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November, 1982
BULLETIN
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ume 25
nber 3
HOS IYOVEIWBER CALENDAR
Consultstsnt, Englewood, Cdorsdo
"GEOLOGICAL MAGINATON, 1982''
Rice G
w Dqpramnent @UI Hourr: 5.00 6.20 PM
S d How 6:30 PM. Wrrnw .ndlCBoeting 6:30 PM
Rerervetlona by name (tdapfKme only, 771-m1I) must be made or
cenoelled by noon, f riw,Mmembw I , 1).t.
#Ovnnb.rla,l~
Demon IWaund Fsdd Tlip
Call HGS office (771-ml5)
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kl0~1lllb.r17,1@U2
Geo-Wives Lunchon (Petroleum Club)
Call Mrs. Jeek Stwenson (-2-8262)
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HOUSTON OEOLOOICAL SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Poggy J. R b , Conoco Inc.
M.tth.vv W. Durm, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Wmld A. Coo1.y. Phillips Petroleum
Joan E. Cadson, Cashco Oil Co.
President
President-Elect
Vice President
*emw
D o d d R. Scheror, McCormidc Oil and Gas
Ooorgo E. Gordon, Gordon Exploration
Charles R. Noll, Jr.,Frio Exploration
Clyde E. Harrkon, O'Donohoe & Harrison Expl.
Edward McFarlan, Jr., Exxon Co U S A .
TrQdsurer
Executive Comniitteeman ('83)
Executive Committeeman ('83)
966-2923
871-8000
669-3850
877-8110
658-8031
491-7656
464-6730
658-8115
656-3319
BULLETIN
Richard S. Bishop, Exxon Co. U.S.A. 680-5469
Editor
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Stumrt Qrorrman, Exxon Co. U.S.A.
C k u d k P. Ludwig, Phillips Petroleum
David A. Fontaine, Consultant
Michael W. Brennan, Oxy Petroleum
Hugh W. Hardy, Geoquest Exploration
Rudolph R. Schworur. Geochem Research Inc.
Otmphanie V. Hrmbar, Geological Consultant
mk, Conoco, Inc.
D I m a C. D
Craig E. Moore, Trinity Resources
Jerry P. Moore, Mellon Exploration
Fred M. Hwton, Jr., Daniel Oil
0. Lyle Austin
Evdyn Wilie Moody, Consultant
Hadi Khoja, Cities Service Co.
Jooeph E. Forrest, Texas Eastern
Mmtthew W. Dwra. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Raymond R. Wells, American Petrofina
Robert J. Killian, Mesa Petroleum
Walter A. Boyd, Jr., Columbia Gas Development
Claude C. Rust. Florida Exploration
Gerald A. Cooley, Phillips Petroleum
Gregory K. Burns, Aminoil USA Inc.
Academic Liaison
Advertising
Awards and Student Loens
Ballot
Boy Scouts
Continuing Education
Entertainment
Environmental
Exhibits
Field Trip
Finance
Historical
Library
Membership
Personnel Placement
Publications
Publication Sales
Public Relations
Remembrances
Research and Study Course
Technical Program
Transportation
591 -5364
669-3715
783-0020
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627-7180
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654-9207
654-8300
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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES
Morgan J. Davis, Jr., American Fluorite 977-9378
William F. Bishop, Tenneco Oil 658-3142
Peggy J. Rice, Conoco Inc. 965-2923
Claude C. Rust, Florida Exploration 961 -1411
John Bremsteller, lnsurance Consultant 751-0259
Robert J. Schrock '497-441 1
Advisor, Museum of Natural Science
GCAGS Representative
GCAGS Alternate
AAPG Delegate Foreman
AAPG Group Insurance
Memorial Scholarship Board
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL AUXILIARY
OFFICERS
President
President-Elect
First Vice President (Social)
Second Vice President (Membership)
Third Vice President (HGS Representative)
Secretary
Treasurer
Mrs. Wiley (Mary) Harle
Mrs. William (Suzanne) Howell
Mrs. Robert (Pat) Smith
d m . Charles (Myrtis) Trowbridge
Mrs. Richard (Edie) Bishop
Mrs. Frank (Laverne) Welbom
Mrs. Donald (Gwyn) Degen
782-7864
467-2140
462-4709
468-3161
729-3930
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PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS
DAMON MOUND FIELD TRIP
NOVEMBER 13
After all the meetings, seminars, conventions, etc., in
October, it seems that the month of November is going to be
relatively quiet. We have only one meeting this month, an
evening meeting at the Rice Faculty Club on November 8. Our
speaker will be AAPG President John Parker. Fred Dix, AAPG
Executive Director, also will be present. You will have an
opportunity tovisit with these twogentlemen andexpress your
ideas about AAPG. There will also be a short period during the
meeting for questions from the floor.
I received two (I) responses to my September column on
ethics. I hope this is not an indication of the level of interest in
that subject. By the time you read this column, you will have
had an opportunity to attend the DPA luncheon at GCAGS, at
which professional ethics was the topic. I hope many of you
took advantage of that opportunity.
The petroleum industry as well as other industries
continues in a slump, and it is sad to see the resulting staff
reductions. Still, looking back at 1981's success rate, one
wonders if a lot of wells were drilled that never should have
been drilled. Overall, the drilling success rate for 1981 was 6 9
percent, which is0.5 percent higher than in 1980, according to
AAPG's Committee o n Statistics of Drilling. One way of
looking at this statistic is that it took 8,453 wells and 7.31 3
miles of footage (the increases in wells and footage drilled i n
1981 above the numbers for 1980) to produce this0.5 percent
increase in success rate.
Looking at new-field wildcats is even more revealing. A
total of 8,052 new-field wildcats were drilled in 1981, 14.5
percent more than in 1980. New footage was up 19.7 percent
compared with 1 9 percent for 1980. The number of new-field
discoveries in 1981 increased 6.2 percent from 1980, but the
AAPG report shows that more marginal wells were completed.
Of the 1,423 new-field discoveries, only 3.9 percent were
estimated to be "significant" (probable reserves of 1-50
million bbl. of oil or 6-300 billion cu. ft. of gas). New-field
discoveries in 1981 were estimated to contain ultimate
reserves of 652.99 million bbl. of oil and condensate and 4.3
trillion cu. ft. of gas. These volumes are up from 1980's
estimates of 504 million bbl. and 4.1 trillion cu. ft.
The category including all five classes of exploratory wells
showed increases of about 27 percent in both number of wells
and footage. Of these wells, 30.2 percent produced some oil or
gas - the highest rate ever recorded by AAPGWO percent in
1980). However, the fact that more marginal wells were
completed probably is significant here, too.
There is no doubt that geologists worked hard during the
past few years to generate the prospects to be drilled. But the
statistics suggest that, in order to meet thedemands placedon
them by management, more emphasis may have been placed
on quantity than on quality.
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Spend an afternoon visiting this interesting limestone
reef perched on a salt dome a short 45-minute drive from
Houston. Steve Schafersman will lead the field trip, which will
spend approximately 3 hours at Damon Mound. Participants
are asked to meet at the site at noon Saturday, November 1 3
(directions are given below). Refreshments and guidebooks
will be available at the site for nominal fees. Please leave
your name at the HGS office (771-8315) before
November 10 if you plan to attend.
Directions: Take Highway 5 9 southwest to Rosenberg,
then turn south on Highway 36. Go approximately 23 miles to
the town of Damon. When you see the mound on your right,
turn right onto the shell road and park at the top of the hill.
RICE GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE
The Rice University Department of Geology will host an
open house before the HGS dinner meeting on November 8.
Drop by the Geology Building (see map)from 5:00 - 6:15 PM to
enjoy a beer, talkwithfaculty, students, and alumni, and take a
look at some of the labs and new projects. Shuttle service will
be provided between the Department and the meeting i n
Cohen House.
A KEITH
- WlESS GEOLOGICAL LAB.
B COHEN HOUSE (FACULTY CLUB)
P
PARKING
0 ENTRANCES
SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER
December 6, 1982 - Evening Meeting
Westin Galleria Hotel - Bruce A. Blake, Speaker
"Three-Dimensional Seismic Interpretation of a
Piercement Salt Dome"
PEGGY J. RICE
President
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PRICE SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER HGS MEETING
Rice Faculty Club
ALTERNATE HGS PHONE (771-5421)
$16.00
Dinner.. .....................................
Reservations .............(713) 771 -831 5
Periodically, the HGS telephone goes on the blink usually just before reservations are due. In the event you
encounter a busy signal for a long period of time, call 7715421.
Please make reservations for the Monday evening
meeting by the preceding Friday noon.
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JOHN M. PARKER-BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
John M. Parker is a
native
of Manhattan,
Kansas and received his
B.S. from Kansas State
University in 1941. He also
attended the University of
Minnesota at St. Paul and
the University of Wyoming
at Laramie.
During the
period 1941 to 1942 he was
a geologist first with the
Kansas
Highway
Commission, and subsequently
with the United States
Public Roads Administration working on the Alaska
Highway. He was drawn to private industry by Imperial Oil Ltd.
in 1943 and worked on the Canol project in the Northwest
Territories of Canada. In 1944 he joined Stanolind Oil and Gas
Company where he became District Geologist with job
assignments ranging from Louisiana to Montana. In 1952 he
joined Kirby Petroleum Co. of Houstor. as Manager of their
Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast operations. He became Vice
President in charge of exploration in J 967 and moved to
Houston, Texas. In 1974 he moved to Denver, Colorado where
he was Vice President in charge of exploration for Northwest
Exploration Company. In 1975 he started a private geological
consulting business, operating out of Denver, Colorado.
