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Volume 18
Number 10
June, 1976
BULLETIN
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PEEL OF FESTOON CROSS-BEDDING IN LOWER PART OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER Courtesy Rufus LeBlanc POINT BAR, NEAR VICKSBURG. MISSISSIPPI
HGS JUNE CALENDAR
June 14, 1976 (Guest Night) Houston Oaks Hotel Consort II Ballroom
Dr. S. Harold Reuter "A Photographic Voyage Through Our Underwater World" Cocktails-5.00, Dinner-7:OO, Meeting-7:45
President First Vice-President Second Vice-president Secretary Treasurer Past President
Walter A. Boyd, Jr. (7-1-76) B. C. Phillips (7-1-76) Clyde G. Beckwith (7-1-77) W. L. Tidwell (7-1-77)
Publications Special Publications Directory Bulletin Awards & Student Loans Public Relations Remembrance Historical Finance Advertising Research & Study Academic Liaison Continuing Education Personnel Placement Ballot Entertainment Boy Scouts Library Exhibits Environmental Transportation Field Trip (Co-chairmen)
Membership
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 234 Esperson Building Houston, Texas 77002
223-9309
OFFICERS
Anthony Reso, Tenneco Oil Company Stewart Chuber, Consultant
Martha Lou Broussard, Rice University Cecll R. Rlves, Independent
Dean Grafton, Cities Service Oil Company Sabin W. Marshall, Texas Gas Transmission
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Columbia Gas Development Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company
Continental Oil Company Houston Oil & Minerals
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Gay C. Helm, Jr., Ranger Oil Company Doris M. Curtk, Shell Development Company
William K. Peebles, Houston Pipe Line Company Donald W. Lane, Consultant
Albert Erxlebsn, Exxon Company, U.S.A. Kenneth Durham, Pennzoil Company
Billy E. Maxwell, Exxon Company, U.S.A. George H. Gore, Texas Gas Exploration Corporation
Irving L. Snider, Newmont Oil Company Kenneth W. Toedter, J. M. Huber Corporation
Cyrus Strong. Shell 011 Company Dan C. Edwards, Ashland Oil, Inc.
W. Tom Spurlock, Tenneco Oil Company Robort A. Harrls, Mitchell Energy
Albert C. Raeach, Exxon Company, U S A . Jeffery V. Morrls, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.
Tom W. Penn, Penntex Petroleum Company Jean A. Andrews, Marathon Oil Company
Matthew W. Daura, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. Martin M. Sheets, Consultant
William W. Woolfolk, Marathon Oil Company George W. Hinds, Photogravity Co., Inc.
Thomas A Bay, Jr., Shell Development Company Cralg C. Barclay, Texas Oil and Gas Corp.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES
Advisor, Museum of Natural Science GCAGS Representative GCAGS Alternate AAPG Group Insurance AAPG Delegate Chairman
HGS Bulletin Staff
Edd R. Turner, Jr., Getty Oil Company Ben J. Sorrell, Superior Oil Company
Sabin W. Marshall, Texas Gas Transmission John Bremsteller, Insurance Consultant
John J. Amoruso, Consultant
Advertising P W s Par Year Editor
Donald W. Lane Consultant 461-1637
Advertising Professional Card $ 50.00 % Page $1 20.00
Kenneth.W. Toedter % Page $200.00 J. M. Huber Corp. 'h Page $360.00
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HIEROGLYPHICS V. PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
The Pharaohs of ancient Egypt had a penchant for inscribing the events of their time on stone. This was fortuitous for otherwise we would know very little about Egyptian history. If a copy of this Bulletin issue is chosen for inclusion in a 10,000-yeartime capsule, let me inform afuture reader about H.G.S. accomplishments during 1975-1976 A.D.
I. PUBLICATIONS
1. BULLETIN: Established a completely new format for the monthly Bulletin to create in appearance and quality a medium for technical articles as well as local professional information and Society announce- ments.
2. NEW PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS (started in 1975-1 976)
a) Symposium on Alternate Sources of Energy in Texas. Five to seven articles on uranium, coal and geothermal energy in Texas presented at the Meeting of the South-Central Section, G.S.A. in Houston, Texas, February 26-27, 1976. The H.G.S. was co-host of the Meeting and organized the Symposium.
b) Primer on oil and gas exploration geology by the Special Publications Committee.
c) Atlas of Papers on Houston Physical Environment by Research and Study Committee.
3. DIRECTORY: Publication of 1975 HGS-GSH Direc- tory (first since 1971). Supplement of 1975-1976 new members in progress.
4. PUBLICATION SALES: Brisk sales of all publications including 650 Delta II volumes returned $9,000 for future publication funding.
II. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL REVISIONS
1. Established by statute new procedures for installatjon and collection of dues and proration of dues from new members.
2. Redesigned and revised stationery, forms and dues- membership cards.
3. Expanded duties of Past-President to include report- ing on Foundation Scholarship Funds.
Ill. MEMBERSHIP
The combination of a) effort to reinstate previous year's delinquent members; b) normal growth and c) member- ship campaign served to increase membership by a record 400 (from 2,223 to 2,623). The H.G.S. remains the largest local geological society in the world.
IV. FINANCIAL
The membership voted by a margin of more than 4-1 to amend the Bylaws to increase annual dues to $10. It was the first dues increase in six years. Bulletin advertising revenue exceeded budget by more than 30 percent and was twice as great as the previous year indicating advertisers' acceptance and support of the new Bulleton.
Seventeen general lecture meetings were held during the year. Total attendance was 4,500. The Continuing Education Course on The Economics of Oil and Gas Exploration was attended by 275 persons.
The H.G.S. was a co-host for the 10th Annual Meeting of the South-Central Section, G.S.A., where 100 papers were given. The H.G.S. organized two field trips in conjunction with the meeting which were fully sub- scribed.
Exhibits of H.G.S. publications were presented at meetings of the G.C.A.G.S. (Jackson, Miss.), G.S.A. (Houston), and A.A.P.G. (New Orleans).
VI. AWARDS
1) Best Paper Award (1975) to: Brian E. O'Brien
2) Honorary Life Member (1976) to: Fred L. Smith, Jr.
The basic thrust of this Administration was to commit itself and (by statute) futureofficers, directors and committee chairpersons to personally control key items of Society business that had progressively slipped to delegation and contractual secretaries. We promoted the membership of and participation from more geologists working on exploration for coal and mineral resources; geologists working in petroleum research laboratories; government geologists (NASA); and university teachers. Several new projects for publication, besides the new Bulletin, were started and, in particular, we placed the Society in a very strong financial condition to support its new and expanding activities. I thank all those who were helpful.
ANTHONY RESO, President Houston Geological Society
NOTICE
Newly elected H.G.S. officers and directors for the 1976-1977 fiscal year are:
President Hal H. Bybee Continental O i l
First Vice President Royce E. Schneider Superior Oi l
Decond Vice President Dean Grafton Cities Service Co.
Secretary Jeff V. Morris Transcontinental Production Co.
Treasurer Merton M. (Ossie) Osborne Trunkline Gas Co.
Executive Committeemen for two-year term Robert A. Harris Mitchell Energy 7-1-76 - 7-1-78 Elgean C. Shield Anschultz Corp.
ALBERT C. RAASCH, Chairman Ballot Committee
Houston Geological Society Bulletin, June 1976
EVENING MEETING JUNE 14, 1976
S. HAROLD REUTER - Biographical Sketch
Dr. S. Harold Reuter
was born in Providence,Rhode Island. He received
his Bachelor's Degree fromthe University of Connect-icut and a Master of
Science Degree fromBrown University. Aftergraduation from HarvardMedical School and com-
pletion of training in 1963,he moved to Houston
where he specializes inSurgery and Diseases ofthe Ear, Nose and Throatand serves as Associate
Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and University ofTexas Medical School. During his ten years of SCUBA diving,he has received international recognition for his contribu-tions in underwater photography and diving medicine. HisNo-Calculation Linear Dive Tables have prevented many adiver from developing the fatal "Bends" and his writings andlectures on the medical aspects of SCUBA have had asignificant effect on safety in diving. He is Medical Advisor forthe national YMCA SCUBA program and is a past presidentof the Houston Underwater Club during which time heoriginated the Houston International Underwater Photogra-phic Competition and Film Festival (Seaspace). He hasreceived well over one hundred national and international
awards for his underwater photographs. Dr. Reuter is asought-after lecturer both locally and nationally on all phasesof underwater photography and diving medicine. Hisunderwater work was personally acclaimed by CaptainJacques Cousteau.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC VOYAGE THROUGH OUR UNDER-
WATER WORLD (Abstract)
Dr. Reuter has captured the unmitigated beauty of theunderwater seascape with his camera. His presentation,which is not only entertaining and amusing, is sprinkled withmedical advice for all who plan a seaside vacation. Thekaleidoscope of colors and unique shots of fish, corals, andother underwater animal life as displayed in his internationalaward winning slides, holds his audiences breathless fromthe beginning to the end of his presentation. The subsea willbe visited from the magnificent Caribbean reefs of Cozumelto the spectacular colored sea life of Hawaii and the SouthPacific. He will share the works soon to be published by theItalian international magazine Mondo Sommerso whoselected Dr. Reuter to represent the United States in theirtribute to the world's outstanding underwater photo-graphers. Included in the presentation will be shots used forthe covers of local, national and international magazines andperiodicals.
