HGS Bulletin Volume 39 No.10 (June 1997)

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Basement ~tructureof the Gulf of Mexico
President's and Distinguished Service Awards
HGS Photo and Graphic Arts Competition
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Letter from the President
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James A. Ragsdale
Letter from the Editor
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David M. Orchard
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Permeameter Tests of the Silty Clay from the Fluvial-Deltaic Beaumont
En vironmental/Engineering
Formation Can Underestimate Hydraulic Conductivity,
Dr. Regina M. Capuano
HGS Guest Night
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Wortham IMAX Theater, Houston Museum of Natural Science, and
Wiess Energy Hall
International Explorationists
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Exploration in Block A-18, MTJDA, Malaysia-Thailand, Nick De'Ath
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Relationship of Gulf Coast Basement Tectonics to Present and Future
Oil and Gas Fields, J.e. Pratsch
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President's Awards, 1996-1997
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HGS/HGA Distinguished Service Award
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HGS Distinguished Service Award
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New Members
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Remembrances
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HGA and Geo- Wives Officers
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AAPG House of Delegates
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HGS First Annual Photo Contest
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Index of HGS Bulletin, Vol. 39
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Letterfrom the President
QUITE A YEAR!
This column is my last communication to
you as HGS president. I hope you folks
enjoyed this past year as much as I did.
The 1996-1997 Society year has been full
of surprises. When we began last July, I
had a few ideas about some minor changes
that I hoped would be improvements, but
my modest plans were overtaken by reality.
As it turned out, most of the Executive
Board's efforts during the year had to be
devoted to the following projects: changing the locations of all our meetings; moving the HGS-GSH office to a new location;
and having to replace our long-time office
manager. The last two, in particular, were
big surprises, but after considerable effort,
they turned out quite well.
The events that affected most of you members were the meeting location changes.
Some of you did not like them and let us
know about it. The facts were that both of
the previous venues for the general meetings and the International andNorth American section meetings were raising the rent,
and we had to move elsewhere. Any location will be inconvenient for some people;
the Board looked at where most of our
members live and work and tried to please
as many as possible. The incoming Board
will review the entire situation and come
up with new plans during the summer. If
you have suggestions,pleaselet them know.
(Better yet, volunteer to work on one of the
technical program committees and get direct input!)
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The Bad News: My least-favorite moment during the year occurred at the March
meeting of the Executive Board, when the
Board voted to increase the Society's dues
from $18/year to $20. Inflation finally
caught up with us-the last dues increase
was in 1990 (from $15 to $18). Membership in HGS is still a bargaincompared with
other local societies,considering the excellent Bulletin, Membership Directory,
WWW site, meetings, continuing education, field trips, social events, and other
services.
The Best Part: The part of my work with
the HGS that I truly treasure has always
been the people with whom I get to associate. Some of the best folks in the profession give of their time to HGS and AAPG,
and it has been a pleasure working with
them. This year, in particular, was a trial
for some of those in the committees that
handled the big changes I mentioned earlier, especially the Office Management
Committee, the various technical program
committees, the Arrangements Committee,
and the treasurers. And year-end, year-out,
no one puts in more hours than the editor
of this magazine.
Multi-Media: HGS is as much caught up
in the information revolution as any organization today. Thanks to the Computer
Applications Committee (CAC), we now
have a functioninghomepage on the WorldWide Web (www.hougeo.org).and you can
make reservations for meetings bye-mail.
The members of the CAC have been very
hard-at-work this year upgrading the computer systemfor HGS, supervisingthe computer side of the move to the new office,
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and the Bulletin committee are working
with the Board to develop the best ways to
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handle advertising, the best way to publish
technical papers, and what new services
might we develop that would be of value
to the members. The technologies are
changing so rapidly that we are faced with
a very fluid situation, but I think that the
folks involved are aware of the opportunities and the problems and are working to
serve you as best they can. (To see their
work in action, check out the HGS home
page-it is evolving daily.)
Finally, I want to encourage more of you
to devote some time to volunteer service to
the Houston Geological Society. I fully
realize, having myself gone through two
GOM lease sales during my tenure as president and now starting on a third, the work
pressures that now face so many of us, compounded as they are by anorexic staffs and
fierce economic competition. Therefore,
organizations like the HGS need a lot more
volunteers, so that the work can be divided
up among more people. In addition, because Houston has such a diverse geological community, the Society needs working
input from as many of you as possible so
that the organization can be fully aware of
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working with some of the best people in
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OTHER FINAL STUFF
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Letter from the Editor
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HGS are changing, particularly with the
growth of our website. Many interesting
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may as well establish the Bulletin's mission while we are at it. How does the following sound'?
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services to members of the Society and
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fact. much of the content of the Bulletin
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Being editor of the Bulletin has been interesting (other adjectives also apply!). I spent
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sion at the last minute! An example is this
month's cover photo. I didn't receive it or
any alternatives until May 1. I sincerely
thank everyone who contributed articles,
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1 have received a great deal of help from
my committee and from many others. I
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Permeameter Tests of the Silty Clay from the Fluvial-Deltaic Beaumont Formation
Can Underestimate Hydraulic Conductivity
by Dr. Regina M. Capuano. University of Houston
In U.S. Gulf Coastal areas, clay-rich tluvial-deltaic sediments comprise the
surficial sediments that overlie. and are
thought to protect, the Coastal Lowlands
Aquifer System, which is one of the larger
domestic-use aquifers in the U.S.
(Williamson et al., 1990). The Beaumont
Formation is one of these fluvial-deltaic
clays that extends along much of the north
Texas Gulf Coast.
Fluvial-deltaic sediments are dominated by
thick units of silty clay and clay, with irregular and discontinuous sand layers.
While the sands in fluvial-deltaic sediments
are known to have a relatively high hydraulic conductivity, they are often considered
unimportant in transporting contaminants
because of their irregular and discontinuous nature. In contrast, permeameter testing of the thick layers of silty clay that enclose the sands generally show the silty
clays to have hydraulic conductivities on
the order of 10.5 to 10.7 cmlsec or less,
and thus the silty clays are thought to act
as a barrier to flow.
Pumping and tracer tests conducted on a
70-foot-thick section of clay-rich (no sand
beds) Beaumont Formation, however, indicate that the silty clays are 2 to 4 orders
of magnitude more permeable than indicated by permeameter tests and thus can
Associates
have a hydraulic conductivity on par with
that of the sands. This study was conducted
at the hydrogeology research facility at the
University of Houston Coastal Center Preserve located approximately 5 0 miles
southeast of Houston, in Galveston County,
Texas. The tracer and pumping tests were
conducted on closely spaced wells and
multilevel piezometers. Detailed information on the site and the results of these studies are presented in a series of papers listed
below. Funds for this work were provided
by the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center (U.S. EPA cooperative
agreement R8 15 197 and Texas Hazardous
Waste Research Center funds). the University of Houston Coastal Center. and the
Environmental Institute of Houston.
References
Bunge, G.C.. and Capuano, R.M.. 1995.
Importance of crawfish burrows to infiltration in clay-rich sediments: Geological
Society of America, Abstracts with Program, Annual Meeting. v. 77. no. 6. p. A99.
Capuano, R.M. and Hinks, A.W., 1996,
Hydrochemical communication between
clay and silty clay layers in shallow
fluvial-deltaic sediments: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs,
Inc.
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ernail: earthviewOaol.com
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Geology - Geophysics - Biostratigraphy
"Support for Pathfinders"
Annual Meeting, v. 28. no. 7, p. A73.
Capuano, R.M., and Jan, R.Z., 1996, Insitu hydraulic conductivity of clay and silty
clay fluvial-deltaic sediments: Ground
Water, v. 34. no. 3. p. 545-551.
