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HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Houston, Texas

Volume 12, No. 5 January, 1 970

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

1969 . 1970 OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Fred M . Shall, J r , 222 -9481

. . . . . . . . . 1st Vice President . . . . . . . . Robert L Musslewhite 2250881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Vice President Rufus J . LeBlanc 667-5661

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.............................. Meeting Not ice Page 2

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Editorial .................................... Page 3

The Miocene Trend. by James A . McCarthy ...... Page 4

News o f Members ............................ Page 23

Comrni ttee Reports ............................ Page 23

News o f Other Societies ...................... Page 24

.......................... Geo Science Notes Page 26

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VOLUME 12

MEETING NOTICE

Number 5

There w i l l be two meetings o f the Houston Geological Society in the month of January, 1970.

REGULAR NIGHT MEETING

The Fifth regular meeting w i l l be held at the H o u s t o n Club on Monday Night, January 12. Dr. Mason L. Hi l I, Independent Geologist from Whittier, California and AAPG Distinguished Lecturer wi l l present his paper on New Global Tectonics Related to West Coast Structure.

Date:

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Monday, January 12, 1970

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Dr. Mason L. Hil l , Consultant, Whittier, Calif. and AAPG Distinguished Lecturer - "New Global T e c t o n i c s Related to W e s t Coast Structure".

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A special luncheon meeting wi l l be held on Wednesday, January 28th.

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1970

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Time: 12:00 N O O N

Program Dr. James D. Lowell, Geologist, Esso Production R es ea r c h Company, Houston, Texas - "On the Origins o f Upthrusts".

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

I am sure that when John Amoruso wrote his editorial for last month's bul let in he had no idea as to how timely and appropriate i t would be.

To those o f you who missed the e x c e l l e n t talk given by Dr. W. L . Fisher by reason o f delay i n receiving the bulletin, I apologize. In this case i t was easy to fix the blame and the matter has been called to the attention o f the proper off icials in the post of f ice by telephone and by letter. Idon' t know what action ( i f any) they w i l l take to correct a similar occurrence i n the future. For our part, we intend to push up the deadline for receiving material for the bul let in and i n printing and mailing i t .

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-- Fred M. Schal l

EDITORIAL

The Bulletin is starting the New Year i n gcod f a s h i o n wi th the presentation o f the first geological paper we have been able to publish i n a long time.

The paperrUThe Miocene Trend o f Calhoun and Matagorda Counties,Texas:' was authored by Society member James A. McCarthy and was p r ese n t e d to the GCAGS Convention i n Miami last fal l . The paper was unavoidably omitted from the proceed- ings o f the meeting, and as a result, we have the opportunity o f publishing it, in its entirety, here.

We hope that other So c i e t y members wi I I fol low Jim's lead and s u b m i t their papers for publication i n future Bulletins.

THE MIOCENE TREND OF CALHOUN AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES, TEXAS'

James A. McCarthy 2

Introduction

There i s a cr i t ical s h o r t a g e of gas i n the U n i t e d States and because o f this shortage gas i s i n demand, particularly the intrastate gas which i s not subject to the jurisdiction o f the Federal Power Commission.

Through the use o f gravity, seismic and subsurface geology the Miocene Forma- tion o f Texas offers the small company and the independent the exploratory potential to find that gas to supply our growing market.

The Texas Miocene Formation has frequently been considered to be an uncomp- licated gentle dipping f o r m a t i o n associated with l i t t le or no g e o I o g i c structure. However, this writer has observed dipmeter dips i n excess o f 1 OD at a depth o f 5,000 feet i n wells o f West Powderhorn Field, and West Powderhorn Field i s not a piercement salt dome. These dipmeter dips were su bs e q u e n t l y substantiated by three points of subsurface control.

In the past the Miocene Formation o f Texas has notbeen explored extensively for o i l and gas for three reasons, which are:

(1) The formation i s located within the inland bay o f the big ranch area on the G u l f Coast o f Texas;

(2) The formation produces ~ r i m a r i l ~ dry gas wi th l i t t le condensate and l i t t l e o i I; and

(3) There has been a lack o f marketing facilities for the gas.

In recent years numbers (2) and (3) have been overcome by the increased demand for the gas plus the increased marketing facilities.

With regard to the inland bay big ranch area, there i s l i t t l e we can do to overcome some o f the wel l location problems connected wi th operations within this trend.

But regardless o f these problems, there are a few places remaining on the Texas G u l f Coast where one can be exposed to mu I t i p I e pay gas and o i l sands at depths above 6,500 feet.

Calhoun and Matagorda Counties are located i n the central portion o f the G u l f Coast o f Texas approximately midway b e t w e e n Houston and Corpus Christi (refer to Figure 1). The two-county area i s about 100 miles long trending parallel to the coast and extending ten to twelve miles inland from the coast line. Such fields as Steamboat Pass, Espiritu, J. Welder, Farwell Island, Powderhorn, East, West and South Powder- horn, Saluria, Matagorda Bay, Oyster Lake, Collegeport, Big H i l l G u l f D o m e , and Kain Fields produce from the Miocene within these two counties. The Texas Miocene immediately offshore from the coast l ine has not been considered here.

1 Presented at the G u l f Coast Association o f Geological Societies Convention i n Miami, Florida, October 29-31, 1969.

