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THE BUUEllN OF THE HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Offica-234 Esperran a+.--Houtton, TOXM 77002--CA 3-9309

MAY, 1 974

SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR MAY

SEVENTH EVENING MEETING

MONDAY, MAY 13, 1974 Cocktail Hour: 5 m to 6:15 P.M., Drinks $1.25 each Dinner Hour: 6:15 to 7:15 P.M., $5.75

LESLIE K. SCHULTZ, Region Geologist, Southern United States Mil Otl Corporation, Houston, Texas

"Geology of the Georges Bank Basin, Offshore New England"

SUMMIT CLUB, Houston Citizen's Bank Bldg . , 1800 Main Street Free parking on Smmi t Club lot, Jefferson Street. Covered parking available one block south of bank building. Do not park in bank lot, cars will be towed away or locked i n for the night.

EIGHTH NOON MEETING

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1974 Cocktails: 11 :30 A.M. to Noon, C a t $1 2 5 each Noon Lunch, Cost $4.00

RICHARD W. UNDERWOOD, Photogtaphic Technology Division National Aeronautics and Space Administration

"Photography from Manned SpocecraftH

Grand Ballroom, RICE HOTEL

For re.servations mail the enclosed card or call the society a c e at 223-9309 by noon, Tuesday, May 28.

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HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1973-1 974 OFFICERS

President ........... ........ Ben J. SorreN ................. .2M-5111 = 1st Vice President .................. Sabin W. Marshall ............. !i%'-6321 -. .. 2nd Vice President ................. Anthon Reso ................ .229-3122 :-a

.......................... Secretary Gay C.$elm ........... 2280815 .:E Treasurer .......................... ~ 1 ~ d e B e c k w ~ ~ h : : : : : ........... 627-5297 ' &

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN .' ,~t"

.*33::d Ru us J. Le Bhnc Ed ..................................................... 6673661 ';/??

ward G. Li p ....................................................... 224-8550 :""- ~~7 ~ e n n ~ ~ a r t e g ....................................................... .2286668 +r2 Martm M. Sheets .................................................... .523-1975 +: John J. Amoruao ..................................................... 228-5863 ',:'-' , -8

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Finance ........................... Royce E. Schneider ........... .2245111 i.1 Distribution &Publications ......... James Ragsdak .............. .2255611 ! .! Awards & Loans ................... Ken Toedter .................. .621-8750 . i Research & Study .................. LeoParchman ................ .626-4110 .'! :? HGS Membership .................. Craig C. Brrrcluy .............. .228-0111 '1 ';

Personnel Placement ............... Willtam Dufrway ............ .224-9261 . . . . Remembrance ..................... Edwm H. Herder ............... 2251607 : Pubhc Relabone .................... Geor e Harrison .............. .221-3716 . Entertainment ..................... Bob Jchrock .....:............ .461-1660 . .; A.A.P.G. Membership .............. R. C. Mason ................... m-8153 . ,.i:

- Ballot ............................. Rol h Warner ................ .224-8999 . .- Advertising ........................ M.& "Oolie'Osborne ........ .664-3401 Exhibits G.C.A.G.S.

....................... ................. ' & A.A.P.G. Roes Dawson .224-0579 . eansportation .................... W. W. Woolfolk ............... .623-0320

Lbrary ............................ Earl R. Swett ................. .223-4901 Bo Scouts ......................... John Barnes .................. .529-3443 ~ i e f d d ~ r i p ......................... G?r e Hind. ................. .771-1248 Environmental .................... Jrm &ne .................... .626-8800

SPECIAL COMMllTEES Academic Liaison .................. A1 C. R w c h ................. .221-3975 Advisor to Museum of

Natural @en? .................. Edd R. Turner, Jr. ............. .228-9361 Special Publications for

Geolo of Deltas ................. Martha Lou Brousad ........ .52&4141 ~ . ~ . ~ . C % o n t i n u i n ~

Education Co-odnator ........... William Pittman .............. .223-5569 . . :, ..

REPRESENTATIVES , & rx ,, .c?

G.C.A.G.S. Representative .......... McInnis S. Newby ............ .626-9200 ', .. Alternate ........................ John J. Amorueo .............. .2285863 : . i

A.A.P.G. Grou Insurance .......... John Bremsteller ............. .774-3188 .-... A.A.P.G. ~ i s t . belegate chairman . . Jim Enyeart .................. .227-6321 , >',;> -

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I I EDITOR - BOB HARRIS -224-4622 I ....................... ...............

M a t e Editorr In Memoriam Edwin H. Heider ,225-1607 Distaff Side ......................... Tereaa Tolbert ................. .6673236 I

PRESIDENT'S PAGE

I t was gratifying to get such quick response from various Senators and "Con- gresspeople" (this includes Barbara Jordan) after writing the letter which was published in last month's HGS Bulletin. As you undoubtedly know, the Energy Emergency B i l l , which called for a rollback on crude o i l prices, was vetoed by the President, and the Senate failed to override the veto.

Although all the members of Congress who responded to our letter professed a desire to helprelieve the e d g y situation, their methods and recommendations before Congress leave some d o u b t as to whether we can endure their help or not. For instance, some believe a National Exploration Company owned and operated by the United States of America would be a big help to the independents, because t h i s nationalized organization would compete with the major oi l companies. I wi l l leave that for your own cogitation.

