1978 BULLETIN HOITSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1 · the Houston Geological Society Executive Board...

April 1978

BULLETIN

HOITSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY I 1

Volume 20

Number 8

Aprll 1, 1978 (Fleld Trip) Damon Mound

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HGS APRIL CALENDAR

Aprll 3, 1978 (Evening Mwtlng) Summit Club, Flrst lntematlonai Bank Bulldlng

Dr. Floyd R. Sabins. Jr., Chevron Research - UCLA. AAPG Distinguished Lecturer 1977-1978. "Exploration Applications of LANDSAT Imagery" Social Hour-5:15, Dinner-6:15, Meeting-7:00 Reservations (Telephone only, 223-9309) must be made or cancelled by Friday, March 31, 1978.

Aprll 21, 1978 (Tennls Tournament) Plne Forest Country Club

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April 26, 1978 (Noon Meeting) Consort II Ballroom, Houston Oaks Hotel

Dr. Robert R. Berg. Texas A&M University "Characteristics of Wilcox Gas Reservoirs. Northeast Thompsonville Field, Jim Hogg and Webb Counties, Texas" Luncheon and Meeting-12:OO Noon Reservations (~e lepho ie only, 223-9309) must be made or cancelled by noon Monday, April 24. 1978.

April 27, 1978 (Golf Tournament) Tejas Country Club

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HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Sulk B-1, 806 Maln Street

Houston, Texas 77002 223-9309

EXECUTIVE BOARD President Firs4 Vice President Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer Executive Committeeman (MO-78) Executive Committeeman (6-30-78) Executive Committeeman (-79) Executive Committeeman (6-30-79) Past President

Dean Orafton, Cities Service Company Jeffery V. Momla, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

WIIIIam A. Fowler, Jr., Phlllips Petroleum Company W. L. Tldwell, Independent

Eleanor M. Hoover, Exxon Company USA Robert A. Harrla, Mitchell Energy Corp.

Elgean C. Shldd, The Anschutz Corporation Howard W. Khtta, lndependent

M. M. "Ozzien Osborw, Trunkline Gas Company Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company

COAIIMIlTEE CHAIRMEN Academic Liaison Advertising Awards & Student Loan Ballot Boy Scout Bulletin Continuing Education Directory Entertainment Environmental Exhibits Field Trip Finance Historical Library Membership Nominating Personnel Placement Publications Publication Sales Public Relations Remembrances Research 8 Study Course Special Publications Technical Program Transportation

Phlllp F. McKinlay, Texaco Inc. Matthaw W. Daum, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

Albert C. Rsowh, Jr., Exxon Company USA D. J. Bomrlllaln, Cities Service Company

Mclnnis S. Newby, R. L. Burns Corp. Chester A. Baird, Dow Chemical Company

Stewart Chubor, Consultant Clyde G. Beckrvlth, Continental Oil Company

Clyde E. Harrlm, O'Donohoe & Harrison J a m 0. Lewis, Consultant

Robert L. Hunt, Cities Service Company Wllllam F. Bbhop, Tenneco Oil Company

George Sealy, Exxon Company USA J a m A Wheeler, Consultant Wade W. Turnbull, Consultant

a Fred A. Ealand, Exxon Company USA Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company

Royce E. Schnelder, The Superior Oil Company Jeffory V. Morrls, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.

Mliton E. Johnson, Exxon Company USA James F. Enyeart, Dow Chemical Company

Walter A. Boyd, Columbia Gas Development Corp. Cyrus Strong, Shell Oil Company

D o h M. Curtb, Shell Development Company Willlam A. Fowhw, Jr., Phillips Petroleum Company

Kenneth W. Toedter, Natomas Int. Corp.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES Advisor, Museum of Natural Science GCAGS Representative GCAGS Alternate AAPG Delegate Chairman AAPG Group lnsurance

Edd R. Turner, Getty Oil Co. 658-9361 Hal H. Bybee, Continental Oil Company 965-2407

Dean Grafton, Ctties Service Company 629-9700 J. Don McCklland, Prairie Producing Co. 650-0413

John Bremsteller, lnsurance Consultant 660-0610

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL AUXILIARY OFFICERS

President First Vice-president (Social) Second Vlce-President (Membership) Third Vice-president (HGS Representative) Secretary Treasurer

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Mrs. John W. (Pauline) lnkster 468-6379 Mrs. Claude C. (Nancy) Rust 467-1693

Mrs. Reeves W. (Sarah) Jackoon, Jr. 461-921 5 Mrs. W. 1. (Janna) Spurlock 782-7323

Mrs. George C. (Virginia) Hardin, Jr. 782-6140 Mri. Vlrgil J. (Shirley) Kennedy 467-4772

PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS

Early in February it came to my attention that the Railroad Commission of Texas is proposing to repeal all of its existing rules of practice and procedure and to adopt general rules of practice and procedure applicable to .practice before all divisions of the Commission. Public comment was invited with February 24, 1978, the deadline for receiving these comments. I wrote each Commissioner prior to the deadline expressing an objection to one of the proposed rules.