2 Independent Geologist, First C i ty Nat ional Bank Building, Houston, Texas.

FIGURE 1

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Stratigraphy

Figure 2 i s a composite log which illustrates the structural datums used in mapping the Miocene formation; i t also illustrates the producing sands which produce from the fields described above.

3 5 0 0 DATUM

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K O I V F I E L O COMPOSITE LOG

T E X A S MIOCENE TREND

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With regard to the structural datums, the top of the Upper Middle Miocene i s at a depth o f 3,500 feet, the "40" datum at 4,200 feet, the Middle M i o c e n e datum at 5,400 feet, and the Basal M i o c e n e at a p p r o x i m a t e l y 6,000 feet to 6,500 feet.

The Miocene formation i s overlain by the Pliocene formation and i s underlain by the Anahuac Shale o f the Oligocene series. I t i s composed of a series o f alternating sands and shales that are 3,500 to 4,000 feet thick.

Forty-nine percent of a l l o f the Miocene production from this two-county area comes from the Upper Middle Miocene. Such fields as C o I I e g e p o r t , Saluria, East Powderhorn, M a t a g o r d a Bay, and Kain p r o d u c e from the Upper Middle Miocene.

Forty-two percent of a l l o f the M i o c e n e production from this two-county area comes from the M i d d I e Miocene section. Po w d e r h o r n Field, South Powderhorn, Matagorda Bay and Kain Field produce from this interval.

The remaining nine percent o f the production from this two-county area comes from the U p ~ e r Miocene where Steamboat Pass and Kain Fields produce above 3,500 feet, and the Lower Miocene where J. Welder, Kain, Farwell Island and Powderhorn Fields produce. The latter two fields have p r o d u c e d from sands i n the Discorbis at 6,000 feet.

TREND A N A L Y S I S 3 5 0 S C H E D U L E O F PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE

300 OF F I E L D S IN MIOCENE T R E N D CALHOUN AND MATAGORDA

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Trend Analysis and Calibre of Production

Figure 3 i s a production Histogram or ba r g r a p h which illustrates the calibre of production from the producing o i l and gas fields within the two-county area. The base of the graph names the field and gives the date the field was new. The left hand side o f t h e g r a p h i s s c a l e d i n b i l l i o n cubic feet of gas, and theright handside

of the graph i s scaled in million barrels o f oi l . The Steamboat Pass and the Espiritu Bay Fields both have p r o d u c e d approximately 17 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas. Farwell Island, which i s now abandoned, has produced 1.5 bi l l ion cubic feet of gas. Saluria Field, which i s about one year old, has produced one bil l ion cubic feet o f gas. South Powderhorn has produced 14 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas since 1961. West Powderhorn, discovered two years ago, has produced 5 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas and over 100,000 barrels of o i l and condensate. Powderhorn Field, one of the bestoil fields in the trend, has 25 bi l l ion cubic feet of gas and 2,500,000 barrels of o i l . East Powderhorn Field i s barely making i t after producing 2 bil l ion cubic feet o f gas. Matagorda Bay Field has produced 95.7 bi l l ion cubic feet of gas and a million barrels of oi l . Collegeport Field has produced 318 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas. I t i s one o f the oldest and one of the best fields in the trend. Ol iver Point and Oyster Lake have produced 5 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas, but recent developments there in the form of new wells indicate that that field w i l l do much better. Kain Field, discovered in 1959, has produced 30 bi l l ion cubic feet of gas. J. Welder Field, discovered in 1940, has produced a million barrels of o i l and a b i I I i o n cubic feet o f gas. In the early days much of the gas was flared in J. Welder Field in order to produce the oi l .

Examples o f Producing Fields

The next three figures are examples of producing fields within theMiocene Trend o f Calhoun and Matagorda Counties. The first i s Collegeport Field, located in Mata- gorda County (refer to Figure 4). C o I l e g e p o r t Field i s an anticlinal closure on the downthrown blockof a down-to-the-coast fault, striking northeast-southwest. The field covers approximately 2,000 acres and produced from the Upper Middle Miocene from the interval o f 3,500 feet to 4,200 feet.

Figure 5 i s a structural map of the M a t a g o r d a Bay Field, located in Calhoun County. I t also i s an anticlinal closure on the downthrown block of a down-to-the- coast fault which was subsequently broken and disrupted by an up-to-the-coast fault which happened in late Miocene time. This field covers an area of 1,000 acres and produces from the M i d d l e Miocene section f r o m 4,200 feet t h r o u g h 5,500 feet.

Figure 6 i s a structural map of Powderhorn Field. I t i s an anticlinal closure on the up t h r o w n block of an up-to-the-coast fault which i s the same up-to-the-coast fault affecting Matagorda Bay Field. I t covers 800 to 1,000 acres and produces from the Middle Miocene section from 4,200 feet to 5,500 feet. The main oi I sand within the field i s at 5,200 feet. The field has 26 producing wells.

The average Miocene Field covers an area of 1,060 acres and contains 13 we1 Is; i t has produced 42.7 bi l l ion cubic feet o f gas and 364,000 barrels of oi l . This i s the typefield that you can expect to find within the limits of theMioceneTrend incalhoun and Matagorda Counties.