Capuano. R.M.. Siringan. M.A., Jan, R.Z.,
and Jurtshuk, P. Jr.. 1996, Enhanced activity of oligotrophic endogenous bacteria in
clay-rich sediments by nutrient injection:
Geomicrobiology Journal, v. 13, p.
165-179.
Hinks, A.W., and Capuano, R.M., 1995.
Spatial and tenlporal variations in the
hydrogeologic properties of the Upper
Beaumont Clay: in. R. Jensen ed.. Proceedings of the 24th Water for Texas Conference: Texas Water Development Board. pg.
147- 156.
Mills, S.D.. and Capuano. R.M., 199%.
Infiltration of rain water through clay-rich
soil of the Beaumont Formation. Galveston
County. Texas: in. R. Jensen ed.. Proceedings of the 24th Water for Texas Conference: Texas Water Development Board. pg.
161-170.
Mills, S.D., and Capuano, R.M., 1995b.
Transpiration-induced chloride enrichment
of pore water in shallow, variably saturated,
clay-rich sediments: Geological Society of
America, Abstracts with Program. Annual
Meeting. v. 27, no. 6. p. A-41.
Williamson, A.K.. Grubb, H.F., and Weiss.
J.S., 1990, Ground-water flow in the Gulf
Coast Aquifer Systems, South Central
United States - A preliminary analysis:
U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources
Investigations Report 89-407 1. 124 p.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Regina Capuano is an Associate Professor at the University of Houston. She
has Ph.D and M.S. degrees from the University of Arizona. She was formerly with
the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the University of Utah
Research Institute.
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Exploration in Block A -18, MTJDA, Malaysia- Thailand
by Nick De'Ath, Senior Vice President Exploration, Triton
An accelerated exp1o;;:ion and appraisal
campaign in Block A- 18 Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA) has
resulted in the discovery o f four significant
natural gas fields. One o f these, the
Cakerawala Field, has been delineated for
early gas production.
The contract area is located offshore in the
North Malay BasidSouth Gulf o f Thailand,
an area which had been under boundary dispute for some time between the governments o f Thailand and Malaysia. Negotiations between the two host governments
progressed to a Memorandum o f Understanding (MOU) in 1979 to share the potential o f the area and initiated an era o f
cooperation between all o f the parties involved. After 15 years o f searching for,
identifying, and implementing a solution
to the disputes involved, a Production Sharing Contract was signed on April 21 st 1994,
culminating an effort o f over 22 years o f
Triton's involvement in the area. The A18 contract area is now operated b y
Carigali-Triton Operating Company Sdn.
Bhd. (CTOC) on behalf o f its joint shareholders Petronas Carigali and Triton, Contractors t o the Malaysia-Thailand Joint
Authority (MTJA).
The petroleum system comprises Miocene
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structures, which are sealed and charged
intra-formationally. The principal hydrocarbon phase is lean gas/condensate.
A phased exploratiodexploitation strategy
and plan was formulated through a gas
market opportunity study and a technocommercial evaluation o f the potential hydrocarbon resource base. which included
regional 2-D and delineation 3-D seismic.
In May 1996, Triton signed a MOU on the
sale and purchase o f natural gas from the
JDA. The MOU was signed with Triton's
partner Petronas Carigali;Petronas, the Malaysian national oil company; PTT, the national oil company o f Thailand; and the
MTJA. The MOU provides the basis for
negotiations o f a gas-sales agreement for
natural gas to be produced from Block A18. Plans for the first phase o f Block A- 18
development call for production from the
Cakerawala Field o f 300 million cubic feet
o f gas per day during 1999, with gas transported via pipeline to Thailand.
The forward program comprises further
appraisal drilling and 3-D seismic to delineate the other finds for later gas production
and exploration drilling to test the remaining prospectivity.
Biographical Sketch
Mr. Nick De'Ath joined Triton in April
1993 and was appointed Senior Vice President. Exploration in July 1993. Beforejoining Triton, Mr. De'Ath was with BP Exploration for 21 years. His positions with
BP Exploration included Chief Geologist
for Northwest Europe (1983-86),General
Manager for Colombia ( 1986-9 1 ), and
President and General Manager for Exploration in Mexico (1992). While in Colombia, he was instrumental in the discovery
o f the billion barrel Cusiana Field, the largest discovery in the 80-year history o f the
Colombian oil industry and the largest discovery in the Western Hemisphere in the
past 20 years. From 1992 until joining Triton, Mr. De'Ath was President o f Pinnacle
Ltd. in Bogota, Colombia. a management
consultancy in quality, loss control, and
crisis management.
Mr. De'Ath earned a degree in geology
from University College, London. He is a
member o f the American Association o f
Petroleum Geologists and the Petroleum
Exploration Society o f Great Britain. In
1990, Mr. De'Ath was named a Member
o f the British Empire (M.B.E.) by Queen
Elizabeth in honor o f his British commercial services to Colombia.
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Relationship of Gulf Coast Basement Tectonics to Present and Future Oil and Gas Fields
by J.C. Pratsch, Petroleum Geologist, Houston
Introduction
There is a continuous debate among Gulf
Coast Region explorationists to what extent basement structure affects visible structures in Phanerozoic (Paleozoic to Quaternary) sediments. General opinion favors the
interpretation that regional Gulf Coast
structural features are formed by salt
diapirism, glide and shear tectonics related
to the Mesozoic opening of the Gulf of
Mexico basin. Discussions have been based
largely on subjective concepts, less on data
or comparisons with other areas.
If a positive relationship exists between
basement structure and shallower structure,
oil and gas exploration should be using
deep-structure data such as seismic, gravity, and magnetics more widely than at
present. Basement features can be defined
by detailed gravity, magnetic, and seismic
data, yet databases are rare, and no largescale, detailed maps exist. This study uses
the Tectonic Map of North America
(Muehlberger, 1992) (Figure 1) and the
Depth to Basement Map of the Gulf of
Mexico Region (Rosenthal and Buffler,
1990) (Figure 2). The first source concentrates on the onshore area; the second inNORTH
cludes depth data from the offshore. Figures 3 to 6 show the location of oiVgas productive trends in the area in Mesozoic and
Paleogene reservoirs. Oil and gas production in Neogene reservoirs is related more
to depositional processes (reservoir location) and to major vertical and lateral hydrocarbon migration.
When basement structures are defined by
potential tools (gravity, magnetics), these
data and their interpretations become a
major parameter in strategic exploration
decisions (Pratsch, 1996). An overall geological concept thus must combine these
data with the petroleum-geologicalhistory
of the region and compare with other productive basins both geologically similar and
dissimilar. The analysis presented here defines practical approaches in future oil and
gas exploration in the Gulf Coast Region.
Likely Location of Future Petroleum
Prospects
Basement structure in the Gulf Coast region created regional depocenters where
Mesozoic and Paleocene source beds were
deposited and matured thermally. Regional
structural highs became focal points for
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lateral oil and gas migration from these
depocenters. The best future petroleum
prospects in the onshore and offshore Gulf
Coast region will be found on regional
highs that lie near regional structural lows
that are hydrocarbon-generating
depocenters. Major oil and gas fields will
also be found in regional lows and on their
flanks in the offshore, just as they occur
inside basins in the onshore. However, the
final reserve distribution will always favor
near-by regional structural highs.
In a worldwide study covering more than
100 producing basins across the world, it
was found that 25% of a basin's area carries 75% or more of the basin's oil and gas
reserves (Lawrence and Pratsch, 1980).
Why, from a petroleum-geological viewpoint, should the Gulf Coast region behave
differently from any other producing basin
in the world? Basement structure can and
will be used to identify prospective areas
in the Gulf Coast Region. This knowledge
should be obtained prior to investing in
more intensive, detailed, and expensive
exploration data.
Results of Examining Basement Structure Maps
On Figures 1 and 2, major basement features in the onshore are clearly visible.
