HGS Bulletin Volume 10 No.5 (January 1968) · committee composed of Harold Voigt, Sabin Marshall,...

BULLETIN

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Houston, Texas

Volume 10, No. 5

January, 1968

%OUS~OII geoeogicd Society

1967-1968 OFFICERS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Fred L . Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 55757 .............. 1st Vice President James 0 . Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . CA 7-2060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Vice President Fred M Schall. Jr . . . . . . . . . . CA 2-9481

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary John B . Williams . . . . . . . . . . CA 4-7961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Martin M . Cassidy . . . . . . . . . CA 7-4371

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George E . Carver. J I: CA 5 5 5 1 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floyd B . Wilcox CA 7-5261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H a l H . Bybee CA5-1511

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis J . Hubka. Jr CA 5-551 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse L . George. Jr .. Ex Officio CA 8-081 5

COMMIITEE CHAIRMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance James W . Roach CA 5-081 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distribution & Publication G . Jack Fischer CA 4-981 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Program Henry F . Keplinger CA 7-3127

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Awards & Loans Martha Shirley Broussard JA 8 4 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Research & Study Martin M . Cassidy . . . . . . . . . CA 7-4371

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H.G. S Membership John L . Riley CA 2-2526 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personnel Placement George Sealy CA 1-3312

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remembrances Royce E . Oualline . . . . . . . . . . RI 8 1266

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Relations Kenneth L . Harkins . . . . . . . . CA 1-3351 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Tommy M . Thompson . . . . . . CA 4-981 1

. . . . . . . . . . A.A.P.G. Membership James A . Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . CA 3-1618 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ballot C . E . Trowbridge . . . . . . . . . . CA 7-7804

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advertising James T . Goodwyn. Jr . . . . . . CA 8 8 7 4 1 Exhibits-G.C.A.G.S.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & A.A. P.G. Mac Thompson CA 3-4033 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation CarlPton D . Speed. Jr . . . . . . . CA 4-2523

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library Barkley Souders CA 87147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boy Scout Clyde G Beckwith CA 5-151 1

Special Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Academic Liaison Robert Dollison CA 7-437 1

Coordination with G . S . H., Submarine Geology and Advisor to Museum of

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural Science Harold Geis CA 5-1396 Special Publications for

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geology of Deltas Martha Shirley Broussard JA 84141 AAPG Continuing Education

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-ordinator De Witt C Van Siclen 7486600

REPRESENTATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . C.A.G. S Representative Raymond E Fairchild 224-899 1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternate Harold E Voigt CA 4-51 11 . . . . . . . . . A . A . P G Group Insurance John Bremsteller . . . . . . . . . . PR 4 3 188

THE BULLETIN

THE BULLETIN OF THE HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Office . 234 Esperron Bldg . . Hourlon. Texas 77002 . CA 39309 Subscription Price (3.00 per year

Editor Mclnnis S . Newby . U 45251

THIS MONTH VOLUME 10 NUMBER 5

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

President's Corner ..................................... Page 3

.................... Continuing Education Program Notice Page 5

............................................. Date Book Page6

News of Members ...................................... Page 8

Professional D i rec to ry ................................. Page 9

News of Other Societies ................................ Page 14

News of AAPG ........................................ Page 17

Dis ta f f Side .......................................... Page 19

Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Reports Harry M Perry Apache Corporation 2280281

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . News of Members Kenneth S Howell Schlumberger CA 5-1607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In Memoriam Royce E Oualline Consultant RI 8-1266

. News of Societies . . . . . . Mclnnis S Newby. North Central O i l Corporotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 4-5251

. . . . . Geo Science Notes Walter Sadlick. Dept of Geology University of Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7486600

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distaff Side Mrs Royce (Val) Ouolline HO 5-2135

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Volume 10, No. 5

MEETING NOTICE

January, 1968

FIFTH REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1968

The Fifth meeting of the Houston Geological Society will be held Wednesday, January 10, 1968.

Place: Rice Hotel, Crystal Ballroom Time: 12:OO Noon Cost: $3.00 Speaker: Dr . Francis Stelhi, Western Reserve University,

Cleveland, Ohio Subject: "Paleoecological Reconstruction of Depositional

Environments"

Dr. Stelhi was born in 1924 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from St. Lawrence University and his doctorate in Paleontology and Stratigraphy from Columbia University in 1953.

F rom 1953 to 1956 he was assistant Professor of Invertebrate Paleontology, a t the California Institute of Technology.

From 1957 to 1960 he was employed by Pan-American Petroleum Co. f irst a s a Research Engineer and then a s Technical Group Supervisor; in 1961 he joined Western Reserve Universityas Professor of Geology and Chairmanof the Geology Department.

Dr . Stelhi holds memberships in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, GSA, Geochemical Society, Paleontological Society and Northern Ohio Geological Society.

N O T I C E T H A T THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday AND WILL

BE A NOON LUNCHEON. Mail in Your Reservation Card Promptly. ------------

Have you registered for the Continuing Education Progra-m? If not please m a i 1

your check for $10.00 t o the Society office, 234 Esperson Building s o that y o u

will already be registered for the program.