An active member of the American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, I"!eis also a Fellow of the American
Association for Advancement of Science and a Fellow of the
Geological Society of America. He is a member of the Society
of Exploration Geophysicists, the American Institute for
Professional Geologists, and the American Institute of Mining,
Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. He is a past Vice
President
of the American Association
of Petroleum
Geologists and is a past President of the Rocky Mountain
Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
He was a director ofthe Independent Petroleum Association of
America in 1970-71. He is past President of the Rocky
Mountain Association of Geologists. He is the current
President
of the American, Association
of Petroleum
Geologists.
He has published numerous papers relating to the
occurrence of oil and gas including many structural and
stratigraphic papers in the Rocky Mountain Region.
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GEOLOGICAL
IMAGINATION
- 1982
/
Geological imagination is alive and well in 1982. The
current slow-down in leasing, seismic work and wildcat
drilling is causing companies and independents to be more
selective in their spending, which means being more
scientific. We are doing better work in frontier areas where we
now have the seismic technology to do the job but in the past
have lacked the necessary geological background and
imagination.
Seismic data on cross sections must be interpreted from
the basement up to the grass roots. You must think about each
depositional sequence, compaction, each period of folding,
faulting, intrusion, salt solution and collapse, and erosion.
Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November, 19B2
Only if you make a complete analysis of the total sedimentary
section and relate that analysis to the vagaries of sound
waves, velocities, geometry of folds and faults, migration
problems, surface velocity problems, etc. will you be an "oil
finder".
Better seismic data are the key in three current plays: 1.
very deep, 20,000 feet, South Louisiana, Miocene; 2. very
deep, 22,000 feet in South Texas, Lower Cretaceous, Sligo; 3.
very shallow, 1600 feet, eastern Colorado, Upper Cretaceous
Niobrara chalk. Someone with imagination had to ask for and
obtain these better seismic data. Someone with imagination
and an excellent background in the geology of the area had to
interpret the seismic cross sections. Someone who knows
how rocks fold and fau,lt, based on surface mapping experience
and subsurface
mapping experience,
must contour the
structure from the seismic data. Since control is never infinite,
and may be of poor quality, imagination is critical for the
person doing the contouring.
Interpretation
and reinterpretation
of structure and
stratigraphic sequences in the three plays mentioned above
will provide many billions of cubic feet of gas if the proper drill
sites are picked. Some of these plays may not be drilled until
we have had two or three cold winters and until we have a
firmer outlook on gas demand and price.
Imagination is of no value in our business unless it is used
with a great deal of geological knowledge. That is why we have
the AAPG Bulletin, technical meetings, field trips and field
geology courses, and continuing education schools.
GEO-WIVES OF THE HOUSTON
AUXI LlARY
All newcomers to the Houston Geological Auxiliary during
their first and second year of membership in the Auxiliary are
eligible for membership in Geo-Wives, a social organization.
The purpose is to encourage social relations among its
members and to assist the Houston Geological Auxiliary. The
membership is limited to 150 members and a member may be
active for not more than five years. There are nine meetings
each year. Eight of these are luncheons, and one is a couples
party. Bridge, for those who wish, may be played prior to
luncheon. The second Saturday of each month is set aside for
couples night bridge.
The November luncheon will be held Wednesday, Nov.,
17 at the !?etroleum Club where we shall enjoy lunch and a
piano recital by Ann Berry.
/
A Christmas "Open House" for couples will be held Dec.
5 at the Home of Charlie and Dee Davis.
The January luncheon will be held January 19 at La
Hacienda De Los Morales and the program is to be "Travels to
Mexico". Audrey Fahlberg will be our speaker.
The February 16 luncheon will be held at the Raveneaux
Country Club with a Spring Fashions program.
The luncheon for March will be on the 16th and will be a
"Bring a Salad" luncheon in the home of Fran Roberts.
On April 20th we shall be given a tour, lunch and lecture
of Hilltop Herb Farm in Cleveland, Texas.
To conclude the year, the May luncheon and Installation
of Officers will be held May 18 in the home of Jan Stevenson.
You are cordially invited to become a member of the GeoWives of the HGA.lfyou are interested in becoming a member,
please contact
Mrs. Jack Stevenson
392-6252
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HGS CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOOL: Reservoir Geology
December 2 3,1982
Exxon Auditorium, 800 Bell
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Fundamentals Of Reservoir Behavior (Dec. 2 )
Description: The course will describe the methods used to recognize different types of reservoir behavior. Reservoir rock properties
are correlated with petrophysical characteristics such as porosity, permeability and capillarity. This enables the recognition of
heterogeneities which will affect production behavior.
Speaker:
Place:
Date and Time:
Cost:
David K. Davies*
Exxon Auditorium, 800 Bell Street
Thursday, December 2, 1982, 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Approximately $100.00 (students half price)*
Cost includes 6 hour course, coffee and course syllabus.
Basic Reservoir Testing (Dec. 3)
Description: This course will describe reservoir engineering techniques which can benefit the geologist in defining the
reservoir. These analysis techniques are presented through discussions of field examples and case histories. Sandstone fields in
Montana, Illinois, South Texas and the North Sea are used to demonstrate how pressure buildup surveys, reservoir fluid analysis,
interference and pulse testing can be used to investigate reservoir continuity and well spacing. Also, fields in West'Texas, Alabama
and Canada illustrate application of pressure buildup and fall off tests to describe the continuity and producing capacity of carbonate
reservoir units.
Speaker:
John R. Farina
Exxon Auditorium, 800 Bell Street
Place:
Date and Time: Friday, December 3, 1982, 8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Cost:
Approximately $100.00 (students half price)*
Cost includes 6 hour course, coffee and course syllabus.
REGISTRATION: You may register for either Part 1 or Part II or both. To register, contact Leslie Tolar (771-8315) or Nancy
Dring (932-6930).The deadline for advanced registration is November 23,1982. You may register at the door but we cannot
guarantee copies of the course syllabus at that time (copies would be mailed to you at a later date).
Continuing Education Committee
*We apologize for not being more specific about the cost at this time. However, by the time this announcement appears you will
be able to get the particulars by contacting HGS at either of the numbers specified.
CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE
RUDOLPH R. SCHWARZER
- Biographical Sketch
I.
After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI) in 1969 with a BS, MS and Ph.D in Geology, Rudy began
his professional career with Shell Research and Development
Company in Houston. In 1972 he joined the faculties of Texas
Southern University and Rice University. After ten years of
teaching and research at these institutions, he joined
GeoChem Research Inc. as a Senior Research Geologist and
Director of their data processing group. In addition to his HGS
contributions, Rudy served on various GSA and AGI
committees. He is a Fellow of GSA, a member of the
Geochemical Society, and ACS. He is married and has one
daughter.
Length of Course
6 hours (full day)
II. Region of Interest
Gulf Coast
General (no regional preference)
Ill. Topic of Interest
(Top 7 choices listed in order as they appeared on the
questionnaire. Note: these are not listed under of
preference but show only the subjects of highest interest.)
Basin Analysis
Clastic Sedimentation and Facies
Seismic Stratigraphy
Tectonics, Structure and Regional Geology
Reservoir Engineering and Geology
Methods of Prospect Generation and Promotion
Significant Active Trends in Gulf Coast Exploration
ABOUT THE COMMITTEE
The Continuing Education Committee is responsible for
the coordination and presentation of training courses for the
HGS membership.
To find out the types of programs the HGS wants, the
Education Committee sent a questionnaire to the entire
membership last September. We received more than 600
responses from the 4200 questionnaires.
The results follow:
IV. Scope of Course
Narrow, focus on specific topic
V.
$30-$50 per 1/ 2 day
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MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
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FUND
HGS Auxiliary in memory of deceased
As of June 30, 1982 the financial status of the Fund was
as follows:
Corporate Bonds
Savings Account
HGS Remembrance
Leslie Bowling.
Russell Seward, Jr..
Charles E. Trowbridge
O. Lee Ligon
E. C. McCarter
W. B. McCarter
A. L. Selig
James W. Wilson
C. H. Roberts.
.
John W. Skelly
Fred L. Smith
Ray A. Stuart.
C. D. Ca ntrell"
Fred Schall, Jr.
Wallace Thompson.
$86,270
The Board has decided ~hat individuals who make a
contribution in memory of a deceased friend or colleague will
be handled in the following manner. The contribution will be
recognized in the year given as we have done in the past. but
after that the contributor and the deceased will be listed in one
of our three categories (Patron, Donor, Contributor) according
to the amount contributed.
Thanks to the generosity of those listed below, we have
awarded seven scholarships in the past eight years. The
amount of each scholarship continues to grow, and soon will
be comparable to that offered anywhere in the entire country.
FOUNDER
Warren L. Calvert
PATRONS
(Individuals)
PATRONS
Stratagraph, Inc.
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.
Houston Oil and Minerals Co.
Mobil Exploration Co.
The Superior Oil Co.
General Crude Oil Co.
The Moran Co.
