously, it would be far easier to 'predict' an earthquake in Alaska, where there is a good chance every day of one occurring, than in Flori- da, where earthquakes are very rare. Because of this dif- ference, we calculate a value for the prediction based on the seismicity of the area."

Hunter and Derr said that for the individuals tested, results have been unexpectedly low. "Most people's scores and values are lower than random predictions, and while a few have done well on their first few trials, successive predic- tions drop their performance down to insignificance."

The scientists said that the data analyzed "lead us to believe that these predictions will not be of any value to the scientific community, or to the general public."

FINAL REPORT OF INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ON NATURAL GAS FIELDS IN GULF

A final report on a year-long study of natural gas produc- tion opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico has been made pub- lic by the Department of the Interior. As a result of the report, made under contract by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences, Secretary Cecil D. Andrus said that he will review the USGS program of esti- mating offshore reserves of oil and gas "to determine that it is appropriately designed and implemented."

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The NRC report found that with one exception, the six natural gas fields studied have significantly smaller reserves than were reported by the USGS beforethestudy was under- taken. The NRC's figures were supplied by the consulting firm of Atwater, Carter, Miller and Heffner, of New Orleans.

The USGS, in providing the source of its reserve esti- mates, revealed that it used a higher recovery factor than NRC in estimating producible reserves. The USGSalso mea- sured "wet" gas while the Atwater group measured "dryl'gas, which was responsible for a difference of about five percent.

The six fields studied by the NRC contain 17 percent of known gas reserves in Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, and accounted for 16 percent of gas production from the OCS in 1976. The NRC selected the six fields on the basis of their apparent potential for maximally increasing gas pro- duction. Five of the six fields, however, were found to be in declinina stages of production.

The NRC study was made by a committee under Dr. Charles J. Mankin, Director of the Oklahoma Geological Sur- vey, to determine whether more gas might be produced from Gulf fields following the gas shortgages of the winter of 1976- 77. However, only one field, Texaco's Tiger Shoal Field, was found to offer significant opportunities to increase produc- tion. Interior is working with Texaco officials to develop an acceptable plan for operating the field.

Copies of the report are available for $6.25each from the Printing and Publishing Office, National Academy of Scien- ces, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418.

"Predictions that did not come true" department: Did you know that a leading geological study in the early 1940s pre- dicted that the US. would run out of oil in less than 20 years? In fact, severe immediate shortages were also predicted by the Bureau of Mines as early as 1917. The constant mistake, of course, has been in looking only at available technology and only at proved reserves. (The Oil Daily, December 29, 1977)

AAPG NOTE-It appears virtually certain now that the official annual count of members which will be made as of August 1 will exceed 20,000 for the first time in the Associa- tion's history.

SOLAR POWER The DOE has negotiated contracts totaling approxi-

mately $4 million with nine companies to develop a variety of processes and techniques that subsequently could be inte- grated into an automated assembly line for the mass produc- tion of solar cells and modules. The objectives are to reduce the costs of solar-cell arrays to a level at which they become competitive with other sources of electric power. Present average costs, as measured by government purchases in rel- atively large quantities, and expressed in 1975 dollars, are just under $1 1 per peak watt. DOE objectives are to reduce these costs to $2 per peak watt in 1982and to $0.50 in 1986, in 1975 dollars. (That "1975 four bits" may be more than wecan afford-in 1986.)

OFFSHORE FLORIDA AREA SHOWS OIL POTENTIAL

Results of a deep stratigraphic test well drilled on the At- lantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) off Florida indicate a potential for oil, according to a U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, report.

According to the report, potentially good reservoir sand- stone, and good oil source rocks, occur at depths between 2,800 and 5,800 feet.

The report-being placed on open file for public inspection-summarizes geological, geophysical, and engi- neering data obtained from the drilling of a 13,254-foot (4,040-meter) well located 74 miles (120 kilometers) east of Jacksonville, Fla. The well, designated the COST (Continen- tal Offshore Stratigraphic Test) No. GE-1, was drilled in 136 feet (41 meters) of water by the jack-up drill Ocean Star. Dril- ling of the well began on February 22, 1977, and was com- pleted on May 31, 1977.