T H E P R E S I D E N T ' S C O R N E R

A s we embark on yet another new year I hope that everyone will take t ime to take stock and reflect on his or her part icular situation. Whether you believe in New Year ' s resolutions o r not, it i s a good time to a sk one's self, "Am I doing the best that I can in every respect o r a m I satisfied with just getting by?" "Am I really interested in my chosen profession?" The answers to these questions have a definite bearing on your personal future a s well a s that of your profession.

All too ofteri when the suggestion i s made with r ega rd to joining the Houston Geological Society o r the AAPG we hear the comment, "What can it do for me?" Naturally we a r e al l interested in what we may gain from any association we may become involved in, but if this attitude we]-e to prevail on the pa r t of everyone things would be in a pretty sad state of affairs . Only by a positive attitude of "How can I help or what can I contribute" can we hope to move ahead to a more fruitful and successful existence asgeologists and a s responsible ci t izens. Let ' s resolve to make 1968 our best year yet in every respect .

The response to our recent questionnaire was very encouraging and I want to express my sincere appreciation and that of Jed Maebius and his Planning Committee to everyone who took the t ime and trouble to fill out and re tu rn the questionnaire. At las t count 860 out of a total of about 1600 questionnaires had .

been completed and returned. Although the deadline has past some a r e st i l l coming in and will be counted up until the t ime that the tabulation i s actually begun. Jed Maebius i s working with J im Lewis, vice-chairman of the Planning- Committee, on plans to put the resul ts of the questionnaire on punch c a r d s s o that various analysis of the information can be obtained rapidly on J i m ' s LBM computer. Just a s soon a s this can be done the resul ts will be publishedinthe Bulletin for everyone to see, and your Executive Committee will be guided accordingly. I sincerely hope that i t will result in a bet ter overall program for our Society.

We have been advised by Marvin Hortin, President of the GCAGS, that the theme of the convention to be held in Jackson, Mississippi, October 23-25, 1968, will be "Gulf of Mexico Basic." 'They a r e particularly interested in regional papers. In order that we may make our proper contribution to this programyou a r e urgently requested to submit suitable papers. Those who wish to submit a paper should send their t i t les to:

William D. Lynch, Program Chairman Chevron Oil Company P. 0. Box 822, Jackson, Mississippi, 39205

Alsoat the same t ime please notify our local GCAGS Transactions associate editor Morad "Mo" Malek-Aslani, Tenneco Oil Company,CA 9-2769, s o that he m a y be informed. All papers by HGS members should be forwarded to:

M o r a d M a l e k - A s l a n i GCAGS Transactions Associate Editor for HGS c/o Tenneco Oil Company P. 0. Box 2511, Houston, Texas 77001

before they a r e sent to the general editor and should be in Mo's hands at least by June 1 st.

The GCAGS i s workingon aGulf Coast Region Tectonic Map Project. Present plans call for completion of thisproject in time to make the map available a t the convention in Jackson, Mississippi, in October of this year. Dr. DeWitt Van Siclen i s our HGS chairmanand wouldappreciate your help in preparing our portion of this map. Please call him if you can be of any help. We would like to make this a s fine a contribution a s possible.

A joint AAPG-SEG Stratigraphic Case Histories Volume i s in the planning stage and Robert E. King, New York City, has been named Editor-in-Chief. The reasons for publishing the volume a r e a s follows:

1. The increasingly greater importance of stratigraphic traps to the dis- covery of new hydrocarbon reserves .

2. The value of close cooperation between the geological and geophysical disciplines.

3. The responsibility of the two Societies to anticipate future professional demands.

L. A. "Goldie" Kimes, Consultant, Kimes & Grubbs, has been a p p o i n t e d Editor for the Geophysical Society of Houston. Wilfred F. "Pete" Roux, Jr. , Division Geologist, Shell Oil Company, has a c c e p t e d the editorship for the Houston Geological Society. If you know of any good examples of stratigraphic type fields that may have been discovered a s a result of both geological and geophysical information, please contact one of the editors.

Plans a r e in the mill to publish a supplement to our 1962 publication, "Typical Oil & Gas Fields of Southeast Texas. " Present plans call for the selection of a number of fields that would be of most interest and then attempt to get them prepared for presentation. You will receive more information on this project in the near future.

We will have 12 AAPGDistrict Representative vacancies for the 1968-70 term to be filled this year. You should receive your ballot on this soon. In this regard I would like to thank George Gore who served a s chairman and his committee composed of Harold Voigt, Sabin Marshall, Gene Woodard, Ken Johnson and D. C. Gilkison who did a fine job in the selection of candidates for these vacancies.

Don't forget our upcoming Continuing Education Lectures by Dr. Daniel A. Busch on Sandstones beginning Wednesday, January loth, 3:30 p.m., Humble auditorium.

. . . Fred L. Smith, J r .

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DR. DAN BUSCH'S CONTINUING EDLJCATION LECTURES BEGIN - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1968.

. . . . s o if you don't want t o m i s s out, ge t your pre-regis t ra t ion in right away. Cost is $10.00.

Dr . Busch has proved to be the most popular and widely-travelled lec turer in the AAPG Continuing Education program. His topic, Sandstones. . . i s of great i m p o r t a n c e t o a l l Gulf Coast geologists, and one with whlch Dr . Busch i s thoroughly famil iar .