DONORS
DONORS
James A. McCarthy
J. E. Werner
Robert L. Zinn
George L. McCleod
Robert R. Rieke
John D. Bremsteller
Ross Dawson
Lane H. Dixon
William H. McKaine (Hico, Tx)
James I. Riddle
Dean Grafton
Thomas W. Blake
R. Brewer and Company, Inc.
Texas Eastern Transmission Co.
W. Bryan Brasel (Columbus, Ohio)
Ira H. Cram
Henry Dean
Donald Degen
Byron F. Dyer
L. D. Ferrin
R. L. Hunt
J. B. Jamar
J. G. Joyce
Howard Kiatta
R. B. Mitchell
John K. Rabenold
David Rapp
James W. Roach
Elgean C. Shield
Bernard A. Taylor
O. D. Weaver
R. D. Woods
Keplinger & Associates
Texoil Co.
Acco Oil & Gas Co.
Big "6" Drilling Co.
Dow Chemical, USA
Home Petroleum Co.
Maralo. Inc.
Paraffine Oil Corp.
Spartan Petroleum Co.
United Texas Transmission
(Companies)
Co.
Robert Schrock in remembrance
Reaves W. Jackson, Jr.
of
Robert K. Steer in remembrance
W. A. Boatman
of
Norman Way in remembrance
George P. Kerns
of
RECIPIENTS
The Board is pleased to
announce
that a $2,000
scholarship
has been
awarded
to Jack
B.
Carter, a Houstonian who
graduated from Milby High
School before acquiring his
undergraduate
degree at
the University of Houston.
Although
working
parttime, Mr. Carter received
outstanding
student
awards,
attained a 3.73
GPA,
and
graduated
Magna
Cum Laude.
A
university instructor stated
that "he is among the top 5% of students I have seen in more
than two decades of teaching". Jack is working this summer
for Union Oil of California and has selected Stanford University
for his graduate studies in Petroleum Geology.
OOPS!
Co.
The HGS telephone number listed on the inside cover of
the 1981-82 Membership Directory is incorrect. The correct
number is 771-8315.
Walter Oil & Gas Corp.
Core Laboratories, Inc.
Barber Oil Exploration
C & K Petroleum, Inc.
Dibler Seismic Service
Henderickson & McFarland
Mitchell Energy & Development
North Central Oil Corp.
Quest Exploration & Development
M. L. Randall Exploration, Inc.
Shubuta Oil Corp.
Tejas Production Co.
Texas Gas Transmission
Tricentrol United States, Inc.
Weaver Exploration
Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November, 19B2
Hunt Exploration
Phillips Petroleum
MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
(Companies)
Oxy Petroleum Co.
Inter north, Inc.
Prairie Producing Co.
Baroid
CONTRIBUTORS
Reaves Jackson, a member of the Scholarship Board, died
in early July. Reaves was an exceptional person and we wish
to express our sympathy to his family as well as his many
friends within the society. Dave Sheridan has been elected by
the Board to be the new member.
Transco Exploration Co.
Austral Oil Company, Inc.
Sandefer Oil & Gas, Inc.
Ashland Exploration Co.
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Highland Resources, Inc.
Mesa Petroleum Co.
Champlin Petroleum Co.
The Drlgmud Co.
Hamilton Brothers Oil Co.
Horizon Exploration Co.
Morgan J. Davis.
Merrill W. Haas
Wayne V. Jones
Jack Colle
(Individuals)
members
.Deceased
(Companies)
Billy Hagen
Earl P. Burke, Jr.
Brian E. O'Brien
Robert J. Schrock
Carlton B. Speed.
Marvolene Speed Bennett
Bill Forney
Bonnie M. Heath (Ocala, Fla.)
Leighton F. Young, Jr.
Michel T. Halbouty
(Individuals)
Committee in memory of deceased
CONTRIBUTORS
$81,000
5,270
members
1982-83
GSH MEMBERSHIP
DIRECTORY
The Geophysical Society of Houston is preparing its 198283 Membership Directory.The cost for a business card ad will
be $50; other rates are $200 for a full page ad, $125 for a half
page ad, and $75 for a quarter page ad. Please contact
Katherine Daues at 668-8400 or Jack Weyand at 5298789 forfurther detai Is.The closing date for ad requests and
copy delivery is February 1, 1983.
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HGS EMPLOYMENT COLUMN
PROFESSIONAL A N D ORGANIZATIONAL
NEWS
The HGS Bulletin w i l l present a n employment column in
the next issue. This column is a n extension of the Personnel
Committee and its primary goal w i l l be t o help geologists
seeking positions get i n touch w i t h prospectiveemployers. W e
shall list 'situations wanted' by HGS members at no cost.
Companies may list 'positions open' for a nominal donation to
the Memorial Scholarship Fund. In addition, the Personnel
Committee periodically w i l l attempt to summarize the
unadvertised "positions wanted" and "positions available"
that exist in their files.
Individuals interested i n placing a n ad should send a brief
description of experience and p o s i t ~ o ndesired to.
PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS may be
sent t o Mrs. Virginia Lee Bick, Apt. 1701,1701 Victoria Station
Drive, Victoria, Texas, 77901, or telephoned to (1) 51 2 - 5 7 2 8558. Announcements must be sent six weeks i n advance of
publication in the Bulletin.
"Professional and Organization News" relies largely upon
HGS members to send in news about movement w i t h i n the
Society. Obviously, a lot more change occurs than is reported.
If you are making a move or know of a member w h o is making a
move, send it t o Virginia.
James W. Fowler, consulting geologist, has moved his
office t o 171 5 0 Butte Creek Road, Suite 154, Houston, Texas
77090. The n e w phone number is 580-1 9 0 0 .
Personnel Committee
Houston Geological Society
691 6 Ashcroft
Houston, Texas 77081
Louisiana Record Research (L.R.R.) announces the
opening of their office t o serve the oil and gas industry. The
new address is P.O. Box 4521 2, Dept. 101, Baton Rouge, La.
70895. Telephone number is (504) 291 -3676.
Upon receipt, the Personnel Committee w i l l assign a code
number to the person. This small committee ( t w o persons) WIII
have sole knowledge of those seeking positions. W h e n written
responses t o a code number are received, the Personnel
Committee w i l l forward the unopened letter to the person
placing the ad. (The Committee w i l l not respond to phone
calls.) At that point, HGS will have no further part in the
communication between geologist and prospective employer.
W e request ads t o be similar to the following example:
Geologist, 8 years experience in Gulf Coast desires
position with small/moderate independent. Code 622
A 'positions wanted' ad might be similar to the f o l l o w ~ n g :
Well established Houston consulting firm requires
development geologist with 5-8 years experience in South
Texas. Code 1600.
Please note: the Personnel Comm~tteew i l l continue t o
maintain both resume's and and job openings as always. The
Bulletin column simply w i l l broaden the v i s i b ~ l ~of
t y the HGS
member or Company if they desire.
Ads must be received six weeks in advance of publication
w i t h the Bulletin.
Ed Self, w i t h Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Corp. has been
transferred from the Houston office t o their Kansas City,
Missouri headquarters.
Samuel B. Frazier has been appointed an advisor w i t h
the Korea Petroleum Development Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
He was previously w i t h the American Petroleum l n s t ~ t u t e
and
Gulf Oil Corporation.
Donald W. Sykes has been appointed Vice President cf
Geology and Geophysics and a Director of Cashco Oil
Company. M r . Sykes w a s formerly Exploration Manager.
Dr. Robert A. Brooks has been namedvice President of
Exploration for Energy Reserves Group, Inc. He w i l l be located
i n the corporate headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, but w i l l
maintain an office in E.R.G.'s Denver facilities where he w i l l
continue to oversee the Company's coal and gold properties.
1982-1983 GCS-SEPM OFFICERS
ABOUT THOSE R E S E R V A T I O N S . .
The newly elected officers of the Gulf Coast Section of the
SEPM are:
President - John L. "Chip" Carney
President-elect - Don G. Bebout
Vice President - Ernest A. Mancini
Secretary - Susan J. Conger-Morris
Treasurer - Kevin C. Kilmartin
Past President - William P. S. Ventress
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To refamiliarize HGS members w i t h our reservation
policy, it is this:
"When purchasing dinner or luncheon tickets at thedoor,
names w i l l be checked from the reservations list. Those w i t h
reservations w i l l be sold tickets immediately and those
without reservations w i l l be asked t o w a i t for any available
seats.
If attendance is less than the number of mealsguaranteed
by the HGS (which is based on the reservations) all those who
did not honor their reservations will be billed for the price of
the meal.
W h e n fewer than the guaranteed number are served, t h e
hotel bills the HGS for the guaranteed number of meals
whether they are eaten or not, w h i c h obviously means the
HGS pays, whether the HGS has collected money for t h e m or
not.
W e realize that i n the oil business not all members can
maintain a rigid schedule but w e suggest that if a reservation
cannot be kept, you send someone in your place - wife,
husband, secretary, friend or colleague.
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rare set of books, or want t o sell or buy some unusual business
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SURFACE FAULTING I N THE HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA OF TEXAS:
A GUIDE TO LITERATURE A N D OTHER INFORMATION
Tom Hesemannl
Terry HealyZ
Betty Solekr
Surface faulting i n the metropolitan area of Houston, Texas was first mentioned i n the literature in 1926 by Pratt and Johnson
who described faults in the Goose Creek oil field. However, topographic maps at one-foot contour intervals published as early as
191 7 clearly indicate the Long Point, Piney Point and Eureka Heights faults i n west Houston.
