HGS Bulletin Volume 10 No.8 (April 1968) · from a very busy schedule to give us a resume of their activities, but in the meantime here are a few of their recent contributions. At

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HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Volume 10, No. 8

April, 1%8

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1967-1968 OFFICERS

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred L . Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 55757 1st Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . James 0 . Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . CA 7-2060 2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred M Schall. Jr . . . . . . . . . . CA 2-9481 Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John B . Williams . . . . . . . . . . CA 4-7961 Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin M . Cassidy . . . . . . . . CA 7-437 1

EXECUTIVE COMMriTEEMEN George E . Carver. Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 555 1 1 Floyd B . Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 7-5261 Hal H . By bee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA51511 Lewis J . Hubka. Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 5551 1 Jesse L . George. Jr.. Ex Officio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 80815

COMMIITEE CHAIRMEN Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James W . Roach . . . . . . . . . . CA 5081 1 Distribution & Publication . . . . . . . G . Jack Fischer . . . . . . . . . . CA 4-981 1 Technical Program . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry 3'. Keplinger . . . . . . . . CA 7-3127 Awards & Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Shirley Broussard . . . J A 8 4 14 1 Research & Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel H . Ho ro witz . . . . . . . . NA 2-4222 H.G.S. Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . John L . Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 2-2526 Personnel Placement . . . . . . . . . . . George Sealy . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 1-3312 Remembrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royce E . Owlline . . . . . . . . . . RI 81266 Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth L . Harkins . . . . . . . . CA 1-3351 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy M . Thompson . . . . . . CA 49811 A.A.P.G. Membership . . . . . . . . . . James A . Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . CA 3-1618 Ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C . E . Trowbridge . . . . . . . . . . CA 7-7804 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James T . Goodwyn. Jr . . . . . . CA 88741 Exhibits-G.C.A.G. S .

& A.A.P.G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mac Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . CA 3-4033 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carleton D . Speed . Jr . . . . . . . CA 4-2523 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barkley Souders . . . . . . . . . . . 524-747 1

. . . . . . . . . . Boy Scout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clyde G Beckwith CA 5151 1 Field Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W . A . Atlee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 1-2657

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

Submarine Geology a n d Advisor to Museum of Natural Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Geis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 5 1396

Special Publications for Geology of Deltas . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Shirley Broussard . . . . J A 84141

AAPG Continuing Education Ceordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt C . Van Siclen . . . . . . . . 7486600

REPRESENTATIVES G.C.A.G.S. Representative . . . . . . . Raymond E . Fairchild . . . . . . . 2248991

Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold E . Voigt . . . . . . . . . . . CA 4 5 11 1 A . A.P.G. Group Insurance . . . . . . . John Bremsteller . . . . . . . . . . PR 4 3 188

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VOLUME 10 THIS MONTH

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Meeting Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

Pres ident ' s Corner ................... Page 3

............. Items f rom Edi tor ' s Desk .Page 4

Speaker 's Abstract ................... .Page 5

Committee Reports (Candidates) ....... Page 6

News of Members .................... Page12

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Geo Science Notes ................... Page21

News of AAPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 22

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MEETING NOTICE

DINNER MEETING Apri l 8, 1968

Place: 10th F loor , Houston Club Building

Time : Cocktails - - 5:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M.

Dinner - - 6:00 P. M. to 7:00 P. M.

Cost: $4.10 plus $1.00 per drink.

Speaker: Dr. P a r k e A. Dickey, Head of Ea r th Science Dept., University of Tulsa

Subject: "Geological Significance of Abnormal P r e s s u r e s in Deep Oil and Gas Wells"

Dr. Dickey received his Degrees in Geology f r o m Johns Hopkins University with his Ph. D being granted in 1932. F r o m 1932 to 1938 he was a field geologist in Colombia South America. In 1938 he returned to the United States and spent four yea r s with the Pennsylvania Geolo- gical Survey and s u b s e q u e n t 1 y two yea r s e a c h with F o r e s t Oil and Quaker State Oil. F r o m 1946-58 Dr. Dickey was i n charge of Geolo- gical R e s e a r c h for Ca r t e r Oil Company i n Tulsa, Oklahoma. F r o m 1958-60 he was Supervisor of the Exploration sect ion of Creole Pe t ro - leum Company in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and the following year Man- a g e r of the Geological Division of Je rsey Production Research Compa- ny. Since 1961 he has been P ro fe s so r of Geology and Head of the Ear th Sciences Department a t the University of Tulsa.

E. H. RAINWATER TO BE HONORED AT JUNE MEETING

The Awards and Loan Committee i s pleased to announce that the Society will present a n honorary life membersh ip to E. H. Rainwater a t the June 10th meeting for his outstanding contributions to the Society. We s incere ly hope that a l l of Rainy's fr iends will attend to personal ly congratulate him.

This will be the annual Ladies ' Night meeting and one of Houston's most sought-after and entertaining af ter-dinner s p e a k e r s , Reverend William P. (Bill) Deatherage, will be the guest speaker .

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

Your Society i s busy in many ways and it i s a continuing problem to k e e p you properly and completely informed. A t t e n d a n c e at our general m e e t i n g s i s such that we can r e a c h only a relatively small percentage, so we attempt to cover our various activities, etc. , in the Bulletin. This i s not always a s complete and thorough a s we would like but we a r e dependent on numerous members for this information and we keep trying. Hopefully you will take the brief time necessary to keep abreas t of your Society's activities by reading the Bulletin. And please do not hesitate to voice your opinion concerning any matter . We sin- cerely welcome your cri t icisms and suggestions. It i s one way that everyone can help in building a better and more effective Society, not only for our membership, but for our profession a s well.

One of the most heartwarming and commendable services being performed by our Society i s t h e work being done by our Academic Liasion Committee headed by Robert S. Dollison of the Pan American Petroleum Corporation. I a m hoping that Bob can find the time soon f rom a very busy schedule to give us a resume of their activities, but in the meantime here a r e a few of their recent contributions. At spring Branch J r . High, Bob gave some 600 students a n introduction to geology, and a t Lovett Elementary School he talked to 120 sixth grade students. In the planning stage i s a n all-day field t r ip in the next few months for a r e a science teachers a s well a s other engagements. OnFebruary 28th, Henry H. Phillips a lso of Pan American, spoke to seven c lasses of science students at Landrum J r . High. The c lasses ranged in size f rom 60 to 120 students and Henry lectured a l l seven for the full 50- minute class period. Quite a day! To give the students a better understanding, Henry outlined to them the complex nature of a l a r g e oil company and the many different types of professional skills necessary, a l l working together, to a s sure the success of the overall venture. He then explained how and why geology and paleontology play such a n important role in this program. Hundreds of youngsters and numerous adults a s well have a much keener insight and appreciation for geology because of the work of this very important HGS Committee. If you would like to help, please give Bob a call a t CA 7-4371. The Pan American Petroleum Corporation i s to be commended for aiding this committee by underwriting the cost of 600 AGI pamphlets "Geology - - Science & Profession" and 600 5"x6" postcards showing a geologic map of Texas.