Officials of the USGS Conservation Division, which is responsible for the government's pre-sale tract evaluations and for the supervision of oil and gas operations on the OCS, emphasize that the test was intentionally drilled away from any subsurface feature that might be a potential hydrocarbon "trap". Such "off-structure" tests are not drilled for the pur- pose of encountering oil orgas; rather, they helpdetermine if the rocks penetrated have the potential of generating and producing petroleum which may be trapped on structure.

The COST No. GE-1 well penetrated about 3,200 feet of sand, gravel, mudstone and limestone of Tertiary age (about 3 million to 65 million years old); about 2,200 feet of shale and limestone of Upper Cretaceous age (about 65 million to 100 million years old), in which the lower section appears to include potentially good reservoir sandstone; and about 5,300 feet of sandstone, shale, and limestone of Early Cre- taceous age (about 100 million to 135 million years old). From the depth of 11,050 feet to the total depth of the well at 13,254 feet, weakly metamorphosed rocks and igneous rocks of Late Devonian age (about 355 million years old) were encountered.

In terming the rock strata betwen 2,800 and 5,800 as being good oil source rocks, USGS specialists said this does not mean that oil was actually encountered in these rocks; rather, they explained, it suggests that under the propercon- ditions these rocks may generate hydrocarbons, and that only exploratory drilling on-structure would prove out the potential.

The drilling of the well provided not only geological information, but also operational experience for future dril- ling operations in the South Atlantic OCS. There were no serious drilling problems, and no unexpected hazards were encountered. Weather and oceanographic data obtained during the project indicated that weather should not cause lengthy drilling delays.

The report includes operational and drilling engineering data, lithologic descriptions, biostratigraphic studies, corre- lations with other Atlantic coast wells, interpretations of depositional environments, seismic velocity analyses, results of radiometric dating, electric log interpretations, core ana- lyses, geochemical analyses, interpretation of petroleum potential, and environmental considerations.

Microfiche and black and white paper copies of the report may be obtained from the Open-File Services Section

(OFSS), Branch of Distribution, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25425, Federasl Center, Denver, Colo. 80225 (telephone: 303-234-5888). Copies of logs, charts, and other material per- taining to the COST No. GE-1 well may be obtained at the National Geophysical and Solar-Terrestrial Data Center, NOAA/EDS, Code D 621, Boulder, Colo. 80303, Telephone (303) 499-1 000, ext. 6542.

Map shows location of COST No. GE-1 well in Southeast Georgia Embayment area of Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. Shaded area indicates tracts offered on OCS Sale No. 43, held March 28, 1978.

THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE GEOSCIENTIST by Gerald M. Friedman, Chairman, Section E, AAAS and De- partment of Geology, Rensselaer Polytechic Institute, Troy, New York 12181

Exploration for energy and minerals has followed a cyclic pattern of feast or famine. Post-World War II explo- ration programs led to a rapid expansion of undergraduate and graduate training in the geosciences, and a large cadre of professional geoscientists subsequently entered . industry. But in the mid-1950's, the situation abruptly changed. In :he spring of 1956, a colleague in a southw- estern university confided to me that, although his depart- ment was training 300 undergraduate majors, only two microscopes were available to students. In the fall of 1957, I asked this same colleague how many undergraduate majors had enrolled in his department. His answer: two. What was the reason for such a drastic decline in enrol- lment? In early 1957, famine had replaced feast in the exploration business. Companies closed exploration offi- ces and laid off geoscientists.

In the 19601s, the employment pendulum swung less dramatically, but in 1973 we entered a new age: explora- tion efforts in the United States became extremely active, and demand for geoscientists and petroleum engineers climbed steeply.

Ordinarily, a master's degree is considered essential by industry, except for those with bachelor's degrees who are well trained in mathematics and physics and entered the field of geophysics. However, with the steeply increas- ing demand, even poor students with only a bachelor's degree have found first-rate employment. Good students with master's degrees, especially women and members of minority groups, have special opportunities. They are likely to receive more than five job offers from major oil corporations at salaries ranging from $17,000 to $21,000 per year.