Over the years interest and awareness of faulting was largely limited to geologists and others engaged in oil and gas
exploration, and the general public was largely unaware of their existence. However, in recent years public awareness and
consequent interest have increased substantially, owing t o the damage of homes in the Mission Bend and Spring Branch areas.
With heightened public awareness and increased interest, the demand for information on surface faulting grew and the
Environmental Committee of the Houston Geological Society began receiving requests for information on surface faulting.
Responding to the request, the committee has assembled a selected bibliography and a list of sources from which to obtain
published and unpublished literature, maps, air photos, and satellite imagery. To aid the reader i n obtaining published and
unpublished literature, a type of annotation has been employed i n the form of symbols. A n explanation of the symbols precedesthe
listing of the articles
AERIAL PHOTOS A N D SATELLITE IMAGERY
MAPS
Air photos and satellite imagery are very useful i n fault
identification. The information required to obtain photos and
imagery are typically the latitude and longitude, or if the photos
are obtained locally, the photos may be selectedfrom a master
index photo. A rather high level of experience, however, may
be necessary to obtain specific frames of some types of data.
Persons w h o are unfamiliar w i t h ordering such data may do
well to contract a local geological or other similar consulting
firm for assistance. The cost of imagery varies from about
$1 5.00 per frame for standard black and white photography to
$50.00 per frame for exotic satellite imagery. Some sources
may, however, charge as much as $75.00 for the first frame
w i t h reduced costs for additional prints. Delivery time varies
from several hours for photos obtained locally to four to five
weeks for photos and imagery obtained elsewhere. Air photos
and/or satellite imagery are available from the following
sources:
Acquisition of topographic maps requires the specific
name of the desired sheet which may be found in index maps
which are available from the U.S.G.S. and local suppliers
(consult the yellow pages).
The cost of maps varies, but it usually does not exceed
$3.00 to $6.00. Delivery time varies w i t h type of map and
source.
Adams Aerial Surveys, Inc.
141 5 College
P.O. Box 476
South Houston, Texas 77587
(713)946-0830
A-V Service Corporation
NASA, L. B. Johnson Space
Center
P.O. Box 58425
Aerial Photography Field Office
USDA - ASCS
2222 West 2300 South
P.O. Box 30010
Salt Lake City. Utah 841 25
(801)524-5856
Tobin Aerial Surveys
1 14 Camp St.
P.O. Box 2101
San Antonio, Texas 78204
(512)223-6203
User Services
U S . Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 571 98
1605-6151
Department of Natural Res.
Louisiana Technology Transfer
Office
National Space Technology
Laboratories
NSTL Station, Mississippi 39529
(601) 688-3008
National Cartographic
lnformation Center
U.S. Geological Survey
507 National Center
Reston, Virginla 22092
(703)860-6045
(APSRS - Aerial photography
summary record system)
State Department of Highways
and Public Transportation
Division of Automation
Aerial Photography Section
38th & Jackson St.
Austin, Texas 78731
(512)465-7348
Texas Natural Resources
lnformation System
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 7871 1
(512)475-3321
Houston Geolog~calSociety Bulletin. November. 1982
Topographic Maps
U.S.G.S. Topographic Maps 7.5 minute series, 1:24,000,
contour interval varies.
U.S.G.S. Topographic Maps 15 minute series 1 :24,000 or
1:31,680, contour interval equals one foot.
Maps published by the U.S.G.S. w i t h the exception of the
one-foot contour interval maps are available from:
Western Distribution Branch
Box 25286
Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225
303/234-3832
or they may be obtained from local map suppliers(consult the
yellow pages under maps).
The U.S.G.S. topographic maps at the one-foot contour
interval and other special-order maps may be obtained from:
National Cartographic lnformation Center
507 National Center
Reston, Virginia 22092
or:
National Cartographic lnformation Center
Box 25406
Ma11Stop 504, Federal Center
303/234-2326
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Houston, Texas
lndexgeo & Assoc. Inc., Houston, Texas
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Other sources of information regarding maps may be obtained
from:
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Texas Department of Water Resources
P.O. Box 13087
51 2/475-1534
Attn: Lou Falconeiri
and
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Explanation of annotation symbols used for t h e literature
cited below:
NT
Non-technical paper, should be easily understood by
non-technical readers
Technical paper, not easily understood by non-technical
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persons; requires a good working knowledge of geology
and/or related technical fields
NTS Non-technical paper which addresses possible relationship between subsidence and faulting
Technical paper w h i c h addresses possible relationship
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between subsidence and faillting
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Paper discussing possible legal implications
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512/47l-l534
Attn: Roselle Girard
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Selected Maps of Special Interest
MF-1 136 Faults i n Parts of North-Central and Western
Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas, by E. R. Verbeek, K . W.
Ratzloff, and U.S. Clanton. 1979.Approximate Lat. 2g040't o
2g042'30;approximate Long. 95O25' to 95337'30".Scale
1 :24,000
( 1 ~ n c h= 2000 feet) Sheet 44 x 57 inches. 75C
M a p showing surface faults i n southeastern Houston
metropolitan area, Texas, by E. R. Verbeek and U. S. Clanton,
1978.U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-979,20 p.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1915, Hillendahl, Texas: U.S.
Geological Survey topographic map, scale, 1 :24,000.
U.S. Geologtcal Survey, La Porte, Texas: U.S. Geological
1920.
Survey topographic map. scale 1 :31,680.
U.S. Geological Survey, Houston, Heights, Texas: U.S.
Geological Survey topographic map, scale 1 :31,680.
1922.
U.S. Geological Survey, Settegast, Texas: U.S. Geoiogical
Survey topographtc map, scale 1 :31,650.
The above can be ordered from:
Branch of Distribution
Box 252286
Federal Center
Environmental Geologic Atlas of the Texas Coastal Zone
by W . L. Fisher, J. H. McGowen, L.
F. Brown, Jr., and C. G. Groat, 1972.91 p.
- Galveston-Houston Area,
Order from:
The Bureau of Economic Geology
The IJniversity of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
PUBLISHED A N D UNPUBLISHED LITERATURE
Most published literature is available at local university
libraries for checkout or inspection. Unpublished Masters
theses and Ph.D. dissertationsareavailablefrom the indicated
university. Other unpublished literature such as consultants
reports t o public companies are more difficult to obtain.
Interested persons w i l l have to contact the firms or other
entities w h i c h conducted the work and request a copy of the
report or data.
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Barton, Donald C., 1930.Surface Geology of Coastal
Southeast Texas: American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, Bulletin, V. 14,No. 10,p. 1302-1320.
Barton, Donald C., 1936.Surface Fracture System of
South Texas In Gulf Coast Oil Fields; A Symposium on
t h e Gulf Coast Cenozoic. American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, p. 251 -269.
Bernard, Hugh Allen, LeBlanc, R. J., and Major,
C. F., Jr., 1962. Recent and Pleistocene Geology of
Southeast Texas in Geology of the Gulf Coast and
Coastal Texas: Houston Geological Society Guidebook
Field Trip, November, 1962,p. 175-224.
Bolt, Bruce A., and Marion, Walter C., 1966.
Instrumental Measurement of Slippage on the Hayward
Fault: Seismological Society of America, Bulletin, v. 56,
no. 2,p. 305-316.
Bruce, C . H., 1973, Pressured Shale and Related
Sediment Deformation; Mechanism for Development of
Regional Contemporaneous Faults. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin. V. 57, No. 5,
p.
878-886.
Carlos, D. F., 1953,Conroe Field, Montgomery County,
Texas Guidebook, Annual Mtg. A.A.P.G.-Soc. Econ.
Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Houston, Texas,
p. 104-106.
Carver, Robert E., 1968.Differential Compaction as a
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Cause of a Regional Contemporaneous Faults. American
Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, v. 52,
no. 3, p. 41 4-419.
Castle, R. R. and Youd. T. L., 1972.Discussion: The
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Houston Fault Problem: Association of Engineering
Geologists, Bulletin, V. 9,No. 1 , p. 57-68.
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Clanton, Uel S., andverbeek, Earl R., 1981.Photographic Portrait of Active Faults i n the Houston
Metropol~tanArea, Texas in Houston Area Environmental Geology: Surface Faul?ing, Ground
Subsidence, Hazard Liability, Houston Geological
Society, p. 70-113.
NT Clanton, Uel, S. and Arnsbury, David L., 1975.
Active Faults i n Southeastern Harris County, Texas:
Environmental Geology, v. 1 , no. 3,p. 149-154.
NTS Clanton, Uel S.and Arnsbury, David L., 1974.Open
Fissures Associated w i t h Subsidence and Active
Faulting i n the Houston Area, Texas (Abstract):
Geological Society of America, Abstracts w i t h
Programs, v. 6 no. 7, p. 688-689.
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Coogan, Alan H., 1981.Liability for Geologic Hazards
in Houston Area Environmental Geology: Surface
Faulting, Ground Subsidence, Hazard Liability. Houston
Geological Society, p. 126-145.
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Dawson, Raymond F., 1962. A Review of Data of
Subsidence i n the Houston Area: American Society of
Civil Engineers, Houston, Texas, February, 1962
Meeting. (Preprint).
Dawson, Raymond F., 1963. Land Subsidence
Problems: American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, v. 89, Paper 3531, p. 1-12.