Proposed rule .02lc is objectionable to many geologists. In its entirety this proposed rule reads as follows: "A party may appear and be represented by an attorney authorized to practice law before the highest court of any state or before any federal court. A natural person who is a party may appear on his own behalf. On motion by any party, subject to objection by any other party to the proceeding, the Examiner, in his sole discretion, where the interests of justice so require, and the conduct of the proceeding will not be unduly affected or the record unduly burdened, may permit a party to be represented by a bona fide, regular officer or employee of that party. Auth- orized representatives shall note their capacity as such on the first pleading or other document they file on behalf of a party they represent. This section does not apply to persons appearing as witnesses." Compare this with the existing rule concerning appearances which is rule ,025: "Any party may appear and represent himself or appear through any person authorized by that party to make appearance for him."

Proposed rule .021c appears to be an opening wedge to involve the legal profession in geologists' and engineers' business with the Oil and Gas Division of the Rail- road Commission of Texas. This is the second time in recent history that the lawyers have had a run at this. When the rules of practice and procedure were revised in 1975, the legal profession tried, and failed, to have a similar rule adopted. In Oklahoma and Kansas it is neces: sary to have local resident counsel with you to appear before the Corporation Commission in each of these states. We do not need this added burden in Texas which I am afraid will be the end result if proposed rule .02lc is adopted. I am reminded of a sentence I read the other day in an article about the legal profession in a national news magazine, "One way attorneys make money is to create problems for litigants."

The matter of proposed rule .021c was discussed in the Houston Geological Society Executive Board meeting of February 8, 1978. The Executive Board authorized me to write each of the three Commissioners on HGS letter- head stationery voicing the objection of the Houston Geo- logical Society to proposed rule .021c. Identical letters dated February 15, 1978, were written to Chairman Mack Walface and Commissioners Jon Newton and John H. Poerner. The text of this letter follows.

Dear Chairman Wallace: I am writing this letter as President of the Houston

Geological Society with the approval of the Executive Board. The Houston Geological Society has over 2500 members, most of whom are professionally employed as petroleum geologists.

The Executive Board has reviewed the proposed Gen- eral Rules of Practice and Procedure. We are disturbed about proposed rule .021c. In our opinion, a rule of this type is unnecessary. The Commission has operated effi- ciently for more than forty years without such a discrimi- natory rule. It is our observation that the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas is a fact- finding body, not a legal forum, and the Commission gets the facts in each case from petroleum geologists and petroleum engineers.

We respectfully request that proposed rule .02lc not be adopted.

Sincerely yours, Dean Grafton

President

SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR MAY May 2, 1978 Barbeque and Trophy Presenta- Knights of Columbus tion Hall

May 8, 1978 Dr. Leo Horviti, Horvitz Re- Summit Club search Lab, Houston

"Near-Surface Evidence of Hy- drocarbon Movement from Depth"

Mav 24, 1978 Richard D. Mclver, GeoChem Holiday Inn- Research, Inc. Medical Center "Hydrates of Natural Gas-

Important Agent in Geological Processes"

PRICE SCHEDULE-HGS MEETINGS

Summit Club Dinner ....................................... $ 7.50

Houston Oaks Hotel, Consort II Ballroom Lunch ........................................ $ 9.00

Field Trip ...................................... $10.00

Golf Tournament ............................... $12.00

Tennis Tournament ............................ $ 8.00

Barbeque Prepaid ...................................... $ 5.00 At the door .................................. $ 5.50

RESERVATIONS-223-9309

Please make reservations for Monday evening meeting by the preceding Friday; for Wednesday noon meeting by the preceding Monday noon.

OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY

The Ocean Thermal Energy Concept involves use of the temperature differential which exists between surface and subsurface water to produce a thermal source for generation of electric power. The DOE has awarded a 12- month $126,115 contract to Pirelli Cable Systems, New York City, to study the submarine cable requirements for ocean thermal-energy electric-power transmission. Pirelli will investigate the various cables that might be suitable for this requirement, and will study methods of laying such cable at water depths to 6000 ft and possibly deeper.

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EVENING MEETING-APRIL 3, 1978

FLOYD F. SABINS, JR.-Biographical SketchDr. Sabins is a nativeHoustonian who wasgraduated from the Uni-versity of Texas at Austinand went on to receive adoctorate from Yale. Since1975, he has worked forChevron Oil Field Re-search Company at LaHabra, California, wherehe is a Senior ResearchAssociate. Dr. Sabins hasremained active in theacademic field during histime at Chevron; he hastaught at California State

at Fullerton, USC, and UCLA, where he currently servesas Regents' Professor of Geology. His professional affilia-tions include the American Society of Photogrammetry,Geological Society of America (Fellow), the GEOSATCommittee (Chevron's representative), and the AAPG. Hehas been active in the AAPG Petroleum ExplorationSchools since 1975. He is a Distinguished Lecturer for theAAPG in 1977-78.

EXPLORATION APPLICATIONS OF LANDSATIMAGERY (Abstract)

The unmanned LANDSAT program has provided high-quality multi-spectral satellite imagery of most of the landareas of the world. Oil and mineral explorationists haveacquired numerous images for interpretation, typicallyusing conventional photog eologic techniques. Regionalstructure, fracture patterns, lineaments, drainage, and to-nal anomalies are mapped rapidly and accurately fromphotographic reproductions of the LANDSAT images.