I t was not, and i s not, my i n t e n t i on of making this column or the Houston Geological Society a political organization. Many of us felt, however, that the welfare of al l geologists was being tampered with and therefore the Exec- u t i v e Committee decided to act. We should remember not to depend on or- ganizations to speak for us; each should take the time to address his own con- gressperson and speak for himself.

Ben J. Sorrell, President Houston Geological Society

SPEAKER FOR EVENING MEETING LESLIE K. SCHULTZ

MONDAY, MAY 13, 1974 Biographical Review

Born i n V i salia, California, Leslie K. Schultz was educated in the Californici public school system. In 1952 he received the A. B. Degree from the University of California (Berkeley).

Mr . Schultz' professional career has b e e n with the Mobil organization and its predecessors. He joined General Petroleum Corporation i n September, 1 9 5 2 , as a Junior Geologist. His assignments until 1956 were in the Los Angeles Basin and offshore California. He was Supervisor, Offshore Coring Operations i n 1957, and was District Geologist for the Ventura and Coastal Basins from 19513-1960.

His assignments with Mobil Oil Corporation i n c I u d e offshore Gulf of Mexico from 1960 until 1965, at which time he became a Staff G e o l og i st i n the Houston Division. Mr. Schultz transferred to C o r p u s Christi i n 1968 as Division Geologist where he remained until 1 9 7 1 . His current t i t le i s Region Geologist-Southern Re- gion Headquarters, Houston.

Mr. Schultz i s a member of A.A.P.G. and the Pacific Section of A.A.P.G., as well as H.G.S. He i s a Certified Professional Geologist and a Registered Geol- ogist, California.

GEOLOGY OF THE GEORGES BANK BASIN, OFFSHORE NEW ENGLAND ABSTRACT by Leslie K. Schultz*

The Georges Bank Basin i s a basement depression with the deepest area being an arcuate trough approximately 120 miles i n length. The bas i n i s centered about 41' N. Lot., 68' W. Long. The deepest p a r t of the basin contains approximately 26,000 feet of Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments. This estimate i s based on interpretation of geophysical d a t o utilizing new velocity information from wells drilled on the western Scotian Shelf.

Overall stratigraphic similarity to rocks in the western Scotian Shelf i s l ikely. The Jurassic section i n the Georges Bank Basin i s probably thicker than the western Scotian Shelf equivalent and i s composed of predominantly marine units. Examina- tion of geophysical data indicates the existence of more than 14,000 feet of Lower C r e t ac e ou s and Jurassic carbonates, marine shales, evaporite5 and consolidated sands. Salt diapirs similar to those in the S c o t i an Shelf have not been detected. Structural deformation i s apparent i n basement rocks in the Georges Bank Basin and c o n s i st s of high angle no rm a I faulting. Sediments form a southward thickening wedge beneath the continental shelf.

Estimates of recoverable o i l and gas from sediments beneath the c o n t i n e n t a l shelf and continental s l o p e have been made by petroleum industry groups and fed- eral agencies. The 30,000 cubic miles of Lower Cretaceous and Jurassic sediments i n Georges Bank Basin may contain a significant share of these hydrocarbon reserves, assuring the basin a favorable place among eastern North America's frontier exploration areas.

*Adapted from a paper presented by Leslie K. Schultz and R. L. Grover at Eastern Section A.A. P. G. Symposium, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 23-25, 1973 and now i n press Bulletin, AAPG.

SPEAKER FOR NOON MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1974

RICHARD D. UNDERWOOD Biographical Review

Richard W. Underwood was born i n Newport, Rhode Island. He received a B.S . Degree in Geology f m the University of Connecticut. Additionally, he has studied at the Colorado School of Mines, the U. of Wyoming, George Washington University and the U. of Houston.

Mr. Underwood se r v e d i n the U .S . Navy, Pacific Theater, during World War II and was commis- sioned in the U . S . Naval Reserve in 1950, retiring i n 1972. Before c o m i n g to NASA' Johnson Space Center in 1964, he was a civil ser- vant employed with the Army Map Service as a photogrammetry . en- gineee, starting out as a p r o j e c t engineer for the securing of map- ping and intelligence aerial photographs i n Europe, Asia, Aftica, and Latin America. In 1 9 58, he be c am e Chief of Operations for

Photogranmetry and i n 1961 C h i e f of Photo Products Branch of Army Map Service. With the Johnson Space Center, Mr. Underwood served as a Supervisory Aerospace Technologist i n such capacities asTechnica1 Monitor for ~hotographic experiments on Gemini and Apollo m i s s i on s and in the development of the High Precision Photo- graphic Laboratory facility at JSC, which processes films from the Apollo, Skylab, and Earth Resources Aircraft Programs.

He presently serves as Technical Assistant to the Chief, Photographic Technol- ogy Division, where he i s a photogrammetric and photographic sciences consultant to NASA s t a f f elements for such programs as Skylab, Apo I I o Soyuz Test Proiect, Space Shuttle, Earth Resources Aircraft Program and related activities.

Mr. Underwood hos authored and presented many papers in the field of photo- gmmmetry, p h o t o g r a ph i c sciences, and aerospace photography in the U.S. and c l b d .

He i s a member of numerous p r o f e ss i on a I photogmmrnetry and photographic societies, cr, well as the Geological Society of America.

PHOTOGRAPHY FROM MANNED SPACECRAFT

by Richard W. Underwood

ABSTRACT

A series of color photographs taken by astronauts ,from manned spacedraft clear- iy show the Earth's principal physiographic and structural features. A photographic trip around the Earth shows geological features at distances between 160 kilometers and 400.000 kilometers.