DELEGATES AND ALTERNATESFROM HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYTO AAPG HOUSE OF DELEGATES
oELEGA TES
1. Craig C. Barclay2. J. Denny Bartell3. Richard G. Guerrero4. Jim B. Harris5. Dalton L. Null6. John K. Rabenold7. Sam M. Udden
8. Royce E. Anderson9. Joy J. Anneler
10. Matthew W. Daura
11. R. Chan Tysor
AL TERNA TES
1. David C. Archer
2. Chester A. Baird, Jr.3. Charles A. Brinkley4. Randall J. Fleming5. William A. Fowler, Jr.6. Robert A. Harris
7. George L. Keprta8. Gene B. Martin
HOLD-OVER oELEGA TES
1. Thomas D. Barber
2. Clyde E. Harrison3. Howard W. Kiatta4. M. Malek-Aslani5. Jack Donald McClelland
3 yr. term7-1-76 to 6-30-79
l 1 yr. term
) 7-1-76 to 6-30-77
9. Stephen B. McTague, Jr.10. Robert P. Norris11. Merton M. Osborne
12. George H. Rudkin13. Donald R. Scherer
14. William H. Spencer15. Collis P. Suderman, Jr.16. Keith V. Tompkins
6. William Gene Pittman7. Tom E. Purcell
8. Royce E. Schneider9. John W. Vineyard
10. Robert L. Zinn
NEW HGS-GSH DIRECTORY AVAILABLE
A new HGS-GSH Membership Directory is nowavailable. It may be either picked up at the HGS Office for$3.15 (including tax) or ordered by mail for $4.00. (Includecheck or money order).
Mail order to: Houston Geological Society234 Esperson BuildingHouston, Texas 77002
Please send
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Cost per copy is $4.00 (including tax, postage, and handling)
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HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP
The Executive Committee of H.G.S. announces withpleasure that Fred L. Smith, Jr. has been elected an HonoraryLife Member. He is honored for his many services to theSociety and in recognition for his professional work. Thecitation and plaque will be presented at the June 14, 1976Meeting.
FRED L. SMITH, JR.
Fred L. Smith, Jr. is anative Houstonian. He wasborn April 1, 1916 and at-tended Houston PublicSchools in the Park Placearea. After graduating fromhigh school, Fred enrolledat Texas A & M in 1934andgraduated with a B.S. ingeology in 1938.
While a student atTexas A & M he was em-
ployed during the summermonths in the paleo lab of
the Humble Oil & Refining Company and also as a surveyorfor a governmental agriculture program. After graduation hejoined Atlantic Refining Company; and after a brief assign-ment in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was transferred back to
Houston. Fred's initia.1 experience with Atlantic was as apaleontologist with assignments covering the entire Texasand Louisiana Gulf Coast. He was later transferred to the
geological department and served as assistant districtgeologist. In 1947 Fred left Atlantic to join the newly formedManforth Oil Company as exploration manager. During theperiod of 1950-51 he served as a partner with the late Leon V.Manry, Sr. in the Frio Petroleum Company. From 1951-52 heserved as assistant to the chief geologist of the ChicagoCorporation in Fort Worth, Texas. This experience involvedan assignment in the Rocky Mountain area as well as all ofTexas and other areas. In 1952 Fred both opened and closedan office for the Natural Gas & Oil Corporation in Houstonand decided with that it was time to try it on his own. So, onDecember 1,1952 he opened an office as a consultant and isstill actively engaged in consulting work.
Fred has co-authored' several papers on Texas GulfCoast oil and gas fields and one dealing with paleoecology.
Fred has been arnember of the Houston GeologicalSociety since 1938 and has served the society in manycapacities. In 1965-66 he served as secretary; in 1966-67 asfirst vice president; and in 1967-68 as president. Followingthis he served asex-officio on the executive committee and in1968-69 served as chairman of the HGS ConstitutionRevision Committee. Fred has also served as an AAPGdistrict representative and as HGS representative to theGCAGS. For several years he served as co-chairman for theHGS on the GCAGS tectonic map project finally publishedby the AAPG in 1972.
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Fred has been a member of the AAPG since 1939 and amember of the SEPM since 1953. He has served on the AAPG
Long Range Planning Committee and is now serving his thirdthree-year term on the AAPG Boy Scout Committee. On May12, 1976 he received one of the highest awards given to adultScouters, the Silver Beaver Award for long and dedicatedservice to Scouting.
Fred was one of the founders and charter member of theGulf Coast Section of the SEPM and has served the Section
as treasurer, secretary and president. He also served aschairman of a paleoecological committee from 1964-66 thatresulted in two papers presented at the GCAGS conventionin Lafayette, Louisiana in 1966. The efforts of this committeehave provided a better understanding of depositionalenvironments and better communication between paleontol-ogists and geologists regarding their classification. In 1965Fred served as editor for the GCAGS papers for the GulfCoast Section SEPM. He was also among the small groupthat founded SIPES and is a charter member. He is a chartermember of AIPG.
Jobs were scarce to non-existent when Fred graduated,a situation he still remembers; and as a consequence he hashelped numerous young geologists find employment overthe years.
In 1938 Fred married his high school sweetheart, VivianBlair. They have two sons: Fred, III of Boulder, Colorado, andRobert M. Smith of Austin, Texas, and two daughters:Carolyn Pfennig of Louisville, Kentucky, andJudy Wehner ofHouston, and six grandchildren.
1976 SUMMER SCIENCE CLASSESHOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
Classes for ages 5 through teens will be held at theMuseum during June and July. Subjects include Bayou Life,Crayfish & Shrimp, Northeastern Indians, Fossil Inverte-brates, Desert Ecology, Reptile Pets, Ants, Bees and Wasps,Strange Mammals, and Astronomy. Field trips for students 10years and older will go to Galveston and Lake Houston.Information regarding schedules, costs, and preregistrationmay be obtained from the Museum.
Houston Museum of Natural ScienceP.O. Box 8175
Houston, Texas 77004Phone 526-4273
ANNOUNCEMENT:REEF SYMPOSIUM
The First Circular announcing the topics, field trips, etc.,and inviting tentative titles for presentations for the ThirdInternational Coral Reef Symposium, Western Atlantic Reefs,1977, can be obtained from:
Reef SymposiumUniversity of Miami4600 Rickenbacker CausewayMiami, Florida 33149
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HGS PUBLICATION PLANNED ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCES
The Houston Geological Society, in cooperation with the Geological Society of America and the Department of Geology, Rice University will sponsor the publication of Geology of Alternate Energy Resources in the South-Central United States. It will be based on a session of the recent South-Central Section 10th Annual Meeting of the Geologi- cal Society of American held at Rice University, February 27,
1976, and will include papers on uranium, lignite and geothermal development in the South-Central United States. Session Covenor, Mr. Michael D. Campbell, of the Depart- ment of Geology, Rice University, will serve as Senior Editor for the publication. An extensive bibliography of the topics covered will be included.
The abstracts of the papers to be included in the publication are presented here as a preview for those HGS members who did not attend the GSA meeting at Rice. Publication date is expected to be early fall, 1976.
URANIUM POTENTIAL IN THE TEXAS GULF COASTAL PLAIN
Kendell A. Dickinson, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225
The potential for large new uranium deposits in the Tertiary rocks of the Texas gulf coastal plain is greatest in the deeper subsurface in an area southeast of the known deposits in Karnes, Live Oak, and Duval Counties, extending to thevicinity of the present coast. This area, favorable because of the thick Catahoula Tuff (Miocene) section and the geologic history of paleo-aridity, has not been extensively explored below depths of about 100 m and may yield several new large deposits.