J e r r y McCain of Gulf Oilcorporationhas kindly consented to serve a s chairman of our local GCAGS 1968 Transactions Advertising Com- mittee. To a certain extent the degree of success of this c o r n i t t e e will determine the price of the Transactions, so please give them your cooperation. Assisting J e r r y will be Warren M. T r i m , Atlantic- Richfield; Irving L. Snider, North Ame rican Oil Corporation; William B. Hopkins, R. E . Davis & Associates. Inc. ;Rober t R. Roady, Newmont Oil Company; and Donald W. Love, Getty Oil Company.

The HoustonMuseum of Naturalscience plays a n important role in the education and pleasure of a l l the people in this general a r e a and your Society does i ts par t in supporting this fine institution. A donation of $200 has been made once again toward the maintenance of our Museum. A la rge expansion program which you will hea r more about l a t e r i s under way.

Those who missed our March meeting missed one of the most informative programs that we have had al l year . D r . Robert I?. Dill of San Diego, California who came expressly f o r our meeting, made a n excellent presentation remarkably i l lustrated by outstanding color pho- tographs andcolor movies of studies of the ocean floor off California and other a r e a s of the West Coast. It was very revealing and surprising to see and h e a r of some of the i r findings with regard to the sedimentary patterns and the rapidity with which some a r e taking place. Hopefully the necessary equipment will be available and put to work soon in our Gulf Coast a r e a to provide us with s imi lar and more accurate information to use a s a yard s t ick for our interpretation of ancient sedimen- t a ry pat terns, processes and environments. F r e d Schall deserves a vote of thanks for arranging this fine program. It i s unfortunate, however, that more of our members did not avail themselves of this opportunity. Only 138 out of a total of approximately 1600 members were present . A sad commentary - especially when a t leas t 426 of our members could attend a t no cost t o them personally. The re ' s a message there i f we can only comprehend i t .

Planning a vacation ! You can make that t r i p more meaningful by taking along the AAPG Geological Highway Maps. Order one o r more today and be ready! The address i s P. 0. Box 979, Tulsa. Oklahoma 74101.

- F r e d L. Smith, J r .

By the t ime this Bulletin i s printed a l l of ou r geologist members should have received the questionnaire f r o m the 1968 National Register of Scientific and T e c h n i c a l Personnel. In the January, 1968 H.G.S. Bulletin under the News of A. A. P. G. Mr. Cecil R. Rives covered in some detail what this questionnaire i s and what i t i s for.

May I too urge a l l who received the questionnaire to promptly fill it in and re turn i t t o the American Geological Institute.

GEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ABNORMAL PRESSURES

by Dr . P a r k e A. Dickey

Head of E a r t h Science Department , University of Tulsa

ABSTRACT

Abnormally high p r e s s u r e s a r e frequently encountered in deep wells i n the G u l f C o a s t , and they cause difficulties in dr i l l ing. They a r e encountered i n no par t icu lar geological horizon, and a t depths ranging f r o m l e s s than 6, 000 t o over 15, 000 fee t . In South- west Louisiana the abnormally high p r e s s u r e s a r e related t o the complex pa t te rns of faulting contemporaneous with sedimentation. The f i r s t abnormal p r e s s u r e s a r e usually encountered a t the ho- r izon where the next up-dip growth fault t e rmina tes upward.

The faults have a l l the charac ter i s t ics of s lump type landslides which probably formed along the upper continental slope i n pas t geological t imes . The fault planes prevented the expulsion of wa- t e r f r o m the sha les during compaction by shutting off the routes of flow para l le l t o the bedding planes. As sedimentation continued the water remained i n the po re s of the sediments , and now has t o sus ta in a l a rge p a r t of the weight of the overburden. Salt domes a r e s c a r c e i n the a r e a where the high p r e s s u r e s a r e mos t com- mon, probably because the sha les never compacted to a density exceeding that of sal t . The high p r e s s u r e s a r e significant in indicating that sha les have a much lower permeabil i ty t o water than has usually been supposed.

ANNUAL REST PAPER AWARD TO BE INAUGURATED

Beginning with the 1968-69 season a n annual Bes t Pape r Award will be given to the Houston Geological Society m e m b e r making the best presentat ion a t one of our monthly meetings. The paper will be judged on geologic m e r i t and presentat ion. It i s hoped that this will provide a n incentive for our m e m b e r s and will encourage g rea t e r participation.

Also, in o r d e r t o i nc rease the number and quality of technical pape r s , the Executive Committee has voted to give up to $1 50 fo r s l ides and expenses to any HGS m e m b e r who wishes to p re sen t a paper before the Society. Applications mus t be obtained f r o m the 2nd Vice Pres ident who a l so s e r v e s a s P r o g r a m Chai rman.

COMMlllEE REPORTS

SLATE OF CANDIDATES ARE AS

President:

1st Vice President:

2nd Vice President:

Secre tary :

T reasu re r :

Executive Committeemen:

JAMES

FOLLOWS:

James 0. Lewis Raymond E. Fairchild

John B. Williams Fred M. Schall

Howard R. Gould Martin M. Cassidy

Robert L. Musslewhite Paul C. Berner

Robert R. Roady John A. Brock

L. L. Nettleton Robert S. Moehlman John L. Loftis, Jr. Robey H. Clark

0. LEWIS

Mr . Lewis was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and attended the University of Kentucky where he received his B. S. in M. E. and M. S. in geology. He was f i r s t employed a s a geologist in 1949 by Magnolia Petroleum Company and then by P. R. Rutherford f r o m 1950-55. Since 1955 he has been a consultant and i s a t present specializing in compu- t e r use a s applied to geological prospecting. He has served the HGS a s Chairman Directory Committee, Chairman Bulletin Advertising Com- mittee, T reasu re r , and i s now F i r s t Vice President . He i s currently President of the Society of Professional Ea r th Scientists, has been on the Board of Directors of SIPES, has been President of the Houston Chapter, Secretary, and Membership Chairman. He has been Chair- man of the Houston Distr ict AAPG Representatives and i s now on the Membership Committee. He i s a l so a member of Sigma Xi and T. B. Pi. He has had papers published in the Bulletin of the South Texas Geo- logical Society and World Oil.

RAYMOND E. FAIRCHILD

Mr . Fairchild, a native of Bowling Green, Ohio, received a B. S. in geology f rom Ohio University in 1948 and a M.S. in geology f rom University of Missouri. He was employed by Pan American Production Co. in 1950 and served a s geological scout, geologist, staff geologist,

and d is t r ic t geologist. He was employed by Trunkline Gas Co. in 1956 serving a s d is t r ic t geologist, distr ict manager of exploration, and manager of exploration and chief geologist. He has been employed a s division exploration manager of Anadarko Production Co. since 1967.

M r . Fairchild has served GCAGS in many capacities and was p r e s - ident of that organization in 1965; he was a d is t r ic t representat ive for M P G and on the i r constitution revision committee; and he has been vice president of HGS, 1962-63 and on the finance committee. He i s a lso a member of American Association for Advancement of Science.

JOHN B. WILLIAMS

Mr. Williams received his B. S. in geology f r o m the University of Texas i n 1943. After serving in the Navy until 1946 he was employed by Gulf Oil Corp. in F o r t Worth, Midland and Houston. He was e m - ployed by Texas Eas te rn Production Corp. in 1953 and served a s Distr ict Geologist, Division Geologist, Manager of Geological Dept. , and Manager of Domestic Exploration. Since December 1967, he has been a n independent geologist. He i s a member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon and AAPG and i s now serving a s Sec re t a ry of HGS.