The four lec tures will be held in the auditorium in the basement of the Humble Building. T i m e will be 3:30 to 7:00 p .m. on s u c c e s s i v e Wednesdays and Thursdays, January 10 and 11, and 17 and 18, 1968. Light ref reshments will be served a t about 5 P.M. Plan to a r r ive for the f i r s t day, on January loth, a s soon af ter 3 P.M. a s possible to pick up your admission badge. The f i r s t 400 there will receive a 17 page outline of the lectures, with illustrations!

Be s u r e to mark this event on your calendar !!! I PLACEMENT COMMlTTEE Although demand for younger geologists runs high, job opportunities for older men (over 40) needs to improve. Should any reade r s be aware of a job oppor- tunity, you would be doing your fellow ea r th scientists a favor by e i ther l i k i n g m e know o r refer r ing the potential employer to me. Our f i les a r e available to any legitimate employer. Get in touch with George Sealy, CA 1-3313.

Listed below a r e brief descriptions of typical candidates for employment through the placement committee:

Geologist - 38-B.S. -Texas Tech- 13 yea r s experience with major oil company and a s consultant exploration, field mapping, well s i te geology, and re se rvo i r evaluation along Texas Gulf Coast, and South America a s consultant and with major oil company.

Geologist - 42-B. S. -Oklahoma University- 13 yea r s with oil division of a rnetals company along the Texas Gulf Coast with e x p e r i e n c e in well si te geology, r e se rve estimating, m a g n e t o m e t e r surveys, and regional subsurface geology.

Scout - 50-B. S. -University of Houston-21 y e a r s experience ingeological scouting in Houston and South Louisiana including the offshore with large oil company.

Geologist - 33-M.S. -University of Illinois-9 year experience with a l a rge oil combine in Libya and with major oil company in Southern Louisiana. Background in se i smic computing, strat igraphic analy sis, field mapping, well s i t e geology, and regional mapping.

G e o l o ~ i s t - 39-B. S. -University of Houston- 15 yea r s experience along Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast with large oil companies and a s a consultant plus limited consulting assignment in Africa. Experienced in the engineering, lease and title, a s well a s geological aspects of the oil business. Con- structed complete se t of regional maps f rom Louisiana to South Texas.

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D A T E B O O K

January 10, 1968, Houston Geological Society Monthly Meeting, 12:OO N o o n Crystal Ball Room, Rice Hotel. S u b j e c t : "Paleontological Reconstruction of Depositional Environments. " January 10- 11 and January 17- 18, 1968, Houston Geological Society Continuing

Education Program, 3:30 to 7:00 p .m. , Auditorium Humble Building. Topic: "Sandstone - Applied subsurface strat igraphy, significance and methods of reconstructing paleo-depositional environments. " Lecturer: Dr. Daniel A. Busch.

January 12, 1968, HoustonMuseum of Natural ScienceLecture Ser ies , 8:00 p .m. , Prudential Auditorium, Subject: Hawaii F i lm.

February 7-9, 1968, Southwestern Section, A. A.P. G., Memorial Auditorium Headquarters, Wichita Falls , Texas .

March 20-22, 1968, S o c i e t y of Exploration Geophysicists, 21st Annual Mid- western E x p l o r a t i o n Meeting, Texas Hotel, F o r t Worth, Texas .

March 29, 1968, Houston Geological Society, Spring Dance, T ime and place to be announced l a t e r .

March 29-31, 1968, South-Central Sectionof the Geological Society of America, A n n u a 1 M e e t i n g , Statler-Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas . Subjects: Subject 1: Urban Geology and Subject 2: Atoka Ser ies .

- April 4-6 , 1968, Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America (G. S. A. ), 1968 M e e t i n g , Jack T a r Durham Hotel a n d Motor Lodge, Durham, North carolin;. Subject: "Marine Geology of the ~ t l a n t i ; Continental Margin of the Southern U. S. "

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G. C. A. G. S. CONVENTION REPORT Winners of the "Best Paper Award" c o m p e t i t i o n a t the recently held 1967

G. C. A. G. S. meeting in San Antonio have been announced: 1 s t Place - - - - - - Hunter Yarborough

Humble Oil and Refining Co., Houston, Texas "Geologic History of the Gulf Basin"

2nd Place -----W. S. F ischer and J. H. McGowen Bureau of Economic Geology The University of Texas a t Austin

"Depositional Sys tems in the Wilcox Group of T e x a s and the i r Relationship to Occurrence of Oil and Gas"

"The G. C. A. G. S. annual convention was held in San Antonio on October 25-27. Approximately 1200 members regis tered and in addition, there were about 550 wives a t t e n d i n g . The 'Transactions ' totaled about 550 pages and 3000 copies were printed. While all the expenses a r e not tabulated a s yet, i t i s anticipated that the convention will not lose money.

The following were elected officers of the G. C. A. G. S. for the next year: President - Marvin Horton, Jackson Vice President - R. 0. "Bob" Vernon - Tal lahassee Secre tary - Graham Hughes, Jackson T r e a s u r e r - Ed Minihan, Jackson

I T E M S O F I N T E R E S T !

THE TEXAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

As we look forward in anticipation to this new year, with resolve to do more things better, let 's consider strengthening our support of science in Texas by joining the Texas Academy of Science! We geologists have neglected this worthy organization, and its Earth Sciences Section, a s a result of our unconcern with pre-college science education, aloofness from popular organizations, anddisdain for state boundaries. Perhaps a change i s in order!