This assessment of the uranium potential is based or, the assumption that any new deposits will be geologically and geochemically similarto those known in the area. Othertypesare not considered. Various evidence, both geologic and geochemical, indicates that the Catahoula Tuff is the ultimate source of uranium for these deposits. The Whitsett Formation (upper Eocene), the
available radiometric data in Tertiary or associated rocks; 4) local ground-water sampling (using a specific suite of major and minor elements selected on the basis of the regional ground-water geochemistry; 5) widely-spaced reconnaissance (or stratigraphic) drilling, coring and borehole geophysical logging todefine favorable sedimentary facies and to establish the specific lithologic character of the sediments; and 6) detailed petrographic evaluation of all available sam~les to define the environment of deposition and diagenetic history of "favorable" sediments.
If two or more of the above procedures produce favorable results, suggesting that conditions for the formation of uranium mineralization are present in the area under consideration, an extensive drilling program is justified. Drilling should test the target formations eva~ ia teddur in~ the initial exploration stage. ~ e p t h s " p to 3000 feet should be anticipated if up-dip information is favorable. Selected areas are discussed that have: 1) favorable sourceand host rocks; 2) favorable age; 3) favorable regional and local structure; and 4) radiometric characteristics favorable for uranium mineralization of potentially economic grade and reserves in the areas.
Catahoula Tuff, and the Oakville Sandstone (Miocene) are the principal uranium host rocks in the south Texas coastal plain. The outcrop area of these formations and related rocks from Gonzales and DeWitt Counties southwestward to the Rio Grande river has URANIUM IN SlTU LEACHING IN THE TER- been thoroughly explored on the surface and to adepth of about 100 TIARY DEPOSITS OF SOUTH TEXAS m and will not produce any large deposits not already known to the industry.
The part of the coastal plain northeast of Gonzales and DeWitt Counties is less promising because the Catahoula is much thinner and may contain less volcanic ash in this area. Furthermore, paleo- climates, like the present climate, may have been less arid to the northeast, creating conditions geochemically less favorable for the formation and preservation of large uranium deposits. Some small deposits are known from this area and otherswill probably be found.
Hunkin, Geoffrey G., P.E., Consulting Engineer, 9 Meadowlark Lane, Littleton, Colorado 70123
The exploitation ot Texas Uranium deposits of the Eocene, Miocene and Pliocene series by in situ leaching methods is in progress at six locations in Webb, Duval and George West counties. --
The mineralogy, geochemistry, physical qualities of the host sandstones, and local groundwater conditions vary with each deposit but are compatible with the dissolution chemistry of alkaline type leaching agents.
A classification chart is presented showing the relationship FRONTIER URANIUM EXPLORATION IN THE between geologic formation, permeability, calcite, quartz, clays, SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES pyrite, organic carbon and leaching processes.
by Michael D. Campbell, Department of Geology, Rice Univer- sity, Houston, Texas and Kevin T. Biddle, Department of Geology, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Selected areas of the South Central United States outside the known uranium trends of south Texas have a largely untested potential for the occurrence of significant uranium mineralization. These areas, underlain by Tertiary and older sediments, include parts of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The commonly accepted criteria employed in uranium exploration are applicable to these "frontier" areas but special consideration must also be given to the atypical geologic aspects of such areas as they may apply to relatively unique types of uranium mineralization or to the development of special exploration criteria for common types of roll-front and fault-related uranium mineralization.
The procedures involved in evaluating "frontier" areas should be based on comprehensive evaluations involving: 1) location and analysis of potential source rocks (e.g. intrusive igneous rocks, bentonitic sediments, unique complexes, etc.); 2) definition of regional variations in the potential host sediments (e.g. marginal marine to nonmarine environments of deposition); 3) review of all
LIGNITE EXPLORATION IN THE GULF COAST L. K. Gerahian, E. J. Calhoun, and G. F. Collins. General Crude
Oil Company, P.O. Box 2252, Houston, Texas 77001
In order to establish a meaningful exploration program, a three- prong approach should be utilized. The first stage is the targeting of the areas of exploration. This stage includes review, review of water-well information, review of oil well data, and meetings with local geologic surveys. The second stage isthe actual drilling. At this preliminary stage, the goal of drilling is to define the areas of lignite which would tend to be most likely commercial. In order to minimize costs, drilling should be done on roughly 1 - 1% mile centers. The third and final stage is the data compilation. At this point the geologist must complete his final seam correlations in order to map the subsurface to establish the preliminary reserves. Various techniques are employed in this type of program, which includes use of computers, as well as various drafting and reproduction processes.
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THE POTENTIAL O F I N SlTU LIGNITE GASIFI- The Technica l P rogram Commit tees of the t w o Societ ies
CATION I N TEXAS are ca l l ing for abstracts o f technica l papers. The abstracts,
Edgar, Thomas F,, Department of Chemical Engineering, and One not exceed 250 Un~versity of Texas, Austin. Texas 78712 words, are t o b e submit ted no t later than October 1 , 1976 t o
The techn~cal and economlc feas~bility of ut i l~zing in s ~ t u gasification to recover energy from deep basin Texas llgnlte has been under investigat~on during the past three years at UT-Austln. The low Btu gas produced can be utilized for production of electric power or as a chem~cal feedstock The economic and technical factors wh~ch make the in situ process attractive have been ident~fied. Potentla problem areas have also been evaluated. A d~scussion of previous operating experience in the U.S. and Russia w ~ l l be given. Slnce Texas ligmte IS a shrinking coal, a three-step conversion process IS envisioned: (1) drying: (2) backward burning. (3) forward burning. Steps (1 ) and (2) are permeab~lity enhancement (seam preparation) processes, while the f~nal step is the major gas product~on step. Laboratory work is presently underway to deter- mine w h ~ c h geological, physical, and chemical conditions In Texas are conducive to economic application of in situ gasif~cat~on, and to develop a design and operating bas~s for eventual field testing.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY FROM THE FRlO FORMATION-A NEW RESOURCE FROM A N OLD TREND
Don G. Bebout. Bureau of Econom~c Geology. The Univers~ty of Texas at Aust~n, Austin. Texas 78712
A hlgh percentage of the Texas Gulf Coast 011 and gas is produced from the Frio Forrnat~on, most of the hydrocarbons are derived from fluvlal sands on the updip portion of the Frio sedimentary wedge and are less than 100 feet thick. The downd~p F r ~ o sands are considerably thicker (100 - 700 feet) and were deposited e~ther as deltas or as strandplain deposits. These thlck sands at depths greater than 10,000 feet commonly produce water fresher than sea waterw~th temperatures between 250-300" Fand are saturated with methane gas. The objective of the Bureau of Economic Geology project is to evaluate the potential of producing water from these large geopressured reservoirs In order to obta~n thermal energy, methane gas, and potable water.
o n e o f the unders igned. Acceptance o f papers wi l l b e determined solely o n the basis of the abstract.
The fo l low ing are the special SEPM symposia a n d sessions p lanned ( in addl t lon t o the regular technica l sessions): SEPM Research Symposium-"Predict ive Sedi- mentary Models for Earth Resources: Fossil Fuels a n d Metals": Carbonate Research Group-"Porosity In Carbo- nate Rocks": Compute r Techno logy Group-"The Appl ica- t i on o f Geophysica l Well Logs to Sedimentary Facies Interpretat ion"; Turb id i tes and Deep Sedimentat ion Re- search Group-(Unt i t led at Present); Evaporite Research Group-(Unt i t led at Present); Special Technica l Session (co - sponsored b y Envi ronmenta l Geo logy Research Group) - "Geologica l Aspects of Ocean Wastes Disposal"; Special Technica l Session-"Remote Sensing In Sedimento logy: The Coastal Zone".
Standard 2 x -2 sl ides on ly w i l l b e accepted. T w o pro jectors a n d t w o screens wi l l b e prov ided. Inst ruct ions fo r preparat ion a n d review o f sl ides wi l l be sent t o the author u p o n acceptance o f the abstract.
