November 1977

BULLETIN

I HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

HGS NOVE'M~ER CALENDAR

November 12, 1977 (Fleld Trlp) Cirlvemton Arsa

R. J. M lanc , Sr., Shell Research, Houston "Recent Sediments of Southeast Texas-a Field Guide to the Alluvial and Deltaic Plains and the Galveston Barrier Island Complex"

November 17-18, 1977 (Contlnulng Educstlon) Exxon Audltorlum

Dr. Donn S. Gorsline, USC, Los Angelea "Geology and Geophysics of Continental Margins with Emphasis on Continental Borderlands and Deep-sea Fans"

Nowmbr 14,1977 (Evenlng Meetlng) Summlt Club, Rmt Internatlone1 Bank Bulldlng

Mr. L. W. Minturn, Houston "The Topographic Exprecision of Oil and Gas Fields in the Gulf Coast" Social hour-535, Dinner-6:15, Meeting-7:OO Fteservatlons (telephone unly, 2296309) must be made or cancelled by Friday, November 11, 1877.

November 30,1977 (Noon Meettng) Houston Oaks Hotel, Conmi II B d I m

Mr. Eugene A. Shinn. USGS, Miami AAPG Distinguished Lecturer "An Environmental Approach to Limestone Diagenesis" Luncheon,and Meeting-12:OO Noon Rese~ations (telephone only, 22993#)9) must be made or cancelled by noon Monday. November 28. 1977.

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Suite B-1, 808 Main Street

Houston, Texas 77002 223-9309

President First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer Executive Committeeman (6-30-78) Executive Committeeman (6-30-78) Executive Committeeman (6-30-79) Executive Committeeman (6-30-79) Past President

Academic Liaison Advertising Awards 8. Student Loan Ballot Boy Scout Bulletin Continuing Education Directory Entertainment Environmental Exhibits Field Trip Finance Historical Library Membership Nominating Personnel Placement Publications Publication Sales Public Relations Remembrances Research 8 Study Course Special Publications Technical Program Transportation

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

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Dean Grafion, Cities Service Company Jeffery V. Morris, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

WillIan1 A. Fowter, Jr., Phillips Petroleum Company W. L. Tidwell, lndependent

Eleanor M. Hoover, Exxon Company USA Robert A. Harris, Mitchell Energy Corp.

Elgean C. Shield, The Anschutz Corporation Howard W. Kiatta, lndependent

M. M. "Ouie" Osborne, Trunkline Gas Company Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Philip F. McKinlay, Texaco Inc. Matthew W. Daura, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

Albert C. Raaech, Jr., Exxon Company USA D. J. Bonvillaln, Cities Service Company

Mclnnis S. Newby, R. L. Burns Corp. Chester A. Balrd, Dow Chemical Company

Stewart Chuber, Consultant Clyde G. Beckwith, Continental Oil Company

Clyde E. Harrison, O'Donohoe & Harrison James 0. Lewis, Consultant

Robert L. Hunt, Cities Service Company William F. Bishop, Tenneco Oil Company

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

Fred A. Ealand, Exxon Company USA Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company

Royce E. Schnelder, The Superior Oil Company Jeffery V. Morris, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

Mllton E. Johnson, Exxon Company USA James F. Enyeart, Dow Chemical Company

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

Doris M. Curtis, Shell Development Company William A. Fowler, Jr., Phillips Petroleum Company

Kenneth W. Toedter, Natomas Int. Corp.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Edd R. Turner, Getty Oil Co. Sabin W. Marshall, Texas Gas Transmission

Anthony Reso, Tenneco Oil Company Thomas D. Barber, Michel T. Halbouty

John Bremsteller, lnsurance Consultant

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL AUXILIARY OFFICERS

President First Vice-president (Social) Second Vice-president (Membership) Third Vice-president (HGS Representative) Secretary Treasurer

Mrs. John W. (Pauline) lnkster Mrs. Claude C. (Nancy) Rust

Mrs. Reeves W. (Sarah) Jackson, Jr. Mrs. W. T. (Janna) Spurlock

Mrs. George C. (Virginia) Hardin, Jr. Mrs. Virgil J. (Shirley) Kennedy

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS Theodore Roosevelt said, "Every man owes a part of his

time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere." The success of this Society over the last half century has been due to the unselfish contributions of many geologists who practiced this philosophy. For the Society to continue to grow and prosper, we current members will have to accept the baton and run our lap to the best of our ability.

Over the years, those who have served this Society and the geological profession are legion. For a look at those currently serving in a leadership capacity, turn to the inside front cover of this Bulletin and read the list of committee chairmen. Each of these committees performs a very useful job for the Society, the profession, and the community and every chairman is to be commended for his service.

During the summer, I read "Rockhoundsof Houston," by the late Alva C. Ellisor, the renowned micropaleontologist. This excellent history of the Houston Geological Society was written in 1946 and covers aquarter of acentury from the first informal meetings in January 1920 through June 1946. In reading the pages of this volume, I was reminded over and over again of the above statement by Theodore Roosevelt. The founders of the Houston Geological Society gave unstintingly of their time, talent, and money to establish this Society, and we owe them a debt of gratitude.

Alexander Deussen, Wallace E. Pratt, John R. Suman, Donald Barton, and others were instrumental in bringing AAPG to Houston for its Ninth Annual Meeting in 1924, just months after the Houston Geological Society was formally chartered August 8, 1923. According to Miss Ellisor, the recollection of the secretary, David Donoghue, about the convention was, " . . . work, work, work, going home tired, going through three days of the meeting worn out and then sitting around for a week or so after it was over, regretting that there was nothing to do."

Since 1924, Houston has been the host 'for five AAPG '

Annual Meetings: 1933,1941,1953,1963, and 1971. Houston will be the host again in 1979. Dr. Anthony Reso is the General Chairman and J. Denny Bartell is the General Vice- Chairman. They are already busy. Planning a convention of this magnitude is hard work, so please give both of these gentlemen your support and encouragement.

DEAN GRAFTON President

NEW PUBLICATIONS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

Circular 76-3: Geothermal Resources-Frio Formation, Upper Texas Gulf Coast, by D. G. Bebout, R. F. Loucks, S. C. Bosch, and M. H. Dorfman. 47 p., 52 figs., $1.50 + .08 tax (Texas residents).

Circular 76-5: Regional Tertiary Cross Sections-Texas Gulf Coast, by D. G. Bebout, P. E. Cuttrell, and J. H. Seo. 10 p., 7 figs., table, $1.25 + .06 tax (Texas residents).

Circular 76-7: Geothermal Resources of the Texas Gulf Coast-Environmental Concerns Arising from the Produc- tion and Disposal of Geothermal Waters, by Thomas C. Gustavson and Charles W. Kreitler. 35 p., 23 figs., 7 tables, $1.25 + .06 tax (Texas residents).

SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER December 8 and 9, 1977 Dr. Earl F. McBride, U. of Exxon Building Auditorium Texas (Austin). "Diagenesis

of Sandstones."

December 14, 1977 Dr. Colin Barker, Tulsa Uni- Holiday Inn- versity. "Plate Tectonics,

Medical Center Organic Matter Type and Basin Evaluation for Petro- leum Potential."

PRICE SCHEDULE-HGS MEETINGS Summit Club

........................................ Dinner $7.50

Houston Oaks Hotel ..................................... Luncheon $9.00

RESERVATIONS-223-9309

Please make reservations for Monday evening meetings by the preceding Friday; for Wednesday noon meetings by the preceding Monday noon.