Regional basement structural trends are
northeast in the western part of the region;
they change to northwest in the eastern part.
North-south and west-east trends dominate
the central portion in east Texas and central Louisiana. Transform faults trend northwest in the west in Louisiana and Texas and
northeast in Alabama and northern Florida.
In an alternate view, basement structures
trend generally northeast-southwest,parallel to the Paleozoic (or even older) continental margin of the North American craton, and all northwest-southeast trends are
secondary cross/transform elements.
On a regional scale, a triangular stress distribution system exists. It is caused by a
primary north-to-south major compression
field. Northeast-trending faults contain a
left-lateral shear component, northwesttrending faults will contain a right-lateral
shear component. Transform faults trend
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northwest in onshore eastern Texas, such
as the Neogene transfer faults mapped by
Huh, et al. (1996). The underlying regional
stress system is derived from long-lasting
tectonic forces caused by the rising North
American craton and the subsiding Gulf
Coast passive margin basin.
Basement tectonics appear to have been a
dominant geological force throughout
Phanerozoic time. The expression of northeast, west-east, northwest and north-south
trending lineaments is common in the onshore. Basement structure influenced sedimentation and structure in Mesozoic Tertiary and Quaternary sediments in the Gulf
Coast on and offshore. Even river beds and
present Gulf sea bottom topography follow
basement structural elements and trend directions.
Figure 2, Gulf of Mexico Basin, Depth to Basemant (from Roranthal and BuMer, ISSO), contours in km
The majority of oil and gas reserves in the
Gulf Coast deepwater area will be found
located on basement structural highs
(Pratsch, 1996). To illustrate this point, the
main oil and gas producing trends and areas in the Gulf Coast Region in Mesozoic
and Paleogene reservoirs (Fails, 1991) are
shown in Figures 3 to 6. Gulf Coast Neogene reservoir distribution followed Tertiary sedimentation more than basement
structure. Producing deep-water area trend
directions are not yet fully realized due to
the relatively small number of discoveries.
Yet, initial data appear to support this interpretation (Pratsch, 1996).
The Concept
Regional structurally positive features in the
onshore can be shown to have affected
Mesozoic and Tertiary sedimentation. This
statement is often debated or even rejected
for the offshore area. Two supporting points
are:
1. Basement structuring in the Gulf Coast
onshore continued into the Tertiary in the
Sabine uplift, Monroe uplift, Llano uplift,
San Marcos arch, northeast Alabama, and
South Florida areas. This is expected to hold
true for basement movement in the offshore
Gulf. Therefore, the chances for finding
large regional highs and lows expressed at
top-basement level and in Mesozoic and
Paleogene sediments are real and realistic.
If so, offshore Gulf Coast basement structure will indicate oiVgas generating structural lows ("depocenters") and oiVgas accumulating highs ("trap centers").
2. A recently presented TGS regional seismic line at the GCAGS San Antonio Conference, 1996, across the Texas offshore
shelf region, showed an interpretation of
remarkably strong structural expression at
the base of the Jurassic "Louann formation"
salt. The overlying Mesozoic-Paleogene
sedimentary section, deposited before the
Miocene, was shown to be of approximately constant thickness, an indication of
reduced sediment supply in (?) deep waters. As one result, "basement structure"
was also expressed at Paleogene levels
(prior to thick Miocene and younger beds).
Base-salt structure may include some topography developed during pre-salt (?Triassic, Early Jurassic) time; however, the
most likely conclusion is that all pre-Miocene structure is related to basement deformation that has occurred as late as
Eocene time (Wilcox formation deposition
time). If so, then oil and gas leaked from
these primary fields, and hydrocarbons
migrated into younger, Miocene to Quaternary-age reservoirs.
Area by Area Comparison
A comparison of Muehlberger's and
Rosenthal and Buffler's maps (Figures 1
and 2) show some striking relationships
between Mesozoic/Paleogene oil and gas
productive trends and published basement
structure. For example:
In the Florida onshore, the Cretaceous
Sunniland formation oil production is
present in a portion of the regional base-
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ment structural low trending parallel to the
coast in the South Florida Basin, expressed
by gravity and sediment-thickness and facies maps. The explanation seems to lie in
the restricted occurrence of thermally mature Sunniland formation source beds in the
deepest portion of a structural low area: a
regional basement structural feature (a
structural low) controls the occurrence of
oil and gas accumulations!
In Alabama, the Jurassic-reservoired oil
fields lie on basinward-dipping structural
noses that are subsurface extensions of the
Appalachian basement structure. Oil migrated updip from the oil-generating regional structural low into structural highs.
The structurally prominent Monroe uplift
has concentrated major gas accumulations.
The hydrocarbon-generating Mississippi
salt basin and the East Texas basin contain
locally derived oil and gas fields. The recent Jurassic carbonate play 'on the flanks
of the East Texas basin most likely is tied
in the subsurface to basement tectonic control on the location of carbonate build-ups.
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Other areas with mappable basement structure and mature Mesozoic source beds will
soon be found productive within the trend.
In East Texas, Upper Cretaceous oil migrated laterally from the regional basement
low in the south into pre-existing traps on
the regional basement high (Wescott and
Hood, 1994). The Sabine Uplift structural
high played a role in concentrating the famous oil pools of the East Texas field.
In Southeast Texas, numerous oil and gas
fields occur along long Tertiary syn-sedimentary growth fault systems. These
growth fault systems are parallel to regional
lineaments as expressed by geological maps
and magnetic data (Figures 1 and 2). It is
obvious that there are geological connections between basement faults andlor fracture zones and the location and development of these Tertiary syn-sedimentary
growth faults.
In the offshore Gulf of Mexico region, deep
basement features with dimensions similar
to regional features onshore are indicated.
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Shallow hydrocarbon fields will be found
at the end points of lateral and vertical hydrocarbon migration from deep basement
structural features (Pratsch, 1996). Structural lows may be preferred hydrocarbon
generating areas, structural highs may be
preferred hydrocarbon accumulation areas.
Conclusions and Practical Applications
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, oil and gas fields in any producing
basin are concentrated on basement-rooted
regional highs. In a worldwide study covering over 100 producing basins across the
world, it was found that 25% of a basin's
area carries 75% or more of thg basin's oil
and gas reserves (Lawrence and Pratsch,
1980). A similar concentration of reserves
on regional structural highs will also be
found in the Gulf Coast offshore region.
There is no reason why, from a petroleumgeological viewpoint, this region should
behave differently than any other producing basin in the world. Thus, basement
structure can and will be used to identify
most prospective areas in the Gulf Coast
Figure 5, Gulf Coast Region Producing Areas with Eocene R~S~NO~IS
(from Fails, 1990); Figure 6, Gulf Coast Region Producing Areas with Oligocene R e S e ~ o i r ~
Horizontal Lines - Yegua Fm, remaining areas Wilcox, Sparta, Cockfield Fms
(mainly Frio Fm) ( from Fails, 1990)
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Region, both onshore and offshore. This
knowledge can, and should, be obtained
prior to an intensive seismic exploration
program.
Fails, T.G., 1990, The Northern Gulf Coast
Basin: A Classic Petroleum Province: Geo,
More intensive studies of basement-sedi~
ment interrelationships await the availability of regional basement structural data or
maps in the Gulf Coast region. At that time,
structural and sedimentary influences from
basement structure will be analyzed and
separated from influences derived from salt
tectonics. Meanwhile, tectonic modeling of
Gulf Coast processes must include models
of basement structure as a major parameter
influencing salt tectonics and Mesozoic-toRecent sedimentation, structure formation,
and hydrocarbon history.
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logical Society Special Publication no. 50,
p. 221-248.