In addition to ph9tographic reproductions, digital.LANDSAT images are available which may be computerprocessed. Computer processing can enhance images andgreatly aid in geologic interpretation. Digital-image pro-cesses perform three major .functions:

1. Image restoration-to correct for data errors, systemnoises, and geometric distortions introduced duringthe scanning, recording, and playback operations.

2. Image enhancement-to alter the visual impact of theimage in a manner that improves the informationcontent.

3. Information extraction-to utilize the decision-makingcapability of the computer to recognize and classifysubdivisions of the image on the basis of their digitalsignatures.

Some examples illustrate the application of these pro-cesses for aiding geologic mapping and recognizing po-tential areas for oil and mineral exploration.

CARPOOLING, ANYONE?

If you happen to work for a company with less than250 employees in a single location this won't affect you-yet. If you want to know how the other half lives, read on.The State of Texas has, in effect, made it a regulatory

requirement that any company with more than 250 em-ployees in a single location must conduct a carpool incen-tive program or face a fine of $25,000 per day! How doesthe State get away with doing this? They don't have achoice. The EPA demands this as part of the Texas StateImplementation Plan. And all of that is a part of a newfederal regulation known as the Employer Mass Transitand Carpool Incentive Program, which was formulated incompliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977.So, any state not in compliance with the clean-air stand-ards set by the EPA must have a plan for implementingvarious steps required to bring it in compliance-hencethe state implementation plan.

The new regulation makes it mandatory for the com-panies to match employees with similar daily travel patternsat least once each 6 months, omitting only those who refuse,in writing, on the basis of personal privacy. These companiesalso have to "continuously" publicize the advantages ofcarpooling, to provide such incentives asconvenient parkingspaces, to provide incentives for bicycle commuting such asbicycle-locking facilities and plant rules encouraging bicycleuse, and, if the company has more than 1000employees at alocation, to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a van-pooling program.

You have probably already guessed that the compan-ies can't get away with just saying they are in compliance,right? That's right. The reports-every year, the reports. OnJune 30, to be exact, the companies must detail how theyhave complied with all these requirements and shownumbers of commuters regularly arriving at and leaving afacility by each mode of transportation. And you as anindividual can't just tell your company "Thanks, but nothanks." You are going to have to tell them-in writing-"Nothanks, I decline to participate in the matching program."

SEMINARS, GEOLOGY DEPARTMENTUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Dr. Wolfgang E. Elston, Professor of Geology at theUniversity of New Mexico, will deliver two lectures at theDepartment of Geology, University of Houston, on Tues-day, April 11. The first, "Geology of the Mogollon-DatilVolcanic Field," will be given in Room 315 of the Sci. &Res. Bldg. I at 12:00 noon, and the second, "Plate Tec-tonic Evolution of the Basin and Range Province," will bepresented in Room 116 of Sci. & Res. I at 4:00 PM. The publicis cordially invited to attend.

LIBRARY NOTES

The Houston Public Library is a federal depositorylibrary and as such it receives essentially all USGS publica-tions including topographic maps. The Library has chosen,however, to accept topographic map coverage for only thestates of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico andOklahoma. The Library also has a standing order for all TexasBureau of Economic Geology publications. In later issues ofthe HGS Bulletin your Library Committee will call yourattention to a wide variety of other geological literature andexploration records available in the Library..

RECENT DEATH

L. T. Barrow died March 4, 1978, in Houston. He wasa long-time member of the Houston Geological Societyand was a former Chairman of the Board of Humble Oil &Refining Company.

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NOON MEETING-APRIL 26, 1978

ROBERT R. BERG-Biographical SketchRobertR. Berg received hisBA and PhD degrees ingeology from the Universi-ty of Minnesota in 1948and1951. From 1951 to 1956hewas employed by the Cali-fornia Company, a subsi-diary of the Standard OilCompany of California, andfrom 1957 to 1966 he was aconsulting geologist in theRocky Mountain area. Dr.Berg in 1967 became pro-fessor and Chairman of theDepartment of Geology atTexas A&M University. In

July 1972, he was named Director of the Office of UniversityResearch, Texas A&M University. Dr. Berg's researchinterests include petroleum geology, subsurface strati-graphy and sedimentology. He is a Fellow of the GeologicalSociety of America and a member of AAPG and of the APGS.He is currently a lecturer in AAPG's Continuing EducationProgram.

FREDERICK J. TEDFORD ,,--BiographicalSketchFred Tedford was born inSan Antonio, Texas. Afterreceiving his B.S. in Geol-ogy from Texas A&M Uni-versity in 1971, he joinedRaba and Assoc., Consult-ing Engineers, Inc., as anengineering geologist-conducting subsurface in-vestigations for soil andfoundation studies. In1975, Fred returned toTexas A&M for graduatestudies under Dr. R. R.Berg. Fred received hisMaster's degree in geol-

ogy in 1977 and joined Exxon Company, USA, as anexploration geologist in the Offshore/Alaska Divisionworking in the Gulf of Mexico. Fred is a member of AAPGand SEPM. His primary interests are petroleum geologyand stratigraphy.