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M A T A G O R O A C O U N T Y . T E X A S

COLLEGEPORT F I E L D

T E X 1 S MIOCENE TREND

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FIGURE 6

Regional Structural Geology

Fugures 7 and 8 are Bo u g u e r gravity maps o f Calhoun and Matagorda Counties. The gravity work and interpretation were done for this writer's account by Grav i ty Map Service o f H o u s t o n . The Bouguer gravity maps have been included here i n order to il lustrate the three major, regional structural t r e n d s o f the Miocene formation. The first is the Miocene Fault C o m p I e x . The Steamboat Pass-Col legeport Ridge is south o f the fault complex; and immediately south o f the ridge, striking parallel to the coast, there is the Miocene Upl i f t . The M i o c e n e Fault Complex i s a series o f en echelon down-to-the-coast faults, which strike northeast from western Calhoun County across Matagorda Bay into Matagorda County into the v ic in i ty o f Col legeport Field. Associ- ated wi th this down-to-the-coast system there is a late moving up-to-the-coast fault system which can be traced from Collegeport Field westward through Matagorda Bay across Matagorda Bay Field and across P o w d e r h o r n Field into south central Calhoun County.

South of the fault c o m p l e x i s the Steamboat Pass-Collegeport Ridge which i s a weak axial trend mode up o f a series o f ant ic l inal c l os u r es that strike northeast from western Callhoun County across Matagorda Bay and into Matagorda County. The ridge strikes into the Miocene Fault complex i n the v ic in i ty o f Collegeport Field i n Mata- gordo County.

The most p r e d o m i n a t e axial trend on the gravity maps is the Miocene Upl i f t . This regional s t r u c t u r e also strikes in a northeast-southwest direction parallel to the coast. I t crests out a t the n o r t h e r n t ip o f Matagorda Island and plunges i n a south- westerly direction as wel l as in a northeasterly direction. The Miocene Up l i f t has been traced as far as central MatagordaCounty, and there i s every indication i t w i l l continue to trend into Brazoria County.

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Geologic History of the Miocene Trend

Figure 9 i s composed of five d i ag r a ma t i c sections which illustrate the three stlo .tural movements which the Miocene formation has undergone. These three movements after deposition were primary north dip from the Miocene Upl i f t northward to the Miocene Fault Complex, fo11owed.b~ a period o f south t i l t ing which happened late in Miocene time and which was associated with contemporaneous up-to-the-coast faulting.

The first diagramatic section illustrates deposition of the Lower, Middle, and the "40" datum surfaces; the Miocene rocks were t i l ted to the north after deposition as they responded to r e g i o n a I contemporaneous movement along the main down-to-the-coast fau I t; the Miocene Upl i f t predominated structural ly.

The second diagramatic section illustrates that there was deposition of the Upper Miocene surface on top of the " 4 0 datum. Upper Miocene deposi tion was associated with contemporaneous movement of the main down-to-the-coast fault at the Miocene Fault complex. The Miocene rocks were ti l ted n o r t h w a r d , and the Miocene Upl i f t predominated structurally. This was a period of major northward t i l t ing of a l l surfaces.

The third d i a g r a ma t i c section illustrates the deposition of the Basal Pliocene interval and surface on top of the Upper Miocene. The Basal Pliocene deposition was associated with continued m o v e m e n t along the main down-to-the-coast fault. This was also a period o f continued upl i f t o f t h e - ~ i o c e n e Uplift, and continued northward ti l t ing. The late moving up-to-the-coast f a u I t system began its mo veme n t at this time.

The fourth diagramatic section illustrates deposition o f the Upper Pliocene inter-

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val and surface. This was a period of south t i l t ing which reversed the dip from north to south. The south t i l t ing removed much of the primary north dip in the lower Miocene beds, but in many local areas the south t i l t was not su f f i c i e n t to remove al l of the primary north dip. There was c o n t i n u e d up-to-the-coast fault movement along the associated up-to-the-coast fault system.

Finally, the f i f th d i ag r a m a t i c section illustrates d e p o s i t i o n of the recent sediments on top of the Upper Pliocene section. During this time there was continued south t i l t during r e c e n t rock d e p o s i t i o n which removed much of the primary north reversal due to sou t h t i l t and flattened the anomalous dips. There were small movements along the up-to-the-coast fault system.

To summarize, the Miocene has undergone three basic movements after deposition: First, the Miocene was deposited with a s s o c i a t e d north dip from the Miocene Upl i f t to the Miocene Fault complex. Subsequent to Upper Miocene time, there was a period of south t i l t ing which removed much of the primary north dip so common to theMiocene formation. This period o f south t i l t ing was associated with up-to-the-coast faulting.

Comparison o f lsopach and Structural Maps-Basal Miocene Datum

Figures 10 and 11 are maps o f the C a I h o u n County portion of the two-county area. Figure 10 i s an isopach map of the interval from the Upper Miocene to the Basal Miocene, and i t reflects the configuration of the basal Miocene atupperMiocene time. Figure 11 i s a structural map o f the Basal Miocene datum, and i t illustrates the configuration of the Basal Miocene Datum as i t i s today.