FRED M. SCJ3ALL. JR.

F r e d Schall received his B.A. f r o m Princeton University in 1937 and attended Cambridge University, England. He was employed by Shell Oil Company a s a t ra inee (Rournania) briefly and joined Texaco where he was employed until 1948 a s geologist, except for the t ime he se rved in the U. S. Naval Reserve (1942-45). He was chief geologist fo r Big Chief Drilling Co. (1948-50) and chief geologist for Texas Gas T r a n s - mission Corp. (1950-52). In 1952 he went with Texas Gas Exploration Corp. and has served a s chief geologist and staff geologist.

Mr. Schall has served a s editor GCAGS Transactions 1951, and al ternate delegate for Shreveport Geological Society; AAPG Distr ict representat ive 1965-67, and member of AAPG committee on p rese rva - tion of co res and samples 1967-70; assoc . editor and editor of HGS Bulletin 1965-67, and i s currently 2nd vice president of HGS. He i s a l s o a member of AIPG, RMAG, and GSA (fellow).

HOWARD R. GOULD

Mr. Gould, born i n Adrian, W. Va. , received his B.A. f r o m the University of Minnesota in 1943. He attended the University of Calif - ornia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and received his Ph . D. f r o m University of Southern California. He has served a s mar ine geologist and oceanographer with the University of California, Division of War Research; special consultant to U. S. Navy; geologist fo r U. S.

Geological S u r v e y ; ass is tan t professor , Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Washington; Geologic Research Section, Humble Oil & Refining Co. He has been with E s s o Production Research Co. since 1964 a s manager , s t rat igraphic geology division and a s r e - s ea rch scient is t , exploration.

Mr . Gould has been very active with the AAPG, serving a s cha i r - man and a s a member of numerous committees; he i s a fellow in GSA and has served on many committees; he has served in many capacities in SEPM and i s now vice president elect ; he has been active in GCAGS andAPI; and he i s a member ofAmerican Geophysical Union, American Association fo r Advancement of Science, Geochemical Society, American Society for Oceanography, and Marine Technology Society.

Mr . Gould has had many works published i n the Jour. Sed. Pe t ro - logy, Oil & Gas Journal, SEPM special publ, Jour. Geology, Geol. Soc. Amer ica Bul l . , Am. Jour. Sc i . , Jour. Marine Research, GCAGS T r a n s . , U. S. Geol. Survey Prof. Pape r s , AAPG Bull. , and others.

MARTIN M. CASSIDY

Mr. Cassidy was born in New York City and received B. S. cum laude in geology f r o m Harvard University in 1955 and IM. S. i n geology f romun ive r s i ty ofOklahoma. He has a l so done work towards a Ph.D. a t Harvard. He has been employed by Standard of Texas in Corpus Christi , University of Oklahoma, and Harvard University. In 1962 he was e m - ployed by Pan American Pet ro leum Corp. in Corpus Chr is t i and i s now employed by them in Houston.

Mr . Cassidy has served on the r e sea rch and study committees of HGS and i s now t r e a s u r e r of HGS. He i s a l so a member of AAPG, AGU, SEPM, GSA, AAAS, and Society of Sigma X. He has had ma t - e r i a l published in Okla. Geol. Notes, Harvard Geol. Dept. P r e s s , AAPG, Specialty PetroleumGeology, Geomorphology, Sed. P e t . , Clay Minerals .

R. L . MUSSLEWHITE

Mr . Musslewhite was graduated f rom the University of Houston in 1952 with a B. S. in geology. He was former ly employed by the Tidewater Oil Company and Union Oil & Gas Corp. of Louisiana. F o r the las t eleven yea r s he has been employed by the Colorado Oil Com- pany. His present position i s regional exploration manager. He is a member of the Sigma Gamma Epsilon Fra tern i ty , and has served a s Distr ict Representative fo r the AAPG.

P . C . BERNER

Mr. Berner received a B.S. degree f rom Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, in 1950 and a M. S. degree f r o m Wayne State University in 1952. After working for Skelly Oil Company in Wichita, Kansas, for approximately a year and a half, he joined the Lion Oil Company in E l Dorado, Arkansas, in 1953. Since that t ime he has been i n various positions in various a r e a s with Lion and with Monsanto, with which Lion Oil was merged. His present position i s Regional Geolo- gist for the Southern Region of Monsanto's Hydrocarbons Division.

He has served on various committees in severa l local societ ies and was Chairman of the AAPG Insurance Committee which formulated the c u r r e n t Group Insurance p rogram of the AAPG. He has been a n active member of the Houston Geological Society since 1962.

ROBERT R. ROADY

Mr. Roady, born in Arkansas, received his B.S. degree in Geo- logical Engineering f r o m the University of Oklahoma in 19 50.

F r o m 1950 to 1952, Mr. Roady was employed by Reynolds Mining Company i n Arkansas. F r o m 1952 to 1965, he was associated with Sohio Pet ro leum Company and worked i n Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas. In 1965, Mr . Roady joined his present employer, Newmont Oil Company, a s Senior Geologist.

Mr. Roady i s a member of the U P G , and i s a pas t s ec re t a ry and vice president of the Oklahoma City Geological Society. Mr . Roady i s a l so a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

JOHN A. BROCK

John A. Brock graduated with a B. S. i n Geological Engineering f r o m the University of Oklahoma where he was a member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi honorary fraterni t ies . He worked for Shell Oil Company for 11 yea r s a l l over the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast, in Eas t and West Texas and in North Louisiana and Mississippi . Subsequently he was Manager of Exploration and l a t e r Director of Ex- ploration and Production for Associated Oil & Gas Company. Currently he i s a n Independent. In addition to h is geological affiliations, he i s a member of the American Association of Pet ro leum Landmen and the Society of Pet ro leum Engineers.

L. NETTLETON

L. L. Nettleton was born in Nampa, Idaho; has a B. S. f rom the University of Idaho and Ph. D. (physics) f r o m the University of Wiscon- sin. He was i n charge of gravity interpretat ion for Gulf Oil Company

in Pi t tsburgh until 1946 when he became a pa r tne r of Gravity Meter Exploration Company. He i s now a consultant to CAI-GMX, a Division of EG&G International.

Dr. Nettleton is known in the geophysical profession through his writings, expecially his "Geophysical Prospect ing fo r Oil1', published in 1940, which has been used a s a textbook in many colleges, and for papers in "Geophysics" a s well a s in other journals. He pioneered in the construction of demonstrat ion models to explain the formation of sa l t domes, and his "Fluid Mechanics" theory of sal t dome formation has been quite widely accepted.

Dr . Nettleton i s a member of s eve ra l professional societ ies in the field of physics , geology, and geophysics. He has been a member of the AAPG since 1930 and has served a s Editor , Vice President , and Pres ident of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

ROBERT S. MOEHLMAN

Mr. Moehlman, a native of Rochester , New York, received his B. A. in geology i n 1931 f r o m the University of Rochester , and his M.A. and Ph . D. degrees i n geology f r o m Harvartl. He has been a n exploration geologist f o r mining companies in Canada, Mexico, and Colombia f r o m 1929- 1935; a mining and exploration geologist for Anaconda Copper Co. , 1936-45; chief geologist for South Amer ican Mines Company of New York, 1945-50; executive vice president and d i rec tor of Aus t ra l Oil Company, 1951-62; president and d i rec tor of Newmont Oil Company 1962 to the present t ime. His professional affiliations include being a fellow of GSA; vice president of SE Texas Division (1966-68) of Inde- pendent Pe t ro leum As sociation of America; a member of American Imstitute of Mining, Metallurgical & Pe t ro l eum Engineers ; AAPG; and Mining Club of New York City.