FIELD TRIP!! FIELD TRIP!! NOVEMBER 12,1977 "RECENT SEDIMENTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS-A FIELD GUIDE TO THE ALLUVIAL AND DELTAIC PLAINS AND THE GALVESTON BARRIER ISLAND COMPLEX"

Field Trip Leader: R. J. LeBlanc, Sr.-Shell Research Registration Fee: $20.00 per person-this includes bus

transportation, guidebook, lunch, and refreshments. Buses Leave at 7:00 a.m. from the Shell Training Center, 3837

Bellaire Boulevard. The Training Center is adjacent to the Allbritton Cafeteria, which is just west of the Shell Research Lab. Free parking is available in the shopping center just in front of the Training Center.

Buses Return at 530 p.m.

The field trip will be limited to 97 participants and will be handled on a first-come basis.

To register, send your name, address, company, telephone number, and check payable to Houston Geologi- cal Society to:

R. E. Tepley Marathon Oil Company P. 0. Box 3128 Houston, Texas 77001

Registration close on November 8, 1977.

NEW SEPM GROUP A new SEPM Research Group entitled "Organic Geoche-

mistry of Sediments" has been organized and will replace the old Geochemistry of Sediments group. Its purpose will be to focus on current research topics in the field and to relate developments to the solution of major problems prior to publication or formal oral presentation. We hope to present organic geochemical research in a way that will be under- standable and meaningful to industry, government, and academic geologists as well as to those involved directly with the research itself.

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The first colloquium will be held in April 1978 inconjunction with the AAPG-SEPM Annual Meeting inOklahoma City. The program will concern current directionsof research in the areas of fossil fuels, including oil and gas,coal, and uranium. Invited keynote speakers will summarizeeach major field of research and will be followed by individualcontributions and discussion. The program for the 1979colloquium in Houston also will be decided at this meeting.

Anyone wishing to participate in the 1978colloquium asan individual contributor, observer, or justto be included on adistribution list for future notices is invited to contact Keith A.Kvenvolden, USGS, M/S97, 345 Middlefield Road, MenloPark, California 94025' or Wallace G. Dow, Getty OilCompany, 3903 Stoney Brook, Houston, Texas 77063.

AAPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEADOPTS STATEMENT

"It is the position of the Executive Committee of theAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists that freeenterprise and the free market system have operated to makeour country the most affluent and prosperous in the worldand that our country's future can best be served by therelease of price control on all oil and natural gas. Thisincentive, rather than stopgap measures or temporarysubsidies or rebates, will encourage increased explorationand thereby increase domestic reserves and producingcapacity, which will in turn reduce our country's dependenceon foreign supplies.

"The Executive Committee is of the opinion that much ofthe country's most highly prospective areas for oil, gas, andother energy production exist on federal lands. It is theCommittee's recommendation that government processesshould be expedited whereby all federally controlled areas,offshore and onshore, be made available for judicious energymineral resource exploration and development."

METEORITE FANCIERS, NOTE

A Meteorite Recovery Project is being coordinated byWilliam Rainey Harper College in cooperation with the FieldMuseum of Natural History in Chicago. They would like all ofus to be aware that meteorites are scientifically important andcan be found almost anywhere. Free descriptive literature isavailable and a $100 bounty is being offered to finders ofpreviously unreported meteorites. Send your request forliterature along with a stamped, self-addressed business sizeenvelope to Paul P. Sipiera, William Rainey Harper College,Algonquin and Roselle Roads, Palatine, Illinois 60067.

, IMPORTANT NOTICE

Article IV, Sec. 1 of the Bylaws provides that if annualdues are not paid by November 15, member will be notifiedthat he has been dropped from membership roll. Please bearthis in mind and if you have not paid your 1977-78 dues, do ittoday before you forget. To be included in the plannedmembership directory, your dues must be received byNovember 15, 1977.

EVENING MEETING-NOVEMBER 14, 1977

L. W. MINTURN-Biographical SketchL. W. Minturn received adegree in GeologicalEngineering from the Co-lorado School of Mines in1937. Hi~ first significantjob was running a gravity-meter exploration programin Colombia for The Tropi-cal Oil Company. Follow-ing this he returned to theStates and worked as anindustrial engineer duringWorld War II. In 1946 hetransferred from this de-partment of Alcoa to theraw materials section and

prospected for various raw materials until 1949, when hebecame involved in the search for natural gas in the GulfCoast. During the ensuing years he was closely involved inthe discovery of the Appling, Lavaca Bay, South Copano Bay,and Tres Encinos fields of Texas and the South Section 28and West Addis fields of Louisiana. He became an independ-ent geologist and geophysicist in 1958 and, since that time,has been engaged in geological and geophysical research.He is a member of the Houston Geological Society, AAPG,and Tau Beta Pi.

THE TOPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION OF OIL AND GASFIELDS IN THE GULF COAST (Abstract)by L. W. Minturn

Anticlines, the structural features in which oil and gasaccumulate, are revealed in the topography by erosionalpatterns and by gross uplifts (geologic highs).

The relationship of erosional patterns to anticlines isdeveloped by comparison of the aerial photograph of TheSolitario, a large anticline in the Big Bend area of Texas, tothe topographic map. A uniform method of annotating thetopographic map is possible.

Fields in Texas which show erosional patterns includeTrinity, South Stowell, West Ranch, Lovell's Lake, and BearCreek. Some fields in Louisiana which show erosionalpatterns are Duck Lake, Laurel Ridge, Bourg, FordocheWilcox, and False River.

Gulf Coast fields which show gross uplifts includeJennings, Spindletop, Helen Gohlke, Pierce Junction, andfields of the Rincon area.

Topographic analysis of an undeveloped area in the GulfCoast is used to define the anticlinal axes and the significantuplifts along them, and to determine how seismic linesshould be placed to secure maximum information atminimum cost. It reveals that the whole area consists ofanticlines separated by synclines.

Because topographic anomalies commonly coincidewith anticlines, they are useful in locating oil and gasaccumulations. Such anomalies are not always presentbecause of intersecting anticlines and locally complexstr'ucture, loose sand on the surface, timing of the uplifts,amount of erosion, and other factors. Mapping may beinadequate to reveal some anomalies. Nevertheless, topogra-phic analysis is one of the cheapest and most effectivestarting points for structural exploration.

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NOON MEETING-NOVEMBER 30, 1977

EUGENE A. SHINN-Biographical SketchMr. Shinn was born in KeyWest, Florida, and attendedthe University of Miami,where he received his B.S.in Biology in 1957. After abrief stint in the MarineLaboratory at Miami, hejoined Shell Developmentat Coral Gables as a Geo-logical Technician. Duringthe next 16years with Shell,Shinn went from CoralGables to Midland andAbilene, Texas, back toCoral Gables, and then toHolland and the Persian

Gulf before returning to this country with Shell in Houstonand New Orleans. Since 1974, he has served as ProgramChief, U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Branch Sedimen-tation Program, Fisher Island Station, Florida. His specialinterests include carbonate sedimentation and diagenesis,subsurface exploration, bioturbation, photography, diving,boating, and the production of 16-MM cinema. Mr. Shinn is amember of SEPM, AAAS, and the Miami Geological Society,and a 1977-78 Distinguished Lecturer for the AmericanAssociation of Petroleum Geologists.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH TO

LIMESTONE DIAGENESIS (Abstract)

by Eugene A. Shinn

Shallow-marine lime sediments may convert to rock inone of three major diagenetic environments: (A) marine, i.e.,on the sea floor; (B) freshwater zone; and (C) deepersubsurface. A lime sediment may undergo only one of thesediagenetic environments or all three. Petrographic imprintsthat may identify these environments include:

A. Marine environment-(1) fibrous cement; (2) poly-gonal cement sutures; (3) superimposed borings; (4)geopetal sediment; (5) botryoidal or spherical cements; (6)mud-textured cement in various combinations with 1 to 5 of

the foregoing; (7) fine-grained dolomite (i.e., supratidalmarine).