Dawson, Raymond F., 1965. Land Subsidence
Problems (Reply t o Discussions of Paper 3531, 1963):
American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, v. 91,
Paper 4280, Journal of Surveying and Mapping Division,
no. SU 1, 53-54.
Delfache, A. P., 1980. The Subsidence Problem,
Houston Engineer, Vol 38, No. 4, p. 20-23.
Ekimov, Rosa, 1981. Bibliography on Subsidence,
Faulting, and Ground Water of Southeast Texas in
Houston Area Environmental Geology: Surface Faulting,
G r o u n d Subsidence, Hazard Liability. Houston
Geological Society, p. 146-164.
Elsbury, 6 . R. Van Siclen, D. C., and Marshall,
6. P., 1980. Engineering aspects of the Houston fault
problem. Presented at the ASCE Texas and New Mexico
Sections Fall Meeting. McClelland Engineers, Houston,
Texas.
Everett, John R., and Reid, William M., 1981. Active
Faults in the Houston Texas Area as observed in Landsat
Imagery in Houston Area Environmental Geology:
Surface Faulting, Ground Subsidence, Hazard Liability.
Houston Geological Society, p. 13-27.
Gabrysch, R. K., 1979. Approximate water-level
changes i n wells in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers
1977-1979, and measured compaction in 1973-1979,
in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas. U.S.G.S. Open
File Report, 5 p.
Heuer, W. C., 1979. Active Faults i n the Northwestern
Houston Area: University of Houston unpublished M.S.
thesis, 107 p. and maps.
Hughes, Lynn N., 1981. The Legal Implications of the
Consulting Relationship: Professional Liability of
Consulting Geologists in the Urban Environmental
Context in Houston Area Environmental Geology:
Surface Faulting, Ground Subsidence, Hazard Liability,
Houston Geological Society, p. 1 14-125.
Kreitler, Charles W., 1975. Lineations and Active
Faulting in the Houston-Galveston Area of Subsidence
(Abstract): Geological Society of America, Abstracts
with Programs, v. 7, no. 2, p. 180.
Ocamb, R. D., 1961. Growth Faults of Southern
Louisiana. GCAGS Trans V. 1 1. p. 139-175.
Pratt, Wallace E. and Johnson, Douglas W., 1926.
Local Subsidence of the Goose Creek Oil Field (Texas):
Journal of Geology, v. 34, no. 7, 577-590.
Reid, William M., 1973. Active Faults in Houston,
Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D.
Dissertation, 122 p. Dissertations Abstracts International, v. 34, no. 5, p. 20988-20998.
Sheets, Martin M., 1971. Active Surface Faulting in
the Houston, Texas Area: Houston Geological Society
Bulletin, v. 13, no. 7, p. 24-33.
NTS Sheets, Martin M., 1976. Subsidence and Active
Surface Faulting i n the Houston Vicinity: Houston
Geological Society Guidebook, 9 p.
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Shelton, John W., 1968. Role of Contemporaneous
Faulting During Basinal Subsidence: American
Association of Petroleum Geologists, Bulletin, v. 52,
no. 3, p. 399-41 3.
TS Teutsch, John, 19, Controlsand Remedies for GroundWater Caused Land Subsidence. Houston Law Review.
Vol. 6: 283.
NT Van Siclen, D. C., 1967. The Houston Fault Problem:
Institute of Professional Geologists, Texas Section, 3rd
Annual Meeting, Proceedings, p. 9-31.
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Van Siclen, D. C., 1972. Reply: The Houston Fault
Problem: Association of Engineering Geologists,
Bulletin, v. 9, no. 1, p. 69-77.
NT Van Siclen, DeWitt C., 1981. Land Development and
Fault Investigations in the Houston, Texas Area in
Houston Area Environmental Geology: Surface Faulting,
Ground Subsidence, Hazard Liability. Houston Geological Society, p. 1-12.
NT Verbeek, Earl R. and Clanton, Uel S., 1978. Map
showing Surface Faults in the Southeastern Houston
Metropolitan Area, Texas. U S . Geological Survey Open
File Report 78-797, 1978.
NT Verbeek, Earl R. and Clanton, Uel S., 1979. Clodine
Fault, Southwestern Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas.
U.S. Geological Survey, Open File Report 79-947.
NT Verbeek, Earl R., and Clanton, UeI S., 1981. Historically Active Faults of the Houston Metropolitan Area,
Texas. In: Houston Area Environmental Geology:
Surface Faulting, Ground Subsidence, Hazard Liability.
Houston Geological Society, p. 28-69.
NTS Weaver, Paul and Sheets, Martin M., 1962. Active
Faults, Subsidence and Foundation Problems in the
Houston, Texas, Area in Rainwater, E. H. and R. P.
Zingula, Editors, Geology of the Gulf Coast and Central
Texas: Houston Geological Society, Field Trip, Guidebook, p. 254-265.
Woodward-Lundgren and Associates, 1974.
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Detection and Evaluation of Differential Surface
Displacement i n the Texas Gulf Coast Region: Houston,
Texas. Report for Brown and Root, Inc., Unpaginated.
Yerkes, R. F. and Castle, R. 0.. 1970. Surface
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Deformation Associated with Oil and Gas Field Operations in the United States (with discussion) in Publication no. 88, v. 1, p. 55-66. Land SubsidenceAffaissement du sol, Tokyo Symposium, Proceedings,
International Association of Scientific HydrologyUnesco, Gentbrugge, Paris. (Fondren Library, Rice
University, Houston, Texas).
Additional References
Folders located in the Houston Public Library, 5 0 0
McKinney, Houston, Texas:
1.
2.
3.
Houston Subsidence - The Texas and Local History
Department
~ o k t o nGeology - Faulting - The Texas and Local
flstory Department
Subsidence - Science and Technology Library
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HESEMAN CONT'D.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY NEWS
These folders contain newspaper clippings and some
articles on subsidence and faulting.
Subsidence Update. The @i-Monthly Newsletter of the
Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District, 1 7 3 0 NASA
Road 1, Building 11. Houston, Texas 77058. Phone 333-4939.
v. 1, no. 1, May 1977 + located i n t h e Texas and Local History
Department.
Periodically w e w i l l list programs, conferences and other
sources of information which address issues pertaining to
environmental/urban/engineering geology. The following
items have come to the attention of the Environmental
Committee as of October:
ECO-BURNOUT: HOUSTON? ran for 7 Sundays i n
September and October at 5 p m on Channel 8. The programs
are an excellent source of information regarding major
environmental issues of the Houston area and the local
officials and groups involved. A t present, KUHT does not plan
to rerun the series. The producers have informed us, however,
that viewer response w i l l determine if the series will be rerun,
and at a more prime time. To make this request, call the
producers: Andy Shactell or Joe Williams at 749-2304.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency public hearing
on the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) Stouffer's Greenway Plaza Hotel, September 30th.
HGS Environmental Committee members were present at the
hearing and are preparing a synopsis of the proceedings.
Seminar sponsored by the Southeast Section,
A s s o c i a t i o n of E n g i n e e r i n g G e o l o g i s t s : "Geologic
Implications of Hazardous Waste Disposal" held
September 17. 1982, Atlanta, GA. For meeting data or
proceedings contact seminar chairman, Joe Drumheller, Law
Engineering Testing Co., P.O. Box 13260, Atlanta, GA 30324.
(404) 873-4761.
Mailing list for information on municipal solid
waste management, i n c l u d i n g r e s o u r c e recovery,
hazardous waste, laws and regulations, and technical
assistance; also notifies of pertinent hearings and seminars:
Texas Dept. of Health, Division of Solid Waste Management,
1 1 0 0 W . 4 9 t h St., Austin, TX 78756.
International Symposium on Remote Sensing of
Environment, Second Thematic Conference-Remote
Sensing for Exploration Geology: December 6-10, Fort Worth,
TX. Contact: Dr. Ken Morgan, Texas Christian University
Department of Geology ( 8 1 7 ) 9 2 1 - 7 2 7 0 . (Additional
information in the October Bulletin, page 6).
Brochure and background report on the role of
satellite-generated data in gathering geological
information. Offered free of charge by The Geosat
Committee, Inc., 1 5 3 Kearny Street, Suite 209, San Francisco,
California 94108, (41 5) 981 -6265.
If you have information to be listed in this service, please
contact Diana Dale at 965-1966.
Acknowledgements
W e would like to thank Woodward-Clyde Consultants for
providing access to their files and for allowing Kathy Moore t o
type the many drafts of this publication. W e would also like to
thank Bob Valentine for his time and effort.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
This year the Environmental Committeeplansa number of
information dissemination services in addition to research o n
several topics of particular environmental concern.
The Committee has begun to contact other environmental
organizations in the Houston area to explore possibilities for
future cooperation and information exchange. Descriptions of
these other environmental g r o u p w i l l appear i n a later issue
of t h e Bulletin. Representatives of the Environmental
Committee w i l l be attending and reporting on Houston area
conferences o n environmental topics. Calendar events and
sources of information pertinent to environmental geo!ogy w i l l
be reported in the Bulletin as an ongoing service.
The Committee also plans to cooperate w i t h the
Academic, Exhibits, and Publications committees i n preparing
presentations for local schools and science fairs.
Interest for Committee research projects currently
centers around the related issues of urban waste control and
hydrogeology as it pertains to water quality and demand.
These topics have received considerable attention recently (cf.