Examples of applications of photography i n space include (1) Engineering photography taken in space as "steppingstones to the moon, " (2) Apollo 11 photography to r e I i v e the historic hour at Tranquility Base on July 20-21, 1969, and (3) color photography from Apollo 12 through 17. Striking color photographs from the latter missions are important in examining the explorations and experiments made by astronauts on the moon. A sequence of views from the current Skylab flights show astro- nomic studies and geoscience applications.

Geoscientific applications of space photography are demonstrated in Cartogra- phy, Meteorology, Oceanography, Agricultural Sciences, Land Development, Civi l Engineering, Air ond Water Pollution, Structural Geology, and Mineral Exploration. The potential value of these applications to human welfare i s very great.

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GROUP FLIGHTS TO HONOLULU

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! Space has been blocked on the following one-stop flights to Honolulu for the August, 1974 Circum-Pacific Energy & Mineral Resources Conference:

Date Flight Lv. Houston Ar. Ha.

Wed., August 21 Continental 57/607 10:55 P.M. 3:05 P.M. Thurs., August 22 Continental 953/605 5:30 P.M. 10:17 P.M. Fri . , August 23 Continental 953/605 5:30 P.M. 10:17 P.M. Sun ., August 25 Braniff 501 l:OOP.M.* 4:OOP.M.

*Departs from Dallas

The round trip tour basing fare i s $319.00 each plus tax i f going a n d returning on a Monday through Thursday or $339.00 each plus tax i f going and returning on a Friday through Sunday. A l l fares are subject to change without notice.

For additional information/reservations, please contact:

Circum-Pacific Conference Coordinator Group Travel Unlimited P. 0. Box 2198 Honolulu, Hawaii 96805

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS

On March 29, 1974, the Houston Geological Socieiy awarded two special a w a r d s at the Science Engineering Fair of Houston which was held at the Astrohall. These awards were for the junior and senior divisions of the Earth Sciences category. The awards coruisted of a book , Geology Illustrated, by John Shelton and a 10X hand lens for each winner. The winners were:

JUNIOR DIVISION:

SENIOR DIVISION:

Tony Jennings - Memorial Senior High "A Texas Eocene Community" 210 Voss R d , Houston, Texas 77024

Joni Wheelers - Robert E. Lee Senior High "Plate Tectonics" 12347 Attlee, Houston, Texas 77077

The judges for the Houston G eo l og i c a l Society were: Gordon Yettow of Arnoco Production C o m pa n y , Bill Hi l l of Bradco O i l and Gas and Ken Toedter of J . M . Huber Corporation.

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Geology Illustrated

MfKE BURNAMAN University of Houston

ROBERT C. LE BLANC Lamar University

MARK HARlG HOUSTON, JR. Rice University

DAVl D LUTHER STOUDT Texas A 8 M University

A picture of Robert L . Boyce was not avai lable .

OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS

Each year the Houston Geological Society presents awards of $100 each to five students selected as the outstanding students i n the geological departments of five uni- versities i n the Houston area. The selections are made by the faculties of each department. The awards wi l l be presented this year to the students libted below.

MIKE BURNAMAN UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Mr. Bumaman's thesis research i s on "lnteipretation of Regional Gravity Anomalies i n the Northwest G u l f and on the Texas Coastal Plain. " His thesis advisor i s Pro- fessor Mi l ton B. Dobrin. Mr. Burnaman attended Stephen F. Austin State University from 1966 to 1968 and then attended the University of Houston where he got his B.S. degree i n 1971 . He i s n ow completing the requirements for a Master of Science i n the Geophysics Program, Geology Department, University of Houston.

ROBERT C. LE BLANC LAMAR UNIVERSITY

Mr. LeBlanc i s a native of Port Arthur and entered Lamar i n 1970. He wi l l graduate this spring with a major in Marine Geology. He i s a member of the Lamar Oceano- graphic Society and i s a laboratory teaching assistant. He plans to attend graduate school this fal l . His advisor i s Dr. Ernest L. Estes.

MARK HARl G HOUSTON, JR. RICE UNIVERSITY

Mr. Houston wi l l r e c e i v e a Ph.D. i n Marine Geophysics from Rice i n 1974. His thesis i s t i t led "Numerical Models of F ree Convection i n the Earth's Upper Mantle with Radiogenic Heating and Variable Viscosity." He has been advised i n this research by Dr. Jean Claude De Bremaecker.

Mr. Houston received a B.A. i n Physics from Cornell U n i v e r s i t y i n 1965 and an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University i n 1968. His M.A. thesis was titled "Structure and Volume -Flux of the Florida Current on the Blake Plateau .I1 He had the Maude Alice Palmer Scholarship at C o r n e I I University, a Ford Foundation Fellowship at John Hopkins and a National Defense Education Act Fellowship at Rice University.

Mr. Houston i s presently a Research Associate for the Marine Biomedical Institute, Earth and Planetary Sciences Division, University of Texas at Galveston, and he has been appointed Assistant Professor of Geolagy at Rutgers University, beginning i n September, 1974.

ROBERT L. BOYCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Mr. Boyce i s working toward his Ph .D. degree which he wi l l receive i n the summer of 1974. His dissertation t i t le i s "Depositional Systems of the L a h o o d Formation, P r e c a m b r i a n Belt Supergroup, Southwestern Montana. I' Dr. Alan J . Scott is. his supervisor.

Mr. Boyce received his B.A. from Wittenberg Univehity i n 1967 and his M.A. from Indiana University in 1969. He i s a member of S i gma X i and a Texaco Fellowship Recipient i n Geology.