JOHN L. LOFTIS, JR .

Loftis i s a native of Deming, New Mexico, and graduated f rom high school in Abilene, Texas. He attended Tarleton State College in Stephenville, Texas, and t r ans fe r r ed to the University of Texas where he gradusted in 1940 with a B. S. in geology.

He joined Humble a s a n ass i s tan t geophysicist in 1940. After serving in the U. S. A i r F o r c e during World War 11, he returned to Humble's Exploration group. Since that t ime he has served in various positions, including Assis tant Chief Geologist for the company, Ex- ploration Manager of the Southwest Region, and Manager of the company's Central Region. He was named to his present post ofOperations Manager in 1965.

H e belongs to the AAPG, and, for a two-year t e r m , served a s a Trus tee on the AAPG Insurance P rog ram. He i s a l so a member of the

GSA, the API, and the Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association.

ROBEY H. CLARK

Mr. Clark i s a native of Louisiana and received a B.S. in geology f rom L. S. U. in 1943 and a M. S. in geology f rom University of Wiscon- sin. He served in the U. S. Navy f r o m 1943 to 1946 and a t that t ime joined Mobil Oil Corp. He has been stationed in Oklahoma City, Ros- well, Lake Charles, New Orleans and Denver. He came to Houston in 1966 a s Gulf Coast region exploration manager. He has been a member of local geological societ ies in Lake Charles, New Orleans, Denver and Houston; and local geophysical societies in New Orleans and Houston, He i s a lso a member of the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Assn . , AAPG, SEPM, AAAS, CPG 936.

NEWS ITEM

STUDY GROUPS

A total of 33 members responded to our inquiry on the post ca rd for our March 11th meeting indicating a n in teres t in participating in a study group. Most l is ted no part icular preference, but among those who suggested topics the following were made: Deltas, Paleoecology, Computer Techniques, Geopressure Gradients in F r i o & Wilcox, F r io Formation, Miocene Formation, Sedimentation, Depositional Environ- ments, Economics, Stratigraphy, Carbonate Stratigraphy, Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Tectonics of Gulf Coast and/or Gulf of Mexico.

In a n effort t o get a bet ter expression of in teres t we a r e repeating this request on the Apri l reservation ca rds . If you a r e interested in participating in a study group, whether o r not you plan to attend the next meeting, please s o indicate by signing (plainly) the c a r d and returning it . Fu r the r planning will be determined by your expression of interest . If you have already indicated your interest , you need not do so again.

NEWS .................................................... OF MEMBERS

JAMES F . HAYES, Independent Oil Operator and Geologist, has moved h is office f rom the Americana Building t o 13 10 Main Building

VINTON H. SHOLL has left The Superior Oil t o join the Geophysical Staff of the Texakota Oil Company. Their office i s a t 504 Main Building.

NICK JAMES ANGELOS, who was former ly with Union Producing Co. has joined George Mitchell and Associates a s a Geological Scout .

KENNETH E . NELSON, former ly Division Geophysicist with Coastal States Gas Producing Company i s now associated withthe Apache Corp. , 1 500 Americana Building.

CHARLES R. HORNE, Chief Geologist with M. P. S. Producing Com- pany has joined Buttes Gas & Oil Company a s the i r Distr ict Geologist. His new office i s a t 624 Bank of the Southwest Building - 228-4141.

SAM E . DUNNAM and HOMER G. MOORE will manage the Exploration, Development and Acquisition Activities of a New Company, The Thorn- well Corp. Their office i s a t 2006 Bank of the Southwest.

ROYCE OUALLINE has moved back to his old home. The Ada Oil Co. , a s Exploration Geologist.

DONALD I. ROTHSCHILD, fo rmer ly Senior Geologist with Shell Oil Company i s now with The Ada Oil Company.

RALPH AKIN, former ly a Geologist with The Apache Corp . , has a l so joined the Geological Staff of Ada Oil Company.

T. C. BARTLING, fo rmer ly Senior Vice Pres ident and General Manager for Apache Corp. i s now with Ada Oil Company in a s imi l a r capacity.

JACK E. CORNELIUS, i s now with Crown Cent ra l Pe t ro leum Corp. a s a Geophysicist. He former ly was in a s imi l a r capacity with Texas Eas t e rn Transmiss ion Corp.

FLOYD COOK, former ly with Union Producing Company in Lafayette, Louisiana has joined The Geological Staff of Offshore Operators , Inc., he re in Houston.

JAMES 0 . LEWIS has moved h is office f r o m the Americana Building t o 1500 F i r s t City National Bank Building. His phone number will be the same - CA 7-2060.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER Geologist & Geophysicist

Chamber of Commerce Bldg. CA 2-7925

Houston, Texas 77002

R. P. AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

3425 Bradford Place M O 8-4327


ALLEN & GlLKlSON Oil and Gas Consultants

Harris H. Allen and D. C. Gilkison

963 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 8-9329


JOY J. ANNELER Consulting Geophysicist

and Geologist 7054 Hendon

PR 4-6562 Houston, Texas 77036

A. I. BARTOW

Geophysical Consultant

23 15 Watts Road

Phone: M O 8-3306

BELL AND MURPHY Consulting Geophysicists

Houston Dallas CA 7-57 16 RI 2-3 1 96

JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

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

LESLIE BOWLING

O i l and Gas Consultant

31 6 California Bldg. JA 2-0432

New Orleans, Louisiana

WAYNE F. BOWMAN Independent Geologist

13 14 Niels Esperson Bldg. CA 2-0279


ORVAL L. BRACE

Geologist

2206 South Coast Bldg. CA 8-5404

Houston. Texas 77002

BREWER AND COMPANY

Consultants

IRA BRINKERHOFF

Petroleum Consultant

822 Americana Bldg.

CA 4-2656


RALPH B. CANTRELL

Petroleum Geologist and Engineer

4005 Belloire Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77025 M O 8-0471

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GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

404 First City National Bank CA 3-1 187

Houston, Texas

JACK COLLE & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists

and Paleontologists 81 7 C & 1 Building

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

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MORGAN J. DAVIS Petroleum Consultant

Suite 709 Copital National Bonk Bldg.

CA 7-7209 Houston, Texas 77002 -

ERNEST A, ELWOOD, JR.

Prudential Drill ing Company

141 8 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

CA 4-774 1 Houston, Texas 77002 -- - --

PAUL FARREN


Geodata Building M O 7-331 7

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77036)

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer ond Operator The Michel T. Holbouty Bldg.

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

THOMAS 0. HALL


N A 2-8680 Office

N A 1-1 870 Residence

HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

CA 5-9455 2 138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


KEPLINGER AND ASSOCIATES Petroleum Engineers and Geologists

1436 Americana Bldg. Houston. Texos 77002

CA 7-31 27 229 Kennedy Bldg.