GSA News andlnformation, August 1982) and w i l l be coming
t o a focus this fall i n four Environmental Protection Agency
public hearings to be held i n Washington D.C., San Francisco,
Chicago, and Houston. The HGS Environmental Committee
w i l l be represented at the Houston hearing, and the meeting
proceedings w i l l help t o determine the direction of committee
projects.
The Environmental Committee is still i n the process of
formation. If you are interested i n participating, contact Diana
Dale at 965-1966.
ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS
MEETING: NOVEMBER 16,1982
The Association of Women Geoscientists invites all
interested persons to attend their next dinner meeting. The
speaker and topic w i l l be:
DR. CAROL C. COSSUM
"WOMEN AND MEN:
COLLEAGUES IN THE WORK PLACE''
at the Briar Club, corner of Westheimer and Timmons Lane.
Cocktails at 5 : 3 0
$10.50-Members
$1 2 . 5 0 Non-Members
Speaker at 7:30
R.S.V.P. J o a n Sarah-Foster 9 3 2 - 7 1 8 3 by
November 12, Noon. A l l no shows and late cancellations
w i l l be financially responsible for the cost of dinner.
Dinner at 6:30
HGS PIPELINE
The HGS Bulletin will consider publishing letters to the
editor i n a n e w opinion column calledthe HGS Pipeline. This
is your chance to raise issues, express views, and share
perspectives w i t h your fellow members. Lettersshould be less
than 5 0 0 words and should address topics of technical or
professional interest. Space limitations require selectivity,
thus it may not be possible to print all letters. W e shall,
however, attempt to print a representative sampling of the
opinions w h i c h are submitted.
Send your letter to:
Editoral Staff
c / o Cynthia Shauer Langstaff
691 6 Ashcroft
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REVIEW OF EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
Middle Texas Gulf Coast
In the southeastern states including the Texas Gulf Coast,
the number of exploratory tests completed decreased from
2 5 8 in August, 1981 t o 238 during August, 1982. Total wells
completed i n the United States during August increased from
6 4 3 4 i n 1981 to 6512 in 1982. The domestic rig count
decreased to 2 4 9 9 i n mid-September w i t h Texas and
Louisiana showing a slight increase.
Some of the interesting tests presently active i n the area
are as follows:
TXO Production has staked a 12,000' lower Wilcox test
i n DeWitt County. The test is a southeast extension t o Cuero
S. Field w i t h well-developed Wilcox sands anticipated below
10,800'. The proposed location i s o n the northwest flankof the
Irish Creek Field structure.
Primary Fuels has announced a 10,000' Austin Chalk
test i n Karnes County. The test is located 2 - 1 / 4 miles
northwest of Edwards limestone production at Davy Field. The
Austin Chalk appears to be fairly tight but the possible
fracturing associated w i t h the Karnes Trough faulting may
enhance the reservoir quality. Only regional southeast dip is
apparent o n the base of Austin Chalk.
Haypec Oil & Gas has staked a 6,900' Frio-Vicksburg
test located 2 miles west-northwest of Frio oil production at
North Pasture Field i n San Patricio County. Reservoir
quality Frio sands should be encountered from approximately
6,200' to T.D. The test is interpreted t o be o n thesouth flankof
a faulted structural anomaly at the Marg.-Tex. horizon.
Inca Oil has completed their #1 Wilkerson asaYegua gas
discovery 1-1/ 2 miles east-southeast of Dallas Husky Field i n
Goliad County. The n e w discovery flowed at the rate of 5 5 9
MCFGPD from Yegua sand perforations 4,757'-60'.
In DeWitt County one mile northeast of East
Cottonwood Creek Field, B.D.K. Production has completed
their #1 Gohmert from Wilcox sand perforations 7,605'-09'
for IPF 8 9 BOPD.
A Vicksburg gas discovery has been completed by M a y
Petroleum 2 milessouthof Yougeen Field in BeeCounty. The
n e w discovery had an IPF of 1.037 MCFGPDfrom perforations
3.81 1'-13'.
OFFSHORE GULF COAST
Oxy Petroleum has proposed a 15,000' Miocene test o n
Ship Shoal Block 78. The well will test a 5 0 0 0 acre tract about
8 miles southeast of Block 3 2 Miocene Field (which produces
from the Miocene).
O n M a i n Pass Block 64, Howell Petroleum has completed
a Miocene discovery 3 miles north of M a i n Pass Block69field.
The well flowed 8 0 5 BOPD and 315 MCFGPD from
perforations 7357'-7375'.
ONSHORE GULF COAST
Lower Texas Coast
In the Lower Texas District 4 area of Hidalgo County,
Tana Oil & Gas Corp. plans to drill a 10,7CO'Vicksburg test at
their # 1 Hamman Ranch. The test is 1-1/ 4 milessouthwest of
Frio and Vicksburg production at Monte Cristo Field where
massive Vicksburg channel sands have been logged at depths
of 12,000'. The test appears to be o n the north flank of a large
faulted domal feature.
Webb County is the site of the G.H.R. Corp. #A-2
Benavides, a 12,500' lower Wilcox test. The test is 2 miles
southeast of lower Wilcox gas production at La Rosita Field
where thin and "titer' lower Wilcox sands are present. Only
regional east dip is indicated at the upper Wilcox level, but
other interpretations are possible due t o the complex
structural and stratigraphic conditions i n the lower Wilcox.
Also in Webb County, G.H.R. has staked their #C-1 Arco,
a 12,700' Wilcox test 2 miles northeast of Wilcox gas
production at Barnsley Field. Fairly well-developed upper
Wilcox sands are present i n this area to about 6900f, but the
lower Wilcox sand development is speculative since the
electric logs o n nearby deep tests have not been released. A t
the Carrizo level only regional east dip is apparent w i t h
alternate interpretations probable at the deeper lower Wilcox
depth.
In Jim Hogg County, Edwin L. Cox has completed the #1
Martinez as a Wilcox gas discovery. The n e w discovery is 4
miles east of Thompsonville Field and was completed through
perforations 12,304'-12,347' for IPF 2 8 MCFGPD.
Another Wilcox discovery has been completed i n Webb
County at the Hanson Minerals #1 Aviators located about
1 / 4 mile southeast of Davis Field. George Buck is the
designated field name and the IPF was 1,675 MCFGPD
through perforations 8,672'-8,692'.
Harkins & Co. have completed their #1 Miller Ranch as a
Queen City discovery in Duval County. The n e w discovery
is located one mile northwest of South Crestonia Field and was
completed through perforations 8,921'-67' for IPF 6 4 0
MCFGPD plus 1 3 BCPD.
The discovery well for Pasadigo Field i n Kenedy County
is the Exxon # 3 Kenedy located 4 miles southeast of East
Sarita Field. Completion is in Frio sand perforations 14,522'14,538' for IPF 4 1 0 MCFGPD plus 2 2 BCPD.
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Upper Texas Gulf Coast
Placid has permitted a 15,000' Midway test 2-1 / 2 miles
south of the recent Midway discovery at Catspring i n Austin
County. This is also i n the area where Placid has drilled t w o
deep Woodbine tests to 22,286' and 24.21 2'. The Midway
sands were t h i n and fairly well developed at the Catspring
discovery, but the deep structural conditionsare unknown due
to lack of subsurface control.
Roy R. Gardner has staked location for an 11,500' Frio
test 2 - 1 / 2 miles northwest of Bonney Field i n Brazoria
County. Massive Frio sands were encountered i n nearby
tests from 7,000' to 9,400' and thin-bedded lower Frio sands
may be present down to the proposed T.D. Structurally, the
proposed test is on a south-plunging structural nose at the
Nodosaria mapping horizon.
Ladd Petroleum has completed their #1 Shean as a n e w
field discovery i n Liberty County. The well was completed
through Yegua sand perforations 7,697'-7,702' for IPF 2 1 4
BOPD and 1 9 3 MCFGPD. The n e w discovery is located 5 miles
west-northwest of Neal Hill Field.
South Louisiana
In Vermilion Parish, McMoran has staked the #1
Broussard, a 19,000' Frio test located 1 / 2 mile southsouthwest of Frio production at Riceville Field. No comparable
deep tests have been drilled i n the area, but the operator is
probably attempting to find production from the deeperMarg. Tex. sands w i t h entrapment associated w i t h the deepfaulting.
Tenneco has scheduled a 15,500' lower Wilcox test 3 / 4
mile northwest of the recent Wilcoxdiscovery at Quinton Feild.
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could also be w e l l developed. A t the Base Massive Anhydrite
level t h e test appears t o be o n the south flank of a large domal
anomaly associated regionally w i t h t h e Sabine Uplift.
Also i n Sabine Parish, Exxon has staked location for
their # I BoiseSouthern, a 17,500'Smackovertest. A n upper
Cotton Valley section similar t o t h a t described aboveshould be
encountered at t h e Exxon test and, in addition, t h e dense
bssinal carbonates of the Haynesville-Smackover should
also be penetrated. This test is also located on t h e Sabine Uplift
w i t h local structural conditions unknown due t o lack of deep
subsurface control.
The Pointe Coupee Parish test should penetrate t h e
potential M i d w a y sands and Austin Chalk i n addition t o t h e
lower Wilcox sands. The structural relationship is unknown i n
t h e immediate area; however, the n e w test appears t o b e
regionally updip from the discovery well.