Mr. Boy c e has been an Instructor at Ohio Weslayan University and a geologist for Exxon minerals. He has accepted a position w i t h British Petroleum, Alaska, as an Exploration Geologist.

DAVID LUTHER STOUDT TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY

Mr. Stoudt wi l l r e c e i v e an M. S. from A & M this May. His a d v i s o r has been Dr. Robert R. Berg.

Mr. Stoudt i s a Phi Beta Kappa and has been employed as a Field Geologist for the U.S .G.S ., as a research-teaching assistant at A & M and as a geologist for Amoco Production Company. He i s presently employed by the Getty O i l Company.

Mr. Stoudt got his B.S. from Waynesburg College in 1972 and entered A & M in the fal l of 1972. He i s a member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, AAPG and GSA.

SPECIAL NOTICES

The Geology and Polymer Science departments at the University of Sou the rn Mississippi are conducting research on polymers which could be used to increase re- c o v e r y from various types of reservoirs in the Gulf Coast. They would appreciate receiving short sections of oil-saturated cores from any horizon i n the Gulf Coast i n order to evaluate effects of reservoir properties on ploymers to be tested. Contact Box 44, Southern Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 or call Oscar Paulson at 601 -266-7195.

"FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE O N THE NEW BASEMENT TECTONICS"

Salt Lake City wi l l be the site chosen for a conference of international geological scientists June 3-7, 1974. The conference i s to be the first gathering of earth scientists that wi l l be devoted e x c l u s i v e I y to the study of geological lineaments (character features of local or regional proportions on the earth's surface.

Inquiry should be made to: Utah Geological Association (International Conference) P. 0. Box 11334 Salt Lake City, Utah 841 11

HGS CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR

DATE: May 15, 1974 TIME: 2:00 to 6:30 P.M.

PLACE: Exxon Building Auditorium, Downtown Houston

STRUCTURE, STRATIGRAPHY, AND PETROLEUM

POTENTIAL OF THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO

FEATURE SPEAKERS:

1. Dr. W. R. Bryant, TexasA & M Geology of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

2. Dr. J. M . Coleman, L.S.U. Formative Mechanisms in a Modern Depocenter

3. Dr. Clay Durham, L.S.U. The Gulf Coast Geosvncline

4. Dr. D. H. Kupfer, L.S.U. Structural Development of the Tertiary Sediments of

Offshore Louisiana and Adjacent Texas

This impressive group of earth scientists comes highly recommended by those whc attended their recent successful seminar sponsored by the New Orleans Geologi- cal Society. This well-ba l a n c e d program should appeal to working geologists and executives alike in their search for oi l and gas in the Gulf Coastal Province

REGISTRATION: This includes the Syllabus of the Seminar.

Advance Registration: $15.00 At Door Registration: 18.00 l:00 P. M., May 15 Student Registration 5.00

Only the first 500 Registrations accepted!

Please use Registration Slip from April, 1974 Bulletin for Advance Registration. For additional information, contact W. G. Pittman, Chairman (713) 223-5569

1 or HGS Office, (71 3) 223-9309.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

ACADEMIC LIAISON

The following letter, printed in its entirety, speaks for itself. Members can understand why A1 Raasch can never quite bring himself to give up the Committee he has chairedso ably since 1968. - Editor

Hozlston Independent School District 3830 RICHMOND AVENUE HOUSTON. TEXAS 77027

AREA CODE (713) 4 2 3 - I I O l l

CAREEX EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER 6410 Grovewood Room 111 Houston, Texas 77008

Mr. A l Raasch Baon Company P.0. Box 2160 Room 3952 Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Raasch,

This l e t t e r s t a r t e d out t o be a "thank you" f o r your e f f o r t s i n coordinat- ing the geo log is t s who v i s i t e d our schools. However, it is more than t h a t , f o r through your e f f o r t s , you have made a r e a l impact on t h e l i v e s of the boys and g i r l s i n whose classes the geologists spoke.

A s I v i s i t e d one c l a s s i n which t h e geologist spoke, t h e pupi ls were so engrossed, t h a t they completely fo rgo t t h a t t h e time f o r t h e i r recess had come. Often times, educator 's yards t icks f o r measuring t h e e f f e c t of an idea o r program on t h e pupi ls is f a r i n t h e future. However, when one boy wrote "I s incere ly ulsh we could see more job opportuni t ies such a s yours", it was obvious t h a t t h i s was a key t o motivate the boys and g i r l s t o see c lea r ly t h e relevance between school and work.

I would l i k e t o share with you some copies of the thank you l e t t e r s wri t ten t o Mr. Sheehan, and some photos of t h e follow up a c t i v i t i e s i n science and soc ia l s tud ies t h a t came about a f t e r a geologist had v i s i t e d the school. Through your support of t h e teachers and schools i n t h e ca reer awareness program, you have helped t o open new horieons t o the boys and g i r l s i n the Hguston schools. The e n t i r e staff of career awareness is most appreciat ive t o you f o r helping us t o accompolish our goals.

E- B oann Scot t onsultant-Coordinator

Career Awareness K-6

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE

Approaches to Environmental Geology, Workshop and Collequium wi l l be presented May 13-14, 1974, by the Bureau of Economic Geology, U n i v e r s i t y of Texas at Austin.