The isopach map indicates that the maior r e g i o n a I structural trend which pre- dominates i s the Miocene Uplift. There was primary north dip or isopach thickening

amounting to 150 feet f r o m the Miocene Upl i f t n o r t h w a r d into the Miocene Fault complex. Immediately north o f the M i o c e n e Upl i f t there i s the S t e a m b o a t Pass- Collegeport Ridge, which i s a very we1 I-defined axial trend on the isopach work. The Miocene Fault complex was active and growing during this time, and those producing fields located adjacent to the Fault complex such as J. Welder Field, Powderhorn Field and Matagorda Bay Field were also active and growing. At Upper Miocene time there was no indication of an up-to-the-coast fault system.

In comparison to this isopach work the Basal Miocene structural datum indicates that theMioceneUplift i s no longer the predominent structure that i t was on the isopach work. There i s structural dip of250 feet to the south between Powderhorn Field and the Miocene Uplift.

The main points of c o m p a r i s o n are that there i s an obscuring of the Miocene Uplift by subsequent south tilt; or, i n other words, there was a predominant structure that was subsequently removed by south t i l t during late Miocene time. Another important point of comparison i s that the up-to-the-coast fault trend gives the illusion o f a primary structural trend which in reality i s a secondary structural trend which happened late in Miocene time.

I t i s also important here to point out the exploratory potential of the Miocene Uplift. Subsequent south t i l t has not removed a l l the primary north dip associated with structures along this trend. Numerous structures sti l l exist due to this primary north dip that have not been removed by the secondary south t i l t .

Figures 12 and 13 are the Matagorda portion of the two-county area. Figure 12 i s an isopach map o f the Upper Miocene to the Basal Miocene. I t illustrates the configuration o f the Basal Miocene at Upper Miocene time. Figure 13 i s a structural map o f the Basal Miocene datum at the present time. The Miocene Upliftstrikes i n a northeasterly direction into central Matagorda County. The Steamboat Pass-Col legeport

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2006 Bank of the Southwest Building Houston, Texas 77002 225-0593 Lafayette, Louisiana 3 18-232-7244

EVARD P. ELLISON Geologist

1214 Americana Bui lding 225-6285


ERNEST A. ELWOOD, JR.

Prudential Dr i l l ing Company

14 18 Bank o f the Southwest Bldg.

224-774 1 -Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN

Geophysical Consultant

Geodata Bui lding 667-33 17

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77036)

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

420 Southwest Tower 2501 Cedar Springs Rd

Houston. Texas 77002 Dallas. Texas 75201

HENRY G . GUEST

Geologist Well Log Consultant

22 14 Swift 77025 665-5 1 57

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer and Operator The Michel T. Halbouty Bldg.

5 1 1 1 Westheirner 622-1 130 Houston, Texas 77027

THOMAS 0. HALL Geophysical Consultant

622- 8680 Office 62 1 - 1870 Residence 5515 Cranbrook Rd.

NEIL E. H A N S O N O i l & Gas Exploration Americana Bui lding 81 1 Dal las Avenue



HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

228-9455 2 138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


CHARLES JACOBUS

Drafting and Lettering

Home (evenings) 785-4824

KEPLINGER A N D ASSOCIATES Petroleum Engineers ond Geolog~sts

1436 Amer~cono Bldg. Houston. Texos 77002

227~3127 229 Kennedy Bldg.

Tulso, Oklohonia 74103 587~559 1

GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. M A S O N Geologists

81 3 Esperson Bldg. 227-823 1

L. A. KlMES Exploration Consultant

9 183 Katy Road Geology Geophysics

464-295 1

ORVILLE G . LUNDSTROM Nutter & Lundstrom

Geologists 899 Houston Club Building

Houston, Texas 77002 227-60 15

JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Geophysics, Geology Seism ic Data: Acquisition, Processing

and Interpretation 739-8 Tenneco Bldg.

225-4922

GEORGE N. MAY & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists ond Poleontologists

Building 36, Heymann O i l Center

P. 0. Box 51 858 O i l Center Station

Lafayette, Louisiana 7050 1 234-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents - 2522 Hazard 523-5733

529- 1 88 1 Houston, Texas 770 19

GEORGE I. McFERRON

Consulting Geologist

Room 5, 1973 W. Gray 522-2627

Houston, Texas

R. B. MITCHELL

Geologist

2801 First City National Bank Bldg.

Houston, Texos 77002

JOHN C. MYERS Consultant in Oi l , Gas and Sulphur

1207 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

225-4 133 and 225-4559

Houston, Texos 77002


KENNETH DALE O W E N

Geologist

Esperson Building


ROLAND B. PAXSON Consulting Geologist

O i l and Sulphur 3524 Sunset Blvd. 668-9 196


WALLACE E. PRATT

Geologist

2820 N. Torino

Tucson, Arizona 8571 6

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texas 77001

227-7633

B. C. ST. MARTIN, JR. Geological Consultant

Petroleum Exploration-Development

3801 Kirby Suite 714 523-1 1 19

A. L. SELlG Geologist

1907 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


FRED L. SMITH, JR. Consulting Geologist

Paleontologist 532 M a i n Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 468-7300 225-5757

CARLETON D. SPEED, JR.

Geologist - O i l Producer

71 1 Houstilri Club Bldg. 224-2523

Houstori, Texas 77002

H. C. SPOOR, JR. HARRY KlLlAN

Geologists

2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 224-0588

D. C. STALLWORTH CO. Geological and Engineering Drafting

Surveying and Mapping

Planimetering and Acreage Calculations 12 10 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 223-7343

CRAMON STANTON Geologist

2229 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.