B. Freshwater environment-(1) meniscus cement; (2)laminated crusts and other evidences of subaerial exposure;(3) leached fossils; (4) associated freshwater limestones; (5)light 018 composition; (6) blocky calcite.

C. Deeper subsurface environment-(1) compactionalfeatures; (2) blocky calcite; (3) pressure solution (i.e.,stylolites); (4) leached grains and moldic porosity; (5)saccharoidal dolomite.

Some of these features, such as blocky calcite, leachedgrains, and dolomite, are present in more than one environ-ment; exposure of some rocks to all three environmentscomplicates diagenetic interpretation.

Knowledge of early diagenetic environments and theirindelible imprint is based on investigations of seafloorcementation in the Persian Gulf, the Bahamas, and Bermuda,and more recently has been acquired through drilling on theBelize barrier reef and through studies of south FloridaPleistocene limestones exposed to fresh water. Recognition

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of petrographic features associated with deeper subsurfacediagenesis is based on interpretive studies of subsurface andoutcropping Cretaceous limestones in Texas, Louisiana, andMexico, and on experimental compaction studies conductedat the Fisher Island Laboratory. Future research may modifythese interpretations, but the immediacy of energy problemsnecessitates this attempt to form criteria which may explain,evaluate, and help predict those diagenetic environmentscontrolling the presence, discovery, and extraction of oil andgas from ancient limestones.

Note: Mr. Shinn's presentation will include the USGScolor film "Geology of Belize Barrier Reef."

PROFESSIONAL NOTES

C. R. "Dick" Burnett has taken early retirement from TennecoOil Company and is consulting for Geological ConsultingServices (524-0231).

Phillip W. Porter has joined Ashland Exploration (654-3479)as Regional Exploitation Geologist.

Craig C. Barclay has joined Caddo Management-LyonsPetroleum Exploration in Shreveport, Louisiana (318/222-2720).

GROUP FORMING TO PURCHASE TOBIN MAP COVER-AGE

Anyone interested in joining agroup whose purpose is toincorporate and purchase Tobin map coverage in Texas andLouisiana is urged to contact Larry Martin of Martin-Cheatham, Inc. The telephone number in Houston is 224-3326. A great deal of ground work has been done, and the aimis now to increase the membership to reduce the individualcosts. Tobin has indicated they will restrict the membershipto independent geologists and/or engineers. In addition, it ishoped that they will accept small producing companies.

Anticipated coverage will include regional geologic basemaps and monthly ownership coverage for the Texas GulfCoast, East Texas, and South Louisiana.

APGS NATIONAL CONVENTION,SAN ANTONIO,DECEMBER 1-3, 1977

The theme for the 1977 National Convention of theAssociation of Professional Geological Scientists is "TheFuture is Now." Keynote speaker will be CongressmanRobert C. Krueger, 21st District, Texas, whose topic will be"Is Nationalization of the Mineral Industries a ViablePossibility?" Dr. Harlan J. Smith, Chairman, Department ofAstronomy, The University of Texas and Director of theMcDonald Observatory, will be the featured speaker at theannual banquet and will speak on "The Natural Resources ofSpace."

Other topics to be discussed will cover the relationship ofprofessionals to Congress, labor, and the public in general,as well as to environmentalists and investors.

Registration fee of $15 and request for room reservationsat the Menger Hotel should be sent to Mr. Art Brunton,Executive Director, APGS, Box 957, Golden, Colorado 80401.

RECENT DEATHS

James J. Purzer, 49, died August 1, 1977. He was ageologist with Weaver Oil & Gas.

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GUEST COLUMN

THE WINDFAll MYTH

by Edd R. Turner, AAPG President

Windfall has been defined as "an unexpected or suddengain," but it also means "something that is blown down by thewind." This latter definition may well describe the petroleumindustry if federal, state, and local governments do not ceasetheir imposition of ridiculous restrictions and roadblocks.

What, one might ask, has triggered these impositions?Certainly they are due in part to the fact that elected officials,government employees and, indeed, the public in generalhave become militant in their attitude toward profits. OneSenator termed profits "obscene." On the other hand,however, he omitted to define what constitutes a "chasteprofit. "

In defense of profits the American people must bereminded that making an adequate profit is the AmericanWay of doing business. If it were not for profits the UnitedStates would still be a poorly developed, agrarian nation,much like Soviet Russia remains today! Existing industrythrives on profits that keep its plants in good order andexpanding, and new businesses are formed from profits ofestablished industry. If our industries cease to make profits,our industries will cease to exist. If the profit motive is killedby governmental decrees, the American Way of life will end.

At present the public eye focuses on the petroleumindustry more than on any other part of our businesscomplex. In the months that our Washington establishmenthas spent debating an energy policy, a driving impetus to levymore taxes to keep "those oil companies" from making"windfall profits" has prevailed.

For the record, let us examine just what the profit picturelooked like last year for the large oil companies. There were18 U.S. companies that grossed over $3 billion in 1976. Thehighest rate of return on gross income of the 18 was only 7.8percent; the lowest return, 3.2 percent. If you had bought ashare of stock this year in the company paying the bestdividend return, you would be earning 6.6 percent on yourmoney-about the return on a 1-year savings certificate. Thelowest return company would pay you a mere 1.5 percent.

By comparison, Houston Lighting and Power, a utility,had a 12.5 percent retur'1 on gross income in 1976 and iscurrently paying about 5.6 percent to its shareholders. Thecomparison hardly justifies accusations of obscene profits!

What, exactly, perpetuates the Windfall Myth? Wouldthere really be a windfall of profits if oil and gas prices werederegulated? If an industry is making an inadequate return, aso-called "windfall" could mean the difference between lifeand death.

Law makers, policy makers, or whatever the Washingtonestablishment can be called, should be directed toward acloser scrutiny of the activities of the large petroleumcompanies before forming opinions or making ill-advisedstatements. Only the four largest of the 18 companies andtwo others heavily into marketing invested less than their netincome in exploration and production of oil and gas. Theother 12 companies spent more than net income, and two ofthe companies spent more than twice their net incomes onexploration and production. In addition to these expendi-tures, each company also made large investments onrefineries, pipelines, and other petroleum-related projects;furthermore, there were many millions spent on capital

ventures such as uranium, coal, oil shale, and other diversifi-cations.

Capital funds generated from net income, and depletion,depreciation, and amortization charges provide the invest-ment dollars for petroleum companies, large and small, but ofthe 18 largest companies only five invested less than theircash flow-and those five only slightly less at that! The rest ofthe companies made capital investments in excess of cashflow, and two companies invested over twice their availablefunds. Increases in long-term debt are acommon occurrencein the industry.