The Conference wi l l i nc l ude workshops, oral presentations and panel discussions, held at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas for a twenty-five dol- lar registration fee. Registration material may be obtained from the following:

Bureau of Economic Geology University of Texas at Austir Box X I University Station Austin, Texas 78712

C. B. Phillips, Chairman

A.A.P.G. HOUSE OF DELEGATES

The annual meeting of the AAPG House of Delegates was held in San Antonio on March 31 . As you may know, Hou s t o n had by far the largest delegation and was entirled to 17 votes. Many of you reading this report are aware of the fact that for many years the Houston delegation voted as individuals and not as a group. We are the Houston Geological Society Delegates and as such are responsible to the Society for how we vote. This year, and hope f u I l y for the years to come, the Executive Co m m i t t e e of the H . G .S . instructed the delegates to vote for al l the previously announced by-law changes, as printed in last month's bulletin. There were approximately 250 ballots sent in, which i n itself i s a very small portion of the 1700 AAPG members, but it's far better than the 50 or so votes of the previous year.

There were only two items where the ballot r e s u I t s were not preponderantly i n fwor of a yes vote. T he s e were the proposed lowering of the experience requirements for active membership from five to t h r e e years, and the proposal to increase the term of the AAPG District Delegates from 2 to 3 years. In I o c a I meetings the majority of the delegates were opposed to both i tems and felt i t detrimental to the good of AAPG. We were, however, elected to carry out the views of the membership and go to the convention as instructed delegates, and not necessarily vote our own feelings.

The Houston delegation had 16 delegates on the floor at all t i m es out of a pos- sible 17.

On the v o t e to lower requirements from 5 to 3 years, Houston voted 14 i n favor with 2 abstentions; this proposal passed by only one vote. The proposal to change the delegates term was approved by a standing vote with l i t t le opposition.

On the remaining 7 by-law changes, Houston voted as instructed -- 16 votes in favor, and all proposals passed.

A number of additional items came up in w h i c h the delegates were not instructed, and t h e r e f o r e v o t e d t h e i r c o n s c i e n c e . Because i t was impossibleto

caucus, the delegation was occasionally divided. I would I i k e to commend the Houston Delegates for doing an outstanding job

during the past year. I t has been a sincere pleasure and honor to work with such a fine group.

A special thanks to Matt Daura and Merton Osborne who so a b l y f i l led in as alternates for two delegates who were unable to attend.

To those readers who felt that we did not properly reflect their views, I would encourage you to stimulate your colleagues to t a k e an active interest in AAPG so that the delegates would have the opportunity to represent the majority views of the Houston membership. I f by chance you are one of the 1450 members who did not care to express your opinion by voting, p l ease withhold your comments until next year. A complete summary of the House of Delegates meeting wi l l be printed in the November AAPG Bulletin.

Jim Enyeart, Chairman

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Gerald Pat Bslden Walt V. Bsyle Dale C. Carlson, Jr. Terence L. Fellowes Donald P. Gann Jack L. Gregory Andrew William Hampf John R. McGinley, Jr. Ronald C. Ohrioutka William 8. Oliver, 1V Larry Pabst Branch S. Phillips Michael P. Prescott John Pruit (303) 831 -1877 Steven D . Schafersman 528-4141, X 634

Martin W. Schramm, Jr. 227-3451 Sidney Moreland Shaver 666-0151, X 568 Michael Watson 221 -2760 Steven W. Weller 626-2891 Mary Wing-Chi Yau 623-8000, X 339 Michael J. Zak 623-8180 Clifton F. Jordan, Jr. 353-3348

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Shell Oil Company Shell Oil Company

Pennzoi l Amoco Production Company

Butler, Mi l ler & Lents Tenneco Coal

Sun Oil Company Esso Production Reserach Co .

Energex Corporation Conoco

Enterprise Resources, Inc. H. H. Cul len/Quintana

Getty Oil Company . . Century Exploration Company

Dept. of Geology, Rice University

GeoQuest International, Ltd. Texaco, Inc.

Exxon, U.S.A. Pennzoi I Company

Union Oil Co. of California Tenneco O i l Company

Erico, Inc.

ON THE DISTAFF SIDE

We failed to have a report for April due to "sort of goofing off. I' Actually, we were out of town t a k i n g i n the A.A.P.G. Convention i n San A n t o n i o , and the deadline got changed a bit.

Speaking of the Convention - The Houston G e o l og i c a l Society and Auxiliary were very well r e p r e s e n t e d . I t looked l ike "Old Home Week" every t i m e you walked up and down the river.

The weather was beautiful and Son Antonio did itself proud for another very suc- cessfu l and fun Convention.

The Starving Artists Show on S u n d a y afternoon March 31 was a real treat. Pat Bass along with 700 others proved there are a lot of artists on their way up.

The Houston Geological Auxiliary board members w i I I serve as hostesses for the Offshore Technology Conference to be held at the Astrohall May 6-7-8. Mr. Matt Daura with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line called and asked i f t h i s group might be

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willing to h e l ~ and we assured him that this i s what our organization i s based upon- assistance to the professional o i l man. Right? I t i s an honor and a pleasure.

The last board m e e t i n g of the year was held April 25, which Mary Lou Carver graciously hosted i n her home. Another successful year wi l l come to an end May 9 with a business meeting at Braeburn Country Club. We hope you wi l l a l l come and show Dee Russek and all the board members-y o u r appreciation for spending a lot of time, energy and money to make another good year for this organization.

If anyone would l ike to become a member of this fun and friendly group please give me a cal l and I wi l l give you the name of the membership chairman. (My number i s i n the f r o n t of the Bulletin). We really welcome newcomers to our city and hope you wi l l join us. The first thing you have to do i s get your husband to BRING THIS HOME.