The Texas Academy of Science, Inc., founded in 1892 endeavors to stimu- late scientific research in Texas, promote science interest and education at all levels, to encourage a fraternal relationship among those engaged in science work, publishreports of scientificinvestigations, investigate, advise, and report on matters of science and science education, and to diffuse among the citizens of the state a knowledge of the science disciplines.

Academy activities include: publishing the TEXAS JOURNAL OF SCIENCE; sponsoring the JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE; sponsoring the COLLEGIATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE; conducting a RESEARCH CONFERENCE PROGRAM; maintaining a BOARD OF SCIENCE EDUCATION; co-sponsoring the CONFER- ENCE FORTHE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING; and making RESEARCH GRANTS.

Annual meetings a r e now being held in the Spring, the next one to be March 14-17 at Lamar State College of T e c h n 01 o g y , in Beaumont. These Annual Meetings emphasize resezrch papers and science education. Further information and a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m s c a n be o b t a i n e d from Dr. Paul D. Minton, Secy. -Treas . , c/o Department of Statistics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75222.

TECTONIC MAP COMMITTEE OF GULF COAST ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES

If you believe that the AAPG-USGS Tectonic Map of the United States does full justice to the tectonics of the Gulf Coast, don't waste your t imereading further. But, if you think that a more complete and useful tectonic map of the Gulf Coast - ought to be prepared you'll be pleased to know that the GCAGS agrees with you, and so has formed a Tectonic Map Committee to do just that.

The time has come for the Houston Geological Society to make its contribution to the common e f f o r t , by assembling m a t e r i a 1 on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast (R. R. Comm. Dist. 3). So - you guessed it - we're forming a committee. Will those who don't want to be left off this working committee, please s o inform i t s chairman, DeWitt Van Siclen, a t 748-6600,xt. 560 (if no answer, ext. 556).

N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF MEMBERS

L a r r y Keubler who was formerly with Texaco has opened a consultant office a t 1310 C&I Life Building. His phone number i s 225-4165.

John Rabenold resigned his position with the Sun Oil CO. to t ry i t on his own for a while. He will work out of h is home a t 4746 Kinglet.

Mr. R . T. Wade has re t i red f rom Schlumberger Well ServicesInc. and i s doing Consultant Engineering work. His office i s a t 5202 Woodway. Phone NA 2-8895.

The Sohio Oil Company has moved f rom the Humble to the New Houston Natural Gas Building. The room number i s 2304.

The Society welcomes the following NEW MEMBERS:

Voy E. Althaus R. L. Beckelhymer, Jr . Carle S. Boyer Raymond E. Doan James L. Elkin, J r . Douglass C. Keen Robert E. Krus W. R. Patrick Gene 0. Pilling Samuel L. Riley Carolyn M. Ross John B. Sangree, J r . Andrew K. Scott Richard P. Sevier E a r l D. Stout

Humble Oil & Refining Co. Atlantic Richfield Co.

Texaco Inc. Ray Geophysical

Humble Oil & Refining Co. Standard Oil Co. of Texas

Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Corp. Sun Oil Company

Independent Mobil Oil Corp.

Shell Oil Company Esso Production Research Co.

Humble Oil & Refining Co. Humble Oil & Refining Co. Humble Oil & Refining Co.

"A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR T O ALL ! ! ! !

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER Geologist & Geophysicist

Chamber of Commerce Bldg CA 2-7925

Houston, Texas 77002

R. P. AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

3425 Bradford Place M O 8-4327


ALLEN & GlLKlSON Oil and Gas Consultants

Harris H. Allen and D. C. Gilkison

963 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 8-9329


JOY J. ANNELER Consulting Geophysicist

and Geologist 7054 Hendon

PR 4-6562 Houston, Texas 77036

A. I. BARTOW

Geophysical Consultant

23 15 Watts Road

Phone: M O 8-3306

BELL AND MURPHY Consulting Geophysicists

Houston Dallas CA 7-57 16 R I 2-31 96

JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

236 Esperson Bldg. CA 2-6266 Houston, Texas 77002

LESLIE BOWLING

Oi l and Gas Consultant

3 1 6 California Bldg. JA 2-0432

New Orleans, Louisiana

WAYNE F. BOWMAN Independent Geologist

1314 Niels Esperson Bldg. CA 2-0279


ORVAL L. BRACE

Geologist

2206 South Coast Bldg. CA 8-5404


BREWER AND COMPANY

Consu Itants

IRA BRINKERHOFF

Petroleum Consultant

822 Americana Bldg.

CA 4-2656


RALPH B. CANTRELL

Petroleum Geologist and Engineer

4005 Bellaire Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77025 MO 8-0471

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

404 First City National Bank CA 3-1 I87

Houston, Texas

JACK COLLE & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists

and Paleontologists 817 C & I Building

Houston, Texas 77002 CA 7-6266 SU 2-4555

MORGAN J. DAVIS Petroleum Consultant

Suite 709 Capital National Bank Bldg.

CA 7-7209 Houston, Texas 77002

ERNEST A. ELWOOD, JR.

Prudential Dri l l ing Company

141 8 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

CA 4-774 1 Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN


Geodata Building M O 7-33 17

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77036)

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer and Operator The Michel T. Halbouty Bldg.