224-2759

S. BROOKS STEWART Geophysical Consultant

320 Bankers Mor tgage Bldg. 222-77 18



HAROLD V A N C E Petroleum Investment Covnselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

227-3949 1429 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

Houstov, Texas 77002

GENE V A N DYKE

Van Dyke O i l Company

Southwest Tower

228-81 74

MERLIN J. VERRET Geologist

Route 2, Box 109 Lake Charles, Louisiana

Phone: 477-1 477-8

J. C. WALTER, JR. Geologist and Petroleum Engineer

242 Main Bldg. 222-243 1


Home Phone: 465-9773

JAMES A. WHEELER Geologist

C.P.G. No. 109 926 Amer icana Bldg.- 223-1 61 8


JAMES M . WILSON

Geophysical Consultant

246 M a i n Bldg.

225-2 1 45

vVOODHAM CONSULTING CO. Geological-Geophysical Consultants

Bill Woodham - H. R. War ren '

1200 C & l Building

227-4 1 38

LEBEN DRILLING INC. STANLEY WAHL

Exploration Manager

I00 Park Avenue Building - Suite 21 7 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

(405) 232-85 16

FIGU

RE

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Ridge terminates into the Miocene Fault complex a t Collegeport Field. There was 150 feet o f northward thickening from the Up l i f t back into Collegeport Field area. Com- paring the Basal Miocene structural datum, there is presently 400 feet o f structural d ip between C o I l e g e p o r t Field and the Miocene Upl i f t . The Miocene Up l i f t no longer p~ edominates along this structural trend.

Once again, the point o f the comparison o f these two maps i s the obscuring o f the Miocene Up l i f t and the up-ts-the-coast faulting which happened i n lateMiocene time.

Conclusion

Through the use of gravity, seismic and subsurface geology, the Texas Miocene trend o f Calhoun and Matagorda C o ~ ~ n t i e s offers the explorationist an unlimited number o f large untested anomalies which are available for exploration and lease. TheMiocene Up l i f t above offers unl imited opportunities for the discovery o f a large gas field; this large, regional structure i s one o f the few places remaining on the Texas G u l f Coast where a company or an individual can be exposed to mult iple pay sands a t a reasonable dr i I l ing depth.

NEWS O F MEMBERS R. M . (Dusty) Rhodes

Associate Editor

D. C. G i lkison has r e - l o c a t e d his office at 463 Main Building . His phone

number i s 224-9490.

THE SOCIETY WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS

Robert W. Anderson Coridon J. Quinn Ronald J. Marr Clifford L. Howell Furman A. Grimm Ronald J. Forrest James M . Forgotson, Jr. Carr P. Dishroon, Jr. Craig C. Barclay Jeffrey B. Smith Richard E. Mead Wallace H. Scoggins Carl C. Addison Donald G . Cook Will iam F. Bishop James Edward G edeon Harry E. Gr i f f i th B. E. St. John

l ndependent Humble O i l and Refining Co.

Continental O i l Co. Atlantic Richfield CO.

Humble O i l and Refining Co. Texaco, I nc .

Petroleum Information Humble O i l and Refining Co.

Pan American Petroleum Corp. Humble O i l and Refining Co.

Ames O i l & Gas Lockheed Electronics Co.

Retired Challenge Pacific, Inc.

Tenneco O i 1 Co . Pan American Petroleum Corp.

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. o f America Esso Production Research Co.

C O M M I T T E E REPORTS

STUDENT LOAN COMMITTEE

The following letter was received by the Society:

Houston Geologica 1 Society Student Loan Committee 234 Esperson Building Houston, Texas 77002

November 5, 1969

Gentelmen:

Enclosed i s my check for $500.00 repaying the student loan generously granted me by the Houston Geological Society while l was in graduate school at The University of Texas.

Please accept my sincere thanks for your support, and my appreciation for main- taining a student fund that has assisted so many.

Very truly yours, (Name withheld)

NEWS OF OTHER SOCIETIES Forrest Fiedler

Associate Editor

FOUR CORNERS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Due to the popular success of its Fifth Field Conference corn m e mo r a t i ng the contennial o f M a i o r J, W. Powell's e x p ed i t i o n through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, the Four Corners Geological S o c i e t y w i l l again be conducting a geologic float trip through the Canyon. Three o p t i o n s w i l l be offered, as i n d i c a t ed below:

Trip #1 Lee's Ferry to Phanton Ranch (April 20-24, 1970). Trip #2 Phanton Ranch to Temple Bar (Lake Mead) (April 24-29, 1970). Trip #3 Lee's Ferry to Temple Bar (Lake Mead) (April 20-29, 1970).

Numerous stops w i l l be made at points of geologic interest and stops o f general interest are included at sites of archeological and botanical interest. The trip offers some of the foremost "white water" thrills available in the United States, so a l l pros- pective "river rats" are urged to sign up on a first-come-first-served basis.

When writing for reservations, specify the number of riding mules needed for the Canyon trip. Participants are limited to those in good physical condition, with previous riding experience, and they must not weigh more than 200 Ibs. ful ly clothed. (These qualifications ought to weed a few o f us out.)