Huh, S., Watkins, J.S., Kasande, R., Fiduk,
J.C., Bryant, S., Silver, K.E., Bradshaw,
B.E., Xue, F. and J. Xi, 1996, Regional
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North America:AAPG, 2 sheets, scale 1:5.0
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Rosenthal, D.B. and RT. Buffler, 1990,
Depth to Basement Gulf of Mexico Region:
University of Texas Institute fpr Geophysics. (It is a short 45-minute drive from
downtown Houston taking 1-45 South,
Broadway Boulevard, and 20th Street. The
Center was to open to the public in May,
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President's Awards 1996-1997
by James A. Ragsdale
The President's Awards were established in
1987 by then-president Chuck Noll to recognize individuals for their particular service and contributions to the Houston Geological Society. It is intended that this
award, whose recipients are designated by
the President, be an expression of his or
her esteem and appreciation for persons
who stand out either for their continuing
excellence or one-time unique contribution
to the HGS or geological profession. In order to maintain a high standard for this
award, no more than five will be awarded
in anyone year. This year's awardees will
be honored at "Guest Night" on June 13 at
the Museum of Natural Science.
Chris Bechtel
Chris has been
Chairman of the
HGS Golf Tournament since 1989.
He capped off his
stewardship of this
event with another
superlative effort
last September. In
the eight years he
has presided over the annual tournament,
attendance has more than doubled and now
averages just under 600. The event has
become known for its unparalleled good
time along with the highly-anticipated
"door prizes for everybody!". Not only has
this tournament become the premier entertainment event for the HGS in recent years,
it has become recognized as one of the top
golfing events within the entire oil industry.
Chris received a degree in marketing from
Michigan State University in 1981,andimmediately drove to Houston to get into the
oil business. He worked for Erco Petroleum
Services for two years prior to starting
OMNI Laboratories, Inc. in 1983. From
OMNI's initial start as a core analysis company in Houston, Chris has ov.erseenthe
company's expansions into other geologic
services, including petrology and special
core analysis. From an original staff of six,
OMNI has subsequently grown to over 40
employees and has laboratories in five locations including Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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Chris is currently President ofOMNI Labs.
Gregory Gregson
Greg has been providing "nuts-andbolts" support for
HGS's
general
meetings
since
1994, when he became chairman of
the AudiolVisual
Committee. In this
position, he provided audio-visual support for monthly
meetings, short courses, workshops, and
other events. In 1995, he became Arrangements Committee Chairman, responsible
for coordinating with hotel and club catering managersto provide facilities andmeals
for the two monthly general meetings. Last
summer, Greg was the "point-man" in the
evaluation and selection of the Society's
new meeting locations. He oversaw the
detailed work of negotiating contracts with
the hotels and subsequently has handled
relations-occasionally
strained-with
them. In addition, he has continued to
handle audio-visual operations for the general meetings. His behind-the-scenes work
has been invaluable in providing good
meeting environments for HGS members,
and his sense of responsibility about this
has made life much easier for the others
involved in setting up the programs for
these meetings.
Greg began his geological career in February, 1981withWells-BattelsteinOil & Gas,
Inc., after receiving a B.S. from the University of Texas at Arlington. In August,
1982, he began providing consulting services to small domestic and international
oil companies,financial institutions,private
sector estates, and others. He also generates multi-well prospects.
Jeffrey Lund
It is not usual for a President -elect to receive the President's Award; the honor and
glory of assuming the new mantle of office
should be enough. However, this past year
has not been a usual year, and Jeff had to
take on much more than he had anticipated.
Among other duties, the Presidentelect acts as liaison
between the Executive Board and the
Office Management Committee.
For Jeff, 1996-1997
happened to be the
year that the lease
on our existing office expired, and the
Board decided to look for better quarters.
It was also the year that our l(}ng-timeoffice manager decided to resign. And finally,
it was the year that Jerry Cooley, chairman
of the Office Management Committee, suffered a recurrence of cancer (which, praise
be, he licked again!). Of course, all of these
things happened roughly simultaneously!
Thanks to the managerial skills of the
Society's president, the responsibility for
handling the selection of new office space,
the move, and the replacement of the office manager was delegated to Jeff. And
Jeff took care of these things with aplomb,
scheduling a weekend "Packfest" to facilitate the move and generally making things
work beautifully, all the while holding
down his very responsible position at
Ashland.
Jeff has been very active as a member of
HGS, beginning in 1979 when he received
an HGS. Speaker's Award. From 19881994,he was a member of the AAPG House
of Delegates, serving as local delegation
foreman in 1992-93. Jeff was an HGS Executive Committeeman from 1992-1994,
and in 1994-95 served as Vice-President
and Technical Program Chairman.
Jeff started his geological career with
Amoco Production Co. as a petroleum geologist in 1969 after receiving a B.S. in
geology from Case Western Reserve. He
earned an M.S. in geophysics from the
University of Houston in 1973 while employed by Clark Oil Producing Co. In 1977,
Jeff earned an M.B.A. in finance from the
University of Houston while employed as
Regional Exploration Manager with
Southland Royalty Co. From 1986-1991,
he was Regional Exploration Manager with
Meridian Oil Inc. In 1991, Jeff began his
career atAshland Exploration, Inc. as Vice-
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President - Regional Manager. In 1995,
his duties expanded as Vice-President,Exploration and Land, with world-wide responsibilities.
Craig Moore
Craig is receiving
a
President's
Awardin recognition of many
years of service to
HGS in support of
the
Society's
computer operations. In 19961997in particular,
he devoted a tremendous amount of
time-weekends, nights, and elsewhento helping facilitate the move of HGS's
computers to the new offices, networking
the computers, setting up our new database system, and training our new office
manager.
Craig currently serves on the Society's
board as an executive committeeman.
Prior to his election, he was chairman of
the ComputerApplications Committee for
three years.He continuesto work withthat
committee and serves as liaison between
it and the Board. Since the committee's
inception in 1982,he has worked with the
CAC to promote continuing education in
computer applications in exploration geology through the early Geotech Conferences, participation in numerous HGS
short courses, and in continuingto encourage other HGS computer experts to share
their knowledge with the Society through
the CAe. Craig is also a member of the
AAPG Computer Applications Committee. His other memberships include
SIPES, GSH, SEG, AGU, and SPWLA.
He received a ProfessionalDegree in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado
School of Mines in 1969, and has worked
for Gulf Oil (Asia), Natural Gas Pipeline
Co. of America, Trinity Resources, and
most recently Dolomite Resources in oil.
and gas exploration. Since 1985 he has
been a consultant focusing on high-technology exploration methods onshore and
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Executive Board's
time this past year
and served admirably. Although
she is currently
Treasurer-elect,
she was drafted to
help Presidentelect Jeff Lund
find new offices
for the HGS and then chaired the ad hoc
committee to find a replacement for our
resigning office manager. This operation
proved quite successful, resulting in the
hiring of Joan Henshaw to fill the position.
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letin. Deborah is also serving a term as
Delegate to the AAPG.
Deborah moved to Houston in 1988 after
working 12 years in the Mid-Continent.
She is currently a consultant with her own
workstation,interpreting2-D and 3-D data
in South Texas, South Louisiana, the Permian Basin, and the Mid-Continent. She
has also taught classes at North Harris
Community College on the use of seismic interpretive software for the PC. She
received a B.S. in geology from the University of Oklahoma.
Deborah's other organizational activities
include being a National,Director for
SIPES and serving on the AAPG Public
Information Committee (of which she was
recently Chairman), the Instant Response
Committee for DPA, and the Executive
Council of the Oklahoma University
School of Geology and Geophysics
Before this year, Deborah chaired both the
Public Relations Committee from 1992
and the Legislative Awareness Committee from 1994. While working with the
Public Relations Committee, she designed
the advertisements for the Personnel
Placement Committee that were carried
in the AAPG Explorer and the HGS Bul-
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HGS Field Trip
Modern Carbonates Field Trip,
Cancun, Mexico
July 29-August 1,1997
Join the Houston Geological Society on a self-directed carbonate field trip in Cancun, Mexico from July 29-August 1,1997.