CHARACTERISTICS OF WILCOX GAS RESERVOIRS,NORTHEAST THOMPSONVILLE FIELD, JIM HOGGAND WEBB COUNTIES, TEXAS (Abstract)

by Robert R. Berg and Frederick J. Tedford

Gas was discovered in upper Wilcox sandstones in1959 at Northeast Thompsonville field. Reservoirs arefound on a faulted anticline at depths ranging from 9400to 13,700 ft. The Wilcox is predominantly shale, and strati-graphic units thicken off structure. At the crest of thestructure is a growth fault that has about 1100 ft of throw

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down to the basin, with a dip of about 30 degrees whichdecreases in the deep section near 12,000 ft.

Sandstones are thinly bedded, 1 to 2 ft thick, withinterlaminated black shale. Bed sets display a sequence ofgraded, structureless sandstone overlain by laminatedsandstone. This sequence appears to represent an ABEturbidite, probably of channel origin. Thinner sandstonesare laminated and ripple-bedded, representing more com-plete turbidite sequences of the ABCDE type, but somethin sandstones are less complete BCE and CDE turbi-dites. The thinner sandstones are probably of overbankorigin. Average grain size is 0.13 mm (fine grained), andbed sets are commonly graded from 0.15 mm at the baseto 0.06 mm at the top. Average detrital composition is 64%monocrystalline quartz, 6% feldspar, 2% rock fragmentsincluding polycrystalline quartz, 27% matrix, and 1% othergrains. Common cement is silica as grain overgrowthsand, more rarely, siderite. Total cement averages 17% ofbulk composition. The best average porosities and per-meabilities are on the order of 23% and 200 md, respec-tively, and are found in thicker channel turbidites. Themorphology of reservoirs is illustrated by the uppermostWilcox, Hinnant 1 sandstone that has a gross thickness ofabout 90 ft. Within the Hinnant are massive sandstonesections composed largely of AE and ABE turbidite sets.The massive units range from 30 to 75 ft in thickness,forming narrow, dip-trending concentrations of channelturbidites that are the principal reservoir sandstones.

PUBLICATIONS-SOME OLDrSOME NEW

The University of Miami, Fisher Island Station, MiamiBeach, Florida 33139, announces a set of 6 Field Guide-books available for the ridiculously low price of $15. Indi-vidually, a little more. They are:

Field Guidebook to Modern and Pleistocene Reef Car-bonates, Barbados, W.I.; N. P. James, C. Stearn, R. Harri-son, 30 p., $2.50.

Field Guidebook to the Reefs of Belize; J. A. Miller, I.G. Macintyre, 37 p., $3.

Field Guidebook to the Modern and Ancient Reefs ofJamaica; J. D. Woodley, E. Robinson, 39 p., $2.50.

Field Guidebook to the Reefs of San BIas Islands,Panama; D. R. Robertson, P. W. Glynn, 16 p., $2.

Field Guidebook to the Reefs and Reef Communitiesof Sf. Croix, Virgin Islands; W. A. Adey, R. Dill, W. Gladfel-ter, J. Ogden, 53 p., $4.

In addition to the above they have the proceedings ofthe Third International Symposium on Coral Reefs (1977),two volumes, 1300 p., $60.

There is an additional charge of $1 if payment doesnot accompany the order. Make checks payable to theUniversity of Miami.

The Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior,announces publication of the following Open-File Reportavailable from the National Technical Information Service,U. S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, Virginia22161. It is OFR 146(1-8)-77 (set), entitled "ComparativeCoal Transportation Costs: An Economic and EngineeringAnalysis of Truck, Belt, Rail, Barge and Coal Slurry andPneumatic Pipelines"; Vols. 1 through 8, by MichaelRieber and Shao Lee Soo. August 1977. 573 p., 8 figs. $37(paper), Order No. NTIS: PB 274 377/AS.

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USGS Circular C 767. Current oil and gas production from North American Upper Cretaceous chalks, by P. A. Scholle. 1977. 51 p. Branch of Distribution, USGS, 1200 South Eads Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

USGS Open-File Reports 77-817. Late diagenetic indicators of buried oil and

gas, by T. J. Donovan and M. C. Dalziel. 79 p., 17 figs. Microfiche $3.50; paper copy $6.75.

77-821. Geochemical and mineralogical studies of a south Texas roll-front uranium deposit, by M. B. Gold- haber and R. L. Reynolds. 37 p., 7 figs. Microfiche $3.50; paper copy $5.50.

77-838. Geothermal development and environmental protection procedures, by S. L. Chiang. 15 p. Microfiche $3.50; paper copy $2.25.

USGS Water-Resources Investigations 76-61. A model for calculating effects of liquid waste disposal in deep saline aquifers, by D. B. Grove. Describes the development of a computer model by lntercomp Resource Devel- opment and Engineering, Inc., which provides methodol- ogy useful to the design and management of deep-well disposal systems into saline aquifers, particularly in those cases where the disposal zone occupies part of an aquifer system containing fresh water in other areas. The report is available for $9 as PB 256903/AS from NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.