Write: Charles B. Hauf Registration Chairman Four Corners Geological Society Box 1501 Durango, Colorado 81 301

SEPM - Gu l f Coast Quarterlv Meetina

A p r o g r a m o f interest to most Houston geologists wi l l be presented at the next q u a r t e r l y meeting o f the local chapter of the Gu l f Coast Section o f the Society of Eco no m i c Paleontologists and Mineralogists, to be held on Wednesday, January 21, 1970, at Wyatt's Cafeteria in Sharpstown Center, at 6 P.M.

Jim Lamb and John Beard of Esso Production Research w i l l present the results o f eight years of work on "Epoch boundaries, planktonic datums, and the paleotempera- ture recordof the Late Neogene in theGuIf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Mediterranean".

Both Jim and John presented papers on this subject at the recent GCAGS meeting in Miami. The results of their work are highly interesting and may cause most of us to revise our correlation charts.

The lecture portion o f the meeting w i l l be relatively short so that as much time as possible may be devoted to discussion.

AI l Houston area geologists are invited to attend.

Houston i s fortunate enough this year to be able to claim both the president and

vice-president o f the Gu l f Coast Section of SEPM, Fred L. Smith, Jr. and Kenneth J. Loep, respectively. They are hoping to expand the organization's activities consider- ably this year.

Any questions concerning the next meeting and other local SEPM activities may be directed to the Houston area b us i n e s s representative, James A. Ragsdale, Sohio Petroleum Comapny, 225-081 1

-- James A. Ragsdale

AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

The following letter was received by the Society:

PRESIDENTS & PROGRAM CHARMEN GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETIES OF U.S.A.

August 26, 1969

Gentlemen:

On February 2, 1970, the AGl, operating under c o n t r a c t with the National Science Foundation, w i l l mail to a l l geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists in the United States, the biennial "National Register o f Scientific and Technical Personnel". The R e g i s t e r i s maintained by the N S F by directive of the Congress, and the AGI i s responsible for the Earth Science portion.

I n f o r m a t i o n derived from the Register serves important needs i n providing industry, educational institutions, and governmental agencies with a picture of the status of our professional and sc i e n t i f i c activities. I t i s also used to identify individuals with specialized training and abil i ty to serve our country i n times of emergencies. Man- power studies of the AGI, and resultant reports, are i n large measure based on analyses of the statistical data derived from the Register. These analyses provide our profession with i n f o r m a t i o n on supply and demand of earth scientists, educational, age, and service characteristics, salary ranges and medians, and an o n - g o i n g picture of the mobility o f our profession. Reports are regularly published i n Geotimes.

I t i s vital to the accuracy of these studies that earth scientists complete and return the questionnaires i n a timely manner. We would greatly a p p r e c i a t e your assistance in publicizing the need for ful l cooperation, and are enclosing a 35 millimeter slide for use in your meetings, which together with brief announcements describing the purposes and importance of the Register can encourage scientists to participate.

We would appreciate a comment i n your bulletin requesting cooperation of your membership. At a later date, a supply of questionnaires w i l l be sent to supply individuals that did not receive one i n the mail. Your help i s greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Sincerely, (Signed) J. R. Jackson, Jr.

GEOSCIENCE NOTES

ON THE ORIGINS OF UPTHRUSTS

By James D. Lowell Esso Production Research Company

Upthrusts can originate from strike-slip faulting and from differential rotation of asymmetric blocks. Upthrusts are known along several m a j o r strike-slip faults and they can also be p r o d u c e d by purely lateral motion in clay experiments. Those of strike-slip origin are a class of upthrust i n which compression plays an important role.

The asymmetric-block upthrusts of the Rocky Mountains foreland type do not show the effects of strong corn p ress i on; nor do they usually show the expected geometric pattern o f strike-slip; nor has strike-slip been demonstrated for them by piercing points. They may evolve by block rotation fromboth normal faults and previously formedstrike- slip faults at depth.

Field observations suggest that upthrusts can become normal faults at depth. This evidence has prompted clay-model experiments in which an upthrust was created inclay above a preexisting normal fault separating two wooden blocks as the blocks were dif- ferentibl ly rotated. A model of differential block rotation satisfies fundamental observations about the asymmetry and the amount of compression associated with asymmetric- block upthrusts. Their asymmetry can be created, or inherited, or both, from the deeper normal-fault geometry o f t i Ited, rotated blocks, where the normal-fault face constitutes an asy mme t r i c, steep flank, and the gentle flank i s the u n f a u I t e d , t i l ted side; asymmetric basins are s i m i I a r I y explained, essentially as half-grabens. Compression from differential rotation of blocks i s manifest mainly at the i u nc t i o n of the blocks. However, since differential rotation puts entire segments of basins under compression which effectively acts as a body force, bedding-plane thrusts can occur basinward of the upthrust zone in the s ed i m e n t a r y sequence where shear strength i s exceeded by compressional stress.

Biographical Sketch -- Dr. James D. Lowell

James D. Lowell was graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B. Sc. i n 1955, and from Columbia U n i v e r s i t y with an M.A. i n 1957 and a Ph.D. i n 1958.

He was employed by American Overseas P e t r o I e u m Limited from 1958-1965, engaged in petroleum exploration for four years i n Libya, two years in the Netherlands, and one year in Spitsbergen. He was Assistant P r o f esso r o f Geology at Washington and Leeuniversity i n 1965-1966. Since 1966, he has been with the Structural Geology Section o f Esso Production Research Company.