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 LU 7-5591

GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. MASON Geologists

8 13 Esperson Bldg. CA 7-8231

KlMES & GRUBBS

Exploration Consultants

91 83 Katy Road

Geology Geophysics

PROFESSIONAL DIRECI'ORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

ORVILLE G. LUNDSTROM Nutter & Lundstrom

Geologists 899 Houston Club Building

Houston, Texas 77002/CA 7-601 5

JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Geophysics, Geology Seismic Data: Acquisition, Processing

and Interpretation 739-8 Tennessee Bldg.

225-4922

GEORGE N. MAY & ASSOCIATE5 Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists

Building 36, Heymann Oi l Center P. 0. Box 5 1858 Oi l Center Station

Lafayette, Louisiana 7050 1 CE 4-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents 2522 Hazard JA 3-5733

JA 9-1881 Houston, Texas 770 19

GEORGE I. McFERRON Consulting Geologist

Room 5, 1973 W. Gray JA 2-2627

Houston, Texas

SELF-POTENTIAL GEOPHYSICAL CO.

Oscar R. Dudley Rt. 1, Box 96-B

713/0L 8-3204 Alvin, Texas 77511

R. B. MITCHELL Geologist

2801 First City National Bank Bldg.


JOHN C. MYERS Consultant in Oil, Gas and Sulphur

1207 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

CA 5-4 133 and CA 5-4559


KENNETH DALE OWEN

Geologist

Esperson Building


ROLAND B. PAXSON Consulting Geologist

Oi l and Sulphur 3524 Sunset Blvd. MO 8-91 96


WALLACE E. PRATT

Geologist

1620 El Paso National Bank Bldg.

El Paso, Texas 79901

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texas 77001

CA 7-7633

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards o f Members

A. L. SELlG Geologist

1907 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. CA 4-9774


CARLETON D. SPEED, JR. GENE V A N DYKE

S. BROOKS STEWART Geophysical Consultant

320 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. CA 2-77 18


FRED L. SMITH, JR. Consulting Geologist

Paleontologist 1226 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 H O 8-7300 CA 5-5757

Geologist - Oi l Producer ( Van Dyke O i l Company

HAROLD VANCE Petroleum Investment Counselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

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


71 1 Houston Club Bldg. CA 4-2523 1 Southwest Tower

Houston. Texas 77002 I CA 8-8 1 74

H. C. SPOOR, JR. HARRY KlLlAN

Geologists

2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 CA 4-9624

CRAMON STANTON I J. C. WALTER, JR.

MERLIN J. VERRET Geologist

Route 2, Box 109 Lake Charles, Louisiana

Phone: 477-1 477-8

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

Surveying and Mapping Plonimetering and Acreage Calculations

1210 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002 CA 3-7343

LAWRENCE J. VITTRUP Petroleum Geologist

Representing Goodale, Bertman & CO., Inc.

1925 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. C A 3- 1 1 9 1 Houston, Texas

Geologist

2229 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

Geologist and Petroleum Engineer

3055 Humble Bldg. CA 7- 1246


CA 4-2759


Home Phone: HO 5-9773


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JAMES A. WHEELER Geologist

C.P.G. N o . 109 926 Americana Bldg./CA 3-1618


JAMES M. WILSON


246 Main Bldg.

CA 5-2 1 4 5

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W O O D H A M CONSULTING CO. Geological-Geophysical Consultants

Bill Woodham - H. R. Warren

1200 C 8 1 Building

CA 7-41 3 8

ROLLA T. WADE Petroleum Engineer 8 Consulting Geologist

5202 Woodway Houston, Texas 77027

N A 2-8895

JOSEPH N. G R A G N O N Consulting Geophysicist

438 Wycliffe


H O 8-4795

SAM E. D U N N A M HOMER G . MOORE

representing THE THORNWELL CORPORATION

Exploration-Development-Acquisition Texas-Louisiana-Mississippi

2006 Bank of the Southwest Building Houston, Texas 77002 - 225-0593

News of members conft .

JERRY McCAIN who i s with Gulf Oil Corp. , will be the Houston Adv- ertising Representative for the GCAGS Convention which will be in Oct- ober of this yea r .

J . C. BALLARD, JR. and wife proudly announced the addition of a new "caboosef t o the i r family t rain. A BOY who weighed in a t 6 l b s . , 11 02s. on February 12 , 1968 and cal led JAMES MICHAEL.

It i s with deep so r row we note the sudden passing of JIM R. SCHWABENLAND in San Antonio, Texas. J i m was a member of the HGS and longtime resident of Houston.

THE SOCIETY WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS

Tom Austin

L. Weldon Calahan James P. Duncan Alton V. Gallagher John L. Hern A. M. Olander Kenneth P. Pipes Marvin Rombe rg Kempner R. Scott Robert L. Sielaff Rodney J. H. Smith

CAI - GMX Texaco Inc.

Humble Oil & Refg. , Co. Signal Oil & Gas Co.

Tenneco Humble Oil & Refg. , Co. Humble Oil & Refg., Co. Humble Oil & Refg. . Co. Humble Oil & Refg. , Co.

Tenneco Monsanto Co.

NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OF OTHER SOCIETIES

THE CORPUS CHRISTI GEGLOGICAL SOCIETY'S spring field t r i p has been scheduled for May 9th and 10th. The s i t e of the t r i p will be the Susquehanna Western Uranium Mine in Karnes County. The f i r s t day

will be spent on the outcrop with the overnight stop to be i n s a n Antonio. The second day will be spent a t the mine. The t r i p wil l be by bus. Reservations limited to 130 people. F o r information contact Corpus Christ i Geological Society, P. 0. Box 1068, Corpus Christ i , Texas.

WEST TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY:

A three-day seminar on The Computer Analysis of Stratigraphic Data wil l be held on May 22-24, 1968 a t the Community Theater in - Midland, Texas. Technical host for the seminar will be The West Texas Geological Society.

The objective of the seminar i s t o examine, in depth, the present s tate of the a r t in the acquisition, s torage and retr ieval , and ut i l iza- tion of s trat igraphic data withcomputers , emphasizing the role of large data f i les . Dr . John W. Harbaugh, P ro fes so r of Geology a t Stanford University, has been named to s e r v e a s p rog ram chairman.

Some of the topics to be covered in the seminar include well sample logging procedures , encoding techniques for oil well log data, lithologic classification sys tems suitable for use in computer f i les , nomenclature definition, coding standards for s trat igraphic data, automatic contour- ing and entropy mapping, computer simulation of sedimentary basin development, polynomial and Four ier t rend analysis of s trat igraphic data, and problems to be overcome in representing lithologic var ia - tions in t h ree d imensional space.

Additional information regarding the seminar may be obtained by contacting Dr. John W. Harbaugh, Geology Building, Stanford Univer - sity, Stanford, California 94305; o r Seminar Director , International Science Information Services , P. 0. Box 30667, Dallas, Texas 7 5230.

GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWS:

On Thursday, Apri l 11, 1968, in the Regency Room of the Sham- rock-Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas, the Geophysical Society of Houston will sponsor a Symposium of "Marine, Non-Dynamite Energy Sources. Starting a t Noon, the p rog ram includes seven papers , exhibits and dinner .