Delta Drilling is planning a 16,700' Camerina "A" test i n
lberville Parish, Southeast Louisiana. The test is 2-1/3
miles north of Bay Natchez Field where the upper and lower
Miocene sands are fairly w e l l developed. A t t h e Marp ''A"
horizon t h e proposed test is located on south dipping beas on
t h e downthrown side of a n east-west trending fault.
I n Lafourche Parish, McCormick Operating Co. has
staked a 13,000' Miocene-Harang test at their #1 Chauvin
Estate. Sand conditions are very erratic i n the Harang
Embayment, but probably reservoir quality sands w i l l be
present. A t the Cristellaria I horizon, t h e test is o n southdipping beds o n t h e west side of a down-to-the-west fault.
Mississippi
- Alabama
In t h e South Mississippi Basin, South Louisiana Prod. Co.
has permitted a 23,000' Smackover test on the northeast
flank of Ansley Field i n Hancock County, Miss. The #1
International Paper 5-10 w i l l be drilled on t h e south e n d of the
Hancock County High w i t h the Smackover facies being fairly
speculative but probably in a basinal environment.
Mob11Oil continues totest the extent of their deepMobile
Bay discovery i n Alabamawhere the second of four appraisal
wells has been tested w i t h a n IPF of 10.5 MMCFGPD. The
perforated zones were in the Norphlet from 20,904'-20,912'
and 20,917'-919'. The n e w w e l l is about 2-11'2 miles
southeast of Mobil's original discovery well.
MESOZOIC TREND
East Texas
In t h e East Texas Basin, TXO Production has completed
their # I Newsome "A" i n Smith County as a Cotton Valley
gas discovery. The n e w discovery is 1-1/2 miles southwest of
Good Omen Field. Completion w a s from perforations 11,664'11,892' for IPF 81 9 MCFGPD. The n e w well is o n t h e west
flank of the Sabine Uplift w i t h no apparent local structural
anomaly.
Another Cotton Valley discovery o n t h e west flank of the
Sabine Uplift i n Gregg County has been completed by Sesco
Prod. at their #1 Mitchell. The n e w Cotton Valley Lime
discovery is about one mile southwest of Cotton Valley sand
production at Greenville Northwest Field and has been
completed from perforations 1 1,912'-12,086' for IPF 1,661
MCFGPD.
I n the old East Texas Woodbine Field of Rusk County,
Triple J Investments has completed their # I Fair as a n e w
Pettet oil discovery. Completion w a s for IPF 295 BOPD plus
21 6 MCFGPD from perforations 7,719'-23'. Pettet production
i n this area is primarily stratigraphically controlled.
Pitts Oil & Gas Co. has completed a Travis Peak gas
discovery 3 miles southwest of Supron Field i n Leon County.
Completion was from perforations 9,394'-9,424' w i t h an IPF
of 1,659 MCFGPD.
Kaiser Oil has a n e w Smackover gas-condensate
discovery at their #1 Glass i n Cass County. The n e w field
discovery is 6-1 /2 miles south of Bloomburg Field and was
completed through Smackover perforations 10,946'-66' for
IPF 2,050 MCFGPD plus 50 BCPD. the Smackover carbonate
section is fairly well developed i n this area and entrapment is
probably associated w i t h a deep-seated basement structure.
Also i n Cass County, Samedan Oil has completed a
Rodessa oil discovery. The n e w discovery is i n one of the
undeveloped parts of t h e old Rodessa Field, where production
from t h e numerous pay zones has been prolific. The n e w
producer flowed 192 BOPD plus 250 MCFGPD f r o m
perforations 6,052'-6,064'. Several offsets have been staked
or are drilling in t h e area.
R . D. Miller
Geomap Company
GULF COAST CLASTIC DEPOSITIONAL
SYSTEMS FIELD COURSE
MARCH 7-12.1983
-
A modern clastics field and lecture course on the Gulf
Coast w i l l be conducted for members of t h e HGS o n March 712, 1983. The itinerary w i l l cover t h e following sites: Padre
Island, Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay and Cavallo Pass,
Guadaloupe Delta, and Colorado-Brazos Rivers and Deltas.
Daily orientation lectures, a n overflight, on-site coring, and
various visual aids w i l l be integrated i n t o t h e itinerary. Five full
days w i l l be spent i n t h e field preceded by a general session the
evening of March 6. Special emphasis w i l l be placed on
comparisons of these modern settings w i t h equivalent
hydrocarbon-producing units i n the Gulf Coast and other
basins.
Price: $1 200.00 per person, includes breakfasts, lunches,
one banquet, transportation while o n course(including
overflight) and all course materials.
Limit: 50 people. (Will separate into t w o groups.)
To Register: Send a deposit check of $200.00 no later than
Feb. 1, 1983 to:
Gulf Coast Field Trip
691 6 Ashcroft
Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713) 771 -8315
The balance isdueFeb. 14,1983, w i t h nocancellations (substitutions okay) after this date.
North Louisiana
In Sabine Parish, Texaco has announced a 12,500'
Cotton Valley test. The Zwolle Field deeper pool test should
encounter some tight upper Cotton Valley sands as w e l l as a
fairly w e l l developed carbonate zone which is possibly
equivalent t o t h e W i n n limestone. The Knowles limestone
For Additional Information: Roxana Herrera
D o w Chemical, Oil & Gas
(713) 978-3814
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THIRD ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
THE JURASSIC OF THE GULF RIM
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 28 - December 1, 1982
Registration Information
The Gulf Coast Section of SEPM invites your participation in a Research Conference on The Jurassic of the Gulf Rim. The
Conference will be held November 28 through December 1, 1982, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Baton Rouge Hilton Hotel.
The program will include approximately 20 papers presented during 2% days of technical sessions, and one evening session
will be devoted to a core workshop. The workshopon classic Jurassic cores from the circum-Gulf area will be given twice. Technical
papers will include:
Studies of the Jurassic of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama
Seismic stratigraphy
Porosity development and reservoir characteristics
Regional lithostratigraphy
Depositional systems and their influence on salt tectonics
Subsidence and temperature histories
Regional carbonate facies
Depositional models and reef building organisms
Plus field studies, paleontology, diagenesis, brine chemistry
Registration Fee:
The registration fee for the Conference is $100.00 and includes 1. admission to all technical sessions,
2. admission to one evening core workshop, 3. the welcoming reception on Sunday, November 28,
4. two lunches. 5. a cocktail-buffet after the core workshop, and 6. copies of meeting papers. Generous
contributions from sponsors of the Conference permit the Section t o offer a special registration fee of
$25.00 for students.
To qualify for the special fee, please provide the information requested on the registration form and ask
the chairman of the department in which you are a student toverify your student status by signing in the
appropriate place. The number of student registrations is limited, and requests for the special rate must
be honored on a first come-first served basis only. The special student fee entitles the student registrant
to all of the items listed under Registration Fee of this notice.
Housing:
All events will be held in the Baton Rouge Hilton Hotel where a large block of rooms has been reserved
at a special rate for the participants i n the Conference. Each registrant is responsiblefor making his own
room reservation by mailing to the Baton Rouge Hilton the Hotel Reservation Form on the next
page. You must use this cut-out form in order to qualify for the special group rate, and the
form must be received by the hotel by November 14, 1982.
Transportation:
Baton Rouge (Ryan Airport) is served by Delta, American, Texas International, Royale and Hammond
Airways. The Baton Rouge Hilton is about a 25 minute taxi ride from Ryan Airport and the Hilton provides
free transportation to and from the airport for registered guests. The Baton Rouge Hilton is located at
Corporate Square (5500 Hilton Avenue) near Interstate 1 0 and 12.
The Conference will be limited to 300 registrants, and registration forms w i l l be processed on afirstcome-first sewed basis. In
the event the Conference is fully subscribed at the time the Section receives your registration, you will be notified immediately and
automatically placed on a waiting list as an alternate.
Registration forms and fees must be received by November 14, 1982
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GULF COAST SECTION - SEPM THIRD ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
November 28 - December 1, 1982
HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
THE BATON ROUGE HILTON
5 5 0 0 Hilton Ave., Baton Rouge, La. 70808
Phone: (504) 924-5000
Attention: Reservations
Name
(please print carefully)
Address
City
State
Telephone Area Code (
Zip
)
Departure
Special Research Conference Rates: Circle Accommodation Desired:
Single - $57.00: Double - $66.00: Parlor and one bedroom - $1 50.00
Parlor and t w o bedrooms - $300.00. All plus tax.
These rates prevail until November 14, 1982. After this date reservations w i l l be at regular Hilton rates.
Reservations not held until after 6 P.M. unless guaranteed by
American Express
Advanced Deposit 0
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Name
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Street
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If you are applying for Special Student Registration Fee, check
Phone
and complete the student information requested below.
Thecore workshop w i l l be offered both Monday, November 2 9 and Thursday, November 30. One half of the registrants w i l l be
assigned t o each workshop i n order to give everyone maximum access to the material presented. Please indicate your preference
below. W e will assign you to the session of your choice, if possible.
Monday core workshop
Tuesday core workshop
No preference
Registration Fee $100.00 (Special Student Fee $25.00)
Registration Deadline: November 14, 1982
ADVANCE REGISTRATION ONLY
There w i l l be n o provisions for registration at the Conference
Enclose check or money order payable to:
Gulf Coast Section
- SEPM
and return w i t h this form to:
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Shell Offshore, Inc.