The $600 cost includes air transportation by Continental (from Houston Intercontinental Airport), three nights hotel accommodations at the Westin Regina Cancun(doub1e occupancy), and a field trip guidebook (published by the New Orleans Geological
Society, 1985). All meals, snorkeling gear, boat rentals, and tourist attraction fees are the responsibility of the participants.
Cancun offers a wealth of geological highlights, historical and tourist attractions , and night life that make it inviting for
geologists and non-geologists alike (i.e. your spouse/guest!). The island of Cancun is a complex of Pleistocene and Holocene
deposits interpreted largely as eolian dune ridges. Quarries expose many upper Pleistocene calcarenites that were deposited as
part of a progradational strand plain developed during the high stand of sea-level 125,000 years ago. In places, these strand
plain deposits can be seen resting upon ancient bored caliche crusts that developed during the previous sea-level low stand.
Pleistocene and Holocene lagoonal rocks that were deposited behind the strand plain or also exposed, as are reef and back-reef
limestones. Modern analogs in the form of carbonate beaches and duneridges, lagoonal sediments, and barrier reef complexes
also await the wader, snorkeler, or scuba diver, depending on how adventuresome you are. The area also offers much for the
tourist, including ruins of the ancient Mayan Indians, and a plethora of shops, night clubs, and restaurants. Nearby Cozumel
offers spectacular scuba diving.
Send registration forms and checks payable to:
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by Gwinn Lewis
well as Chairman of the Yearbook and Notification Committees. She has spent many
hours at the HGS office in the summersprocessing membership dues. When the
GCAGS convention was in Houston in
1991, she worked with the Registration
Committee. In 1995 Katheryn was CoChairman of the Spouse Activities for the
Annual AAPG Convention.
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award will be presented at the
Houston Geological
Society's
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Natural Science. This award is presented
annually to a member of the Houston Geological Auxiliary who has made a valuable
contribution to the Houston Geological
Society as well as to the Auxiliary.
Kathryn is a nativeTexan,having been born
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Kathryn has a long history of service in the
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Vice President, President, and Director as
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HGS Field Trip
Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Clastic Depositional Systems
Jackfork Group, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas
LEADER:
DATE:
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COSTS:
NOTE:
REGISTRATION:
Dr. Roger M. Slatt, Colorado School of Mines
September 26-28, 1997 (Friday through Sunday)
Friday, Sept. 26, 1997, 7:00 PM Leave Houston Hobby for Little Rock
Sunday, Sept. 28,1997, 9:30 PM Arrive Houston from Little Rock
$430 Includes airfare, ground transportation in Arkansas, hotels,
box lunches Saturday and Sunday, and guidebook.
$170 non-refundable deposit due with registration (balance due September 1, 1997)
Registration is limited - SIGN UP EARLY!!
Deadline for registration is August 1, 1997
The Jackfork Formation of the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas has superb outcrop and quarry exposures of Pennsylvanian age deepwater clastics. The similarities between these deepwater clastics and the hydrocarbon productive intervals
of the Gulf of Mexico make the Jackfork a classic North American locality. The first day (Saturday) will focus on updip
channel fill and downdip basin floor clastics and their sedimentologic characteristics. The second day (Sunday) will
focus on geometry, continuity and connectivity of turbidite elements and their characteristics on conventional and borehole imaging logs. The outcrop will be used as an analog for a producing reservoir, and 3-D modeling and reservoir
development scenarios will be discussed.
This field trip is being offered in conjunction with the HGS Short Course: Petroleum Geology of Deep Water Clastic
Systems to be held on Friday, September 26th, 8:OOam to 4:OOpm. The field trip participants are encouraged, but not
required, to enroll in the short course.
For additional information contact: Dave McCoy: 7 13-669-29 15 or Jeannine Perrot: 7 13-669-2944
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HGS Short Course
Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Clastic Depositional Elements
Date and Time:
Location:
Instructor:
Cost:
Registration:
Friday, September 26, 1997,8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phillips Petroleum Co. Room 904-906,6330 West Loop South, Bellaire TX,
(Texas Commerce Bank Building at Bissonett and West Loop)
Free parking available on the topmost level of the parking garage.
INADVANCE: members $55 non-members $65, by Friday, Sept. 19,1997.
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Includes lecture, course notes, light refreshments and box lunch.
Registration is limited SIGN UP EARLY!!
Deadline for Pre-registrationis Friday, September 19,1997.
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This one-day course will cover many aspects of turbidite reservoirs with emphasis on Gulf of Mexico and analogs. Topics
covered include major depositional sequence models and scales of characterization. Also covered are use of outcrops for
characterizing turbidite architecture and for predicting reservoir behavior. Other topics are turbidite depositional elements,
sedimentary controls on reservoir architecture and quality (emphasis on permeability), and the continuity, discontinuity,
and connectivity of beds. Borehole imaging of turbidites and attributes of thin-bedded turbidite reservoirs and analogs will
be discussed. Course notes will be provided. The course will be followed by an optional weekend trip to view superb
outcrops and quarries of the Jackfork Group turbidites in south-central Arkansas. These outcrops provide some of the
examples discussed during the course.
The short course is offered in conjunction with the HGS Field Trip: Petroleum Geology of Deepwater Clastic Depositional
Systems, Jackfork Group, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. The Field Trip participants will fly from Houston to Little Rock
on Friday evening after the conclusion of the short course. The field trip has a smaller number of openings available than
the short course, so not all those registered for the short course will be able to attend the field trip. So register early for the
field trip!
For additional information call: (Short Course ) Robert Ray 7 13-850-3961; (Field Trip) Dave McCoy, 7 13-669-2915 or
Jeannine Perrot, 7 13-669-2944.
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HGS Golf Tournament
September 22, 1997
PLACE:
Kingwood Country Club & Deerwood Country Club
FORMAT:
Four-Man Scramble
FEATURING:
Closest to the pin
Longest drive contest
Trophies, awards & prizes
Refreshment stands
Bar-B-Q dinner
Betting holes
This year's tournament will be a four-man scramble. A shotgun start at 11:45 a.m. using both golf courses will
be followed by an informal buffet dinner with presentation of awards at Kingwood Country Club. A player
may select histher own foursome or be placed in a foursome by the tournament committee. The field will
be split into flights according to handicap and, thus, be placed on one of the four courses.
Entries will be limited to the first 144 four-man teams entered (576 total golfers), and will be accepted on
a first-in basis.
Entry fee will be $85 for HGS members and $100 for non-members. Entries will only be accepted if HGS status is filled
out correctly; check with the Geological Society at 785-6402 about member's status as of June I if there are any questions.
The deadline for entries is September 16, 1997, or when tournament is full. Entry fee includes green fees, golf carts, driving
range use with practice balls, and the buffet award dinner. So, get your group together and come out and enjoy the competition, food, and fun.
Companies or individuals interested in helping should contact tournament chairman Fred Jenson, with CAEX
Services Inc., at (713) 850-8255, fax (713) 850-8256. To enter, fill out the entry form at the bottom of this page and mail
with your entry fee (payable to HGS Entertainment Fund) to:
Schedule of Events
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June 9
Cancun (see page 19)
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hour 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Make or
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Distinguished Service Award
by James A. Ragsdale
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Range Planning Committee, where she
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creative thinker. She was one of the early
(if not the first)personsto analyze zip codes
of members' work and home addresses for
planning purposes. She was involved in a
numberoflong-term, time-consuming,"behind-the-scenes" projects for HGS that
were of great value to the organization. She
was also a very activemember of the Houston AAPG delegation for many years.