We are proud of our a u x i 1 i a r y and we are getting ready to celebrate our 25th anniversary i n '75. We have had 24 good years,- 24 good and we I c o m e one more - Olga Colle - 1974-1975.

Geo-Wives Report:

The Geo-Wives met for b r i dg e -luncheon at the Innovation April 17. The May meeting wi l l be at the Petroleum Club.

Geo-Wives were well represented at Convention i n San Antonio also, and had a chance to visit with Nancy Rust who moved to New Orleans i n December.

President Mary Lou Seward i s planning a trip to New York the last of April.

It was so delightful to not have any bad news to r e p o r t this month - no news of course - but at least not bad.

T eresa Tolbert

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE BEER-BARBEQUE-BI N G O

Time: 7:00 P.M. Friday, May 24, 1974 Place: Sharpstown Country Club

Make y o u r reservations now for our social event of the year because t i c k e t sales t e r m i n a t e at 300, A l l the beer you c a n drink, an exceptional barbeque, and a chance to win bingo prizes are offered for only $5.50 per person. Make your check payable to H .G.S. and mail to 234 Esperson Bldg . , Houston, Texas 77002. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and your tickets w i l l be returned to you by mai I. Be sure to stamp k h envelopes.

Reservations must be received prior to Tuesday, May 21st. On that day we have to furnish the Sharpstown catering service with our reservations, and accuracy i s es- pecially important this year d u e to their greatly increased prices. Tickets wi l l not be sold at the door.

TENNIS NOTICE! THE RESULTS OF THE DRAW AND PLAYING TIMES FOR THE SPRING TENNIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE POSTED AT THE SOUTHWEST TENNIS CENTER AT 11:30 FRIDAY, MAY 24. ALL PLAYERS SHOULD SHOW UP AT THAT TIME PREPARED TO PLAY.

Aesponse to the announcement of the t e n n i s tournament has been good. As a reminder, i f you plan to play, don't wait until the last minute to call. This wi l l be a fun tournament. We plan to have two flights of doubles p I a y with a consolation b r a c k e t in each flight. There wi l l be prizes (at the Bingo Party) for winners and runners-up i n each flight. Less experienced or rusty t e n n i s players wi l l be paired against one a n o t h e r in one flight while the mo re accomplished players wi l l play each other in a separate flight. Each match wi l l be an eight game pro-set. Every- one wi l l get to play at least twice.

Phone Ted Hole: 236-9500

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Mclnnis S. (Mac) Newby, former President of the Houston Geological Society, has left Houston to join McAlester Fuel Company i n Magnolia, Arkansas as Chief Geol- ogist. His new address i s P. 0. Box 10 and telephone number i s 501-234-2120.

Prior to leaving, Mac was with North Central O i l Corporation for 17 years.

M. Kyle Tudor has joined J-W Operating Company as a Petroleum Consultant in the Houston Region, with responsibilities for exploration and deve lopment geology along the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast areas. Mr. Tudor has previous experience with Gulf Coast as we1 l as Rocky Mountain exploration.

John Bremstellar would like for the membership to know that he i s our official representative to AAPG Insurance and that he i s available through the following telephone numbers: 668-0610, 774-3188 and 774-3840.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER

Geologist & Geophysicist

1005 S. Shepherd Dr.

529-0120

Houston, Texas 77019

LESLIE BOWLING Oil and Gas Consultant

1417 National Bank of Commerce Bldg.

522-0432 New Orleans, Louisiana

R. P. AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

ORVAL L. BRACE

Geolog~st

HARRIS H. ALLEN I MARTHA LOU BROUSSARD

3425 Bradford Place 668-4327


2206 1st Nattonal L~fe Bldg 228-5404


A. I. BARTOW Geophysical Consultant

2315 Watts Road 713/668-3306


Oil and Gas Consultant 933 San Jacinto Bldg.

228-9329 Houston, Texas 77002

T. WAYNE CAMBELL JOHN B. DUNLAP, JR.

Paleo Data, Inc. P. 0. Box 50386

504 - 581-7645

Geologist Background Studies Mineral Resources

Technical Publications 665-4428

New Orleans, Lou~s~ana 70150

CHARLES HARLAN - HENRY A.TAYLOR I C. D. CANTRELL, JR. C. E. WILLIAMS - BEN R. HOWARD

BELL & MURPHY & ASSOC., INC. Consulting Geophysicists

JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

236 Esperson Bldg. 222-6266 Houston, Texas 77002

Petroleum Geology, Evaluation and Exploration Geologist and Engineer

6420 Hillcroft, Suite 215 772-6294 Houston, Texas 77036

STEWART CHUBER Consultant Petroleum Geologist Carbonate & Clastic Stratigraphy

711 PolkSt. Suite 826 (713) 229-8395

508 C & I Building, Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 225-3754


Petroleum Geologist 11839 Durrette Dr.


JACK COLLE JACK COLLE & ASSOC.

Prudential Drilling Company

1880 Post Oak Tower


GENEOS PETE COKINOS Petroleum and Geological Engineering Consultant

TE 5-4501 947 Hazel Street TW 2-8733 Beaumont, Texas

PAUL FARREN

WILLIAM W. FAIRCHILD Consulting Biostratigrapher Dinoflagellates - Palynomorphs

Nannofossils - Foraminifera

p.0. BOX 35048 Houston, Texas (713) 729-5884

Jack Colle (622-9555) J G Ward. Jr (497-7298) 1 5603 S. Rice Ave (77036)

Consulting Geologists & Paleontologists 817 C&l Building - Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 227-6266

Geophysical Consultant

Geodata Building 667-3317


W. F. COOKE, JR.

ACCO OIL & GAS CO. - PRES.