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With this frenetic hiring one would think that thesecorporations could quietly put their geoscientists to workin a creative effort to find more reserves. But the truth isthat most geoscientists on the staff of major companiesare inexperienced. In one major corporation I know of,almost 80 percent of the geoscientists have less than 2years of experience. Small exploration companies, knownas independents, woo geoscientists away from the majorcorporations with excellent salaries, bonuses, and fringebenefits. Body snatching is hardly new in the explorationbusiness, but in the past young scientists needed 5 yearsof experience before they became attractive to independ-ents. Today that period is commonly only 1% years. Thusthe major corporations have become the training groundfor the independents. Among my students, it is not unus-ual for 25- to 27-year-olds with recent master's degrees toearn salaries of $30,000 per year plus a free car, gas,repairs, and insurance. No wonder this is considered thegolden age of the geoscientist.

The needs for graduate training in the earth science,however, are selective. The fields most required inclu,degeophysics, stratigraphy, sedimentology, and tectonics.Basic supporting training in physics, chemistry, andmathematics is important. Departments that are strong inthe four fields of geology named above have bulginggraduate enrollments. Ph. D. training is commonly consi-dered a luxury today because industry wants and needstrained scientists now.

In other countries geoscience is still sleepy, but activi-ties are increasing. In the United Kingdom and WesternEurope, the fate of trained geoscientists used to be emi-gration. Today the job market is expanding, and geos-cientists may find employment at home. A new breed ofgeoscientist is the government-company scientist of

OPEC countries. In these countries, and in those aspiringto OPEC stature, new opportunities in geoscience areopening up.

Geoscientists will be in demand for the foreseeablefuture as the world seeks to meet its needs for energy andminerals. But the lessons of the past should not be forgot-ten. The feast of today may once again be followed byfam ine.

Editor's Note-The preceding is an editorial originally published in the July 21,1978 issue of Science, and has been included in this issue of the Bulletin bypermission of the author and Science Magazine.

ALUMINUM WIRING?

Aluminum wiring was used extensively in homes built inHouston in the late 1960s and early 1970s. However, this hasbeen identified as being a cause of many fires. The probleminvolves the use of aluminum wiring in switch plates andother connectors which were designed only for use withcopper wire. In 1973the industry started using different con-nectors, and now aluminum wiring, where properly installed,is believed perfectly safe. A pamphlet, prepared by the Con-sumer Product Safety Commission, entitled "Warning: YouMay have a Serious Fire Hazard," was reprinted in the Con-gressional Record of November 3,1977, page H-12209. It isavailable at your public library.

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In 1950, hydroelectric power produced 25% of thenation's electricity, but the proportion fell to 10.5%at the endof 1977. Most observers expect the decline to continue, but afew analysts, in government and out, are now beginning toargue that waterpower will rebound in importance, partlythrough the increased construction of small dams. (FromThe OilDaily,July 21, 1978)

ERRATUM

In the September issue of the Bulletin the photographs of the 1977-78 Honorees and the Honorary LifeMembers of ttJe Houston Geological Society were inadvertently reversed. The correct photographs andcaptions are shown below. The Bulletin Committee regrets this error, and apologizes to these individuals.

Honorary Life Members(L to R) Fred L. Smith, Jr., J, Ben Carsey, Charles H. Sample,Martin M. Sheets

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1977-78 Honorees

(L to R) W. H. Roberts III, Best Paper Award; James O. Lewis,Distinguished Service Award; Almer P. Childers, Honorary LifeMembership

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Rudistid reef in Glen Rose Formation (Lower Cretaceous) located on Mr. Rippey's ranch about 10 mi south of the village of Pipe Creek, in Bandera County, Texas. Photograph courtesy of Mrs. E. H. (Peggy) Rain- water.