Mur ry Felsher, Cha i rman J. W. Pierce. Chai rman SEPM Technica l Program A A P G Technica l Program N.A.S.A. Smi thsonian Inst i tu t ion Cod-e: EK M N H - E G 2 Washington, D.C. 20546 Washington, D.C. 20560
PROFESSIONAL NEWS The first essential step In such an evaluation is to determ~ne
reg~onal trends of the sand bod~es and thelr depos~t~onal envlron- ments Sand-percent maps of the lower part of the F r ~ o o u t l ~ n e t h ~ c k WILL GREEN, former ly Senlor Geologist wl th Shel l , has
d~p-or~ented sand bod~es w h ~ c h were depos~ted as h~gh-construct~ve lolned GeoQuest lnternat lonal L td , e x ~ l o r a t l o n consul - deltas along the Lower Texas Gulf Coast. To the ;orth, along the tants Middle and Upper Texas Gulf Coast, sands along the main sand depocenter are str~ke-al~gned and were deposited as strandplaln BEN H MARTIN has retired as M~~~~~~ of slebens oI1 & G~~ sands and barr~er bars The sands of the upper part of the Frlo, on the other hand aredom~nately strike or~ented throughout the Texas Gulf (U ) Ltd In England, and will return to the Coast Un i ted States In Ju ly His address will b e 49 L o n g Meadow
Road, Rlverslde, Connect icut 06878 Sand-percent maps along w ~ t h so thermal maps ~ d e n t ~ f y gross
geothermal farways w h ~ c h contaln sand bod~es greater than 300feet t h ~ c k with f l u ~ d temperatures h~aher than 250°F More deta~led PRAIRIE PRODUCING C O M P A N Y announces the reloca- studles of these falrways then ~ncorporate both deta~led analys~s of t lon o f 1t.s o f f lces to 2200 Hous ton Natural Gas Bul ldrng, sand dlstrlbutlon with closely spaced well-logs and PorosltY and Hous ton , Texas 77002, e f fectwe June 26 1976 Their new permeab~l~ty data obta~nedf romcoreanalys~sand log lnterpretatlon telephone number will be (713, 658-8413
HERSHEL E SALE, previously w ~ t h Ruther ford 011 C o r p , IS
1977 AAPG-SEPM ANNUAL MEETING n o w w l th Klsslnger Petro leum C o r p
CALL FOR PAPERS
T h e 1977 Annual Meet ing of SEPM a n d A A P G wil l b e RECENT DEATH held J u n e 13-16 i n Washington, D.C. The theme, Fueling the Future, encourages the submiss ion o f forward- look ing James M . Whatley. Consul tant . d ied M a y 5. 1976, at the papers o f b road general interest. T h e addi t ion o f Thursday age o f 47. H e was former ly Vice-president o f Co lo rado O i l m o r n i n g t o the meet ing schedule assures the inc lus ion o f a Company a n d Chief Geologis t for Coastal States Gas larger-than-usual number of unsol ic i ted technica l papers. Company
Houston Geolog~cal Soc~e l y Bul le l~n June 1976
MEETINGS CALENDAR
June 2-4
June 10-16
July 12-16
Sept. 13-15
Sept 21-0ct 8
Sept 30-0ct 2
Gulf Coast Lignite: Geology, Utilization, and Environmental Aspects. (Dr. William R. Kaiser, Bureau of Economic Geology, The university of Texas at Austin. Univer- sity Station, Box X, Austin, Texas 78712)
Latin American Congress of Geology, Acapulco, Mexico (Diego A. Cordoba, lnstituto de Geologia, Apartado Postal 70- 296, Cuidad Universitaria, Mexico 20, D.F.)
Stratigraphic interpretation of seismic data, short course in Vail, Colo. By AAPG & SExG. (Judy Golasinski, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Box 979, Tulsa, 74101. Phone: 91 8 584-2555)
Clay Minerals Society, annual meeting, Corvallis, Ore. (J. L. Young, Department of Soils Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331)
International Geological Congress, in Sydney, Australia, plus field trips to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Austra- lia. (Secretary-General, 25th International Geological Congress, Box 1892, Canberra City, A.C.T., 2601, Australia)
Geology and energy resources of the Powder River Basin, annual field confer- ence, in Casper, Wyo. (Jim Jamieson, Box 2619, Casper, Wyo., 82602)
AAPG & SExG Petroleum exploration school, in Dallas. (Judy Golasinski, Amer- ican Association of Petroleum Geologists, Box 979, Tulsa, 74101. Phone: 918 584- 2555)
New Mexico Geological Society, annual field trip, northeastern New Mexico (Dan Sowle, 2816 Camino Principe, Santa Fe, 87501 )
VOTING RESULTS- AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS
Results of the vote on the proposition that the final paragraph of Section 1, Article IV of the By-Laws of the Houston Geological Society be amended to read:
Dues charged and collected from NEW members whose applications are approved after March 1 shall be applied to the remainder of that fiscal year and also to the following year.
In Favor 1.1 10 86.8% Against 169 13.2%
The amendment is therefore approved
Previously this paragraph read that dues paid by new members whose applications were approved after April 75th would be applied to the next administrative year. Moving the date back to March 1st providesa more equitable proration of dues paid by new members late in the fiscal year and requires that the Society charge and collect such dues.
ALBERT C. RAASCH, Chairman Ballot Committee
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS
The following "Declaration of Independents" was written by the Wildcat Committee of the Western Oil and Gas Association. Up to 500 copies may be requested with contributions to the R. M. Pyles Boys Camp, a summer camp for underprivileged children, located in the Sierras, and supported by the Wildcat Committee. Contributions are 100% charitable deductions. Send checks made out to R. M. Pyles Boys Camp, to Wildcat Committee, c/o Western Oil and Gas Association, 609 South Grand Avenue. Los Angeles 9001 7.
e holb th& h h ' t o bPsPlfrv~~m.thataU~dmttios &e equal unber the law a d in the forum of publir opm'wn,anb are onboweb with rprtain ~naltenable nqhM. thatnmaniq these are firabom from mkleabinqmfbia statements. f r p ~ b o m frdm p u n ~ t ~ v e legulatlon by febmal.stateapbto$al govemmentaand freeborn to cornpPtP with ouselves anb other industries for faw anb reasonable. profits..
h~ hkCury octhe past few years's a history of rapeatebinjuripdts our m a t (nil Snbtutry.al1 havm the apparent objective of eslablkhing avdst.ine$rienl, IYJALP~UI ~ a t i o d i i e b COd9ndusLy.
L?o prow t h i i l ~ t these facts be subm~neb:
Dhn gwernment has for ears rontrolleb the well-heab price oy gas. making the s k r c x fornpur resirve#.un~eonomir. * h e y have remoueb thp tax i n c e n t i v e d b ~ i g n p b to st imulate the search for energy, yet all othpr minerals have rtL~mpb thi i consiberation.
* O e y h u e continually raweb tares 'on our inbustry anb then they reportto thew ronsutuentd that we pay taxes:
n dnb on go examples 05 how the @ti Jnbuet hasbecome Ihe whipping boy of our mw mi&'.hen,ln $act, t h e d c n u a e of our pro&ts,lies.at the boor ofgovernmPnttt$e$
t,themfore, &solemnly publshanb b~clare tha twe by r ~ g h t ought tobp S w a n b i n - bepenbent 05 s t ~ f l m gowernmpntal intervention an) Chat we h~ghl resolve from thrg bay(oroal.a to bun% ~ m . y s i v e rampaign to tell Qongre8s a d a&e people 4 thkd Muon these Bcta, to armst th~growmng hostlitr) towarb the Od 3 n b u s t r y
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6 Houston Geological Society Bullet~n. June 1976
NEW MEMBERS JUNE 1976
AHLSTRAND DENNIS C Geologisl Exxon Company USA 7800 Westglen Houston Texas 656-9843
10510 Heather Hill Drive Houston Texas 77086 448-581 2 E Wash State College University of Montana
BAlRD J K Geophysical Analyst Western Geophys~cal 8100 Westpark D r ~ v e Houston Texas 77063 781-3261
7030 Sharpv~ew Houston Texas 77074 771-6132 JANET Unlv of South Dakota
BAKER DAVID A V~ce-Presdent Explorat~on Trans Ocean 011 Inc 1700 Flrst c ~ t y East B u ~ l d ~ n g Houston Texas 225-0281
5314 Weslmlnlster Court Houston Texas 77069 440-1 152 DARYL Univ of Oklahoma Unlv o f Oklahoma
BAKER. ELDON R Senlor Geolog~st Sun 011 Company 4151 Southwest Freeway Houston. Texas 626-4 1 10
72 Brandon Road Conroe. Texas 77301 273-1 797 HERTA Texas ABM Texas ABM
BAUGHMAN RUSSELL L Geolog~st Shell 011 Company P 0 Box 991 Houston Texas 77001 220-701 7
27769 Wells Lane Conroe Texas 77302 367-3522 DORIS Ohlo State Unlv Oh10 State Unlv
BEAVER. PAUL J lndependent 1516 C 8. 1 Building Houston Texas 77002 224-3057
3803 Mldforest D r ~ v e Houston Texas 77068 440-3087 LOU Texas Tech Unlv
Geology Geology
Geology
Geol Eng. Geol. Eng.