51 1 1 Westheimer N A 2-1 130 Houston, Texas 77027

THOMAS 0. HALL


N A 2-8680 Office

N A 1 - 1 870 Residence

HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

CA 8-9455 2 138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


KEPLINGER AND ASSOCIATES Petroleum Engineers and Geologists

1436 Americono Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

CA 7-31 27 229 Kennedy Bldg.

Tulsa, Oklohomo 74103 LU 7-5591

GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. MASON Geologists

81 3 Esperson Bldg. CA 7-823 1

KlMES & GRUBBS

Exploration Consultants

9 183 Katy Road

Geology Geophysics


ORVILLE G. LUNDSTROM Nutter & Lundstrom

Geologists 899 Houston Club Building

Houston, Texas 77OO2/CA 7-60 15

JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Geophysics, Geology Seismic Data: Acquisition, Processing

and Interpretation 2130 Chamber of Commerce Building

CA 4-9624

GEORGE N. MAY & ASSOCIATE5 Consulting Geologists and Poleontologisis

Building 36, Heymann O i l Center

P. 0. Box 51858 Oil Center Station

Lafay ette, Louisiana 7050 1 CE 4-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents 2522 Hazard JA 3-5733

JA 9-1881 Houston, Texas 7701 9

GEORGE I. McFERRON Consulting Geologist

Room 5, 1973 W. Gray JA 2-2627

Houston. Texas

KINDEL P. McNEILL Geophysical-Geological Computer Applications

McDonnell Automation Center 500 Jefferson Building

Suite 400 CA 4-592 1

R. B. MITCHELL Geologist

2801 First City National Bank Bldg.


JOHN C. MYERS Consultant in Oil, Gas and Sulphur

1207 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

CA 5-41 33 and CA 5-4559


KENNETH DALE OWEN

Geologist

Esperson Building i


ROLAND B. PAXSON Consulting Geologist

O i l and Sulphur 3524 Sunset Blvd. M O 8-9196


WALLACE E. PRATT

Geologist

1620 El Paso National Bank Bldg.

El Paso, Texas 79901

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texas 77001

CA 7-7633

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards o f Members

A. L. SELlG Geologist

1907 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. CA 4-9774


FRED L. SMITH, JR. Consulting Geologist

Paleontologist 1226 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 HO 8-7300 CA 5-5757

CARLETON D. SPEED, JR.

Geologist - Oi l Producer

71 1 Houston Club Bldg. CA 4-2523


H. C. SPOOR, JR. HARRY KlLlAN

Geologists

21 30 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 CA 4-9624

D. C. STALLWORTH, INC. Engineering and Geological Drafting

Surveying and Mapping Planirnetering and Acreage Calculations

12 10 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002 CA 3-7343

CRAMON STANTON Geologist

2229 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.


CA 4-2759

S. BROOKS STEWART Geophysical Consultant

320 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. CA 2-77 18


HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

CApitol 7-3949 1 1 19 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


GENE V A N DYKE

Van Dyke O i l Company

Southwest Tower

CA 8-81 74

MERLIN J. VERRET Geologist

Route 2 , Box 109 Lake Charles, Louisiana

Phone: 477-1 477-8

LAWRENCE J. VITTRUP Petroleum Geologist

Representing Goodale, Bertman & Co., Inc.

1925 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. CA 3-1 191 Houston, Texas

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

3055 Humble Bldg. CA 7- 1246


Home Phone: HO 5-9773


Geologist C.P.G. No. 109

926 Americana Bldg./CA 3-1 61 8 Houston, Texas 77002

JAMES A. WHEELER Geological-Geophysical Consultants

Bill Woodham - H. R. Warren

1200 C & I Building

CA 7-4 1 38

WOODHAM CONSULTING CO.

JAMES M. WILSON


246 Main Bldg.

CA 5-2 1 45

ROLLA T. WADE Petroleum Engineer & Consulting Geologist

5202 Woodway

Houston, Texas 77027 N A 2-8895

N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O F OTHER SOCIETIES

College Station, Texas - - - Scientists a r e now planning the most intensive study of the Gulf of Mexico ever attempted - - a Gulf Science Year whichwill include among varied projects, research on those actions of sea and a i r which cause such disas ters a s Hurricane Beulah.

A fleet of ships, underwater craft, instrumented buoys and platforms, and possibly even satellites, may be used to probe the weather, marine life, c i r - culations, g e o 1 o g i c a 1 structures, effects of man and other processes in the Gulf. Target date i s 1970.

Led by Dr. Richard A. Geyer, head of the O c e a n o g r a p h y Department a t Texas A&M University, the planning effort i s sponsored by a research combined of 16 universities and institutes, the G u 1 f Universities Research Corporation.

The total program of planning, observing, analyzing and reporting results may span a four- year p e r i o d. One specific i n t e n t i o n of the program i s to provide scientific data which would increase man's effective use of the Gulf.

Dr. John C. Calhoun, vice president for programs a t Texas A&M University and president of GURC, explains that the Gulf provides a natural laboratory which is large and complex enough to provide a basis for generalization to other areas , yet small enough to be a pilot region for testingintegrated environmental research

"Of all the continental shelf areas , there is more invested in the Gulf than in any other area , " he added. "As better economical use of continental shelf a r e a s i s investigated, there i s no more suitable a rea than the Gulf where a major investment has already been made. "

"It 's about time we had a comprehensive research effort in the Gulf, " said Dr . Geyer, who i s vice chairman of the C o m m i s s i o n on Marine Science, E n g i n e e r i n g and R e s o u r c e s . "It will be comparable to the Indian Ocean Expedition. "

"It may be i n t e r n a t i o n a l in scope. Our friends in Mexico should have a research ship by next year operating out of Vera Cruz, " he continued.