Purpose of the Symposium i s t o acquaint the geophysicists with the severa l non-dynamite se ismic energy sou rces , p a r t i c u l a r l y a s applied to mar ine exploration, now a v a i 1 a b 1 e to the industry. Some eighteen oil and geophysical companies will participate with papers and o r exhibits.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

12:OO Noon - 1:15 P . M. - Registration - Exhibits 1:15 P. M. - 3:00 P. M. - Paper s 3:00 P. M. - 3:30 P. M. - Coffee Break - Exhibits 3:30 P. M. - 5:45 P. M. - Paper s 5:45 P . M. - 6:30 P. M. - Coffee Break - Exhibits 6:30 P. M. - 8:00 P. M. - Dinner 8:00 P. M. - 9:30 P. M. - Paper s 9:30 P. M. - 11:OO P. M. - Exhibits

Registration fee i s $10. 00 p e r person and includes the cos t of dinner. Perhaps cer ta in of your membership will be interested. We will

appreciate i t if you will advise the local members of this Symposium. We anticipate a good attendance and an informative session. There will be a presentat ion on the following sources :

1) Aquaseis 2) Bolt a i r gun 3) Dinoseis (marine) 4) Flexotir

5) Hydrosein 6) Sparkler/WASSP 7) Vibroseis (marine)

The following companies will have displays:

1) Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (C. G. G. ) 2) Delta Exploration Company, Inc. 3) EG&G International, Inc. 4) Geophysical Service, Inc. 5) Geo Prospectors , Inc. 6 ) Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. 7 ) Marine Geophysical Services Corporation 8) Olympic Geophysical Company 9) Ray Geophysical Division, Mandrel Industries, Inc.

10) Seismic Engineering Company 11) Seismograph Service Corporation 12) Sonex, Inc. 13) Teledyne Exploration 14) United Geophysical Corporation 15) Western Geophysical Company

TEXAS GEOLOGIC ATLAS PROJECT

Virgil E . Barnes, Director Texas Geologic Atlas Projec t , Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas, has advised us that the Beaumont and Houston sho-ets of this excellent project have been printed and will be available for distribution soon. It i s a fitting tribute that these two sheets a r e to be dedicated to two of our most distinguished and highly respected members , the late Paul Weaver and Dr. Harold N. Fisk. The Houston sheet i s to be dedicated to Paul and the Beaumont sheet t o Hal.

Rufus J. LeBlanc, Chairman, and his committee deserve a vote of thanks and appreciation f rom fellow HGS members f o r their very able assistance to this fine project. Assisting Rufus were the following committee members : DeWitt Van Siclen, Wilbur C. Holland, George W. Hinds, and Frank G. Evans. Let them know you have appreciated the i r efforts.

The Beaumont sheet will include a l l o r pa r t s of the following counties : Madison, Houston, Walker, Trinity, S a n J a c i n t o , Polk, Tyler , Jasper, Newton, Gr imes , Montgomery, Waller, Har r i s , Liberty, Hardin, Orange, and Jefferson.

The Houston s h e e t w i l l i n c l u d e a l l o r pa r t s of the following

counties: Waller, Har r i s , Liberty, J e ff e r s o n , Orange, Chambers, For t Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, and Wharton.

RECENT SEDIMENTS O F THE LOUISIANA INNER CONTINENTAL SHELF

by Wesley Krawiec Rice University, Ph. D Thesis , June, 1966

ABSTRACT

A two dimensional study based on 331 surface samples of the inner continental shelf of Louisiana ( f rom the beach to 15 fathom water depth and f r o m the wes tern side of the modern Birdfoot Delta to the Texas- Louisiana border) shows that there a r e d e l t a i c sediments west of the Birdfoot Delta and south and west of March Island. Delta destructional sands andnon-deltaic sediments occur in the cent ra lpor t ion of the a r e a and rel ict sediments (Pleis tocene) a r e exposed in the wes tern portion of the investigated a rea . The deltaic sediments a r e charac ter ized by rapid accumulation and regress ion of the s h o r e 1 i n e of s i l t - and clay- s ized mater ia l . These sediments contain l e s s than two per cent sand. In contrast the delta destructional s e d i m e n t s a r e clean, well-sorted terr igenous sands. These sands a r e derived f rom the eros ion and win- nowing of pre-modern channel sands, bar finger sands and natural lev- ee d e p o s i t s of pre-existing deltas. The sands a r e concentrated and f o r m ba r r i e r islands a t the seaward margin of f o r m e r del tas . Eros ion and subsidence of the older d e p o s i t s resu l t in mar ine t ransgress ion . Trini ty and Ship Shoals a r e the drowned equivalents of the modern bar - r i e r is lands which have subsided to their present p o s i t i o n by c rus t a l downwarping and internal sediment compaction. The non-deltaic s ed - iments in the offshore a r e a a r e a thin, brown, oxidized v e n e e r which a r e not accumulating permanently. This v e n e e r has a sharp contact with the underlying pre-modern sediments. Where the re i s permanent accumulation of the non-deltaic sediments , the grea ter amount of sand and the coa r se r laminations distinguish the non-deltaic f r o m the deltaic sediments . The re l ic t s e d i m e n t s a r e texturally and compositionally different than the modern sediments .

The beaches in the region a r e a thin discontinuous veneer of sand and /o r shel l overlying m a r s h deposits. Where the beaches a r e absent the m a r s h is e x p o s e d at the water line. The type of beach present i s direct ly re la ted to the nature of the sand-size ma te r i a l in the offshore a rea . Terr igenous sand beaches a r e found in the regions where aban- doned deltaic sequences a r e being eroded and winnowed; shel l beaches a r e found where p re -modern beach r idges a r e being e r o d e d or where living organisms (principal ly oys ters and Mulinea) supply the sand-size mater ia l . The b e a c h e s a r e in equilibrium with the normal physical conditions. Hurr icane forces erode and t ranspor t beach ma te r i a l both landward and offshore.

The prevailing permanent and semi-permanent c u r r e n t s i n the a r e a a r e f r o m east to west . The waves a r e f r o m the south to southeast and produce longshore cu r ren t s and d r i f t to the west. The waves a r e closely related to the winds.

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

A A P G BULLETIN

Most of us "nonwriting" geologists have a t one t ime or another had questions about our AAPG BULLETIN. With this thought in mind, I se t out to l ea rn m o r e about the BULLETIN. I now know that much has been wri t ten concerning the how and why of our BULLETIN, and I r e f e r you to such excellent a r t i c l e s a s Dr. Sherman A. Wengerd's a r t i c l e i n the September 1966 i ssue of the BULLETIN titled "Prepara t ion of Manu- scr ip ts fo r the BULLETIN". And, especially the P re s iden t ' s page in the No v e m b e r 1967 i s s u e , writ ten by Dr. John Haun, Editor of the BULLETIN. The following i s a summary of pertinent information concerning our BULLETIN.

FACTS AND FIGURES

The BULLETIN has been published continuously since 1917, cur - rently the B U L L E T I N contains about 250 pages pe r i s sue and costs about$14,000 a month to print and mail. The re a r e about 17, 300copies each month which a r e shipped to a l l 50 s ta tes and some 81 countr ies .