Geology Geology
Geology Geology
Geology
BERG ROBERT R D~rector Research Texas ABM Un~verslty 123 Teague B u ~ l d ~ n g College Stallon Texas 77843 845-1811
414 Brookslde Bryan Texas 77801 846 3970 Unlv 01 M~nnesota 1948 B A U n ~ v of M~nnesota 1951 PhD
BRYANT V I C ~ I Y Associate Geologist Exxon Company USA Box 2180 Room 2245 Houston Texas 77001 656-601 8
6425 Weslhe~mer #917 Houston Texas 77057 780-7264 Unlv of Kansas 1973 B A Untv of Wash~ngton 1975 M S
BUSH EDWARD A JR D ~ s t r ~ c t Geophys~c~st U n ~ o n Texas Petroleum Box 2120 Houston Texas 77001 529-3271
Enchanted Stream Spr~ng Texas 77373 353-4260 BRENDA Bowling Green Unlv 1964 M S Washington State Unlv 1967 PhD
CAPSHAW. JOHN C Senlor V~ce-President Entex Inc Box 2628 Houslon Texas 77001 228-5111
1502 Wagon Gap Houston Texas 77090 444-8602 BETTY Colorado School of M~nes 1954 U n ~ v o f Texas 1959 M S
CARLSTROM GEORGE M Geotog~cal Eng~neer Tenneco 011 Company P 0 Box 2888 Houston Texas 77001 623-8180
12606 Shannon Hill Houston Texas 77099 498-2379 ELAINE Univ o l M ~ s s o u r ~ 1975 B S
CINTRON JOHN JR Geolog~st Oxy Petroleum Inc
P 0 Box 2247 Houston Texas 77001 629-3472
2630 Fontana Houslon Texas 77043 460-1591 CAROLYN Clty College of New York 1960 B S U n ~ v of Arkansas 1962 M S
CLARKE CHARLES E Senlor Geolog~sl Cittes Serv~ce lnternat~onal P 0 Box 642 Houston Texas 77001 869-652 1
661 1 Coral Rldge Houston Texas 77069 444-2518 PATSY Texas Tech Unlv 1952 B S Texas Tech Unlv 1959 M S
Geology Geology
Geol.. French Geology
Geophysics Geology
Pet Eng Pet Eng./Geol
Geol Eng.
Geology Geology
Geology Geology
COOK ERNEST E Presldent Invent Incorporated 9235 Katy Freeway Houston Texas 77024 461-3434
624 H e d w ~ g Road Houston Texas 77024 465-7281 NINA Cambrldge Unlv England 1946 B A Cambrldge Unlv England 1950 M A
COSSUM ROBERT M JR lndependent 1216 C B l Buddmg Houston Texas 77002 227-1505
2218 Bolsover Houston Texas 77005 529-1619 CAROL Princeton Unlv 1952 B A
COURl CLAYDON C Geotog~st Amoco Product~on Company 500 Jefferson Bulldlng P 0 Box 3092 Houston Texas 77001 652-4459
2634 Yorktown U359 Houston Texas 77056 629 5258 Clark U n ~ v Mass 1970 A B Kent State Univ 1976 M S
CURRY JAMES J JR Geolog~st Esso M~dd le East 1251 Avenue o f the Amer~cas New York New York 10020
3246 Las Palmas Houston Texas 77027 629-0977 JULIETA Unlv of Norlh Carol~na 1948 B S
DEAN JOHNNY Technical Assostant General Crude 011 2700 One Allen Center Houston Texas 77002 224-9261 Ext 183
3015 Greenridge #1 Houston Texas 77057 782-3973 LINDA Texas Tech U n ~ v 1975 B S
Physics
Geology
Geology Geol /Pateon
Geology
Geology
DeCAMARA RICHARD P Dlvislon Geolog~st Anadarko Product~on Company Two Greenway Plaza East Ste 410 Houston Texas 77046 626-7610
7515 Fern Brook Lane Houston Texas 77070 469-31 19 SUSAN Unlv of M ~ s s o u r ~ Univ of M~ssour~ Unlv of Mlssoun
1966 B S Geology 1968 M A Geology 1970 M B A Market~ng
DRUMMOND R V lndependent P 0 Box 1016 Conroe Texas 77301 756-0541 756-4712 539-0314
P O BOX 1016 Conroe Texas 77301 756-4260 GLORIA Unw of Texas 1950 B S Geology
Houston Geolog~cal Soclety Bullet~n. June 1976
FETTtRS R TOM DIV Manager Bas~n Exploration DIV Exxon Production Research P O Box 2189 Houslon Texas 77001 622 4222 Ex1 2428
2501 Commonwealth Houston Texas 77006 522-5660 JAN U n ~ v of Tennessee 1963 B S U n ~ v of Tennessee 1966 M S
HARRINGTON ROBERT B Staff Geolog~st Shell 011 Company P 0 Box 991 1 Houston Texas 77001 220-1441
726 Redleaf Lane Houston Texas 77090 444-0741 FRANCES Syracuse Unlv 1950 A B Syracuse Unlv 1952 M S
HATCHER GLENN DAVIS Geolog~st Houston 011 8 M~nerals 242 The Mam Bulldlng Houston Texas 77002 236-1212
3014 Purdue C2 Houston Texas 77005 668-1329 Unlv of Texas 1973 B S Univ of Texas 1976 M A
HERDMAN RONALD G Exploitat~on Geolog~st Exxon Company USA P 0 Box 2180 EDPC Houston Texas 77001 656 8207
14555 Broadgreen Houston Texas 77079 497-3859 VIRGINIA Unlv of Buffalo 1953 B A LSU 1955 M S
HILLIS GEORGE ANDREW Pelroleum Geolog~st Amoco Pelroleum Company Room 1329 500 Jefferson Bulldlng Houston Texas 77002 652-5625
U2077 Parkgale 4400 Memor~al Drwe Houston Texas 77007 ELIZABETH
Geology Geology
Geology Geology
Geology Geology
Geology
Geology
Oueen s Unlv of Belfast 1974 Hons BSc Geology lnperlal College of London 19 i5 M Sc D I C Pet Geol
HlRAl YOSHIRO General Manager Japan Petroleum Development Corp 1538 Capital Nat~onal Bank Bldg Houston Texas 77002 224-1225
i 6 6 Bafeswood #22 Houston Texas 77079 497-6830 EMlKO Hokkaldo Univ Japan 1954 B Sc Hokkaldo Univ Japan 1956 M Sc
Geology Geology
KEHLENBACH RICHARD (RICK) JR Geolog~st Solatex Petroleum Company LTD 1006 Flrst Clty Nat I Bank Bldg Houston Texas 77002 222-6449
4603 Shatner D r ~ v e Houston Texas 77066 140 1196 JOAN South l l l ~ n o ~ s U n ~ v 1967 B A Geology Soulh Illlno,s Univ 1969 M S Geology
KlENE JAMES RICHARD Explorat~on Geolog~st Pennzo~l Company Pennzoll Place Box 2967 Houston Texas 77001 236-7281
14319 Mlsly Meadow Houston Texas 77024 497 3348 MARTHA JO U n ~ v o f Texas 1949 B A Geology
LONG GEORGE L Petroleum Center San Anton10 Texas 78209 5 12 822-0300
11 115 Wh~sper~ng Wlnd San Anton10 Texas 78230 5121492 1387 PHYLLIS Oklahoma Stale Unlv 1959 B S Geology
MARTIN JAMES L Petrolrum Consultant 4410 Creekbend Houston Texas 77035 721-4267
4410 Creekbend Houston Texas 77035 721-4267 JACKIE Unw of Texas 1956 B S Geology U n ~ v o f New M e x ~ c o 1971 PhD Geology
OSBORNE WILLIAM (BILL1 H Broker Consultanl Her~lage Corporat~on 10333 Northwest Freeway Ste 110 Houston Texas 682-8001
2822 Lafferty Road Pasadena. Texas 77502 944-8188 ANNE U n ~ v o l H o ~ ~ s t o n
PITCHER MAX G D~rector of Geology Cont~nental 011 Company P 0 Box 2197 Houston Texas 77001 627-4287
115 Sandalwood Houston Texas 77024 784 0421 DIANA Brlgham Young Br~gham Young Columbla
RANLET KENNETH B Geolog~st Mltchell Energy 3900 One Shell Plaza Houston Texas 77002 224-4522
12842 Westmere D r ~ v e Houston Texas 7 iOi7 493-3398 CHARLENE Syracure U n ~ v
ROGERS JOHN L Techn~cal Assistant
SCALES BERT F Pathfinder Texaco Inc P 0 Box 430 Bellare Texas 77401 b66-0151