Dr . Geyer said i t i s hoped that at leas t five o r six oceanographic vessels would be available for the GSY.

The planning group already has identified five products of the GSY: (1) An intensive study and coordinated investigative effort on a pilot ocean and continental shelf a rea to be used a s a basis for doing broader global efforts.

(2) An analysis of the Gulf systemas a unit--its hydrosphere, geosphere and atmosphere, including their b o u n d a r i e s , their processes and t h e i r living systems.

(3) A s c i e n t i f i c basis for understanding natural changes in the Gulf and actions related to multiple use of ocean r e s o u r c e s , stimulation of resource development, recreational uses of the Gulf, formulation of regulations and other needs requiring scientific and environmental data.

(4) An inventory of the existing spectrum of Gulf researchactivit ies and their trends.

(5) A short-term impulse of investigations that will direct future research into the most fruitful channels.

"The GSY i s a significant venture for GURC and the Gulf region, " Dr. Geyer said. "The scope of the investigations will be on such a 1 a r g e s c a l e that no single institutioncould manage such a program effectively. GSY will involve the

coordination of the efforts of a large number of organizations in a significant regional program of r e sea rch for the Gulf of Mexico."

I t i s possible, noted GURC President Calhoun, who is chairman of the National Academy of Science Committee on Oceanography, that total research efforts might be more than $10 million. For planning such a venture, funds a r e being sought f rom government and private agencies which support science.

Members of the non-profit GURC a r e Florida State University, Gulf South Research Institute, L o u i s i a n a State University, Rice University, Southern Methodist University, Southwest Center for Advanced Studies, Southwest Re- sea rch Institute, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University, Texas Technological College, Tulane University, University of Alabama, University of Florida, University of Houston, University of Miami anduniversi ty of Texas .

BOOK R E V I E W

SALT DOMES - - GULF REGION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO by Michel T . Halbouty; Gulf Publishing Co., 1967;

424 pages; Illustrated in color; $23.50

Michel T . Halbouty' s book, Salt D o m e s --Gulf Region, United States and Mexico, has been released by Gulf Publishing Company in Houston, Texas .

T h e 424-page book, the f i r s t devoted solely to the subject of sa l t domes, . reviews the fundamentals of sa l t dome geology, presenting the ideas of many previous wri ters . T h e origin, development, structural c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , economic importance, and exploitation methods of sa l t domes a r e al l t reated by the author. In addition he presents many new ideas and approaches t o the subject.

T h e book i s thoroughly illustrated, with many of the illustrations appearing in full-color. Every detail in the text has been indexed and cross-indexed to accommodate the reader . Two large, fold-out maps showing (in color) al l the producing, a s well a s the non-producing, sa l t domes in the U.S. and Mexico a r e included in the book. They a lso show those domes used for other types of production o r for storage purposes.

The chapters contained in Halbouty's book are : The Introduction; Evapora- tive Deposition in the Gulf Coast Region; Origin and Growth of Salt Structures; Configuration and Composition of Salt Structures; Classification of Salt Struc- tu res ; Accumulation of Oil and Gas; Factors Affecting Quantity of Hydrocarbon Accumulation; Economic Significance of Salt Structures; and Salt Dome Drilling and Production Problems.

Salt Domes--Gulf Region, United States and Mexico se l l s for $23.50. I t can be purchased at local book s to res o r may be ordered directly from Gulf Publish- ing Company, P. 0. Box 2608, Houston, Texas 77001.

New Orleans, Louisiana-- The New Orleans G e 01 o g i c a 1 Society i s happy to announce thepublishing of "Oil 8r Gas Fields of Southeast Louisiana, Volume 11." This sequel to Volume 1 publishedin December, 1965, contains s t ructure maps, c r o s s sections and typelogs for an additional 32 fields covered in 25 a r t i c l e s ,

In addition, the "Yucatan Field T r i p Guidebook" has been revised and t h e NOGS Directory has been published a s a photo directory.

Enclosed i s a l i s t of other p u b 1 i c a t i o n s available from the New Orleans Geological Society. Please note the new prices which go into effect March 1.

* Price L i s t a s of 3/1/68

1967 NOGS PHOTO DIRECTORY $ 5 . 0 0

SALT DOME VOL. 1.. .. .(Revised 1963). ............. 8.00

SALT DOME VOL. 2.. .. .(Sold out-being revised) ..... 8.00

YUCATAN FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK. . . (revised 1967). .. 6.50

REGIONAL CROSS-SECTIONS: (1954)

TOTAL SET OF 8 .................................. 25.00

4 DIP SECTIONS ONLY. ............................ 5.00

4 STRIKE-SECTIONS ONLY ....................... 12 .OO

ELECTRIC LOGS OF SOUTH LOUISIANA (1962) ..... 6 . O O

OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF SOUTH LOUISIANA

................................ VOL. l ( 1 9 6 5 ) . 10.00

OIL AND GAS FIELDS O F SOUTHEAST LA. VOL. I1 (1967). ............................... 10.00

*THIS PRICE LIST GOES INTO EFFECT MARCH 1, 1968.