COUNTERPRODUCTIVE GOVERNMENT: INDECISION MAKERS IN THE MORAL EQUIVALENT OF WAR by Edd R. Turner

Someone commented recently that current debate over our national energy policy has produced no results, only a proliferation of experts.

That comment was probably intended ironically, because never before have so many known so little about a- national problem affecting every one of us.

Accordingly, the challenge facing the energy explorationist today is not the finding of oil and gas, but coping with the vexing blunders, mismanagement, and excessive regulation which thwart his professional efforts on all sides.

The moral equivalent of war has become an endless war of words on Capitol Hill. But, Congress aside, some of the blame can surely be traced to the federal government's irresponsible squandering of taxpayers' dollars on consultant hiring; its exclusion of qualified personnel from key positions on energy; and the patently inefficient, do- nothing attitude of bureaucracy.

Energy professionals were dismayed to learn that last year, for example, the Energy Research and Development Administration contracted with a major corporation to evaluate the uranium mining potential of the Cook Inlet area in Alaska. Most properly, this was a job for the U.S. Geological Survey, which was already a couple of years into the project.

And what did the corporation do? It immediately got in touch with the USGS to see if its data could be used in the report.

Recently the Department of Energy contracted for a study of drill bits and drill-rig automation to see if im-

provements could be made to hasten well drilling. An admirable undertaking-unless one considers the group assigned to make the report had never seen a drill rig before!

While the consulting boondoggle is counterproductive, more serious is the exclusion of qualified personnel from energy regulatory positions.

Our industry is regulated by amateurs, because, com- petency aside, those positions today have to be filled by those stipulated to be "cleanM-meaning that the candi- date owns no energy-company stock, no mineral interests, receives nothing from energy ventures, and possesses no residual benefits if by chance he once worked for an energy company in the past.

These "qualifications" imply the professional energy explorationist is "unclean," "industry-biased," and "greedy," and he is therefore excluded from regulatory, advisory, and managerial positions where he could help his country find an energy program that might work.

As a result, the day-to-day administration of our federal government, in the energy field and in other agencies, is entrusted to a comatose, entrenched bureaucracy that outlasts administrations and congressional terms.

In the energy business, the explorationist can wait up to 5 years for the federal government to prepare an environmental-impact statement. But then there was the operator in Wyoming who had been unsuccessful for months in trying to gain location approval on a federal lease until he demanded disapproval in writing. Two days later he had his location approved!

Our federal government must be made to realize it is our oil and gas industry that searches for, produces, transports, refines, and markets 74% of our national energy. And this was only made possible by a technologi- cal supremacy which flourished in a climate of protective, rather than punitive regulation.

Clearly, we cannot do our work of finding the oil and gas we need to solve our nation's energy problems as long as counterproductive government stands in our way.

Thus, while it is not AAPG's policy to support or oppose various bills, or candidates, or agency rulings, we have decided that it is in the best interest of our profession-and the nation-to speak out on energy problems.

We have learned, at least, they read our letters!

HGS SPRING BARBEQUE

The annual Houston Geological Society barbeque and awards presentation will be held Tuesday, May 2, 1978, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 607 E. Whitney (same site as the Shrimp Peel). Ice-cold draft beer will be available beginning at 6:30 PM, and dinner will be served starting at 7:00 PM. The price for this evening of fun is $5 per person. Reserve your tickets by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope and your check (made out to the Hous- ton Geological Society Entertainment Fund) to the Hous- ton Geological Society office at Suite B-1, 806 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002.

Tickets will also be available at the April 3 and April 26 meetings. Tickets purchased at the dinner will cost $5.50 each. Guests are welcome.

Valuable door prizes will be given away, and presentation of the tennis and golf prizes will be made.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

The sixth and last Continuing Education Program for the 1977-78 year will be given by Dr. William E. Galloway of the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. His topic will be "Exploration for Stratigraphic Traps Emphasizing Wil- cox, Jackson-Yegua, Frio and Pleistocene Examples." The program will be held on Thursday, May 11, and Friday, May 12, in the Exxon Building Auditorium. As before, the cost will be $20 with pre-registration, $25 at the door, and $10 for students. A pre-registration slip is enclosed with this issue.

STEWART CHUBER

EARLY HOUSING REGISTRATION GCAGS CONVENTION NEW ORLEANS, OCT. '78

To accommodate those who want to register early, the GCAGS convention committee has provided an Early Housing Regis- tration Form. You will find it on page 22 of your Bul- letin. The regular convention announcement, including a housing form, will be mailed out in Au- gust. The Warwick requires first-night room deposit for all reservations. The Hyatt Regency requires first-night room

deposit for guaranteed room if arriving after 6 PM, and Howard Johnson's deadline is 4 PM.

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Houston Geological Society will hold its annual Golf Tournament Thursday, April 27, 1978. The tournament will consist of two shot-gun starts at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at Tejas Golf Club near the Intercontinental Airport on Jetero Boulevard. (Average 4% to 5 hours playing time.)