7627 Braesvew Lane Houston Texas 77071 771 7732 YVONNE M~dweslern U n v 1959 R S Geology U n ~ v of Nevada 1961 M S Geology
SCHORRE EARTH Dlvslon Interpreter Exxon Company USA P 0 Box 2180 Houston Texas 77001 656-6779
2223 Dryden Roao Houston Texas 77030 664-7147 JANE Vniv 0 1 Texas 1949 B S Geology
SCHUCHARDT GLYNN M Geophysical Consultant 5515 Clarewood C138 Ho~ ls ton Texas 77081 236-0419
5515 Clarewood a138 Hoclslon Texas 77081 667-1313 NOLA U n ~ v of Texas 1952 B S Geology
SCOGGINS CHARLES R Independent 10010 Memor~al n1501 Houston Texas 77024 688-8191
10010 Memorlal nt5Ol
Houston Texas 77024 688 8191
1960 B S Geology M ~ s s s s ~ p p State U n ~ v 1956 B S Geology
SCOTT PHYLLIS K Geologist C ~ l ~ e s Serv~ce 011 Company P 0 Box 22082 Houston Texas 77027
629-9700 7206 Shady Moss Lane Houston Texas 77040 466-8249 KENNETH
1959 B S Geology Bowling Green State Univ 1971 B S Geology 1960 M S Geology Northern Ar~zona Unlv 19i4 M S Geology 1963 PhD Geology
SHAW CHARLES E Consultant 6340 Crab Orchard Houston Texas 77057 465-1568
6340 Crab Orchard Hodston Texas 77057 465 1568 Unlv of New Hampshire 1956 B A Geology Brown U n ~ v 1959 M S Geology Brown U n ~ v 1967 PhD Struc Geol
1973 B A Geology
SHEPPY RICHARD J Petroleum Geolog~st Mob11 Oil Corporat~on
General Crude 011 Company P 0 Box 2252 Houston Texas 77001 224-9261 Ext 183
2201 Wlrt Road Houston Texas 77055 461 5727 BARBARA Wrstern Carollna Univ 1975 B S Geology
3 Greenway Plaza East Ste 800 Houston Texas 77046 626-8800 Ext 412
5523 Jessamine Houston Texas 77081 666 0213 GENEVIEVE Unlv of New Mexico 1971 B A Geology
Houston Geolog~cal Soc~ety Bul le t~n June 1976
SIECK HERMAN C
Presldenl BEN Geomarine Serwce 3344 Crossvew Hoilston T ~ x a s 77042
784 5000 7551 IrwoniJ Dr~ve Houston Texas 77042 782-9614 SUZANNk Cornel Cullege Stanford Unlv
SMITH ROBERT R S1aH Geologm
Shell 0 1 Company P 0 Box 831 Houslon Tpxd5 77001 220-2371
1130 Casp~an Lane Hous lm Texas 77090 444 6538 LOUISE U n ~ v uf M ~ s s o u r ~ Unlv o l Mlssourl
SNIFFEN WILLIAM ARTHUR Geolog~s'
Tenneco Cod1 Company P 0 Box 251 1
Houston Texas 77001 229-3910
1255 Wlttc Hoijston Texas 77055 468 9605 JUDY Lamar Un l i
SNOW K ANTHONY Senlor Stafl Geolog~st Marathon 011 Company P 0 Box 3128 Houston Teras 77001 222-9721
12018 Meadowdale Slafford Tetas 77477 198-2930 MARY ELLEN Brlghain Young Unlv
SNYDER RANDY Geological Eng~neer Tenneco 011 Company Inc 1333 West Loop South P 0 Box 2888 Houston Texas 77001
623-8180 6419 Skyllne n24 Houston T ~ x a s 77057 781 0246 KATHY
Colorado School of M~nes 1975 B S
Geology G e ~ p i - ~ y s ~
Geology Geology
SON ROSANNE
Interpreter-Geolog~st BBN-Geomarne Serv~ces Company 3344 Crosswew Houston Texas 77063
784-5000 6306 Edg?moor Houslon Texas 77074 771-9921 Tr~mty Unlv
cs SORONEN GEORGE C Senlor Geolog~sl Conlinenlal 0 1 Company P 0 Box 2197 Houslon Texas 77001 627 541 1
5829 Valley Forge Houslon Texas 77057 781 1383 PERRY U r i ~ v of Michgan U n ~ v of Michgan
STAWlCKl ALFRED W
Assoc~ale Geophyslclst Exxon USA
800 Bell Street Houston Texas 77002 656-3481
3601 Allen Parkway #274 Houslon Texas 77019 524-3340 MARY U n v of Nofre Dame 1974 B S
Geology STOMMEL HARRISON E President Chevlon OlI Co G e o p h y s ~ c a l Div 8435 Westglen Houston Texas 77095 781 -3030
11715 Greenbay Houston Texas 77024 464-9027 MARGARET Colorado School o f Mvnes 1941 Colorado School of Mlnes 1951 D Sc
Geology STONE CHARLES R Pres~dent Consultant Slone Geoohys~cal Company
P O Box 1778 Conroe Texas 77301 756 1870
100 Tlmberside Dr~ve
Conroe Texas 77301 756-1870 VERNA U n ~ v of Texas 1946 B b Southwestern Untv 1948 B S
THOMPSON W H JR
Presdenl Burmah 011 & Gas C o m p a ~ y P 0 Box 94193 Houslor Texas 77018
686-9261 83 Memor~al P o n l Houston Texas 77024 782-5400
His1 Geol BYRDIE U n v o f Minnesota 1956 6 A Geology U n v of Minnesota 1959 M S Geophys~cs Geol
WALKER JOE DUDGEON JR Consultant 1015 Winbern Slreet Houslon Texas 77004 526 5544
6213 Plping Rock Houston Texas 77057 782-7161
Geology SHIRLEY Geology Unw o f Texas 1952 B S Geoloyy
U n v o f Texas 1954 M S Geology
WINSTON GEORGE 0 Consultant 151 1 Malaro Avenue Carol Gables Flonda 33146 305 666-9683
151 1 Mataro Avenue Coral Gables Florlda 33146 305 666 9683 MARY
Geology lndlana U n ~ v 1945 B A Geology Indldna Unlv 1947 M A Geology
Geol Eng
Geophys~cs
Naval SCI Malh &Physlcs
Geol Eng Southwestern Unw 1949 M A Math
Houston Geolog~cal Soclety Bulletfn. June 1976
JOSEPH L. ADLER GEOLOGIST AND GEOPHYSICIST
1005 S. Shepherd Drive Houston, Texas 77019
(713) 529-0120
T
WAYNE Z. BURKHEAD
Consulting Geologist
713 Rocky River Houston, Texas 77027
Ph. 713/621-3077
R. P. AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer
Review of Subsurface Data 3425 Bradford Place 668-4327
Houston. Texas 77025
JOHN D. BREMSTELLER AAPG-SEG Group Insurance Plan
HGS - Group Cancer Insurance Plan Phones: P.O. Box 36632 Business: 668-0610 Houston, Texas Residence: 774-3188 77036
HARRIS H. ALLEN Oil and Gas Consultant
933 San Jacinto Bldg. 228-9329 Houston, Texas 77002
Geologist
Background Studies - Mineral Resources Technical Publications
JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.
Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations
236 Esperson Bldg. 222-6266 Houston, Texas 77002
T. WAYNE CAMPBELL PALEO-DATA, INC.
CONSULTING PALEONTOLOGIST AND GEOLOGIST
6619 FLEUR De LIS DRIVE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70124
504 488-3711
LESLIE BOWLING Oil and Gas Consultant
417 First National Bank of Commerce Bldg. (504) 522-0432
New Orleans, Louisiana
C. D. CANTRELL, JR. Petroleum Geology, Evaluation and Exploration
Geologist and Engineer 508 C & I Building, Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 225-3754
STEWART CHUBER Consulting Geologist
Kes. 7 13-465-3360 Office - 713-229-8395
71 1 Polk St., Suite 1002 Houston, Texas 77002
JACK W. CRAIG Consulting Geologist
1520 C & I Building Houston, Texas 77002
713/229-9649
GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist
201 Gordon Dr. P h 544-8257 I Crockett, Texas 75835 I
GENEOS PETE COKINOS Petroleum and Geological Engineering Consultant
947 Hazel Street Beaumont, Texas 832-0368 835-4501 892-8733
JACK COLLE JACK COLLE & ASSOC.