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NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF AAPG

Every other yea r the National Science Foundation through i t s National Regis- t e r of Scientific and Technical Personnel mails a questionnaire to thousands of scientists a l l over the country asking questions that probably many of us feel a r e nobody's business but our own. And, without some background a s to why these questions a r e asked and the use to which the answers a r e put, one finds it easy to sympathize with this attitude.

The questionnaire deals primarily with salary, education, type of employer and work activity of some 240,000 scientists in 13 fields. Ear th scientists comprise 8% of the total surveyed. The tabulations made f rom these data a r e re leased to universities, industry, government and to the cooperating societies.

Of the a r e a s investigated probably the most important to all of us i s sa lary . These figures a r e used by the federal government to compare the sa lary level of the i r p e r s o n n e l with that of positions r e q u i r i n g s imi lar education and experience in private industry. The resul ts a r e a l so a source fo r evaluations of salary 1 e v e 1 s within non-government a c t i v i t i e s . That these studies a r e partly responsible for more equitable sa lar ies for a l l s eems a reasonable con- clusion.

Perhaps the most persuasive argument for responding to this questionnaire a s completely and accurately a s possible i s that the survey stands a s a unique source for the identification and location of scientists in the event of a national emergency.

Because of the high concentration of ear th scientists in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, more weight i s given to the stat ist ics gathered from this region than any other. In 1966, only 55% responded in Texas a s against 85% in Montana. Obviously, if these r e su l t s a r e to be meaningful, maximum participation by all i s a necessity.

When you receive this questionnaire next year , please give it your ser ious attention. Your response will be greatly appreciated.

Oklahoma City, Okla. - - The American Association of Petroleum Geologists will take a long and hard look a t the increasing competition among fuels to power the world's economy in the next quarter-century o r more, when the world-wide ea r th sciences organization sponsors a top-level fuels syn~posium on the f i rs t day of i t s 53rd annual Convention here, April 22-25, 1968.

Edwin P. Kerr , J r . , Mobil Oil Corp., Oklahoma City, general chairman of the Convention, declared here that "The petroleum industry must improve i t s k n o w 1 e d g e of our country's diverse energy re sources s o it can contribute effectively to the e x p a n d i n g energy needs of the nation--and, indeed, of the world."

T . P. Woodward, Humble Oil & Refining Co., Oklahoma City, fuels symposium chairman, added that "The theme and scope of this symposium is aptly capsuled in the title of the lead-off paper. 'Interfuel Competition in Future Energy Mar-

kets, ' to be delivered by Dr . Richard J. Gonzales, Houston, petroleum geology consultant. "

Mr. Woodward pointed out that two other distinguished Convention speakers will a lso d iscuss closely related aspects of the same theme, but not during the symposium. They a r e Dean A. McGee, president and chairman of the board, Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, who will. deliver the keynote address at the AAPG Convention; and J. Ben Carsey, Houston petroleum g e o l o ~ v consultant and AAF'G 1967-68 president.

Mr. McGee's speech will concentrate on "The Role of Petroleum Geologists in Developing Sources of Energy." Mr. Carsey will talk about "The Role of AAF'G in Exploration for Energy Sources."

"The purp.ose of this timely symposium, "Mr. Woodward said, " i s toacquaint, in detail, the 15, 000 members of our petroleum oriented association with the outlook for petroleum and natural gas a s they re la te to total fuel requirements of the future in North America. Future demand and supply, obviously, will affect exploration efforts and, just a s obviously, will have a pronounced effect on every petroleum geologist 's career ."

Aspects of the competing fuels to be discussed during the symposium will include r e se rves forecasts, demand forecasts, production growth trends, un- discovered reserve forecasts, competitive situation, competitive advantages, future market position, new exploration and production techniques, r e sea rch and development, replacement cos ts and opportunities for the professional geologists.

"In addition to the professional geologist and the geological professor, " Mr. Woodward said, "company executives and independents concerned withexploring and producing the seven fuels under discussion will find the symposium interesting and helpful. "

"Each topic in the fuels symposium - - a significant innovationon the AAF'G's Convention agenda - - will be discussed by an outstanding authority, " he said.

He l isted the experts and their papers a s follows: George H. Galloway, executive vice president, Pan American Petroleum

Corp., Tulsa, "Outlook for Petroleum. " John L . Loftis, J r . , exploration operations manager, Humble Oil & Refining

Co., Houston, "Outlook for Natural Gas." John Corcoran, president, Consolidation Coal Co., Pittsburgh, "Outlook for

Coal." Russell J. Cameron, president, Cameron & Jones, Denver, "Outlook for

Shale Oil." Frank K. Spraggins, president, Syncrude Canada, Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta,

Canada, "Outlook for T a r Sands and Other Bitumens." George C. Hardin, J r . , vice president, Kerr-McGee Corp. , Oklahoma City,

"Outlook for Nuclear Fuels. " Dr . James R. McNitt, associate geologist, California Division of Mines and

Geology, San Francisco, "Outlook for Geothermal Energy." The Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists will hold i t s 42nd

annual meeting in conjunction with the AAPG convention.

Several Houston geologists tookadvantage of the recent Chr is tmas holidays t o take their families "where ski t r a i l s wind over hills of snow."