Dr. Lowell i s a fellow of the G .S .A., and a member of the A. A.P.G . , A.G .U., and the Royal Netherlands Geological and Mining Society.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS Distinguished Lecture Tour

New Global Tectonics Related to West Coast Structure

by Mason L. Hi l l

ABSTRACT ---------

A current review of evidence, patterns and history of sea-floor spreading i n the NE Pacific; a summary o f the character and history of the Son Andreas System o f deformation; and some geologic implicationsof their relationships to a worldwide tectonic scheme.

The NE t r e n d i n g E Pacific Rise enters the Gu l f of California from the Pacific Ocean. The essentially contemporaneous and parallel Gordo and Juan de Fuca ridges l ie off the coasts of Northern California and Oregon. According to the New Global Tectonics, the SE trending San Andreas zone i s a transform fault which connects these two segments of the World Rift System, F u r t h e r mo r e l according to the rigid-plate concept, the a d i o i n i n g oceanic and continental blocks are moving away from these oceanic ridges, and post each other along the San Andreas, in NW and SE directions. On the other hand, according to the new concepts, a portion of the sea-floor magnetic pattern and the NE Pacific fracture zones (transform faults) indicate an earlier (10-30 mi I lion years ago) N-S o c e a n i c ridge trend accompanied by E-W crustal extension. However, since the present crustal d y n a m i c s typified by the Son Andreas System of deformation has been o p e r a t i v e for a much longer time (at least 80 and possible for more than 135 mil lion years), some doubt i s cast on the i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of the Son Andreas as a geologically young t r a n s f o r m fault. These and other contrasting geophysical data and interpretations from the oceans tested against g eo I o g i c data and interpretations from the c o n t i n e n t s serve to emphasize tectonic discrepancies. This approach, versus searching for data and interpretations which tend to confirm the New Global Tectonics, may best s t i m u l a t e both continental-based geologists and ocean- based geophysicists to obtain crit ical information leading to the true world tectonics. -

Biographical Sketch -- Mason L. H i l l

Mason L. Hil l , independent geologist since retiring in January, 1969, was born in Pomona, California, and obtained degrees in Geology from Pomona College, Clare- mont College and the University of Wisconsin (Ph. D., 1932). His professional career included geologic work with Shell Oi l Company and Manager of Exploration for Rich- f ield and Atlantic Richfield companies where he p a r t i c i pa t e d in o i l discoveries i n California and Alaska.

His scientific interest have included the o c c u r r e n c es of petroleum and the characteristics of faults, represented by publications on o i l i n California and Alaska and on the Son Andreas and other faults i n California.

He i s a Fellow of the G eo l o g i c a I Society of America (Councilor, 1956-59), Member of the American Association of Petroleum G eo l o g i s t s (President, 1962) and charter member of the American Institute of Professional Geologists.

DATE BOOK

January 7, 1970 - Delta Study Group meeting, 7:30 p.m., 21 16 Addison, refreshments served.

January 12, 1970 - Houston Geological Society Regular evening meeting, 5:30 p.m., Houston Club, 10th Floor. Subiect: "New Global Tectonics Related to West Coast Structure!' Speaker: Dr. Mason L. Hi1 I, Consultant, Whittier, California, AAPG Distin-

guished Lecturer.

January 12, 1970 - Geophysical Society of Houston, Rice Hotel Grand Ballroom, Monday, 12 NOON. Subject: "Apollo's Scientific Investigations". Speaker: John Annextad, Acting Chief, Geophysics Branch, MSC - Houston.

January 21, 1970 - Houston Geological Society Special Noon Meeting, Rice Hotel, Grand Ballroom. Subject: "On the Origins of Upthrusts" Speaker: Dr. James D. Lowel I, Geologist, Esso Production Research Company.

January 21, 1970 - Delta Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M., 21 I 6 Addison, refreshments served.

January- 27, 1970 - H o u s t o n Gem & Mineral Society meeting, 7:30 p.m., Garden Center, Hermann Park. Visitors welcome. Subject: "Preliminary Examination of the Lunar Samples R e t u r n e d from Tran-

quil i ty Base", illustrated with slides. Speaker: Dr. E l b e r t A. King, Jr., Chairman, Department of Geology, Univ-

ersity o f Houston.

February 4, 1970 - D e l t a Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M., 21 16 Addison, refreshments served.

February 21, 1970 - Delta Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M., 21 16 Addison, refreshments served.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM; February, 1970 Series

FRANK W. COLE to lecture on "Reservoir Engineering and Petroleum for Geologists. "

For the next AAPG C o n t i n u i n g Education Program we have been fortunate i n securing the services of the p r e s i d e n t of Frank W. Cole Engineering Division of the Chil tan Computer Co., Dallas, Texas, who w i l l lecture on "Reservoir E n g i n e e r i n g and Petroleum Economics for Geologists". The outline furnished by the AAPG head- quarters contains the following subject headings for Mr. Cole's program:

I . The Nature of O i l and Gas I I . Driving Forces i n O i l Reservoirs Ill. Estimating Ini t ia l O i l in Place and O i l Recovery I V. Improving O i l Recovery V. Gas Reservoirs VI . Economics

The l e c t u r e s w i l l be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, February 12, 18, and 19, 1970 from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m. The r e w i l l be the usua I half h o u r break for refreshments at 4:30 p.m. The program w i l l be held in the auditorium in the basement of the Humble Building. We urge a l l membe rs who plan to attend to try to arrive 15 to 20 minutes early the first day so registration can be accomplished before the lecture series begins.