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1020 SOUTHWEST TOWER Bus. 654 -8093 7 0 7 McKlNNEY Res. 462-8215 HOUSTON. TEXAS 7 7 0 0 2

OFFICE: 889 HOUSTON CLUB BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

227-2552

5916 Valley Forge Houston, Texas 77057 (713) 782-0082

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0. G. LUNDSTROM GEOLOGIST

RES: 3614 ABERDEEN WAY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77025

664-4397

GEORGE N. MAY GEORGE N. MAY and ASSOCIATES

Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists P. 0. Box 51858 Oil Center Station

Lafayette, Louisiana 70505 (318) 234-3379

ROBERT H. MAYSE Houston Pipe Line Company

Vice President - Energy Resources I 112 1 Americana Building

Houston, Texas 77002 713/654-6684

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents

2522 Hazard 523-5733 529-1881

Houston, Texas 77019

FRANK S. MILLARD CONSULTANT

Well Log Interpretations-Seminars

10211 Holly Springs, Houston, Texas 77042 Tele. (713) 782-8033

EVELYN WILIE MOODY 7

I 856 THE MAIN BLDG. OFF. 713-654-0072 1212 MAIN ST. RES. 713-528-0917 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 CERTIFIED # 3540

I. K. NICHOLS Petroleum Geologist

C. E. NICHOLS Geophysicist

41 Still Forest Drive Houston, Texas 77024 Phone: 782-4970

ELWIN M. PEACOCK CONSULTING GEOPHYSICIST

QlO C & I BUlLOlNG 713 - 652-5014 HOUSTON. TEXAS 77002

HENRY H. PHILLIPS Paleontological Consultant

PALEONTOLOGIC, BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATIONS

7507 Linden (713) 645-1 109 Houston, Texas 77012

R. B. MITCHELL Geologist

652-2192

2301 First City National Bank Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

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RICHARD L. PORTER Petroleum Geologist & Exploration Consultant

2120 Fountain View No. 65

Ph. 713-781-5357

Houston, Texas 77057

LEO PUGH

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Gulf Coast Geo Data Corp. Seismic - Gravity Data

1109 AMERICANA BLDG. Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 652-3879

JOSEPH G. PUTMAN Ill

Oil & Gas Interests

1514 Pine Gap

444-3546 Houston, Texas 77090 658-060f

RAYMOND D . REYNOLDS Geologist

708 Main Street - Suite 436 Houston, Texas 77002

227-7633

CECIL R. RIVES Prudential Drilling Company

5433 Westheimer, Suite 620 Houston, Texas 77056

Ofc. Phone 621-7330 Res. Phone 467-9894 I Off. 461-3060 Res. 468-5695

JOHN A. RUGGLES I Geological Consultant I

MARTIN M. SHEETS

Consultant Energy Environment Petroleum Geothermal

Active Surface Faults Subsidency 1973 W. Gray, Suite 4 Houston, Texas 77019

713-523-1975

Off. 932-0122 Res. 783-9439

HARRY H. SlSSON CONSULTING GEOPHYSICIST

M E M B E R

AAPG

SEO

I A M G

Town & Country Professional Building

10405 Town & Country Way Suite 100

Houston. Texas 77024

FRED L. SMITH, JR.

Consulting Geologist Paleontologist

Office: 659-5757 1014 C & I Building Res. 468-7300 Houston, Texas 77002

CRAMON STANTON Oil & Gas Consultant

5906 Bermuda Dunes Drive Houston, Texas 77069

444-0965

S. BROOKS STEWART Consulting Geophysicist

910 C&I Building Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 652-5016 MEMBER

Town & Country AAPG Professional Building #I00 APGS 10405 Town & Country Way GSA Houston, Texas 77024

E. H. STORK, JR. Consulting Paleontologist and Geologist

Biostratigraphy-Paleo ecology Geologic Interpretations

1811 C&I Building Houston, Texas 77002

Off: (713) 652-5026 f i s : (713) 466-9064

W. L. TIDWELL

CERTIFIED PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST

SUITE 450 6200 SAVOY 713-977-8625 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77036

HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

1429 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

w GENE VAN DYKE

PKESI1)ENT SOUTHWEST TOWER VAN DYKE COMPANY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

(713) 658-1 199 TELEX 762200

WILLIAM C. WAGNER

Consulting Geophysicist

1428 Capital Towers Jackson, Mississippi 39201

J. C. WALTER, JR.

Geologist and Petroleum Engineer

242 Main Bldg. 651 -3800 Houston, Texas 77002 Home Phone: 785-2030

A. D. WARREN ANDERSON, WARREN & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Consulting Micropaleontology Foraminifera-Nannoplankton-Palynomorphs

Siliceous Microfossils

11526 Sorrento Valley Road S a n Diego, California 92121

(713) 755-1524 Cable: Micropaleo San Diego

PRAIRIE PROOUCINQ COMPANY

2200 HOUSTON NATURAL GAS BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 713-658-8413

MERLIN J. VERRET

President

JAMES A. WHEELER

Petroleum Geologist

Delta Energy Resources, Inc. 3002 Country Club Road Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 (318) 477-1477 Suite 821 C & I Building

Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 651-9595 1

J A M E S M. W I L S O N Geophysical Consultant

Office 713/658-8346 Home 713/856-2375 Willis, Texas

808 The Main Bldg. Houston, Texas

y

4550 Post Oak Place

Houston, Texas 77027

(305) 666-9683

GEORGE 0 . WINSTON Consultant

Florida Petroleum Geology Florida Sample Service

1511 Mataro Avenue Coral Gables, Fla. 33146

Nelson B. Yoder President -- - - - - .- - -

610 L~thostrat~graphy

1 L~ lho log~c Analysls

2 Deposlltonal Environments

3 Reservo~r Polent~al

4 Slratigraphc Modelmg

Worklng wllh ,

1 Well cultmgs

2 Cores

3 F~eld Samples

4 Logs

Exploration for Oil & Gas & Home Office 71 3/686-7881 965-9674

Other Energy Resources Cable: Globex-Houston

1908A Lamar Tower 2929 Bulfalo Speedway

Telepnone (7 13) 965-9687 Houslon, Tekas 77098

Go Wireline Services

NOW IN TEXAS GULF COAST WITH COMPLETE OPEN HOLE SERVICES

Contact: REGIONAL MARKETING OFFICE (Houston) - 7131759-1830

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSULTANTS

3430 ENTEX BUILDING 320 SO. BOSTON-SUITE 320 1200 MlLAM STREET TULSA, OKLAHOMA 741 0 3 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 AREA 91 8/587-5591 AREA 71 3/651-3127 CABLE: KEPPET CABLE: KEPPET TELEX: 762-324

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICE INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF rldwide experience

TEXAS I N S T R U M ENTS in gravity, magnetics, I N C O R P O R A T E D and photogeology

Telephone (713) 494 9061

Components Bullding ( # I ) M a ~ l ~ n g address 12201 Southwest Freeway P 0 Box 2803 Stafford Texas 77477 Houston Texas 77001

PhotoGravity Company, Inc 6440 Hillcroft, Suite 402 Houston, Texas 77081 (7131 771-1248 /TELEX: 76-2059

NORTH AMERICA INC.

Suite 700 5251 Westheirner Houston Texas 77056 713.627-9505

South Texas Div. Office 3801 Kirby Building, Suite 456

AC-713/529-5995 I

W. L. Laflin J. B. Cook C. C. Franks T. J. Wall J. S. Webb

J. M. Robertson J. D. Fidler

5 ~isrnograph Service Corporation A S U B S I D I A R Y O F R A Y T H E O N C O M P A N Y

Box 1590 T u l s a , O k l a . 74102 ( 9 1 8) 627-3330

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Schlumberger Well Services

1300 Main, Suite 1209 Houston, Texas 77002

Texas Coast Division 658-8300

7131629-9450 Houston, Texas 77056

Biostratigraphers

PALEONTOLOGY PALEOECOLOGY PALYNOLOGY SOURCE ROCKS NANNOFOSSILS THIN SECTIONS

W W F A I R C H I L D C R . P I C K E T T

5933 B E L L A I R E B O U L E V A R D HOUSTON. T E X A S 77036 (7131 6658686

@ Petroleum Information CORPORATION

GULF COAST WELL LOG SERVICE

A Subsidiary o f A.C. Nielsen Company

Oi l and Gas Reports Production Reports

IN H O U S T O N ONE CORPORATE S Q U A R E

P 0 B O X 1702 77001

526-1381

COMPLETE COVERAGE GULF COAST, EAST TEXAS, SOUTHERN LOUISIANA

AND OFFSHORE

906 Crawford St. Houston, Texas 77002

(71 3) 658-8733

(Formerly Nixon-Ferguson Well Log Service)