An industry that employs 1,500,000 of the United Statespopulation; that invests sums in excess of net income tofurther the flow of petroleum energy; and that provides fuelfor almost all other domestic industries, keeps the entirepopulation warm and lighted, and moves that populationfrom place to place needs much more capital than it cangenerate now under controleld oil and gas prices.

Additional so-called "windfall profits" from deregulationof crude oil and natural gas-a substantial part of whichwould be taxed away-would be a welcome incentive to drillmore wells, produce more oil and gas, and deliver moreenergy.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Dr. Donn S. Gorsline willpresent the first ContinuingEducation Program of theyear on November 17-18 atthe Exxon Auditorium. Pre-registration slips are en-closed with this Bulletin.Dr. Gorsline graduatedfrom the Montana Schoolof Mines in 1950, and re-ceived an M.S. and Ph.D. ingeology and oceanographyin 1954 and 1958 from the

U.niversity of Southern Cal-ifornia. He has worked asassistant and acting direc-

tor, Oceanographic Institute, Florida State University, from1957 to 1962. Since 1962 he has been an Associate Professorand Professor of Marine Geology, Department of GeologicalSciences, at the University of Southern California.

The second Continuing Education Program is scheduledfor December 8 and 9, 1977,at the Exxon Auditorium with theusual afternoon and morning hours, when Dr. Earl F.McBridewill present his course on sandstone and shale diagenesis. Apre-registration slip is enclosed. This course will reviewpostdepositional changes of sandstones and shales th~tinfluence the distribution of porosity and permeability andthe release of hydrocarbons in sedimentary basins. It will alsobriefly review some aspects of the origin and accumulation ofuranium in South Texas. Specific case-history studies will bereviewed on the Lyons, Bunter, and Wilcox formations. Thecourse should be of particular interest to petroleum geolo-gists.

Additional Continuing Education programs will be basedon the membership response to the courses of Drs. Gorslineand McBride. Your support of these events will be appreciat-ed.

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1979 AAPG-SEPM CONVENTION NEWS,COORDINATING COMMITTEE COMPLETE

The Coordinating Committee or officers of the conven-tion consist of the General Chairman, General Vice-Chairman, Vice-Chairman for SEPM, Technical ProgramCoordinator, and Finance Chairman. I am pleased toannounce the appointment of Edward McFarlan, Jr., asTechnical Program Coordinator and Sabin W. Marshall asFinance Chairman.

Technical Program Coordinator:EdwardMcFarlan,Jr.Edward McFarlan,Jr., is aGeological Scientist withExxon Company, U.S.A.Hehas been employed byExxon since 1949. Tedcurrently serves on twoAAPG committees: Stratig-raphic Nomenclature andMembership. Ted wasSEPM Program Chairmanat the 1964 Annual Meetingin New Orleans. He wasChairman for both theAAPG Research Commit-tee Short Course on the

~. ) Geology of ContinentalMargins and the Symposium on the Petroleum Potential ofSlopes, Rises and Plateaus at the 1977 Convention inWashington, D.C.

As Technical Program Coordinatorforthe 1979Conven-tion, Ted is responsible for seeing that the separate elementsof the Technical Program are fully harmonized and thatpossible conflicts of interest among the ten ProgramCommittees are minimized. He also is in charge of workingout schedules of Technical Program Sessions that will bestserve the interests of the largest number of conventioneers.

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Finance Chairman: Sabin W. Marshall

Sabin W. Marshall is Super-visor of Geology, GulfCoast Region, for TexasGas Transmission Corp. Hehas been employed byTexas Gas since 1965.Sabin has served on anumber of HGS Researchand Study and Publicationcommittees. He was elect-ed HGS Treasurer, 1971-1972; Second Vice-President (ProgramChairman), 1972-1973; andFirst Vice-President (Publi-cations Chairman) 1973-

1974. Sabin was 51st President of the Houston GeologicalSociety, 1974-1975. He is currently a Board Member andTreasurer of the HGS Memorial Scholarship Fund.

As Finance Chairman forthe 1979AAPG-SEPM Conven-tion, Sabin must prepare the overall budget, approve allinvoices for payment, handle all money and banking duringthe convention, and prepare the final report.

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Ted McFarlan and Sabin Marshall join J. Denny Bartell,General Vice-Chairman, and John R. Castano, Vice-Chairman for SEPM, and myself to complete formation of theconvention Coordinating Committee. We must nowassem-ble some 30 program and service committees. I will report toyou on these committee appointments, the conventiontheme, development of the Technical Program, and planningof field trips and social events in the next several months.ANTHONY RESOGeneral Chairman

APGS PRESIDENT'S REPORT

John A. Taylor, President, APGS, points out in hisSeptember President's Report that the new Department ofEnergy is charged with the coordination of responsibility andactions currently lodged in some 50 different agencies.

The principal officers, including eight Assistant Secreta-ries, are Presidential appointments, subject to Senateconsent. These assistants are responsible for:

1. Management of Energy Production2. Research and Development which includes all Fossil,

Nuclea'r, Geothermal, Recycled and Renewable Re-sources

3. Environmental Analysis4. Coordinating International Programs and Policies with

Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury5. Management of Research and Development of National

Security Programs (i.e., nuclear weapons)6. Coordinating Federal, State, and local energy efforts7. Promotion of Competition and Consumer Interests8. Management of Nuclear Waste9. Implementation and Conservation of Research and

Demonstration Programs10. Overseeing Power Marketing and Transmission Activi-

ties11. Public and Congressional Liaison

The Federal Energy Administration (FEA), EnergyResearch and Development Administration (ERDA), and theFederal Power Commission (FPC) are eliminated. Thosefunctions will be transferred to the DOE, except thatregulatory functions are vested in a new agency-the FederalEnergy Regulation Commission (FERC). The five memberswho constitute the FERC are Presidential appointees, withadvice and consent of the Senate, for 4-year terms; actionsare by majority vote.

Hearings and subpoena power are prescribed foranywhere in the U.S. Violations of regulations, or rules, arenoncontestable and subject to neither judicial nor agencyreview or appeal, after 30 days of issuance of notice if theperson does not notify DOE's Secretary that he wishes tocontest it. (Emphasis added)

Taylor points out that FEA Administrator O'Leary, at theMidwestern Governor's Conference in Oklahoma, continuedto promote the Administration's theme that U.S. gas and oilreserves are quite limited and not worth much continuedeffort to find and exploit.(OnlyFEAis being abolished-Ed.).

Taylor also says, "We must recognize, however, that thepulling together of a greatly diverse number of energyfunctions under one roof has considerable merit. . .," and"We have a place wherein our knowledge and experience canaid the government and public interest by our recommenda-tions and, indeed, our participation in and with this agency. .. ."

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Taylor notes the successful efforts by the APGS to secure language changes, regarding how geologists were to be used and represented, in the draft of the proposed regulations and administrative procedures for the "Strip Mining Act." Section 507, Paragraph 14 of Public Law 95-87 now reads "cross section maps or plans of the lands to be affected including theactual area to be mined, prepared by or under the direction of and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, a professional geologist with assist- ance from experts in related fields such as land surveying and landscape architecture . . . ."

CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES The Houston Chronicle reports the following selected

issues having been voted on since the last Bulletin.

SENATE 1. Coal conversion-Approved 74 to 8 new guidelines to

encourage the use of coal for boiler fuel by electric power plants and new factories-part of the Carter energy package.