The field (first time ever) will consist of 256 members. Members should remit their entrance fee of $72.00. (Make check payable to: HGS Entertainment Fund.) This includes green fees, golf carts, lunch, prizes, etc. Members will be responsible for making up their own foursome and sending the names of each player and entrance fee by April 14 to :

John Pate c/o Peppard-Souders & Associates 3801 Kirby, Suite 600 Houston. Texas 77098

Those turning in their entrance fees without a full group will be placed in a foursome by the committee. The field will be divided into flights by random draw, with winners being determined by the Callaway Handicap Sys- tem. Any questions concerning the tournament will be answered by calling John Pate or Kim Fitzpatrick at 526- 8899.

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FIFTH ANNUAL TENNIS EXTRAVAGANZA

The HGS Tennis Tournament will be held Friday, April 21 (under the trees), at the beautiful Pine Forest Country Club (near Bear Creek Golf Course). Competition will be in two flights, A and B, by doubles teams only, playing an 8 game pro set with double elimination through a consola- tion bracket in both flights. Play will begin with the A flight starting at 10:45 AM and the B f l~ght at 11:45 AM, starting times being staggered according to court availability. Entry fee for the tournament is $8.00 per player which includes balls, court fees, prizes, refreshments. and buffet lunch from 12:OO - 1.30 PM. The deadline for enter- ing is Friday, April 14th; in the event of rain we will attempt to reschedule the tournament. We have provided for 2 indoor courts, in case of a late afternoon rain. The number of entries will be limited to the first 64 HGS members applying. To enter please send the following:

Your name Business phone Flight preference (A or B) Entry fee - $8.00 (payable to HGS Entertainment

Fund) This should be sent to: William F. Howell 735 Houston Club Building Houston, TX 77002 Tel: 237-8592

GUEST COLUMN

RANDOM THOUGHTS

by J. Ben Carsey, Consulting Geologist

Any geologists or geophysicists who have r~o t read the article entitled "Boom Demand for Explorationists" by Morgan Davis in the January, 1978. issue of the Houston Geological Society Bulletin, should do so. Among other things, Mr. Davis took note of the large demand for geologists and geophysicists at this time and of the seemingly high salaries which are being offered, part~cularly for beginners. He also observed that some explorationists with 7 to 10 years' experience are be~ng attracted away from the large companies.

With Mr. Davis' comments as a starter. I would like to look down the road w ~ t h you a few years. One assumption that some of us (particularly the writer) make, as we grow older, is that we have the privilege of giving advice even though it is not sought. First, the amount of salary one receives is in itself not too important, as there is an economic law which states rhat there is no end to human wants. What is done with the salary, however, is highly important and can prove very lasting. It is very important for a person to participate in any stock plan or other employees' benefit program offered by his employer. If such a program is not available, a regular investment schedule should be established and followed. Again, as suggested above, the high salary IS not the important thing, but what is saved and properly Invested is very important.

In movlng from one job to another, consideration should be given to what benefits may be lost in interrupt- ing seniority and possible future advancement. Considera- tion should also be given for the possible interruption of

participation in the annuity programs or other benefits. Also, serious thought should be given to insurance protection, which may be terminated by leaving an employer. In connection with insurance, it might be very advisable to have a review of one's insurance program with some highly qualified insurance agent or with the resident representative of the insurance carrier for AAPG-SEG when planning to change employment, or even as one reaches the age of 65. It isof utmost importance that the policy-holder of any health insurance program determine whether or not his family will have equal survival benefits to the plans of insurance in force at the time of his death.

Another random thought might be worthwhile to a few of you. If you own stock which is paid for and is not being used in active trading in the stock market, but is in a street account in some brokerage house, it would be well to consider having the stock issued in your name and placed in your safe-deposit box. In view of the insurance now being carried by some of the large brokerage firms, there may not be any serious risk in leaving the stock in the street name, but conditions change and the safest course to follow would be to have the stock in one's deposit box. I know of someone who lost what would now be a nice little fortune because a brokerage house went broke in 1937. In this case, payment for the stock had been made and receipts issued, but virtually none of the stock was purchased. The operators at the brokerage house went to the penitentiary, but this did not recover any of the stock.

Another matter which will be of interest to exploration people in this area has to do with logs on early wells drilled in the State. In 1966 an opportunity to purchase the driller's logs on all of the wells drilled in the State of Texas from 1917 up to that time developed. The Schultz family in Austin had assembled these logs over a period of 50 years and had run a service company to furnish copies of the logs to anyone who needed them. Because of advancing years, the Schultz people decided to discon- tinue this service and to sell their file of logs. They were asking $100,000 for these files, and several companies and universities considered their purchase but did not follow through. Under an administration previous to mine as president of HGS, about $14,000 were pledged toward the purchase of these logs. When I was president, we were able to secure a contribution of $50,000 from the Piper Foundation in San Antonio toward the purchase of the logs. This money, along with the previous commitments, was donated to the Houston Public Library for use in the purchase of the logs. These logs are in the Library and available for use. These driller's records are very helpful to those working with wells drilled in Texas prior to electric- log days. This is reviewed at this time merely to be sure that all of you are familiar with the fact that the logs are available.