Global Exploration Analysts,

i Inc. & Associates

4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 141, Houston, Texas 77027

713/686-7881, 965-9674 Cable: Globex-Houston

Grover E. Murray

I I CLOSE% Hunter Yarborough I

R. BREWER & CO., INC. I Houston

oetrodnrsiis, inc. Joe H. Smith

President

3130 S.W. Freeway. Su~te 305/Houston, Texas/(713) 523-9790

J. R. Butler and Company OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS

Suite 130, 4605 Post Oak Place, Houston, Texas 77027

Telephone 71 3/627-7180 Telex: 91 0 881 4408

Affiliated with GeoQuest International, Inc.

YOU 6ET TOTAL SERVICE FROM THE TOP OF THE WELL TO Ken Becker Roger Reinmiller W. D. "Don" Bishop L. L. Skaggs Bob Carr Ross "Bud" Smlth A. 8 . Fuqua Ted Turner Bill Latson Harold Watt R. M. "Dusty" Rhodes

BROWN AND McKENZIE, INC. Oil & Gas Exploration Five Greenway Plaza East

Suite 1704 Houston, Texas 77046

(713) 626-3300

C. F. Brown, Jr. Michael McKenzie Billy Neal, Petroleum Engineer

THE STONE OIL CORP. GULF COAST OIL & GAS EXPLORATION

3 8 0 1 K / R B Y D R I V E , S U / T E 544 H O U S T O N , TEXAS 77098

KARL H. ARLETH 0. W. K I M M E Y (713) 5 2 6 - 8 7 3 4

LADD PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Gas & Oil Exploration

2121 Sage Road Suite 300

Sam H. Peppiatt

Exploration Manager-Houston L lADD

WOODHAM CONSULTING CO.

Geophysical-Geological Consultants

Bill Woodham

P.O. Box 87 Fulshear, Texas 77441

346-1418

A n Equal Opportuni ty Employer M I F

Lcsted o n t he Arnerccan Stock Exchange

Ticker Symbol: M N D

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EXPLORATION OIL & GAS MARKETING GAS LIQUIDS

Suite 1100 One Allen Center Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 659-3060

PEPPARD-SOUDERS (i ASSOCIATES--

GEOLOGY * ENGINEERING * GEOPHYSICS &

Dallas Denver Houston I idl land

BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY

1228 Bank of the Southwest Houston, Texas 77002

W. H. Smith, President 652-5896 C. B. Benge, Jr., V.P.-General Manager

MORGAN J. DAVIS ASSOCIATES Petroleum Consultants and Geologists

1300 Main-Suite 620 Houston, Texas 77002

MORGAN J . DAVIS EDWARD D. PRESSLER 713-451-0209 713-658-1832

I/ PETROGRAPHY INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM THIN SECTION

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RUSH ORDERS 2-3 DAYS OVER 14 YEARS P 0 BOX 3001

PRICE LIST AVAILABLE EXPERIENCE LUBBOCK, TX. 79452 806/797-6440

EXETER EXPLORATION COMPANY 2300 Lincoln Center Building Denver, Colorado 80264 J. Allen Gardner, President (303) 623-51 41

GULF COAST REPRESENTATIVE Trio Exploration Consultants 217 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 659 941 0 Frank Lovett res. 371 -3444 Harry M. Perry res. 371-7272 W. E. Belt, Jr. res. 494-2026

SIERRA PRODUCTION COMPANY 1400 Capital National Bank Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002