EDITORIAL BOARD

The BULLETIN i s prepared under the d i r e c t i o n of an Editorial Board consisting of the elected Editor of the Association and some 46 appointed assoc ia te edi tors . The assoc ia te edi tors usually represent cer ta in geographical a r e a s o r specific fields of in te res t . In addition, there i s the Publications Mgr . who i s a paid member of the Associa- tion's staff; and, although not a n official member of the Edi tor ia l Board he certainly has a major ro le and i s in constant communication. Cur- rently the edi tors a r e :

Editor: John D. Haun, Denver Publications Manager: A. A. Meyerhoff Texas Gulf Coast

Associate Editors: Olin G . Bell and Jack 0. Colle

EDITORIAL POLICY

The re a r e no r ig idedi tor ia l rules . Pape r s a r e selected which have potential use for petroleum geologists.

Sometimes we a r e inclined to c r i t ic ize the B U L L E T I N when the a r t i c l e s do not happen to fal l in ou r part icular field of in te res t . The

Editor i s v e r y conscious of the fact that the BULLETIN i s a scientific p u b 1 i c a t i o n for petroleum geologists and every a r t ic le must contain some idea that may have prac t ica l i m p o r t a n c e . We must recognize

many, if not a l l , facets of g e o 1 o g y contribute to our understanding in petroleum geology. Fu r the r , i t i s the expressed des i r e of the Editor ,

a 1 t h o u g h not always possible, to present a balance between pract ical and theoretical a r t ic les so that the geologist of the present and future will have a l ibrary in severa l fields of endeavor and a valuable tool in continuing education.

WHO WRITES PAPERS

There a r e no special qualifications a s to who writes for the BUL- LETIN. The wr i t e r may be a working geologist, a r e sea rch explora- tionist, not necessari ly even a n AAPG member --the only requirement being that the ar t ic le submitted must make a contribution to our knowledge of geology - petroleum geology.

Because petroleum i n d u s t r y geologists seldom seem to have the time, inclination, nor the permission to wr i te papers, we have profes- so r s , r e sea rch geologists, and the like furnishing the majori ty of the a r t i c l e s for the BULLETIN.

PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN SELECTING PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION

Manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with AAPG stand- a r d s (Vol. 50, No. 9, BULLETIN, September, 1966). Two manuscripts mailed to A. A. Meyerhoff, Publications Mgr. of the AAPG B U L L E T IN - - these a r e in turn mailed to two associate editors of the editorial board. Manuscripts a r e considered in order received, except those of timely subjects. Associate editors will review and re turn to the Editor. If the two associate editors do not agree on manuscript , a third associate editor i s asked to review. Editor and Publications Manager review. Editor makes final decision on manuscript. Author i s advised on result of reviews. Page contribution f r o m the author is desired, but under no c i r - cumstances will an a r t i c l e be rejected because an author cannot donate page contribution.

Dr. John Haun, the E d i t o r of our BULLETIN, has said "a pr ime target of p a p e r s i s the natural history of petroleum - - f r o m origin to discovery. If a geologist reads the BULLETIN in a systematic manner h e i s a t least aware of a l l major advances in the science of petroleum geology.. . . . . . . . "

The BULLETIN is one of the big bargains for AAPG members , and we think it makes a tremendous contributionto our scientific knowledge including petroleum geology.

If you have a yen to wri te - - now i s the t ime!

The March meeting of the Geo Wives - Newcomers Club was a style show-luncheon of most unique qualities. Each fashion modeled was truly "one-of-a-kind" and not t o be found for sale i n any s tore . The clothes ranged f r o m daytime to evening (and even included some glam- orous hostess pa jamas) and were fo r chi ldren (boys and g i r l s ) , wives and mothers , and the re was even something for the teenager. Now, the reason why this style show was so exclusive was because eachlovely creat ion shown had been crea ted by a Geo Wife and was modeled ei ther by her , o r by the member of h e r family for whom i t had been made. Chairmen for this outstanding affair were Mary Ann Mayse (Mrs. Robert H. ), Martha Enyeart (Mrs . J ames F.) and Kay Goodrum (Mrs . Conley R. ). Mary Ann made lots of paper flowers i n shades of pink, yellow and blue for decorations and this theme c a r r i e d over to the p rog ram which included descript ions and sketches by Martha of each fashion in the show. Kay wrote the commentary and s e a m s t r e s s e s and models included, besides the chairmen, Mesdames : I-Ierbert F. Belding, George E . Gordon, David L. Henning, George W. Hinds, Howard W. Kiatta, John T. Lochridge, Robert L. Myers, W. Paul Nelson, William R. Roberts , William T. Smith, Alan M. Warren, and Bill Woodham.

This group plans a tour of the Har r i s County Heritage Society's res tored houses and commercia l s t ruc tures on Allen Parkway In A p r ~ l .

Virginia and George Hardin, former ly of Houston, made a com- bined business and p leasure t r i p t o our fa i r ci ty during the Fa t Stock Show and Rodeo and Virginia especially asked that a l l the i r Houston fr iends be reminded that they a r e looking for them a t the AAPG Con- vention in Oklahoma City in April. Among the many Houston geologists and their wives who a r e planning to attend this convention a r e : June and Paul Fa r ren , B and Hillord Hinson, Gw-inn and J im Lewis, Trudie and Jed Maebius, Vera and John L. Riley and Vivian and F r e d Smith.

B Hinson has a l ready made one recent t r i p t o Oklahoma and Marybelle and Kenley Clark will go f i r s t to a meeting in San Antonio and then on to Oklahoma City for the convention.

Polly and Edd Turner and Laurabeth and Bob Souther recently made a t r i p t o south Padre Island for sun and surf and Pace and Homer Moore went on an antique buying t r i p to New Orleans.

Hilda and George Walton skied a t Cres ted Butte, Colorado, with Carol and J e r r y Kyle while Robbie and Bill Bramlet te t raveled to Nashville, Tennessee, fo r Pa ren t s Weekend a t Vanderbilt.

Jean and Roger Stoneburner spent a weekend a t the Flagship Inn on Galveston Is le with th ree other couples f r o m Houston and Beth and Wade Turnbull journeyed to Mississippi for a visit with family and friends "back home I t .

Clark Edgecomb "hatched" while Virginia visited he r father in Hollywood, Florida, where he spends the winter.

Paul Berner i s the newly elected Flee t Captain of Flying Scot Fleet #32 of Galveston Bay and Sally i s the new sec re t a ry .

- Val Oualline

DATE BOOK

April 4- 6, 1968 - Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America (G. S. A.) , 1968 Meeting, Jack Tar Durham Hotel and Motor Lodge Durham, North Carolina. Subject: "Marine Geology of the At- lantic Continental Margin of the Southern U. S. ".

Apri l 8, 1968 - Houston Geological Society Monthly Meeting, 5:00 p. m . 10th Floor Houston Club Building. Subject: "Geological Signi- ficance of Abnormal P r e s s u r e s in Deep Oil and Gas Wells. I '

May 9, 1968 - Houston Geological Society Monthly Meeting.

M a y 17, 1968 - Houston Geological Society G o l f Tournament and Family Barbecue, Sharpstown Country Club.

June 10, 1968 - Houston Geological Society Monthly Meeting.

ANNUAL H. G. S. GOLF TOURNAh4ENT

Invite your boss fo r golf, your wives f o r dinner - - - make up your foursome, and make out your check to the HGS and mai l check to Tommy Thompson. We will use #1 and #10 tees this year . Specify des i red start ing t ime. Preference will be given on a f irs t-received basis .