Tr ippie and Gil Gilkison and children traveled t o Vail, Colorado, where they met the i r eldest daughter, Margaret , who attends school a t Vanderbilt. After severa l days on the slopes, they hung up their skiis and came home by way of Kansas where they visited Gil 's folks.

Theresa Van Dyke took her children to Aspen. They decorated their apartment and had everything ready for Christmas when Gene joined them la ter . Theresa and Gene had already made one t r ip to Aspen just previously and had reported on how great the skiing conditions were.

Clara and Stormy Smith and family spent their third Chr is tmas a t Ruidoso skiing with the J. E. Froelich, J r s . (Frances).

Ammie Hedley and h e r children went skiing a t Es te s Park with a group f rom Houston during Christmas week.

Jeanne and Henry Dean of Lafayette, having spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Florida, took thei r sons to Durango, Colorado, for a few days of skiing af ter spending Chr is tmas in Houston and Conroe.

Th i s was the year for Sarah and Buddy Bartow to spend Chr is tmas a t Sarah 's s i s t e r ' s home in Los Alainos, New Mexico, and Betty and Don Gahagan went t o Durant, Oklahoma, for Chr is tmas with h e r family.

Donna and T u r n e r Armstrong had visited T u r n e r ' s Parents in Oklahoma City during theThanksgiving holidays s o they were content t o stay home for Chr is tmas .

Also staying home, but only to enjoy a visit with the i r son, Lee, who had a . ten-day leave during the holidays, were Maxine and Ear l F ry . Although they had had a nice visi t with him in October in Colorado Springs where he is stationed, it was his f i rs t visit home since he left for the Air Force las t Feb.

Dorothy Roberts had he r son and his wife he re f rom Dallas for Chr is tmas and she had a lot to tell them about he r wonderful "Southern Tour". H e r t r ip in October included Williamsburg, the Shenandoah Valley, Chattanooga and visi ts to some interesting and lovely old plantations.

Gen. Behrman (Mrs. R. G., J r . ) who manages two high-rise apartment buildings found t ime to have he r son who i s working on his Ph.D. a t U. C. L. A., another son who i s a Junior a t Texas U. and he r daughter who is mar r i ed and l ives in Houston a t he r home for Chr is tmas .

Our thanks to a l l of you husbands who s o kindly did a s we asked and took the Bulletin home to your wife las t month, but Dixie Bartell begs me t o inform you that there has been a change (now you guys who didn't cooperate will get a second chance). The Houston Music Theat re has announced that their winter season of niusicals will not premier until February 13; therefore,our date for the Evening Party has been changed to Sunday, February 18. The committee i s pleased to announce, however, that the stage show to be presented is "Wildcat" s t a r r ing Martha Raye. This Texas-locale show is about "wildcats" a s in "oil" a n d i s most appropriate for H. G. S. and H. G. A. members s o make plans now to attend.

. . . Val Oualline

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES

APACHE EXPLORATION CO., INC.

Geophysical Consultants

Houston, Texas 77002 C & I Life Bldg.

A. L. Ladner CA 2-9649

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION

A Teledyne Company

5825 Chimney Rock Road

P. 0. Box 36269

Houston, Texas 77036 713 666-2561

SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY

2200 Welch Avenue Houston, Texas 77019

i d n e y Schafer I A 9-8789

SEISMOGRAPH SERVICE CORP.

1229 Capital National Bank Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

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

LANE WELLS COMPANY 1045 Main Building

CA 4-8961 People there now: J. L. P. Campbell Bert Metzger Don Bishop B. A. Jones

Division Sales Engineers

PAN GEO ATLAS CORPORATION


P. 0. BOX 14524 RI 7-1300

SCHLUMBERGER WELL SURVEYING CORP. 1512 Bank of the Southwest

Houston, Texas 77002 H. Duane Babcock Guy Sullaway E. H. Heider Kenneth S. Howell CA 5-1607

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CORE ANALYSIS

CORE LABORATORIES, INC.

3615 Gulf Freeway

Core Analysis and Mud Logging

John E. Furen CA 3-4193

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS - -- p~ -

DRESSER SIE

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

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

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OIL PRODUCERS

JOHN W. MECOM and

U. S. OIL OF LOUISIANA, INC.

1500 Gray Street P. 0. Box 2566 Houston, Texas 77001 CA 5-0331

GEORGE MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

12th Floor, Houston Club Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

George Mitchell CA 5-0161

SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY

Richmond Tower Bldg. P. 0 . Box 1513


1. K. Larsen NA 2-7270

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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

SAN JACINTO DRlLLlNG COMPANY

412 San Jacinto Bldg.


Ben Schnapp CA 7-5354

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

CAMBE LOG LIBRARY

718 Milam Street Houston, Texas 77002

John Todd B. W. Bown CA 8-3494

SEISMOGRAM LIBRARY CORPORATION

Gulf Coast Division Texas - Louisiana - Mississippi

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

REPRODUCTION COMPANIES

CARDINAL PRINTING & LETTER SERVICE, INC.

234 Esperson Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Mrs. Pollyann Howe CA 3-9309 Mrs. Julie Green CA 3-9300

HOUSTON BLUE PRINT & STATIONERY CO.

700 Walker CA 3-4358 1324 Travis CA 4-6036 3301 Richmond Ave. JA 9-4141

Houston, Texas

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