One Briar Dale Ct. (713) 622-7070

JOSEPH N. GRAGNON Consulting Gecphysicist

1011 Americana Building Houston, Texas 77002

JOHN S. DUDAR, Ph.D. Consultmg Geologist and Engmeer 011, Gas & Metal Depos~ts (Uran~urn)

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist & Petroleum Engineer

independent Producer and Operator

Sandstone & Carbonate Petrography, Strat~graphy 8102 M ~ b t ~ d Houston, Texas 77036

(713) 711-0793 or 526-5238

The Michel T. Halbouty Bldg. 51 11 Westheimer 622-1 130


WARD P. ELLISON Geologist

1214 Americana Building 225-6285

J A C K W. C R A I G Consul t ing Geolog is t 1520 C & I Bui ld ing


Houston, Texas 77002 71 3/229-9649


HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

228-9455 2138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. MASON Geologists

913 Esperson Building 227-8231

HARRY KlLlAN H. C. SPOOR, JR.

Geologists

2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

Houston. Texas 77002 224-0581

A. L. Ladner Apache Exploration Co., Inc.

Geophysical Consultant C & I Building 222-964!


ORVILLE G. LUNDSTROM Nutter & Lundstrom

Geologists 889 Houston Club Building

Houston, Texas 77002 227-0252

JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Geophysics and Geology

Seismic Data: Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation

2226 Chamber of Commerce Bldg - 225-4922

GEORGE N. MAY GEORGE N. MAY and ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists P. 0 . Box 51858 Oil Center Station

Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 234-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents 2522 Hazard

523-5733 529-1881 Houston, Texas 77019

R. B. MITCHELL Geologist

223-5192

2801 First City National Bank Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

CHARLES E. MYERS Petroconsultants SA

Foreign Scouting Service

'os!Off~ce Box 492 3810 Westheliner Rd. tosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77027 '13/342-4018 713/622-8831

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I. K. NICHOLS Gulf Coast Exploration Geologist

C.P.G. No. 932

Phone: 782-4970 41 Sttll Forest Dr Houston, Texas 77024

KENNETH DALE OWEN Geologist

Suite 800 E. Executive Plaza 623-0392



HENRY H. PHILLIPS Paleontological Consultant Paleontologic, Biostratigraphic and

Geologic Interpretations 7507 Linden 645- 1 109

Houston. Texas 77012

LEO PUGH

Gulf Coast Geo Data Corp. Seismic - Gravity Data

816 AMERICANA BLDG. Houston, Texas 77002 228-442 1

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

227-7633

A. L. SELlG 1907 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


MARTIN M. SHEETS Consultant Energy Environment Petroleum Geothermal

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

(713) 523-1975

JEFF SHIPPS Seismic &Geologic Geologic Evaluation & Exploration Secondary Recovery

771-8513 Houston, Texas

FRED L. SMITH, JR. Consulting Geologist

Paleontologist

Ifflce: 225-5757 1014 C&l Bullding Ses. 468-7300 Houston, Texas 77002

CRAMON STANTON Geologist

P. 0. Box 58844 Houston, Texas 77058

488-2261

S. BROOKS STEWART DAVID B. DARDEN ELWlN M. PEACOCK C. C. LILLEY

Exploration Associates International Geophysical Consultants

910 C & I Building Houston, Texas 77002 227-3146

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E. H. STORK, JR. Consultant

Paleontologist - Geologist 1908 C&l Building

Houston, Texas 77002 Off (713) 228-0725 Res: (713) 862-8502

JOSIAH TAYLOR Seismic Interpretation

10206 Cliffwood Houston, Texas 77035

723-2527


HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor

I GEORGE F WATFORD

Petroleum Evaluation Engineer 227-3949

1429 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Prairie Producing Company

504 The Main Building


GENE VAN DYKE

Van Dyke Oil Company

Southwest Tower

228-8174

JAMES A. WHEELER Petroleum Geologist

510 C & I Building

iouston, Texas (713) 223-1618

MERLIN J. VERRET Geologist

Delta Energy Resources, Inc. 2728 West Prien Lake Road

Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 Phone: 318/477-1477

JAMES M. WILSON

Geophysical Consultant

808 Main Bldg.

WILLIAM S. WALLIS & E. GLENN ALBRIGHT I THOMAS JZIMMERMAN Geological/Geophysical Consultants Petroleum Consultant

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

242 Main Bldg. 225-01 11

6250 Westpark Drive Suite 275 Westpark Place Houston, Texas 77027

Tel: (713) 783-1550 Cable: GEOLOGY, HOUSTON


Home Phone: 785-2030

Subsurface Geology - Clastic Sedimentation Stratigraphy - Micropaleontology

2301 Lazy Hollow #431-A Houston, Texas 77042 7 13/785-3740

STEWART H. FOLK Certified Professional Geologist

Worldwide Exploration and Evaluation Petroleum - Minerals - Geothermal Resources

700 Post Oak Bank Building Office 713/622-9700 Houston, Texas 77027 Home 713/781-2336

COMPANY DIRECTORY Space for Company Sponsors

CONSULTING FIRMS

R. BREWER & GO., INC. Houston

Consultants

MORGAN J. DAVIS ASSOCIATES Petroleum Consultants and Geologists

1300 Main -Suite 709 Houston, Texas 77002

MORGAN J. DAVIS EDWARD D. PRESSLER 713-227-7209 713-222-2032

RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC. Consultants

Petroleum and Natural Gas 500 Jefferson Building - Suite 2031

Houston, Texas 77002 713 - 224-7576

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

420 Southwest Tower 2501 Cedar Springs Rd. Houston, Texas 77002 Dallas, Texas 75201 222-0376 (214) 742-1421

KEPLINGER AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Engineers and Geologists

1730 United Gas Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

227-3127 1400 Fourth Nat'l Bank Bldg.