An incident which occurred in Washington, D.C., during the AAPG convention last year will be of interest to those of you who are not already familiar with it. A full afternoon panel discussion on energy was held. Five or six top members of government, including Mr. John F. O'Leary, then head of FEA, along with one man from industry were on the panel. At the beginning of thesession, the chairman of the meeting announced that Mr. O'Leary had to attend a luncheon out of the city, but that a plane was

standing by to bring him back to Washington for arrival in time for the panel meeting. The industry representative gave an excellent talk and stressed very strongly the fact that a large number of separate government agencies required the filing of detailed forms on all activities in the offshorearea by the oil companies. The information required isvirtually all the same, but the forms are different and the completion of these forms consumes the time of a number of exploration people. A very strong plea was made for the government agencies to get together and combine their requests in one form, which would allow the explorationists to spend more of their time looking for oil. There was a question and answer period after each talk. Oneperson in theaudience raised aquestion about the Elk Hills Naval Reserve in California. He wondered, since an overage of oil was expected on the West Coast with the completion of the Alaska pipeline, and since the government was looking for places to store oil in order to build up a reserve against a possible embargo such as was experienced in 1973, why the oil in the Elk Hills Reserve was not left in the ground. After a brief discussion between the government people on the panel, the chairman stated that, as Mr. O'Leary was not there, an answer to this question would have to be delayed until he arrived. Mr. O'Leary did arrive just before the session ended and delivered a 10-minute talk, but had no time to stay for questions. He, of course, was not aware of the question regarding the Naval Reserve or of the suggestion made by the industry representative that the red tape of filing overlapping government forms be corrected. This was very unfortunate, as the panel meeting had been designed to help inform the government heads of some of the problems confronting the industry.

As of this date, even though the new Department of Energy is supposed to have taken over the duties of the various governmental agencies concerning energy, there is no indication that the numerous overlapping forms have been eliminated. Actually, there tends to be a proliferation of the various reauirements.

SHORT COURSE OFFSHORE GEOLOGIC HAZARDS

An intensive two-day short course will be given May 6-7 at Rice University immediately preceding the Offshore Technolgoy Conference in Houston. Seven internationally known geologists will appraise the known range of hazards, including sediment instability and subaqueous mass move- ments, gas charging, cyclic loading, diapirism, faulting, storm effects, etc., as well as geotechnical sediment properties associated with hazards, and case studies of rig and pipeline foundation failure.

The faculty for the course includes: ARNOLD BOUMA, Research Marine Geologist, Menlo Park, CA.; DWIGHT SANGREY, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.; JAMES COLE- MAN, Director and Professor of Geology, The Coastal Studies Institute, LSU.; JOSEPH SUHAYDA, Associate Professor, Coastal Studies Institute and Department of Marine Sciences, LSU.; ROGER WALKER, Professor of Geology, McMaster University, Canada; JOHN WARME, Course Coordinator, Professor of Oceanography, Rice University, Houston.

For information contact Dr. John Warme, phone (713) 527-4883, or write or call The Office of Continuing Stu- dies, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001, phone (713) 527-4803. Cost of the course is $235.

Houston Geological Soclety Bullet~n, Apr~ l 1978

GRAVITY-STABLE MISCIBLE COz DISPLACEMENT, WEEKS ISLAND "S" S A N D RESERVOIR B, IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA*

by George E. Perry, Shell Oil Co.. New Orleans. Louisiana

Shell Oil Company, with support f rom the Energy Re- search and Development Administration, is preparing to conduct a gravity-stable displacement test of the miscible COr process. This field test will be in a steeply dipping, water- flooded, high-temperature (225OF) and high-pressure (5100 psi) reservoir-the "S" Sand Reservoir B, Weeks Island Field.

When the present waterflood is completed, significant volumes of residual oil will remain in this and other similar water-swept reservoirs. Major watered-out reservoirs in the Weeks lsland Field have a n estimated tertiary potential of 26 million bbl of oil recoverable with a miscible COz displacement. These reservoirs are not suitable for surfactant flooding, as their temperatures and water salinities are too high for currently available chemical-flood formulations.

Geolog.i'--Weeks lsland is one of five "islands" which are topographic expressions of near-surface salt stocks (Vaughan, 1925). Their proximity and alignment in a NW-SE trend suggest a common origin from a salt layer now buried to a depth of 30,000 ft o r more. Paleostructural studies indicate that growth of the salt structure occurred from late Oligocene through recent time. Sediments pierced by the domes span this age range and consist of more than 20,000 ft of a sandstone-shale sequence representing predominantly regressive filling of the subsiding Gulf Coast basin. Evidence of minor marine trans- gressions is present throughout the section.

Weeks lsland Field (Fig. I) is located o n and around a piercement salt dome: the salt rises to within 35 ft of sea level. Numerous radial and peripheral faults with vertical displace- ments up to 2500 ft cut the section.