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attitude toward everything she has undertaken with HGS made her a driving force
in every group she has worked with.
Ann served as secretary, treasurer-elect,
treasurer, and vice-president of this society during the period 1991 to 1995. While
treasurer,she completedthe multi-year task
of computerization of HGS's accounting
procedures.
She began her service to the Society on the
Continuing Education Committee, where
she was very active. In the early 1990s,
she was a pivotal member of the Long-
Ann's geological career began with her attainment of a B.S. degree with honors in
geology from the University of Texas at
Austin in 1974. She began her professional
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In 1981, she became one of the founders of
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GSHSportingClays Tournament
The Geophysical Society of Houston will hold its lih annual Sporting Clays Tournament on September 6 at the American Shooting
Center. HGS members are invited to participate in the passing
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Report on the AAPG House of Delegates Meeting
by Larry Jones, Foreman of the Houston House of Delegates
The AAPG House of Delegates annual
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Dallas. One hundred eighty-one delegates
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legislative business of the association.
Fifty-two of those in attendance were from
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Several difficult subjects were acted upon
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by the 70 volunteers who served on the
four standing committees and five ad hoc
committees. This was facilitated by the
excellent planning and organization engineered by this year's chairman, Pat Gratton
from Dallas.
Dan Smith from Houston was elected as
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"degree in geoscience" was soundly defeated, along with a recommendation to
do away with three sponsors and replace
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Index to HGS Bulletin Volume 39, Numbers 1 through 10,
September 1996-June 1997
Compiled by Craig M. Dingler
Author Index
Armentrout, John M. 1996. Sedimentary
Geology in the 21 st Century: Exciting
Opportunities for Creative Geologists
(abstract). vol. 39, no. 4, p. 8.
Barthelmy. David A. 1996. Downloading
USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) Files.
vol. 39, no. 2. p. 15-16.
Bartberger. Charles E., Scott A. Cook, O.J.
Morrison, Richard J. Gray, Van L.
Leighton. Virginia L. Riggert, and Greg
J. Sanza. 1997. Morrow Fluvial-Sandstone Discoveries in a Densely Drilled
Area of Southwest Kansas: Successful
Integration of Geology with 3-D Seismic (abstract). vol. 39, no. 6, p. 10.
Bennett. James B. Legislative Update. [ see
Government Affairs under Subject Index].
Bergan. Gail. 1997. lndependent Consultants and Small Businesses: Get on the
Web! vol. 39, no. 7, p. 30.
Bergan, Gail. 1996. Review of Oil and Gus
by William R. Crowley.
oil the I~~trzrr~et
1996. vol. 39. no. 2. p. 37.
Billingsley. Lee T. 1997. Application to
Capillary Pressure and Hydrodynamic
Flow to Quantify Downdip Extension
of Shallow. Low-gravity Oil Fields: An
Example from South Texas (abstract).
vol. 39, no. 6, p. 1 I .
Blackwell. Merida. 1997. Memorial: Wuyrze
Kuz L,ccr..lnr~c~.s.
vol. 39, no. 7. p. 31.
Blankenship. C.L., D.A. Stauber, D.S.
Epps. C . G . Guderjahn, and J . D .
Oldroyd. 1996. Interaction of Salt Tectonics, Slumping and Channeling: MidPliocene Reservoir System, Pompano
Field, Gulf of Mexico (abstract). vol.
39. no. 3. p. 26.
Bohacs, Kevin M. 1996. A Review of the
AAPG Debate on Sequence Stratigraphy. vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 39-30.
Burgis. Winifred A. 1997. Sequence
Stratigraphy: An Integrated Technique
for Exploration and Exploitation-Seismic Examples (abstract). vol. 39, no. 7,
p. 8.
Butler, Ken. 1996. Gulf of Mexico Shelf:
Exploration in a Mature Province (abstract). vol. 39, no. 2, p. 12.
Cage. Carol L. 1997. Offshore Energy Center, Galveston, Texas. vol. 39, no. 9, p.
13-14.
June 1997
Capuano, Regina M. 1997. Permeameter
Tests of the Silty Clay from the Fluvial-Deltaic Beaumont Formation Can
Underestimate Hydraulic Conductivity
(abstract). vol. 39, no. 10, p.
Cowdery, Bob. 1997. Advantages of Being a Domestic Member of AAPG. vol.
39, no. 9, p. 20.
Dawson, F.M., W.J. McDougall, K.C.
Pratt, W.D. Hamilton, W.R. Jamison,
and J.J. Guttomsen. 1996. Internal Relationships of Fractures Within the
Cardium Formation of the Lovett River
Thrusted Triangle Zone. Alberta (abstract). vol. 39, no. 2, p. 1 I.
De'Ath. Nick. 1997. Exploration in Block
A- 18, MTJDA. Malaysia-Thailand (abstract). vol. 39, no. 10, p. 10.
Detonio, R., Jr.. C.D. Lee. R.D. Garner.
R.A. Lawson. R.W.A. Roeterink, and
B.A. Robison. 1997. The Geophysical
Impact of Salt in the Enchilada Area.
N.E. Garden Banks (abstract). vol. 39.
no. 9, p. 12.
Dinkins, Carol E. 1997. How the Nature
Conservancy and Petroleum Industry
Succeed (abstract). vol. 39, no. 6. p. 8.
DiSiena. James. 1997.3-D Seismic Lithology Analysis Utilizing Extended AVO:
A Case Study (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5 ,
p. 10.
Donohoe, Yvonne. 1997. How We Can
Change Our Future: Industry Collaboration & POSC Standards Help Lead
the Way. vol. 39, no. 5, p. 14- 17.
Ebanks. Gerald K. 1997. Keechi and Palestine Salt Domes, Anderson County,
Texas. vol. 39, no. 8, p. 14-1 5.
Emmet. Peter A. 1997. The Lost Art of
Muleskinning-Reminiscences
of a
Gringo Field Geologist in Honduras in
1981. vol. 39, no. 7, p. 14-16, 18.
Fett, Tom. 1997. Advances in Subsurface
Prediction Using Borehole Imaging
Fiduk, Joseph C., B.D. Trudgill, P. Weimer,
M.G. Rowan, P.E. Gale, B.E. Korn,
R.L. Phair, G.R. Roberts, W.T. Gafford.
S.W. Dobbs, and C.K. Guu. 1996. Sequence Stratigraphy and Structural
Evolution of the Perdido Fold Belt.
Northwestern Deep Gulf of Mexico
(abstract). vol. 39. no. 3, p. 8.
Flakes, Lillian G . and Richard H. Fillon.
1996. From Imaging to Production: Developments of a Shallow Transgressive
Sand Sheet Reservoir, Offshore Louisiana (abstract). vol. 39, no. 3, p. 12.
Foreman, Neil E. 1996. World Oil and Gas
Production in the Next Decade (abstract). vol. 39, no. 1, p. 11.
Gibson, Michael M. 1996. Oil & Gas EXploration and Production Waste Issues
(abstract). vol. 39, no. 1. p. 9.
Golden, Jack E. 1996. Gulf of Mexico
Deepwater Opportunities. vol. 39. no.
2, p. 13.
Goldhammer, Robert K. 1997. Sequence
Stratigraphic and Facies Architecture of
the Cotton Valley Lime/Haynesville of
the East Texas Salt Basin (abstract). vol.
39, no. 7, p. 12.
Hill, John M. 1997. An Overview of Houston Advanced Research Center's Environmental Information Systems Laboratory (abstract). vol. 39. no. 9, p. 9.
Hrabar, Stephanie and Mrs. L.E. Hatfield.
1996. Memorial: Lloyd Edward
Hatfield. vol 39, no. I , p. 35.