2. Coal ~o~version-Voted 62 to 30 to table, and thereby defeated, an amendment barring theacquisition of additional coal and uranium assets by the larger U.S. oil companies.

3. Fiscal year 1978 budget-Approved the federal budget for the next fiscal year, calling for spending of $459.2 billion and a deficit of $65.1 billion.

4. Tax cut-Rejected 63 to 23 a budget amendment to lower the amount of a projected federal tax revenue to allow for a 10% personal income tax cut in the event of a recession.

5. Energy conservation-Passed 78 to 4, as part of the Carter national energy plan, new energy conservation legislation providing aid to homeowners for insulation, and setting new fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles and household appliances.

6. Gas-guzzlers-Voted 52 to 27 to table, thereby defeating, a motion to delete an energy conservation bill provision prohibiting the sale of fuel-inefficient new cars beginning in the 1980 model year.

7. Fiscal year 1978 budget-Approved 68 to 21 a conference report on the federal budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1.

8. Saccharin-Voted 87 to 7 to prevent the Food and Drug Administration from banning saccharin as a food additive for an 18 month study period, but requiring that warning labelsappear on products containing the sweetener.

9. Natural gas pricing-Voted 73 to 21 to table, thereby defeating, an amendment to retain the federal interstate- market price ceiling for natural gas at $1.45 per thousand cubic feet, and to extend the ceiling to the intrastate market.

10. Natural gas pricing-Rejected 52 to 46 a motion to table an amendment offered by Sens. Lloyd Bentsen, D- Texas, and James Pearson, R-Kansas, providing for the decontrol of the price of gas from wells drilled onshore since January 1, 1977. New offshore gas prices would be decontrolled in 5 years.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 Tower, Rep. Y Y N N N N N Y Y N Bentsen, Dem. Y Y Y N A* N Y Y Y N

HOUSE 1. Fiscal year 1978 budget-Approved 199 to 188 the

federal budget forthe fiscal year beginning October 1, setting the spending at $459.6 billion with a projected deficit of almost $62 billion.

2. Tuition tax credit-Voted 31 1 to 76 to increase the next federal deficit by $175 million to allow for tax credits for college and vocational training tuition.

3. Fiscal year 1978 budget-Passed 215 to 167 the conference report on the federal budget for the next fiscal year, setting federal spending at $458.3 billion with a projected deficit of $63.1 billion.

4. Minimum wage-Voted 309 to 96 to increase national minimum wage rates and redefine minimum wage eligibility provisions. The minimum wage would rise to $2.65 an hour in January, and to $3.05 by 1980.

5. Small business exemption-Adopted 221 to 83 a minimum wage amendment sponsored by Rep. J. J. Pickle, D-Austin, to exempt any company with annual sales of less than $500,000 from having to pay the minimum wage.

6. Congressional allowances-Passed 215 to 19 an increase in next year's rental allowance for offices in members home districts. Each member thereby gains an additional $4,000-$14,000 a year to apply to any office expenditure.

7. ERDA authorization-Approved 317 to 47 with 2 voting "present," authorization for fiscal year 1978 for the Energy Research and Development Administration.

8. Solar energy-Passed 227 to 179 an amendment to authorize $28 million for federal purchase of photovoltaic cells, used in the conversion of solar energy to electricity, to stimulate their commercial development.

9. Breeder reactor-Rejected 246 to 162 an amendment to close down the planned plutonium-based Clinch River (Tennessee) breeder reactor. President Carter wants to halt the project.

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Archer, Rep. N Y N N Y N Y N N Eckhardt, Dem. N N N Y N NotReported Gammage, Dem. N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Jordan, Dem. Y N Y Y N Y Y N Y Krueger, Dem. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A * N

*A-Absent or did not vote.

BROWN BAG SEMINARS The Geophysics Laboratory of the Marine Science

Institute of the University of Texas located at 700 The Strand, Galveston, announces the following schedule for their noon seminars. Call 11765-2173 for additional information.

November 4 Interpretation of Magnetic Data from 12 Noon the Red Sea

Stuart Hall University of Houston

Novem ber 1 1 Seismic Velocity in the 12 Noon Shallow Lunar Crust

Anthony Gangi Texas A & M University

November 18 Planetary Accretion Process 12 Noon Takafumi Matsui

Lunar Science Institute

December 2 Source Spectrum of the Vladivostok 12 Noon Deep-Focus Earthquake of

September 29, 1973 Junji Koyama

Geophysics Laboratory

Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November 1977

USGS DIRECTOR RESIGNING Dr. V. E. McKelvey, Director of the USGS since 1971, will

return to his work as a research scientist January 1, 1978. lnterior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus noted that an

expanded role for the Survey, including additional responsi- bilities for environmental protection, energy development and mineral leasing, makes a change in leadership desirable for the years ahead.

The Interior Department has requested the National Academy of Sciences to identify a panel of outstanding candidates for the position. "It is expected that a panel of qualified candidates will be submitted by the end of September." Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals Joan M. Davenport said.

The directorship is a Presidential appointment subject to Senate confirmation.

September 29, 1977

The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:

The dismissal of Dr. Vincent E. McKelvey as Director of the United States Geological Survey by Secretary Andrus has caused great concern among the members of AAPG. Dr. McKelvey has served with great distinction and is respected by the geologic profession throughout the world as an outstanding scientist and administrator. To be the first Survey Director to be dismissed in the 98-year history of the USGS must be a great disappointment to Dr. McKelvey, and should be a matter of concern to those who chose to break a tradition of such long standing.

Of equal concern to us are rumors that the tradition of choosing a new Director from among the list of candidates submitted by the National Academy of Sciences may also be ignored. Although we are not aware of the names on the Academy's list, our respect for the Academy is such that we are confident that the best choice lies among the names which they submitted.

Should a candidate not recommended by the Academy be nominated, we will feel compelled as a matter of public duty to voice our concerns at the Senate confirmation hearings.

Yours truly, IS1 Edd R. Turner

DID YOU KNOW THAT. . . . The FEA estimates 45 million tons of viscous sludge,

containing calcium, sulfur compounds, fly ash, etc., will be produced each year by 1985 with this reaching 300 million tons per year by 1998? This sludge is the product of the scrubbers installed with coal-burning boilers.

Houston Geolog~cal Soc~ety Bullet~n, November 1977

BLM PROPOSES LEASING NAVAL OR MILITARY LANDS

A regulation is being proposed by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management that would permit mineral leasing on lands acquired for naval or military purposes.

Specific minerals which could be leased for prospecting and development are oil and gas, sodium, phosphate, potassium, and sulfur. BLM said the application of the proposed regulation would be limited to a small segment of federal lands. NPR-4 (on North Slope of Alaska) is not affected by the proposal.

NPR-4 EXPLORATORY PROGRAM-1978

The USGS announced that Husky Oil NPR Operations, Inc., will receive an additional $190 million to continue exploratory drilling in the next fiscal year in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The exploratory program will include the drilling of 6 exploratory wells: 3 of less than 12,000 ft, 3 deeper than 12,000 ft with 2 of these going deeper than 19,500 ft.

Husky will also construct 2 drilling pads for FY 1979 exploratory wellsat other locationsand will drill 3 gas wells to continue development of the gas supply at Barrow. Some 2,081 mi of seismic surveys will be run in the Southern Foothills, Umiat and Barrow areas.