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119 587-5591

WOODHAM CONSULTING CO. Geological-Geophysical Consultants

Bill Woodham - H. R. Warren 1200 C & I Building

227-4138

CORE ANALYSIS

CORE LABORATORIES, INC.

3615 Gulf Freeway

Core Analysis and Mud Logging

223-4193

DRILLING

BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY

1228 Bank of the Southwest


W. H. Smith, President 225-6576 C. B. Benge, Jr., V.P.-General Manager

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OTIS RUSSELL DRILLING COMPANY

2916 7th Street

Bay City, Texas

Otis Russell 228-7919

Seismic Computing Corp.

P. 0. Box 36789 Houston, Texas 77036

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS

S I E , I N C . GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS WELL LOGGING INSTRUMENTS VEHICLES

5110 A S H B R O O K H O U B T O N , TEXAS 7 7 0 3 6 7 1 3 / 6 6 1 - 5 9 9 4

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES

BQfI*SSOCllmSw 205 WILSON AVE . NORWALK. M N N . 06854 (203) 8550700 I

Petty-Ray Geophysical, Inc.

6909 Southwed Freeway/P.O. Box 36306 Houston. Texas 77036

713. 774-7561/Telex 762781 Cable P W R A Y Houston

A Subsldiary of Geowurce lntemtbnal Incorporated

We Are ko Seismopaph 5ervice Corporation A SUBSIDIARY O F R A Y T H E O N C O M P A N Y

Suite 108, 7302 Harwin Drive Houston, Tx. 77036 (713) 783-7490

SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY

2200 Welch Avenue Houston, Texas 77019

Sidney Schafer 529-8789 lack C. Weyand

WTELEDY NE EXPLORATION 5825 Chimney Rock Road

P. 0 . Box 36269

Houston, Texas 77036 713 666-2561

WESTERN OEOPHVSICAL COMPANY OF AMERICA

Box 2469 Houston, Texas 77001 (713) 781-3261

OIL & GAS EXPLORATION -- --

BROWN & McKENZIE, INC. Oil & Gas Exploration

1120 Three Greenway Plaza East

Houston, Texas 77046 (713) 626-3300

C. F. Brown, Jr. Michael McKenzie

HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORPORATION

Suite 242, 1212 Main Street


7 l3/222-2431

Listed on the American Stock Exchange

Ticker Symbol: MND

MITCHELL ENERGY& DEVEU3RWNTrn 3900 CN SRL RAZA t K X 3 X T E X A S 77002 7B72.4522

OIL FINANCING

BANK O f M E SOUTHWEST, NA. P. 0. Box 2629


Fnnk McGenagii, Sr. V. B. 225-1551 Mmrgw, Oil and Gas kwtment Ext 310

OIL & GAS PRODUCERS

VAN DYKE OIL COMPANY

400 ! h h w e d Tower

Hwston, Texas 77002

Gene Van Dyke 220-8174

PERSONNEL PLACEMENT

PRESTIGE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS, INC. Specializing in the Petroleum Industry

6250 Westpark, Suite 350 A. West Houston, Texas 77027 President

783-6440

GEODATA SEMCE, INC. 5603 South R i Avenue Howton, Texas 77036

Custom Stomp of Confidential Explorabon Materials

G. 1. Long 666-1741 Paul Famn

REPRODUCTION

CARDINAL PRINTING & L m E R SERVICE, INC.

234 Esperson Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Mrs. Pdlyann H w e 223-9309

LOG LIBRARY

~ ~ l w r a c u u T I ~ b ~ CewTtR

LOCG. WELL HISTORIES

MAPS AIODUCTDN REPORTS

3- UNITED (US O W O .

HOUSTON. TL-I 77W2 (71s) u s - n n

WELL LOGGING BAROID DIVISION N L INDUSTRIES, INC. Well Information Svstems & Engineering

P. 0. Box 1675 524-6381 McCULLOUGH SERVICES

Logging & Perforating P. 0. Box 2572 672-2461

DRESSER ATLAS

Division of Dresser Industr i i Inc. DRESSER TOWER

GO1 Jefferson Street J. L. Campbell Jack P. Myen W. D. Bishop R. M. "Dusty" Rhodes Bill Latson Ross 0. Smith

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SCHLUMBERGER WELL SUWlCES 2 3 4 0 H o u s t D n N d w d G U ~

~ T ~ 7 7 0 0 2 E. M. Pohoriies E. H. Mk E. R. Hunt 1. c. "RQ" thIUb W. P. Gm, Jr. Don D. f i i Cw Fowrirr Jim Mstlock

South Texas Div. Office 3801 Kirby Building, Suite 41 1

AC - 713 / 529-5995 W. L. Laflin C. C. Franks J. B. Cook J. S. Webb T. J. Wall W. F. Powers

&ru)~n gwsd 234 ESPERSON BUILDING HOUSTON, T E X A S 77002

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