Byron F. Dyer James P. Blackstone

'..--' GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER

LOGS WELL HISTORIES

MAPS PRODUCTION REPORTS - M E M B E R S H I P S AVAILABLE

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326 ENTEX BUILDING 4150 WESTHEIMER HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 and HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027

(7 13) 658-9573 (713) 961-7891

selscorn Delta P. 0. Box 36928

Houston, Texas 7 7 0 3 6 71 3 /785-4060

Principal Offices: Houston, London, Singapore, Calgary

RALPH E. DA VIS ASSOCIA TES, INC. Consultants

Petroleum and Natural Gas

500 Jefferson Building-Suite 2031 Houston, Texas 77002 713-659-8835

[B WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL Litton

10.001 Richmond Avenue. P O . Box 2469, Houston. Texas 77001

Telephone 713 789-9600 Cable WESGECO Telex 762406

ATWATER, CARTER, MILLER & HEFFNER

Consulting Geologists and Engineers

424 Whitney Bank Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

(504) 581-6527

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION

5825 Ch~mney Rock Road - P 0. Box 36269

Houslon. Texas 77036. 7131666.2561

Officas: MidlandINew 0rleanslDenverlCalgafyXaracas;The Hague

CAVALLA ENERGY EXPLORATION CO.

JAMES A. McCARTHY President

HERMAN L. SMITH Vice President

PETER R. FRORER Vice President 600 Jefferson Bldg. Suite 508

Houston, Texas 77002 713/652-0907

J. M. Sides A. B. Thorn --

626-2300

hanover petroleum corporation 2121 Sage Road

Suite 220 Houston, Texas 77056

H. J. GRUY & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Consultants

2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 150 2501 Cedar Springs Rd. Houston, Texas 77063 Dallas, Texas 75201 (71 3) 785-9200 (214) 742-1421

PRUDENTIAL DRILLING COMPANY 5433 Westheimer, Suite 620

Houston, Texas 77056

Ofc. Phone 621-7330 CECIL R. RIVES Res. Phone 467-9894

Total concept

Corporate Headquarters: 4120-D Directors Row, Houston,Texas 77092 Telephone: 7131686-5516 Telex. 76-2683

EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANTS

9525 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 207 HOUSTON TEXAS 77024

AC 71 3/461-5600

EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION

OPPORTUNITIES

FEE PAID BY EMPLOYERS ONLY

EXPLORATION INC. Texas - Louis iana - Canada

Burt Dunn

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HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORPORATION

242 The Main Building, 1212 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002

7131651-3800

3615 Gulf Freeway 223-4193

DOW CHEMICAL U.S.A. OIL & GAS DIVISION - HOUSTON, TEXAS

3 6 3 6 RICHMOND AVENUE P. 0 . BOX 22468 (713)623-3011

Midland, Texas - Walnut Creek , California

afayette , Louisiana - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

GeoQuest International, Inc. EXPLORATION CONSULTANTS

Suite 130, 4605 Post Oak Place, Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone 7131627-7180 Telex 910 881 4408

Affiliated with J.R. Butler and Company

NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, IHC.

OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION

HOUSTON DISTRICT. Sulle 3000. One Allen Cenler. Houston. Tenas 77002. Phone (71 3) 751 -0034

I BOLT ASSOCLATES INC. 205 WILSON AVE . NORWALK. CONN 06854 (203) 8530700 TFl FX 94-0310

qeodafa SERVICE INC. 5603 South Rice Avenue Houston, Texas 77081

G. J . Long Paul Farrerl

NL Bamid Logging Systems reduce drilling costs. Baroid offers a wide range of logging services that reduce drilling costs, increase drilling efficiency and minimize drilling hazards. Baroid Logging Systems include Mud Logging Service (MLS), Applied Drilling Technology (ADT), and Computerized Applied Drilling Technology (CADT).

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during trips pump pressure casing pressure mud weight and viscosity shale density shale factor inter-

com with driller.

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mud weight depth differential mud resistivity mud temperature flow rate; and records on strip

charts: formation drillability cost per foot lagged differential mud temperature and mud resistivity

pore pressure.

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