NEW MEMBERS SEPTEMBER 1,1977

BARRANCO, ROSWELL K Geolog~st A m ~ n o ~ l , USA 2800 North Loop West Houston Texas 77018 686-9261

5207 Green T~mbers Dr 446-7265 JUDITH U of New Orleans 1972 B S Earth Sc~ences

CAMPBELL, MICHAEL D D~rector Alternate Energy Kepl~nger 8 Assoc 3430 Entex Bldg Houston. Texas 77002 651-3127

3524 Georgetown Houston. Texas 77005 666-4355 MARY Ohlo State 1966 B A Geol R ~ c e 1976 M A Geol

CANNON. CLAUDIA S Geolog~st Amencan Natural Gas Prod. Co. 5075 Weslhe~mer, Su~ le 1100 West Houston, Texas 77056 623-0300, Exl 448

2918 Ann Arbor Houston, Texas 77063 781 -8799 MICHAEL Arkansas

DUGAN. A. W President Anglo Explorat~on Corp. 1212 M a ~ n St.. Sulte 1400 Houston. Texas 77002 658-1 142

4111 Solway Houston. Texas 77025

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HENRY, STEWART L. Div. Geological Engr. Tenneco Oil Co. P. 0. Box 2888 Houston. Tex. 77001 623-8180

1123 Whitestone Ln. Houston, Tex. 77073 443-6590 LAUREN LSU

MARSHALL. WILLIAM W Sr. Geologist Phll l~ps Petroleum CO 235 APC Bldg. Houston. Texas 790-7589

121 11 Attlee Houston. Texas 77077 493-2381 Okla

MOONEY. TOM D. Dist. Exploration Mgr. Aminoil USA P. 0. BOX 94193 Houston. Tex. 77018 686-9261

14623 Oakbend Houston. Tex. 77079 497-8060 Arkansas

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PHILLIPS, ERIC H. Operations Advisor Gulf Energy 8 Minerals USA P. 0 Box 2100 Houston, Texas 77001 226-2189

14111 Briar Hill Pkwy. Houston, Texas 77077 496-1 381 LYNETTE U. of Californ~a 1951 B.A. Geol

THREET, JACK C. Vice President-lnt'l Expl. 8 Prod Shell 011 Co. P. 0 . Box 2099 Houston. Texas 77001 241-4068

362 Cinnamon Oak Houston, Texas 77079 CATHERINE Illinois 1951 A.B. Geol.

VARNER. CAROLYN KENNER Geolog~st Dow Chemical, US. P. 0 . Box 22468 Houston. Texas 77027 623-3775

507 S. R~chey X301 Pasadena. Texas 77506 473-3784 JAMES R ~ c e 1977 B.A. Geol.

WALSH, FREDERIC D Expl. Geophysicist Cltles Service Co. 5100 S W. Fwy. Houston, Texas 77056 629-9700

2311 Founta~n Vlew XI2 Houston, Texas 77057 784-01 81 KAREN State U. of N.Y. 1974 B.A. Geol.

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EDITOR

C A. BAIRD, Oil & Gas Division, Dow Chemical, P. 0. Box 22468. Houston 77027, Ph. 623-3260

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

JIM RAGSDALE, Ashland Exploration, Inc., P. 0. Box 1503, Houston 77001, Ph. 654-3478

ASSISTANT EDITORS

PEGGY RICE, Continental Oil Co., P. 0. Box 2197, Houston 77001, Ph. 965-2923

CHRIS P. CUNNINGHAM, Cities Service Co., P. 0. Box 22082, Houston 77056, Ph. 629-9700, Ext. 272

ADVERTISING

MATTHEW W. DAURA, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp., P. 0. Box 1396, Houston 77001, Ph.626-8100, Ext. 494

The Houston Geological Society was founded in 1923 and incorporated in 1975. Its objectives are to stimulate interest and promote advancement in geology for this area, to disseminate and facilitate discussion of geological informa- tion, to enhance professional interrelationships among geologists in the area, and to aid and encourage academic training in the science of geology.

The Bulletin is published monthly except July and August. Subscription price for nonmembers is $10 per year. Single copy price is $1.50. Claims for nonrece~pt in the cont~guous U. S. should be made within 2 months of thedate of issue; claims from elsewhere wlthin 4 months.

Commun~cat ion about manuscripts and editorial matters should be directed to the Edltor. Inquiries concerning advertising rates should be directed to the Advertising Chairman. Applications for membership in the Houston Geological Society may be obtalned from the Society office, 806 Main Street. Suite 8-1. Houston. Texas 77002.

COVER

NASA Landsat (ERTS) coverage of Houston Metropolitan area. Unique scene identification number: E-1289-16254- 5; Date of Picture Exposure: 8 May 1973; Time: 9:45 AM CST. See below for geographic template of area. General surface geology of the area covered by the Landsat image may be inferred by referring to the following sheets from the Geologic Atlas of Texas, obtainable from the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (512/471-1534): Waco, Austin, Seguin, Palestine, Beaumont, and Houston.

Houston Geolog~cal Soc~ety Bulletin. November 1977 9

R. P . AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

3425 Bradford Place 668-4327 Houston, Texas 77025

HARRIS H. ALLEN Oil and Gas Consultant

933 San Jacinto Bldg. 228-9329 Houston. Texas 7700'2

JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

236 Esperson Bldg. 222-6266 Houston, Texas 77002

VIRGINIA LEE BlCK Member of Amer~can

Assoc~ation Petroleum Geologists

5865 Ssn Fel~pe Houston. Texas 77057

JOHN D. BREMSTELLER AAPG-SEG Group Insurance Plan

HGS - Group Cancer Insurance Plan Phones: Business: 668-0610 Business: 751-0259 Residence: 774-3188

P.O. Box 36632 Houston, Texas

77036

WAYNE Z. BURKHEAD

Cor~slrlting C h h g i s t

713 Rocky River Houston, Texas 77056

Ph. 713/621-3077

T. WAYNE CAMPBELL

PALEO-DATA, INC. CONSULTING PALEONTOLOGIST AND GEOLOGIST

661 9 FLEUR De LIS DRIVE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70214

(504) 488-371 1

STEWART CHUBER Consulting Geologist

Res. 7 13-465-3360 Office - 713-658-8395

711 Polk St., Suite 802 Houston, Texas 77002

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

201 Gordon Dr. Ph 544-8257 Crockett, Texas 75835

GENEOS PETE COKINOS f'rtrolvurn and (;'olog~c dl b:ng~neer~i~g C'ons~lt~int

947 Hazel Street

Beaumont, Texas 77701

JACK COLLE JACK COLLE & ASSOC.