Consulting Geologists & Paleontologists 708 C&I Building - Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 227-6266 Jack Colle (622-9555) J. G. Ward (497-7298)
PRESIDENT
One Briar Dale Ct. (713) 622-7070
Houston, Texas 77027
JOHN S. DUDAR. Ph.D. Consultant
Oil, Gas, Coal, Uranium Carbonate & Sandstone Stratigraphy
8102 Mobud Houston, Texas 77036 (713) 771-0793 or 464-9451
EVARD P. ELLISON Geologist
1214 Americana Building 225-6285
Houston, Texas 7700'2
ERNEST A. ELWOOD, JR. Prudential Drilling Company
1880 Post Oak Tower 621 -7330 Houston, Texas 77027
PAUL FARREN Geophysical Consultant
Geodata Building 667-3317 5603 S. Rice Ave. (77036)
0. G. LUNDSTROM GEOLOGIST
R E 5 3614 A B E R D E E N W A Y
H O U S T O N . T E X A S 1 7 0 2 5
6 6 4 - 4 3 9 7
JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant
Geophysics and Geology Seismic Data: Acquisition, Processing
and Interpretation
2226 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. - 225-4922
GEORGE N. MAY GEORGE N. MAY and ASSOCIATES
Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists
P.O. Box 51858 Oil Center Station Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
234-3379
STEWART H. FOLK Certified Professional Geologist
Coal, Petroleum, & Geothermal Resources
700 Post Oak Bank Building Office 713/622-9700 Houston, Texas 77027 Home 7131781-2336
JOSEPH N . GRAGNON Consulting Geophysicist
1410 Americana Building Houston, Texas 77002 713-228-7622
MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist
and Petroleum Engineer
Independent Producer and Operator
The HALBOUTY CENTER TELEPHONE 5100 WESTHEIMER (713) 622-1130 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027
MARY MICHAEL HOBSON GEOCHEMIST
SCIENTIFIC RUSSIAN TRANSLATOR
4535 Trotman Rd. Beaumont, Texas 77708 713/898-3301
HARRY KILIAN Geologist
2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Houston. Texas, 77002 224-0588
W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER
Independents
2522 Hazard 523-5733 529-1881
Houston, Texas 77019
1
R. B. MITCHELL Geologist
223-5192
2301 First City National Bank Bldg Houston. Texas 77002
I. K. NICHOLS Gulf Coast Exploration Geologist
C.P.G. No. 932 Phone: 782-4970
4 1 Still Forest Dr. Houston, Texas 77024
LEO PUGH
Gulf Coast Geo Data Corp. Seismic - Gravity Data
816 AMERICANA BLDG. Houston, Texas 77002 228-4421
HENRY H. PHILLIPS Paleontological Consultant
PALEONTOLOGIC, BIOSTKATIGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATIONS
7507 Linden (713) 645-1109 Houston, Texas 77012
R A Y M O N D D . REYNOLDS Geologist
436 Bankers Mortgage Hldg. Houston, Texas 77002
227-7633
MARTIN M. SHEETS Consultant Energy Environment
Petroleum Geothermal Active Surface Faults Subsidency
1973 W. Gray. Suite 4 Houston. Texas 77019 713/523-1975
CONSULTINO OEOLOOIST
PALEONTOLOOIBT
OFFICE: 2 2 5 - 5 7 5 7 I 0 1 4 C a I BUILDING
RES. 4 6 8 - 7 3 0 0 HOUSTON. TEXAS 7 7 0 0 2
CRAMON STANTON Oil & Gas Consultant
5906 Bermuda Dunes Drive Houston, Texas 77069
444-0965
E. H. STORK, JR. Consultant
Paleontology - Stratigraphy Geologic Interpretations
1908 C&I Building Houston, Texas 77002
Off: (713) 228-0725 Res: (713) 862-8502
RALPH E. TAYLOR Geology of Salt Domes
Exploration and Evaluation of Petroleum Phosphates, Potash, Salt, Sulphur, Uranium
P.O. Drawer A LaPorte, Texas 77571 713/471-3321
HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer
227-3949
1429 Rank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002
GENE VAN DYKE
PRESIDENT VAN DYKE O I L COMPANY
SOUTHWEST TOWER HOUSTON TEXAS 77002 (713) 228-8174 TELEX 762200
Merlin J. Verret President
D e l t a E n e r g y Resources, I n c . 3002 C o u n t r y Club R o a d L a k e C h a r l e s , L o u i s i a n a 70601 (318) 477-1477
JAMES A. WHEELER P e t r o l e u m G e o l o g i s t
510 C & I Building
Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 223-1618
WILLIAM C. WAGNER Consulting Geophysicist
1428 Capital Towers Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 355-5458
GEORGE F. WATFORD 500 THE MAIN BLDG.
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 713/225-5413
PRESIDENT PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY
J. C. WALTER, JR. Geologist a n d Petroleum Engineer
242 Main Bldg. 236-1212 Houston, Texas 77002 Home Phone: 785-2030
David D. Swinehart Contract Geophysmst
,-'
7511 CAYTON STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 DHI INTERPRETATION 713-645-4736 FORTRAN PROGRAMMING
JAMES M. WILSON Geophysical Consultant
Office 713/225-2145
808 The Main Bldg. Houston, Texas
Home 713/856-2375 Willis, Texas
A. D. WARREN ANDERSON. WARREN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Consult ing Micropaleontology Foramin~fera-Nannoplankton-Palynomorphs
Siliceous Microfossils
11 526 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego. California 92121
(714) 755-1524 Cable: Micropaleo San Diego
STEVEN R. GUSTISON
Petroleum Geologist
7510 Fernbrook 469-4456 Houston, Texas 77070
C. A. BLACK, JR. Uranium 1
I I INDEPENDENT LANDMEN I WALT M. CURTIS
GEOPHYSICAL CONSUL-TANT SERVING THE INDUSTRY FOR 25 YEARS
FOR PROGRESS AN YWHERE. CALL
(713) 524-9973 3100 R I C H M O N D BLDG. H O U S T O N , TEXAS 77006
JOSEPH G. PUTMAN Ill
Consult ing Geophysicist & Geologist
8822 Westview Dr., Houston. Texas, 77055 (71 3) 464-0801
RICHARD L. PORTER Petroleum Geologist & Explorat~on Consultant
2101 Fountain View No. 29
P h 713-781 -5357
Houston, Texas 77057
DONALD W. LANE Consulting Geologist
Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountams Midcontirzent, Eastrrrz Interior
2214 Mossycup Drive Houston, Texas 77024
(713) 461-1637
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ONBOARD Ill can run real- time monitonng and calculat~ne funaions and. concurrently. i t can run customer-oriented
programs or handle customer interrogation by phone.
ONBOARD Ill uses any rig power. but is completely isolated from rig powersourn fluctuations for continuous. reliable infor- mation. I t can operate for at least ten minutes on stand-by power in an emergency. And can recover from an extended power failure in ten seconds. ONBOARD Ill is the most advanced well data computer system available-the only one providing such a high degree o f drilling and geological information and analyses.
Put all the advantages ofa DATA unit with ONBOARD Ill on your wells. Call or write your Magcobar DATA U n ~ t representative: Magcobar Division. Dresser Indus~ries. Inc.. P. 0. Box 6504. Houston. Texas 77005.713/784&011.
CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY Oil and Gas Exploration
7 3 0 North Post Oak Road Houston, Texas 7 7 0 2 4
Phone 7 1 3 / 688-3745
RICHARD G. GUERRERO Expl. Mgr.-Gulf Coast
C o r p o r a t e Headquar ters L ~ s t e d on the Amerrcan 600 Ray P. Oden Building Stock Exchange P.O. Box 1101
Shreveport, Louisiana 71120 Tlcker S > m hol. COR Telephone: (318) 222-7791
Su~ltx 3080 - 1100 Mllam Bldg.
Houston, Texas 77002 71 3-658-8544
BUKT D U N U ART DEYHOLOS C A K Y L A U M A N
Cardinal Prtg. Co.-Cayuga Explor. lnc.-3-30-76-jones-
& MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
3201 L A K E H O U S ~ O N , TEXAS 773M USA el31 526-5671 CABLE: OFFSHORE HOUSTON. TEXAS USA
TELEX: 775797
WANTED - NATURAL GAS
1. 12 million cubic feet per day-minimum 10 years supply anywhere i n America and territories.