Hooper, Robert J. 1997. Towards an Understanding of the Development of SaltRelated Overburden Structures in the
Southern North Sea Basin, U.K. (abstract). vol. 39. no. 7, p. I I .
Irwin. Dennis. 1997. Did the "Prospect
Gallery" Sell Prospects? vol. 39, no. 9,
p. 26.
Jackson, Alan. 1997. Exploration and Production Applications of the Internet (abstract). vol. 39. no. 9. p. 10.
Jones, Victor T. 1997. Innovative Screening Technologies Allow Cost-Effective
Accelerated Site Assessnlents (abstract). vol. 39, no. 6. p. 9.
Kapitan-White, Elsa. 1996. Review of Fire
Uizder the SPLI:The Disco\,ery of the
Most Extrcwrdinrrr:\. En\,irorzmerlt or1
Eurtk, Volcclrzic Hot Springs 011 the
Ocean Floor by Joseph Cone. vol. 39,
no. 1, p. 41.
Link. David A . 1996. C o m m e n t on
Spadoni, R.H. 1996. Nourishment of the
Beach in Galveston, Texas. (in: vol. 38,
no. 8, p. 19-20.) vol. 39, no. 2, p. 20.
Locke, M. Kathleen. 1996. Memorial:
Donald R. Richner, Sr. vol. 39. no. 1, p.
35.
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Lore. Gary. 1997. MMS Methodology in
Determining Bid Adequacy (abstract).
vol. 39, no. 8, p. 12.
Manchon, Bruce. 1996. Accelerated Site
Characterization (abstract). vol. 39, no.
2, p. 8.
Masters, John A. 1996. The Art of Exploration (abstract). vol. 39, no. 1, p. 8.
Masters, John A. 1996. The Art of
Explorationo. vol. 39, no. 3, p. 13, 1520.
McVaugh, John B. 1996. The I S 0 14000
Environmental Management Standards:
An Alternative to "Command and Control"'? (abstract). vol. 39, no. 3, p. 9.
Miller, John C. 1996. Memorial: Emma
Jane Coffman Miller. vol. 39, no. 2, p.
42.
Morris, Dan. 1996. Structural and Stratigraphic Interpretation Utilizing 3-D
Seismic Coherence (abstract). vol. 39,
no. 3, p. 11.
Nelson, R.A., T.L. Patton, S. Serra, and P.A.
- Bentham. 1996. Delineating Structural
Timing. vol. 39, no. 1, p. 14-1 7.
NewVille, Jeanette. 1997. Achieving Further Environmental Progress: Common
Sense Regulation of the Exploration and
Production Industry (abstract). vol. 39,
no. 8, p. 8.
O'Meara, Daniel, Jr. 1997. What-if Scenarios for Reservoir Management
Teams (abstract). vol. 39, no. 8, p.9.
Orchard, David M. Letters from the Editor, all issues.
Papa, Mark G. 1996. North American Natural Gas Supply and Demand and the Implications for a Large Independent (abstract). vol. 39, no. 4, p. 9.
Peebler, Robert P. 1996. Competing in the
New Era of Knowledge-based Petroleum Companies (abstract). vol. 39, no.
I, p. 10.
Pratsch, J.C. 1997. Relationship of Gulf
Coast Basement Tectonics to Present
and Future Oil and Gas Fields. vol. 39,
no. 10, p. 12.
Pritchett, John A. and William M. House.
1996. Analysis of Allochthonous Salt
and Salt Welds in the Northern Gulf of
Mexico Utilizing 3-D Seismic. (abstract). vol. 39, no. 2, p. 9.
Pulham, Andy, Alan Mitchell, David
MacDonald. and Colin Daly. 1997. Reservoir Modeling and Production Characteristics of the Cusiana Field, Llanos
Foothills, Eastern Colombia (absract).
vol. 39, no. 9, p. 1 1 .
Ragsdale, James A. Letters from the President, all issues.
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Railsback, Rick. 1997. A Summary of
Regulations Governing Oil Spills from
Oil and Gas Producing Facilities in
Texas. vol. 39, no. 6. p. 13-1 8.
Rensink, David G. 1996. Registration of
Geoscientists in Texas (abstract). vol.
39, no. 4, p. 10.
Revilla, Charles E. 1996. Review of The
Oil Finders: A Collection of Stories
about Exploration, compiled by Allen
G. Hatley, Jr. vol. 39, no. 4, p. 29-30.
Rev~lla,Charles E. [see Memorials & Remembrances under Subject Index].
Rose, Peter R. 1997. Watching It Work: A
Demonstration of the Effects of Lognormality on the Exploration Portfolio
Rose, Peter R. 1997. The Decline of
Mentoring: Reweaving the Fabric. vol.
39, no. 9, p. 23.
Salanitro, Joseph P. 1997. Potential and
Limits of Aerobic and Anaerobic BTEX
Degradation in Aquifers (abstract). vol.
39, no. 5, p. 8.
Sallam, Alaa E. 1996. Lost Time and Lost
Opportunity: The Realities of Poor Data
Management. vol. 39, no. 4. p. 11-13.
Saribudak, Mustafa. 1997. Geophysical
Methods for Site Characterization (abstract). vol. 39, no. 7, p. 9.
Schoell, Martin. 1997. Episodic Migration
of Natural Gases: A Worldwide Phenomenon of Dynamic Filling of Oil and
Gas Reservoirs and Resulting Practical
Applications in Exploration and Production (abstract). vol. 39. no. 8, p. 10.
Schmidt, Victor. Our Roving Reporter [see
Our Roving Reporter Series under Subject Index].
Shanmugam, G. 1997. Deepwater Exploration: Conceptual Models and Their
Uncertainties (abstract). vol. 39. no. 7,
p. 13.
Skerlec, Grant. 1997. Risking Fault Seals
in the Gulf of Mexico: A Joint Industry
Study (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5, p. 9.
Skirvin, Thomas M., Andrew S. Mirkin, E.
Sven Hagen, Rick A. McGee, Paul D.
Hinrichs, and Pedro A. Medina. 1997.
Developing a Marginal Field Using
New Techniques: South Monagas Unit,
Venezuela (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5, p.
11.
Smith, Clint D. and Cory L. Loegering.
1996. Mustique and Shasta: An Independent Operator's Approach to Two
Subsea Projects (abstract). vol. 39, no.
I , p. 12.
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Smitherman, Jim, 111. 1996. The Independent in Africa (abstract). vol. 39, no. 3,
p. 10.
Spadoni, R.H. 1996. Reply to Link, D.A.
vol. 39, no. 2, p. 20-21.
Sternbach, Linda R. 1996. Continuing Education: A Necessity for Professional
Geoscientists. vol. 39, no. 2, p. 27-28.
Sternbach, Linda R. 1997. Guided World
Wide Web Tours for Geologists at Work
and at Play. vol. 39, no. 9, p. 16-18.
Stricklin, Fred L., Jr. 1997. Trap Types vs.
Productivity of Significant Wilcox
(Early Eocene) Gas Fields in the Listric
Growth Fault Trend of South Texas and
the Divergent Origin of Its Two Largest
Producers (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5, p.
12.
Thomasson, M. Ray. 1997. Exploring the
Hinterland Using the Play Concept (abstract). vol. 39, no. 8, p. 11.
Tinker, Scott W. 1996. Reservoir-Scale
Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy.
McKittrick Canyon, and 3-D Subsurface Examples (abstract). vol. 39, no.
I , p. 13.
Turmelle, John M. 1997. Review of Loiw
Star Dinosaurs by Louis Jacobs. vol. 39,
no. 5, p. 22.
Wise, Henry M. 1996. Natural Radionuclide Contamination of Potable Groundwater Supplies (abstract). vol. 39. no.
4, p. 10.