Consulting Geologists &L Paleontologists

708 C&I Building-Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 652-4997

Jack Colle (622-9555) J. G. Ward (497-7298)

W. F. COOKE, JR. PRESIDENT

q c c o OIL + GAS C o . I One Briar I M e Ct. (713) 622-7070

Houston, Texas 77027 I

JACK W. CRAIG Consulting Geologist

1520 C & I Building Houston, Texas 77002

713/658-4960

WALT M. CURTIS GEOPHYSICAL CONSULTANT

8822 W e s t v ~ e w D r . Houston, Texas. 77055 (71 3) 464-080.1

JOHN S. DUDAR Consultant

Oil, Gas, Uranium Lignite

10719 Valley Forge Houston, Texas 77042 (713) 780-8555 or 464-9451 I

EVARD P. ELLISON Geologist

1214 Americana Building 652-3816

Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN Geophysical Consultant

Geodata Building 667-3317

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77081)

STEWART H. FOLK Certified Professional Geologist

Coal. Petroleum, &L Geothermal Resources

700 Post Oak Bank Building Office 71 3 622-9700 Houston. Texas 77056 Home 713/781-2336

JOSEPH N. GRAGNON Consulting Geophysicist

1410 Americana Building Houston, Texas 77002 713/652-:j837

STEVEN R. GUSTISON

Consulting Petroleum Geologist

Kes. (713) 469-4456 7510 Fernbrook Office (7 13) 658-060 1 Houston. Texas 77070

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist

anti Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer and Operator

TELEPHONE The HALBOUTY CENTER (713) 622-1130 5100 WESTHEIMER TWX (910) 881-4599 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77056

CLYDE E. HARRISON O'Donohoe & Harrison Exploration Company

SUITE 850 - THE MAIN BLDG. 1212 MAIN ST.

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 PH. (713) 658-81 15

DAVID A. HINERMAN CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

DOMESTIC- INTERNA TIONA L

5 3 3 1 Beverly Hi1 Ln. 8A Houston, Texas 7 7 0 5 6

WILLIAM E. HUMPHREY Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Suite 700 Office 713/622-9700 2200 South Post Oak Road Home 713/444-8180 Houston, Texas 77056

HOWARD W. KIATTA PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST

PENNZOIL PLACE Suite 1 7 5 0 - South Tower

Houston. Texas 7 7 0 0 2

Bus. (713) 2 3 7 - 9 1 9 8 Res. (713) 7 7 1 - 6 0 6 4

IIONALL) W. LANE C'onsu l t~ng ( ; cc~ lc~g~s t

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OFFICE: 889 HOUSTON CLUB BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

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0. G. LUNDSTROM GEOLOGIST

RES: 3614 ABEHDEEN WAY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77025

664-4397

GEORGE N. MAY GEORGE N. MAY and ASSOCIATES

Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists

P. 0. Box 51858 Oil Center Station Lafayette, Louisiana 70505

234-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents 2322 Hazard

523-5738 529-1881 Houston, Texas 77019

FRANK S. MILLARD CONSULTANT

Well Log Interpretations-Seminars

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

R . B. MITCHELL Geolugist

2:Wl First City National Hank Bldg. Houston. Texas 77002

EVELYN WILIE MOODY CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION SUBSURFACE STUDIES TECHNICAL PAPERS

856 THE MAW BLDG. OFF. 713-6540072 1212 MAIN ST. RES. 713-5280917 HOUSTON, ?U(AS 77002 CERTIFIED # 3540

I . K . NICHOLS Gulf Coast Explorat ion Geologist

C.P.G. N o . 932 Phone: 782-4970

1 1 Still Fort.st I h . Houston, Texas 77024

-- t ,107 1.1nden (713) 645-1 109

Houston, Texas 77012

RICHARD L. PORTER Prrroleurn Geolog~st & Explorat~on Consultant

2101 Founta~n V ~ e w No. 29

Ph. 71 3-781-5357

Houston, Texas 77057

LEO PUGH

Gulf C o a s t G e o Data Corp. Se i smic - Gravity Data

816 AMERICANA BLDG. Hous ton , Texas 77002 (71 3) 652-3879

JOSEPH G. PUTMAN Ill

Consult ing Geophysic~st & Geolog~s t

1514 Pine Gap

444-3546 Houston, Texas 77090 658-0601

R A Y M O N D D. REYNOLDS Geologist

508 Main Street - Suite 436 Houston, Texas 77002

2 . - 22 1-7633

CECIL R. RIVES Prudential Drilling Company

5433 Westheimer, Suite 620 Houston. Texas 77056

Ofc. Phone 621-7330 Res. Phone 467-9894

Off. 461-3060 Res. 468-5695

J O H N A. RUGGLES Geological Consultant

MEMBER Town & Country

AAPG ProfessionaI Building #I00 A P G S 10405 Town & Country War

I GSA Houston, Texas 77024 -

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HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

652-5842

1429 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston. Texas 77002

w GENE VAN DYKE

Of lice: 659-,5757 Kes. 468-7300

1014 C & I l<uiIding Houston, Texas 77002 PRESIDENT SOUTHWEST TOWER

VAN DYKE COMPANY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 (713) 658-1199 TELEX 762200

CRAMON STANTON Oil & Gas Consultant

5906 B e r m u d a D u n e s Drive Hous ton , T e x a s 77069

444-0965

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

Biostratigraphy-Paleo ecology Geologic Interpretations

1811 C&I Buildi~lg Houston, Texas 77002

Off: (713) 652-5026 Res: (713) 466-9064

W. L. TIDWELL I CERTIFIED PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST I

SUITE 180 7011 HARWIN 713-977-8625 '

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77036 713-774-7363 I

Merlin J. Verret President

Delta Energy Resources, Inc. 3002 Country Club Road Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 (318) 477-1477

WILLIAM C. WAGNER Consulting Geophysicist

1428 Capital Towers Jackson, Mississippi 39201

WILLIAM E. WALLACE Ph. D. Certified Petroleum Geologist '

Exploration Consultant Domestic - Foreign ' / I \ ,

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J. C. WALTER, J R . Geologist a n d Petroleum Engineer

242 Main Bldg. 236-1212 Houston, Texas 77002 Home Phone: 785-2039

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GEORGE 0 . WINSTON Consultant

Florida Petroleum Geology

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PETROMARK MINERALS, INC.

1020 SOUTHWEST TOWER 707 McKINNEY

Bus. 654-8093 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

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V V FAULTING i n e p k o n Area

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808 The Main Uldg. Houston, Texas

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" Oil & Gas Exploration Corporate Headquarters T O X ~ S - Louis iana - Canada

Listed or, the Amer~cun 600 Ray P. Oden Buildinq

Ticker Syrn hol: COH Telephone: (318) 222-7791 Gary Lauman (71 3 j 658-8544

- Stock Exchange P.O. BOX 21 101

Shreveport, Louisiana 71 120

ldwide experience vity, magnetics,

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mpany, lnc Houston. Texas 77081 1

11 00 Milam Bldg.-Ste. 3080 Burt Dunn Houston, Texas 77002

GEOLOGY OF THE GULP

BURNETT PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS

"The P r o f e s s i o n a l s "

O u r liu?rinc~?rs IS qulte b l n ~ ~ l a r to your profebslon Whether you a re a Geologist, G'eoph-ysicist, I'c~ltwlc~um bhginc~cv~, I,undmun, In .I Staff Position, or Management, you are par t of a team h'inding and I ) c~~~c~ lop ing Oil and Gus h'esc~r~vs .