Friday, May 17, 1968 Sharpstown Country Club

Starting Times F r o m 11:OO AM - 1:30 PM Pr ice : $6. 50 for Golf, Beer , P r i zes & Bar-B-Que

Deadline for entr ies i s Monday, May 13, (Cancellations may be made up to 12:OO noon on Wednesday, May 15, 1968).

Golfers wives a r e invited and encouraged to attend the awards dinner following the Golf Tournament. Cost for wives i s $2. 50.

Golfers wives and non-golfe r s and their wives a r e invited to come out t o Sharpstown Country Club and watch the i r favorite swingers finish the i r round and partake of the refreshments. (BEER)

Non-golfers and the i r wives a r e invited to attend the dinner for a nominal charge of $5. 00 pe r couple.

Sharpstown will have many electr ic c a r t s for rent. Each person desir ing a n e lec t r ic c a r t mus t make his own arrangements with the p r o shop. Pull c a r t s can be used and they will have some for rent. No caddies will be available.

ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O F INTEREST

A. A. P. G. TRANSPORTATION TO 53rd ANNUAL CONVENTION

Continental Airlines i s cooperating with the Houston Geological Society in assigning space to those who wish to t r ave l to the 53rd Na- tional A. A. P. G. Convention in Oklahoma City which i s to be held Apri l 22-25, 1968.

Members of various committees, whohave reasonto go to thecon- vention early, can save a substantial sum by departing f rom Houston pr ior to noon Apri l 20 o r sooner.

In order to secure Excursion rates, the passenger must spend one Saturday night out of the city f rom which his flight originates. The Excursion Round Tr ip fare i s $45.47 while the Deluxe F i r s t Class fare i s $73. 50; the Club Coach fare i s $60. 59 and the Je t Economy fare i s $51.77.

Flight #91, Boeing 727 Golden Jet, departs f rom Houston each morning a t 9:05 and flies non-stop to Oklahoma City, a r r ives a t 10:OO a . m .

For information regarding Family Plan and other fares , i t i s sug - gested that the delegates contact Continental Airlines a t JA 4-47 11 and ask for Mr. Dick Nolan. There a r e many variations of pr ices , de - pending on departure t ime in the week and the amount of t ime spent in Oklahoma City.

XXX NEEDED XXX

The Houston Geological Society i s in d i re need of two legal s ize, five drawer file cabinets. If any member knows of some good surplus cabinets and would like to make a tax deductable contribution to a worthy organization, the Society would be most appreciative. If you can be of any help, please cal l F r e d L. Smith, J r . , a t CA 5-5757.

N E W S OF INTEREST Con't

CONTINUING EDUCATION SERIES IN LATE MAY

Dr. James M. Forgotson, who's with Pan American at Tulsa, will present the next se r i es of lectures on the topic Electronic Data Proces- sing, a s applied to geological exploration. These will be held in the usual place, the auditorium in the basement of the Humble Building, on Mondays and Tuesdays, May 20, 21,27, and 28, from 3:30 to 7:00 p. m.

Watch the May Bulletin for more details including preregistrat ion information, a biographical sketch of Mr. Forgotson (who's presented his ser ies a t least eight t imes already) and something about the specific content of this lecture ser ies . But plan now to attend!

- DeWitt C. Van Siclen

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Central Texas College located at Killeen, Texas is in its f i rs t year of existence, and a let ter has been received f rom Ralph H. McKinlay, Director of Sciences, requesting aid in trying to prepare - f rom scratch for some courses in geology. Lf you have any specimens of rocks, minerals, cores, fossils , e t c . , with which you could part , please contact Ralph. Micro fossils a r e also needed. The address is P. 0. Box 848, zip code 76541. This i s an opportunity for a real good turn.

GEORGE MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.

12th Floor, Houston Club Bldg.


George Mitchell CA 5-0161

SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY

Richmond Tower Bldg. P. 0. Box 1513


J. K. Larsen NA 2-7270

OIL FINANCING

BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST, N.A.

P. 0. Box 2629 Houston, Texas 77001

Frank McGonagill, Vice President CA 5-1551 Manager, Oil and Gas Department Ext. 481

DRILLING COMPANIES

BAY CITY DRILLING COMPANY

Box 1389

Bay City, Texas

R. Q. McSwane CI 5-8389

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BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY

1228 Bank of the Southwest


W. H. Smith, President CA 5-6576

OTIS RUSSELL DRILLING COMPANY

2916 7th Street Bay City, Texas

Otis Russell CA 8-7919

TRITON DRILLING COMPANY

P. 0. Box 22166 Houston 77027

SU 2-2250

Robert Briggs Roland Nelson

LOG LIBRARIES

SEISMOGRAM LIBRARY CORPORATION

Gulf Coast Division Texas - Louisiana - Mississippi

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

REPRODUCTION COMPANIES

CARDINAL PRINTING & LETTER SERVICE, INC.

234 Esperson Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Mrs. Pollyann Howe CA 3-9309

HOUSTON BLUE PRINT & STATIONERY CO.

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

Houston, Texas

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES

APACHE EXPLORATION CO., INC.

Geophysical Consultants

Houston, Texas 77002 C & I Life Bldg.

A. L. Ladner CA 2-9649

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION A Teledyne Company

5825 Chimney Rock Road P. 0. Box 36269

Houston, Texas 77036 713 666-2561

SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY

2200 Welch Avenue Houston, Texas 77019

Sidney Schafer JA 9-8789 Jack C. Weyand

SEISMOGRAPH SERVICE CORP.

1229 Capital National Bank Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Robert B. Baum CA 2-9071

ELECTRIC AND WELL LOGGING

BAROID DIVISION, NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY

Well Logging and Mud Company

P. 0. BOX 1675 JA 4-6381

LANE WELLS COMPANY

450 The Main Building

J. L. P. Campbell CA 2-9771 W. D. Bishop or D. E. Roberson HU 9-8214 Division Sales Engineers

PAN GEO ATLAS CORPORATION


P. 0. BOX 14524 RI 7-1300

SCHLUMBERGER WELL SERVICES 1512 Bank of the Southwest

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

CORE ANALYSIS

CORE LABORATORIES, INC.

3615 Gulf Freeway Core Analysis and Mud Logging

John E. Furen CA 3-4193

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS

DRESSER SIE

10201 Westheimer Road

P. 0. Box 2928, Houston, Texas 77001 E. A. Pratt Vice President, Marketing SU 2-2000

OIL PRODUCERS

JOHN W. MECOM LAKE WASHINGTON, INC.

and U. S. OIL OF LOUISIANA, INC.

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

J f o u l ~ o n ~ ~ ~ L o ~ ~ c d ' .&ci=t9 234 ESPERSON BUILDING H O U S T O N , T E X A S 7 7 0 0 2

J. A. WHEELER c)' 5 , ~ , ' l : : ~ I f A " J A 5LDS. 5 2 , E X 77001

BULK RATE I U. S. POSTAGE P A I D

Houston, Texas Permit No. 5872

Documents

HGS Bulletin Volume 10 No.8 (April 1968) · from a very busy schedule to give us a resume of their activities, but in the meantime here are a few of their recent contributions. At