Registration fee i s $10.00 which may be paid at the door or preferably mailed in the prepaid envelope enclosed with this BULLETIN. We urge you to pre-register and thereby eliminate the possibility of standing i n l ine to register at the door. I f you pre- registerall you need todo i s p ickup your identification badge andenter the auditorium. Pre-registration deadline i s 12:OO NOON, February 13, 1970.

MR. FRANK W. COLE - Biographical Sketch) I. Education:

1948 - 8. S. i n Petroleum Engineering at the University of Okla. 1949 - M . S. i n Petroleum Engineering at the University of Okla.

1 1 . Experience: 1949-55 Petroleum Engineer with Humble O i l & Refining Company. 1955-62 Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, University

of Oklahoma. Present President o f Frank W. Cole E n g i n e e r i n g Division o f the

Chi ltan Computer Company. 111 . Publication:

Author of three books on Petroleum Engineering. Co-author o f two additionul books on Petroleum Engineering one of

which has been published i n Spanish as well as English. Author of approximately 30 papers which have been p u b l i s h e d i n

various journals i n the United States and Canada. IV. Memberships:

Member of several National Committees of A. I .M. E. The Houston Geological So c i e t y feels very fortunate i n being able to schedule

Mr. Cole. His lecture series has been received with great enthusiasm by other societies and companies. We know that Mr. Cole's program wi l l contribute greatly to the geologists who attend.

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES

APACHE EXPLORATION CO., INC.

Geophysical Consultants

Houston, Texas 77002 C & I Life Bldg.

A. L. Ladner 222-9649

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION

A Teledyne Company

5825 Chimney Rock Road P. 0. Box 36269

Houston, Texas 77036 713 666-2561

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SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY

2200 Welch Avenue Houston, Texas 77019

Sidney Schafer JA 9-8789 Jack C. Weyand

5eismogroph 5 e r ~ i c e 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

5 2 9 CAPITAL N A T ' L . BANK BLDG.

HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 0 2

Robert B. Baum CA 2-9071

ELECTRIC AND WELL LOGGING

BAROID DIVISION, NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY

Well Logging and Mud Company

P. 0. BOX 1675 JA 4-6381

DRESSER ATLAS Division of Dresser Industries, Inc.

1045 The Main Building Houston. Texas 77002

J. L. P. Campbell W. D. Bishop R. M. "Dusty" Rhodes W. L. Young Ross B. Smith

SCHLUMBERGER WELL SERVICES 1512 Bank of the Southwest


H. Duane Babcock C. E. Tedrow Kenneth S. Howell E. H. Heider J. B. Blazek

CA 5-1607

CORE ANALYSIS

CORE LABORATORIES, INC.

3615 Gulf Freeway

Core Analysis and Mud Logging John E. Furen CA 3-4193

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS

DRESSER SIE

10201 Westheimer Road P. 0. Box 2928, Houston, Texas 77001

E. A. Pratt Vice President, Marketing SU 2-2000

OIL PRODUCERS

GEORGE MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

12th Floor, Houston Club Bldg.


George Mitchell CA 5-0161

SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY

Richmond Tower Bldg. P. 0 . Box 1513


1. K. Larsen NA 2-7270

OIL FINANCING

BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST, N.A.

P. 0 . Box 2629 Houston, Texas 77001

Frank McGonagill, Vice President CA 5-1551

Manager, Oil and Gas Department Ext. 481

DRILLING COMPANIES

BAY CITY DRILLING COMPANY

Box 1389

Bay City, Texas

R. Q. McSwane CI 5-8389

BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY

1228 Bank of the Southwest


W. H. Smith. President CA 5-6576

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OTIS RUSSELL DRILLING COMPANY

2916 7th Street

Bay City, Texas

Otis Russell CA 8-7919

TRITON DRILLING COMPANY

P. 0. Box 22166 Houston 77027

SU 2-2250

Robert Briggs Roland Nelson

LOG LIBRARIES

SEISMOGRAM LIBRARY CORPORATION

Gulf Coast Division

Texas - Louisiana - Mississippi

3815 Richmond Ave. Houston, Texas 77027 T. Pope MO 7-0916

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REPRODUCTION COMPANIES

CARDINAL PRINTING & LETTER SERVICE, INC.

234 Esperson Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Mrs. Pollyann Howe

Mrs. Chic Adams CA 3-9309

HOUSTON BLUE PRINT & STATIONERY CO.

700 Walker CA 3-4358 1324 Travis CA 4-6036 3301 Richmond Ave. JA 9.4141

Houston, Texas

PETROLEUM INFORMATION

PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORP SOUTH COAST BLDG. HOUSTON CA 8 - 9 0 4 1

1640 G R A N T , DENVER 8 2 5 - 2 1 8 1 AND O F F I C E S ACROSS T H E U . S .

COVERING T H E NATION'S O I L AND GAS A C T I V I T Y REPORTING S E R V I C E S ,

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