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ALZ, POSITIONS FEE PAID

712 629-9450 Houston, Texas 77056

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

Suite 1704 Houston, Texas 77046

(713) 626-3300

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

WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL Litton

Box 2469 Houston, Texas 77001

(713) 781-3261

I Petroleum Information E a CORPORATION

A Subsidiary o f A.C. Nielsen Company

Oil and Gas Reports Production Reports

IN HOUSTON O N E C O R P O R A T E S Q U A R E

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GEOPHYSICAL SERVICE INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF

TEXAS I N S T R U M E N T S I N C O H P O H A T E D

Telephone (71 3) 494-9061

Components Building ( # I ) Ma~l ing address: 12201 Southwest Freeway PO. Box 2803 , Stafford, Texas 77477 Houston, Texas 77001

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

@ 326 ENTEX BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

(713) 658-9573

3615 Gulf Freeway Core Analysis and Mud Logging

THE STONE OIL CORP. GULF COAST OIL & GAS EXPLORATION

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

KARL H. ARLETH 8. W. KlMMEY (713) 5 2 6 - 8 7 3 4

Schlurnberger Well Services

1300 Main, Suite 1209 Houston, Texas 77002

Texas Coast L)iuision 658-8300

oet r o h s i c s . inc. I I u- Joe H. Smith

3130 S.W. Freeway, Suite 415/Houston, Texas/(713) 523-9790

Seismograph Service Corporation A S1713S11>IAHY O F HAYTtlEON COMPANY

Suite 320, 9000 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77074 (713) 772-5561

South Texas Div. Office 3801 Kirby Building, Suite 4 1 1

AC-713/529-5995

W. L. Laflin J. 6. Cook C. C. Franks

T. J . Wall J. S. Webb J. M. Robertson J. D. Fidler

5603 South Rice Avenue Houston, Texas 77081

<;. J . Long Paul Farre11

NIXON-FERGUSON WELL LOG SERVICE

C O M P L E T E C O V E R A G E G U L F

C O A S T . S O U T H E R N L O U I S I -

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906 Crawford St. @ Houston. Texas 77002 (713) 658-8733

BOLT A ! S X U E S 1%. 205 WILSON AVE NORWALK. CONN 36854 (203) 8590701 TELEX 94.0310

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION

5825 C h ~ m n e y Rock Road - P 0 Box 36269

Houston. Texas 77036 - 7131666.2561

Offloes M~dlandlNew OrleanslDenverlCalgarylCaracaslThe Hague

MPrCHELL ENERGY & D E W P M E N T CORP. SIl ONE SHELL PLAZA HOUSrON, TEXAS 7/03,, 713f-Z I

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ATWATER, CARTER, MILLER & HEFFNER

Consulting Geologists and Engineers

424 Whitney Bank Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

(504) 581-6527 1

J. R. Butler and Company OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS

Llsted on the Arnerrcan Stock Exchange

Trcker Symbol: M N D

R. BREWER & CO., INC. Houston

I I Sute 130. 4605 Post Oak Place. Houston. Texas 77027

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

Affiliated with GeoQuest International Ltd.

selscom Data ,,,. P. 0. Box 36928

Houston, Texas 7 7 0 3 6 7 1 3 /785-4060

I I Principal Offices: Houston. London, Singapore, Calgary I

Consultants

MORGAN J. DAVIS ASSOCIATES Petroleum Consultants and Geologists

1300 Main-Suite 620 Houston, Texas 77002

MORGAN J. DAVIS EDWARD D. PRESSLER 713-651-0209 713-658-1832

I I EXPLORATION ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL

910 C & I Building Houston, Texas 77002 Phone 713/652-5013

Cable Address: EXPLORE David B. Darden

Charles C . Lilley Elwin M. Peacock

S. Brooks Stewart

RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC. Consultants

Petroleum and Natural Gas

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

11. J . GKUY B ASSOCIA'I'KS, INC'. Pt2tral(~u~rz C'ortaultclrzta

420 Soulhwest Tower 2501 Cedar Spr~ngs Rd. Houston, Texas 77002 Dallas, Texas 75201 (71 3 ) 652-5753 (214) 742-1421

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INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSULTANTS

Oil, Gas, Coal, Uranium, Minerals, Geothermal Engineering, Geological, Geophysical

3430 Entex Budding 320 So. Boston - Su~te 320 Houston, Texas 77002 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

(713) 651-3127 (918) 507-5591 - - -

WOODHAM CONSULTING CO.

Geophys~cal-Geological Consultants

Bill Woodham

P.O. Box 87 Fulshear, Texas 77441

346-1418

SII)Nk:Y SC'HAFEH ANI) C'OMPANY 2200 Welch Avenue

l ious ton , 'I'exas 77019

GeoQuest International, Ltd. EXPLORATION CONSULTANTS

Affilfdted w ~ l h J R Butler and Company

HOUSTON OIL &

MINERALS CORPORATION

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

715 651 -3800

PKULIENTIAL DRILLING COMPANY

1880 Post Oak Tower BuiIding 505 1 Westheimer

Houston. Texas 77056

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

CORE ANALYSIS

41 200 Directors Row Houston, Texas 77092

71 3-686-551 6

LADD PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Gas & Oil Exploration

Suite 1910

/ I 2000 So. Post Oak Rd. I Sam H. Peppiatt

Exploration Manager-Houston L lADD

iostratigraphers

PALEONTOLOGY PALEOECOLOGY PALYNOLOGY SOURCE ROCKS NANNOFOSSILS THIN SECTIONS

W w FAIRCHILD c R P I C K E T T

5933 BELLAIRE BOULEVARD . HOUSTON. TEXAS 77036 . ! T I 3 1 6658586

EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANTS

9525 K A T Y FREEWAY. SUITE 207 H O U S T O N , TEXAS 77024

AC 7 1 3/461-5600

EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION

OPPORTUNITIES

FEE PAID BY EMPLOYERS ONLY

BAROID TREATING CHEMICALS SOLIDS CONTROL WIREUNE SBVICES LOGGING SYSTEMS & SERVICE EQUIPMENT TESTING EQUIPMENT

Nillll~w Z ~ 2 e u r n services Baroid Petroleum Services DivisionINL Industries, Inc. P.O. Box 1675, Houston, Texas 77001 Tel. (71 3) 527-1 100

WATERWELL & SEISMIC MUD ADDITIVES

CAVALLA E N E R G Y EXPLORATION JAMES A. McCARTHY

P R E S l D E N T HERMAN L. SMITH P E T E R R. FRORER

V I C E P R E S I D E N T V I C E P R E S l D E N T

1 4 0 4 F I R S T C I T Y E A S T B L D G . H O U S T O N , T E X A S 77002

7 1 3 1 652-0907

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$1.00

ABNORMAL PRESSURE

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$1.00

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

GULF COAST REPRESENTATIVE Trio Exploration Consultants 217 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 659 9410 Frank Lovett res. 371-3444 Harry M. Perry res. 371-7272 W. E. Belt, Jr. res. 494-2026

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SPECIALISTS IN HYDROCARBON GEOCHEMISTRY

0 Hydrocarbon Source Rock Evaluation 0 Crude Oil - Source Rock Correlation 0 Crude Oil Characterization 0 Geochemical Surface and Subsurface Prospecting 0 Biostratigraphic Services 0 Depositional Facies Analysis 0 Contract Laboratory Services

GeoChem USA 1143-C Brittmore Rd.

GeoChem U.K. Houston.Texos 7 7 0 4 3 GeoChem Canada 17 Chester Street Phone 713/467-7011 4 7 5 8 14 ST. N.E. Chester. Enqland CHI 2DS TWX 910-881-1 518 Calgary. Alberta T2E 6 L 7

Phone 0244-316160 Phane 403 /277- 4 7 3 6

NATOMAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Suite 700 5251 Westheimer Houston Texas 77056 713.627-9505

Our business is Results.

W.D. Bishop J.L.P. Campbell Bob Carr Bob Cook Bill Latson Jack P. Myers R.M."Dusty" Rhc

Division of Dresser Industries, Inc. 601 Jefferson, Houston, Texas 77005

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