2. Offshore naturalgas from wellhead. 68 million cubic feet per day-10 year supply anywhere i n the world.
3. Onshore natural gas. 68 million cubic feet per day-20 year supply anywhere i n the world.
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BURNETT PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS
"The Professionals"
We Specialize in Finding People Who Find Oil & Gas
Our Business is quite similar to your profession. Whether you are a Geologist, Geophysicist, Petroleum Engineer-, Lundman, in a Staff Position, or Management, you are part of a team Finding and Developing Oil and Gas Reserves.
At Burnett Personnel Consultants, we are professionals also. Our Profession is finding people who find oil and gas. We are from the oil industry and have technical expertise and knowledge of your profession. We pride ourselves on working with our applicants on a professional basis, and our applicants are presented on a confidential basis to our client companies. We are not a resume mail-out service.
Our automated file retrieval system insures your consideration for positions compatible with your background and desires. I f You Prefer, we will discuss an opportunity with you prior to our presentation to the employer. Whether you are actively searching for a new opportunity or only desire to keepon top of the job market, Call or Mail us a Resume Today. I t pays to be represented by the Professionals who are on top of the job market.
ALL POSITIONS FEE PAID
Post O a k Central Building 2000 South Post Oak Road
Suite 1945 7 13/629-9450 Houston, Texas 77056
BROWN AND McKENZIE, INC. Oil & Gas Exploration
1120 Three Greenway Plaza East Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 626-3300 C. F. Brown, Jr. Michael McKenzie
Billy Neal, Petroleum Engineer
[B WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL Litton
Box 2469 Houston, Texas 77001
(713) 781-3261
@ Petroleum Information B CORPORATION
A Subsidiary of A.C. Nielsen Company
Oil and Gas Reports Production Reports IN HOUSTON ONE CORPORATE SQUARE
P 0 BOX 1702.77001
526-1381
GEOPHYSICAL SERVICE BNC. A SUBSIDIARY OF
TEXAS I N S T R U M E N T S I N C O R P O R A T E D
P.O. Box 5621 - Dallas, Texas 75222 T e l e ~ h o n e - (214) 238-3228
GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION CENTER -
LOGS. WELL HISTORIES
MAPS PRODUCTION REPORTS - M E M B E R S H I P S A V A I L A B L E -
3 2 6 E N T E X B U I L D I N G
HOUSTON. T E X A S 77002
(7 13) 229-9573
3615 Gulf Freeway Core Analysis and Mud Logging
DAVIS BROS. Oil Producers
2660 South Tower Pennzoil Place
224-8224
Leon Davis-Partner Don Krone-Div. Geologist
Schlurnberger Well Services
1300 Main, Suite 1209 Houston, Texas 77002
GkZZh'& SERVICE INC. ' 5603 South Rice Avenue Houston, Texas 77081
C:uscom Storage of Confidential Exploration Materials
G. J . Long Paul Farren Texas Coast Division
237-8300
NIXON-FERGUSON WELL LOG SERVICE
C O M P L E T E COVERAGE G U L F
C O A S T . S O U T H E R N L O U I S I -
A N A A N D O F F S H O R E
906 Crawford St. @ Houston, Texas 77002 ( 7 1 3 2 2 4 - 5 7 1 3
W e Are. kc Seismograph Service Corporation
A SUBSIDIARY O F RAYTHEON COMPANY
Suite 320, 9000 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77036 (713) 772-5561
South Texas Div. Office 3801 Kirby Building, Suite 41 1
AC-713/529-5995
W. L. Laflin J. B. Cook C. C. Franks
T. J. Wall J . S. Webb J . M. Robertson W. F. Powers
I BOLT ASSOCILmS INC. 205 WILSON AVE , NORWALK, CONN 06854 (203) 853-0700 TELEX !34-0310
WTELEDYNE EXPLORATION
5825 Chimney Rock Road
P. 0. Box 36269
Houston, Texas 77036 71 3-666-2561
ATWATER, CARTER, MILLER & HEFFNER
Consulting Geologists and Engineers
424 Whitney B a n k Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
(504) 581-6527
fm 'A h4lTX3LL ENERGY & DEVELX)PMENT COW.
3900 ONE SHELL. P D HOUSIDN, TEXAS 7702 n 3 1 2 ~ 4 9 ~ a
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F
Listed on the American Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol: MND
a 3 J. R. Butler and Company
OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS
Sulte 130. 4605 Post Oak Place. Houston, Texas 77027
Telephone 713/627-7180 Telex: 91 0 881 4408
Affiliated with GeoQuest International Ltd.
SD selscom Delta
P.O. Box 36789 Houston, Texas 77036
71 3/785-4060
Principal Offices: Houston, London, Singapore, Calgary
EXPLORATION ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL 910 C & I BuiId8ng Houston. Texas 77002 Phone 7 13!227~3146 Cable Address EXPLORE
R. BREWER & CO., INC. Houston
Consul tants
MORGAN J. DAVIS ASSOCIATES Petroleum Consultants and Geologists
1300 Main-Suite 620 Houston, Texas 77002
MORGAN J. DAVIS EDWARD D. PRESSLER 713-227-7209 713-222-2032
RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC. Consultants
Petroleum and Natural Gas
500 Jefferson Building-Suite 2031
Houston, Texas 77002 713-224-7576 David B. Darden
Charles C . Lilley Elwin M. Peacock
S. Brooks Stewart
H. J. GRUY & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Consultants
4 2 0 Southwest Tower 2501 Cedar Springs Rd. Houston, Texas 77002 Dallas, Texas 75201 222-0376 (214) 742-1421
KEPLINGER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Engineers and Geologists
3430 ENTEX Houston, Texas 77002
713/227-3127
1400 Fourth Nat'l Bank Bldg. Tulsa, Oklahoma 741 19
918/587-5591
WOODHAM CONSULTING CO.
Geological-Geophysical Consultants
Bill Woodham - John F. Weyer 1200 C & I Building
227-4138
BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY 1228 Bank of the Southwest
Houston, Texas 77002
W. H. Smith, President 223-6576 C. B. Benge, Jr., V.P.-General Manager
J. H. Almand-Assistant to President
SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY 2200 Welch Avenue
Houston, Texas 77019
Sidney Schafer 529-8789 Jack C. Weyand
GeoQuest International, Ltd. EXPLORATION CONSULTANTS
Su~te 130. 4605 Post Oak Place. Houston. Texas 77027
Telephone 71 3/627-7180 Telex 91 0 881 4408
Affiliated with J.R. Butler and Company
HOUSTON OIL &
MINERALS CORPORATION
242 The Main Building, 1212 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002
713/236-1212
PRUDENTIAL DRILLING COMPANY 1880 Post Oak Tower Building
5051 Westheimer Houston, Texas 77027
Off. Phone 621-7330 E. A. ELWOOD, JR. Res. Phone 782-3275
TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
41 20D Directors Row Houston, Texas 77092
71 3-686-551 6
LADD Petroleum Corporation Oil and Gas Exploration
Suite 1910-2000 So. Post Oak Road Houston, Texas 77027
Tel. 713-629-81 11
S a m H. Peppiatt-Expl. Mgr.-Houston Corporate Headquarters
Suite 830 Denver Club Building
Denver, Colorado 80202 Ph. 303-292-3080
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WILLIAM W. FAIRCHILD C.R. PICKETT
International Biostratigraphers Incorporated
Age - Dating - Paleoenvironments Source Rock Analyses
5933 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, Texas 713/665-8686
EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANTS
9525 KATY FREEWAY. SUITE 207 HOUSTON. TEXAS 77024
AC 71 3/461-5600
EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION
OPPORTUNITIES
FEE PAID BY EMPLOYERS ONLY
ORILUNG MUD PROOUCTS 8 SERVICES
WELL INFORMATION WlREUlE SBVlCES SYSTEMS 8 ENGINEERING
TREATING CHEMICALS I SOLIOS CONTROL 8 SERVICE EOUlPMEKl
Nlllll~~w ZP:eu m services Baroid Petroleum Services Division/NL Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 1675, Houston, Texas 77001 Tel. (71 3) 527-1 100
Our business is Results.
W.D. Bishop J.L.P. Campbell Bob Carr Bob Cook Bill Latson Jack P. Myers
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Ross "Bud" Smith . - . , .- :Y - . - , . .. .. . ...,..L. . . . i , ! : ' ".,' ;;, :;5 4:. " :
Ted Turner ;; .:. .. . ::;L. j '.AS.
Division of Dresser Industries, Inc. 601 Jefferson, Houston, Texas 77005
713/784-6011