Yilmaz, P.O.. 1.0. Norton, D.A. Leary, and
R.J. Chuchla. 1996. Tectonic Evolution
and Paleogeography of Europe (abstract). vol. 39, no. 2. p. 10.
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3-D Seismic
Bartberger, Charles E., Scott A. Cook, O.J.
Leighton, Virginia L. Riggert, and Greg
DiSiena, James. 1997.3-D Seismic Lithology Analysis Utilizing Extended AVO:
A Case Study (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5,
p. 10.
no. 3, p. l l .
Pritchett, John A. and William M. House.
1996. Analysis of Allochthonous Salt
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Awards
Best HGS Bulletin Article Award to Jeff
Dravis. vol. 39, no. l., p. 30.
Earth Science Teacher Award to Laurie
Westphal. 1996. vol. 39, no. I, p. 28.
Outstanding Speaker Award to Kenneth J.
Thies. 1996. vol. 39, no. 1, p. 28.
Science and Engineering Fair Winners1996. vol. 39, no. I, p. 29.
Special Membership Recognition-50 and
25 Year Members. vol. 39, no. 9, p. 44.
Adamick, John A. 1997. HGS Undergraduate Scholarship Foundation [Brandon
Boggan, Jill Weinberger, Gregory
Flynn, Vernon Michael Moore, Todd
Bredbeck, Clinton James Pohler]. vol.
39, no. 8, p. 4 1.
Bonnet, Dan. 1997. HGS Outstanding Students [Gregory Flynn, David Mercer,
Philip J. Bart, Dee Ann Reed, Suzanne
Lyons, MaryLynn Musgrove]. vol. 39,
no. 8, p. 26-27.
Norman, Carl. 1997. Update on the W.L.
Calvert Memorial Scholarship Fund
Awards [Andrea Bucheit, Claudio
Bartolini, Vincette Astacio, Eugene
Kim]. vol. 39, no. 7, p. 41.
Thornburg, Janet Bauder. 1996. AWG's
1996 Woman of Excellence AwardElizabeth Anne Fisher, Ph.D. vol. 39,
no. 2, p. 34.
President'q Awards, 1996-97, by James A.
Ragsdale to Chris Bechtel, Gregory
Gregson, Jeffrey Lund, Craig Moore,
Deborah Sacrey. vol. 39, no. 10, p. 16
Distinguished Service Award, 1996-97, by
James A. Ragsdale to Anne Ayers Martin. vol. 39, no. 10, p. 28.
HGSIHGA Distinguished Serv~ceAward,
1996-97, by Gwinn Lewis to Kathryn
Bennett, vol. 39. no. 10, p. 20.
Book Reviews
Bergan, Gail. 1996. Review of Oil and Gas
on the Internet by William R. Crowley.
vol. 39, no. 2, p. 37.
Kapitan-White, Elsa. 1996. Review of Fire
Under the Sen: The Discoven of the
Most Extrcrordinary Environment on
Earth, Volcanic Hot Springs on the
Ocean Floor by Joseph Cone. vol. 39,
no. 1,p.41.
Revilla, Charles E. 1996. Review of The
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about Exploration, compiled by Allen
G. Hatley, Jr. vol. 39, no. 4, p. 29-30.
Turmelle, John M. 1997. Review of Lone
Star Dinosaurs by Louis Jacobs. vol. 39,
no. 5, p. 22.
Computer Applications and Internet
Barthelmy, David A. 1996. Downloading
USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG) Files.
vol. 39, no. 2, p. 15-16.
Bergan, Gail. 1996. Review of Oil and Gas
on the Internet by William R. Crowley.
vol. 39, no. 2, p. 37.
Bergan, Gail. 1997. Independent Consultants and Small Businesses: Get on the
Web! vol. 39, no. 7, p. 30.
Donohoe, Yvonne. 1997. How We Can
Change Our Future: Industry Collaboration & POSC Standards Help Lead the
Way. vol. 39, no. 5. p. 14-17.
Sallam, Alaa E. 1996. Lost Time and Lost
Opportunity: The Realities of Poor Data
Management. vol. 39, no. 4. p. 11-13.
Sternbach, Linda R. 1997. Guided
World.Wide.Web Tours for Geologists
at Work and at Play. vol. 39, no. 9, p.
16-18.
Emerging Technologies
DiSiena, James. 1997.3-D Seismic Lithology Analysis Utilizing Extended AVO:
A Case Study (abstract). vol. 39, no. 5,
p. 10.
Fett, Tom. 1997. Advances in Subsurface
Prediction Using Borehole Imaging (abstract). vol. 39, no. 7, p. 10.
no. 3, p. 1 1.
O'Meara, Daniel Jr. 1997. What-if Scenarios for Reservoir Management
Teams (abstract). vol. 39. no. 8, p.9.
Peebler, Robert P. 1996. Competing in the
New Era of Knowledge-based Petroleum Companies (abstract). vol. 39, no.
1, p. 10.
Engineering & Environmental Geology
Capuano, Regina M. 1997. Permeameter
Tests of the Silty Clay from the FluvialDeltaic Beaumont Formation Can Underestimate Hydraulic Conductivity
Dinkins, Carol E. 1997. How the Nature
Conservancy and Petroleum Industry
Succeed (abstract). vol. 39, no. 6, p. 8.
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Gibson, Michael M. 1996. Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Waste Issues
(abstract). vol. 39, no. I, p. 9.
Hill, John M. 1997. An Overview of Houston Advanced Research Center's Environmental Information Systems Laboratory (abstract). vol. 39. no. 9, p. 9.
Jones, Victor T. 1997. Innovative Screening Technologies Allow Cost-Effective
Accelerated Site Assessments (abstract). vol. 39, no. 6, p. 9.
Link, David A. 1996. Comment on
Spadoni, R.H. 1996. Nourishment of the
Beach in Galveston, Texas. (vol. 38, no.
8, p. 19-20.) vol. 39, no. 2, p. 20.
Manchon, Bruce. 1996. Accelerated Site
Characterization (abstract). vol. 39, no.
2, p. 8.
McVaugh. John B. 1996. The I S 0 14000
Environmental Management Standards:
An Alternative to "Command and Control"? (abstract). vol. 39, no. 3, p. 9.
NewVille, Jeanette. 1997. Achieving Further Environmental Progress: Common
Sense Regulation of the Exploration and
Production Industry (abstract). vol. 39,
no. 8, p. 8.
Railsback, Rick. 1997. A Summary of
Regulations Governing Oil Spills from
Oil and Gas Producing Facilities in
Texas. vol. 39. no. 6. p. 13-18.
Salanitro, Joseph P. 1997. Potential and
Limits of Aerobic and Anaerobic BTEX
Degradation in Aquifers (abstract). vol.
39, no. 5, p. 8.
Saribudak, Mustafa. 1997. Geophysical
Methods for Site Characterization (abstract). vol. 39, no. 7, p. 9.
Spadoni, R.H. 1996. Reply to Link. D.A.
vol. 39, no. 2, p. 20-21.
Wise, Henry M. 1996. Natural Radionuclide Contamination of Potable Groundwater Supplies (abstract). vol. 39, no.
4, p. 10.
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Oldroyd. 1996. Interaction of Salt Tectonics, Slumping and Channeling: MidPliocene Reservoir System, Pompano
Field, Gulf of Mexico (abstract). vol. 39,
no. 3, p. 26.
Butler, Ken. 1996. Gulf of Mexico Shelf:
Exploration in a Mature Province (abstract). vol. 39, no. 2, p. 12.
Detomo, R., Jr., C.D. Lee. R.D. Garner,
R.A. Lawson, R.W.A. Roeterink, and
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1996. From Imaging to Production: Developments of a Shallow Transgressive
Sand Sheet Reservoir, Offshore Louisiana (abstract). vol. 39, no. 3, p. 12.
Golden, Jack E. 1996. Gulf of Mexico
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