P. 0 . Box 61 9 3 3
N e w Orleans, Louisiana 701 61
(504) 588-4351
Student Information:
Name of College or University
Signature of your Department Chairman
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IN THE OTHER SOCIETIES
Northside - Mariott Greenspoint. Social hour at 5:15 pm
and dinner at 6:15 pm. Call Kathy Gough at 972-1749.
Westside - La Hacienda De Las Morales. Social hour at
5:15 pm and dinner at 6:15 pm. Call Margie McAfee at
972-6972.
The Society of Petroleum Engineers of AlME holds
several meetings each month. Call Pam Burgeat 462-8882 for
information and reservations for all meetings.
Downtown - Second Thursday of each month, Whitehall
Hotel. Social period at 1 1:30 am and lunch at 12:00 noon.
Northside - Second Thursday of each month, Mariott
Greenspoint. Social period at 6:30 pm and dinner at
7:15 pm.
Westside - Second Wednesday of each month,
Sheraton-Town and Country. Social period at 11 :30 am
and lunch at 11 :45 am.
Reservoir Study Group - Fourth Thursday of each
month, Downtown Holiday Inn, 1 1:30 am.
Production Operations Study Group - Fourth
Wednesday of each month, Americana Motor Inn, 3300
Southwest Fwy., 11:30 am to 1.00 pm.
Drilling Study Group - Second Tuesday of each month.
Meeting locations vary.
As an aid in providing HGS members with news of other
earth science societies, the Bulletin is publishing information
on local meetings of interest.
The Geophysical Society of Houston (GSH) has a
luncheon meeting on the third Monday of each month. The
meeting is held at the Greenway Stouffer Hotel with a social
period at 11:30 am and a 12:OO noon meeting. Dr. Milo M.
Backus will speak on "Reflection Seismograms in the Gulf
Coast" at the November 15 meeting. Call 771 -8330 for
reservations.
The Society of Independent Professional Earth
Scientists [SIPES) has a luncheon meeting on the third
Thursday of each month. The meeting is held at the Petroleum
Club with a social period at 11:30am and the meeting at 12:OO
noon. Contact Robert L. Smith at 659-7837 for additional
information.
The Society of Professional Well Log Analysts
(SPWLA) meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
Reservations are required by 2 pm on the preceeding Friday.
On November 16, meetings will be held at three separate
locations:
Downtown - Meridien Hotel. Social ~ e r i o dat 11 :15 am
and lunch at 12:OO noon. Call Janet ~ i n t n eat
r 780-4545.
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HGS PAST PRESIDENTS'
LUNCHEON
Past presidents of the Houston Geological Society met for their fifteenth annual luncheon on September 15 at the Houston
Petroleum Club. The event, hosted byWiliiam F. Bishop (1981-82), was attended by 23 past presidents and by the current president.
The attendees asked questions and made suggestions regarding HGS plans for the year.
Front Row, left to right: Ben Simmons (president 1962-63), Ralph Cantrell (1951), George /-jardin (1961-62), Peggy Rice
(1982-83), Hillord Hin~on (1964-65), Ben Carsey (1965-66), lony Reso (1975-76), Jack Colle (1954). Back Row, left to right: Ben
Sorrell (1973-74), Fred Schall (1969-70), Jim Lewis (1968-69), Mac Newby (1971-72), Jeff Morris (1978-79), Orville Lundstrom
(1963-64), Aubrey Rabensburg (1957), John Amoruso(1972-73), BillGorman (1960-61), Dean Grafton (1977-78), Charley Sample
(1947), Fred Smith (1967-68), Ray Lewis (1952), Chester Baird (1980-81), Bill Bishop (1981-82), Bob Rieke (1950).
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ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
DORN, STUART R.
Sales Representative
Stratagraph Inc.
P.O. Box 53848
Lafayette, Louisiana 70505
232-5510
NEW ACTIVE MEMBERS
BARNETT,JOHN W.
Development Geologist
Damson Oil Corp.
P.O. Box 4391
583-3333
BROWN, JAMES E.
Division Geologist
Tenneco Oil Co.
P.O. Box 2888
757-4334
16730 Hedgecroft #306
448-1371
ELLINGHAUSEN, ROBERTH.
Geologist
American Exploration Co.
Texas Commerce Tower #3650
237-0800
BEEBE, LEWIS E.
Sr. Exploration Geologist
Conoco, Inc.
P.O. Box 2197
965-2418
CASKIE, ROBERTA.
District Geologist
Callon Petroleum Co.
1010 Lamar #545
757-1711
DAVIS, PAULA L.
Geophysicist
Cities Service Co.
P.O. Box 27570
850-6323
GRAY, L. H.
Manager of Geology
Cenergy Exploration
2100 W. Loop S. #1410
960-B12B
BENNETT,DEBORAH W.
Geologist
Cities Service Co.
P.O. Box 27570
850-6366
CASTLE, JAMES W.
Development Geologist
Chevron Services CO.
P.O. Box 36487
Houston, Tex"s 77036
780-4545
DUGGAN II, PHILIP V.
17703 Loring Ln.
Spring, Texas 77373
353-0095
GRIFFITY,CHRISTINE M.
Exploration Geologist
Shell Oil Co.
P.O. Box 576
870-2557
BOYD, JOHN B.
Sr. Geologist
Chevron Services CO.
P.O. Box 36487
780-4545
CORNELIUS, HOWARD E.
Geophysicist
Amoco Production Co.
P.O. Box 3092
652-5222
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DAVIDSON, MARY L.
Geologist
Robertson Research U.S. Inc.
EL-DADAH, GHAZI
Geologist
Enserch Exploration Inc.
5100 Westheimer #400
626-5700
Houston
HADLEY, DAVID G.
Geologist
Gulf Oil Expi. & Prod. Co.
P.O. Box 1635
754-7959
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1982
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COVER PHOTO
A: Well-developed porosity in ooid grainstone from the Pleistocene Miami Oolite. The porosity, appearing black in this thin
section photomicrograph under cross-polorized light, is a combination of secondary oomoldic and remnant interparticle. The lightcolored chains, outlining the sites of former ooids, are fresh water cements that incompletely filled the primary porosity. Note the
quartz grains that served as nuclei within former ooidsand survived the subsequent solution. Each ooid isabout one-half millimeter
across.
B: Well-developed secondary oomoldic porosity in ooid grainstone from the Pleistocene Miami Oolite. The porosity, appearing
white in this thin section photomicrograph under plane-polarized light, is not interconnected. Fresh water cements form the grayish
crystal mosaic that has almost completely filled the primary interparticle porosity. Each ooid is about one-half millimeter across.
Photos are courtesy of Paul M. (Mitch) Harris, Houston Technical Center, Gulf Oil Exploration and Production Company,
Houston, Texas.
NEW MEMBERS (CONT'D)
HELMS. FREDERICK W.
Staff Geologist
Exploration Logging-USA
10627 Kinghurn Dr.
495-9480
OGLESBY, CHRIS A.
Staff Geologist
Felmont Oil Corp.
12600 Northborough#I70
537-9741
ROSS, CHARLES A.
Staff Geologist
Gulf Oil Expl. & Prod. Co.
P.O. Box 36506
Houston. Texas 77236
754-0150
TAYLOR. ROBERT N.
V. P. - Intl. New Ventures
P.O. Box 2100
Houston,Texas 77252
754-1256
HOOKER, GREGORY D.
Geologist
Richard A. Hooker Geol. Con.
Bank of The Southwest #I529
659-7802
OLSON, STEVEN G.
Sr. Geologist
Cities Service Co.
P.O.Box 642
683-2101
SMITH. BARRY E.
Geophysical Technician
Western Geophysical
P.O. Box 2489
789-9600
VANCE, LAUREL A.
Geologist
Superior Oil Co.
P.O.Box 4100
Woodlands. Texas 77380
363-8100
KIESTER. SCOTT A.
Petroleum Geologist
Conoco Inc.
P.O. Box 2197 U1434
985-2994
PETERS, KAREN K.
Geologist
Tennessee Gas Pipline Co.
P.O. Box 251 1
757-2425
SMITH. CHARLES C.
Sr. Spec-Bioatretigrapher
Tenneco Oil Expl. & Prod.
P.O. Box 2888
757-4336
VAUGHT, RICHARD M.
Production Geologist
Mobil Prod. Tex. & New Mex.
9 Greenway Plaza U2700
871-5000
MALECKI. THOMAS R.
Geologist
P.O. Box 1635
754-7725
PIRER, MICHAEL G.
Vice Resident-GulfCoast
Hilliard Oil & Gas Inc.
1035 Dairy Ashford U240
496-4930
SPENCER, LANA M.
Geologist II
Cities Service Co.
P.O. A8ox 642
683-2163
WAGNER, GARY S.
Geological Technician
Lear Petroleum Corp.
2202 Timberloch U200
Woodlands. Texas 77380
367-8250
MILEY, CHRISTOPHER M.
Exploration Scout
Arco Exploration Co.
P.O. Box 1346
985-6325
REED, ROY E.
Geologist
Geny Oil Co.
5177 RichmondAve.
552-3500
SQUIRES. ELlCHlA A.
Associate Geologist
Getw Oil Co.
5177 Richmond Ave. ti9000
552-3500
WEBB. JENNIE LEE
Geolog~caA
l ssistant
Cecil V. Gagen & Assoc.
4141 Southwest Frwy U340
960-0793
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Exploration Geophysicist
Exxon Company USA
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