Hydrocarbon shows have been found in sands of Pleisto- cene to early Miocene age, at depths of 1000 to 17,500 ft. Commercial production has been established in 37 middle to lower Miocene sands, predominantly below 9500 ft. The bulk of the original oil in place (87%) was trapped o n the downthrown north flank of the structure, where hydrocarbon-column heights of up to 2600 ft have been proved. ,

L O U I S I A N A

EKS ISLAND FIELD

FlWrs 1

'From the paper prepared for the Energy Research and Development Administration under Contract No. EF 77-C-05-5232.

The kritcr acknowledges the efforts of the many people in Shell Oil Company and Shell Development Company who contributed to the plans for this te,t.

Houston Geolog~cal Soclety Bullet~n. Apr~l 1978

Reservoir B lies o n the north flank of the dome. As shown o n the structure map (Fig. 2), the "S" Sand is bounded updip ( to the south) by salt, and downdip by a combination of "Fault 5" and water levels of approximately -13,058 ft o n the west side and -12,004 ft o n the east. Structural dips range from 27' t o 52" within the productive area.

The "S" Sand, of early Miocene age, can be divided geneti- cally into two members, each deposited as a channel point-bar sand complex. They are separated in most places by a thin shale. Each member attains a gross thickness of' up to 150 ft in Reservoir B. Pressure data taken during production indicate that there is communication between the sand members.

'The hydrocarbon accumulation in Reservoir B consists of a gas cap extending from the apex of the structure to oil columns on the east and west ends. Originally. a gas column of about 1400 f t overlay an oil column estimated a t 298 ft o n the west end, and a gas column of 700 ft overlay an oil column of about 23 ft on the east.

Reservoir Histor1~-The "S" Sand Reservoir B originally contained over 3 million bbl of oil and 24 Bcf of wet gas. The reservoir was produced by a single well, Weeks lsland State Unit A 16A, until unitization of the oil and gas columns in 1973. This unit was formed for supplemental recovery operations and had provisions for tertiary operations such as COZ miscible displacement.

Since August 1973, water has been injected into Smith State Unit G 2 a t a position below the original oil-water contact. Through May 1977. 2.9 million bbl of water had been injected to replace the oil voidage of State Unit A 16A. Through August 1976, this well had produced 2.5 million bbl of oil, which includes 1.72 million bbl produced since water injection was initiated. The original gas conract is estimated to have been at a depth of -12.760 ft. The '5" Sand Reservoir B oil column will be substantially depleted by 1978, when cumula- tive oil production is expected to be 2.60 million bbl.

'The indicated water-drive recover!; from the "S" Sand is 70%. The high recovery is the result of a favorable water- displacement mobility ratio. The oil has a viscosity of 0.34 cp, and that of the formation water is about 0.38 cp. This. coupled with a relative permeability ratio of 0.35 a t residual oil saturation, shows the oil t o be 3 times as mobile as the water. With this favorable displacement mobility ratio, it is believed that the water is completely sweeping the reservoir. This is confirmed by experience in the larger Reservoir A, which has a natural water drive, and where 19 cased-hole thermal-decay logs have found no evidence that water encroachment has bypassed oil.

The gas cap of Reservoir B has been cycled since May 1973. Wet gas and oil from the thin east-end oil column have been produced from perforations a t the oil-water contact in Mylcs No. 25; processed gas is returned through Myles No. 22. Thrcugh April 1976, Myles No. 25 had produced 0.96 million bbi of liquids and 16.7 Bcf of gas. with 16.1 Bcf of gas returned to the reservoir through Myles No. 22. When Myles No. 25 oil is depleted, a completion will be made a t the western end of the gas cap to complete cycling of this reservoir. Weeks lsland State Unit A 16A will eventually be included in cycling operations. Although a small fault (5C o n Fig. 2) splits Reservoir B, this fault is nonsealing, as evidenced by comparable pressures in Myles No. 25 and Weeks Island State Unit A 16A.

"S" Sand-This "sand" is a m a s w e sandstone (Fig. 3) which is moderately well consolidated and feldspathic. It is composed of fine, very well-sorted. subrounded grains and is slightly argillaceous, having pore-filling clay.

Smith St U G2 WEEKS ISLAND F I E L D \ 'S' SD PENETRATION TARGET G R A V I T Y STABLE MISCIBLE C 0 2 DISPLACEMENT

V.I.ST. UN. A-17 "5" SAND RESERVOIR STRUCTURE O N SAND TOP

LINE OF SECT'-34

Figure 2 ; .G.~ .C. 11981

The "S" Sand has 23% porosity and permeability greater than 1 darcy. These values are averages obtained from core measurements in the "S" Sand Reservoir A, and have been corrected to in-situ stress conditions. Average connate water saturation is estimated to be 7%.

The residual oil saturation of this zone in the companion Reservoir A has been determined by volumetric methods. flood- pot tests, and toluene imbibition. The volumetric method indicates a saturation of 26.6%;; flood-pot tests, 30.2%; and toluene imbibition, 36.8%.

Several evaluation methods are planned for the new well to determine the reservoir parameters more accurately.

CO: L)isplacemen/-The project will determine the feasibility of a CO: miscible process as a method of recovering residual oil from reservoirs t oo hot and saline for surfactant flooding. COz injection in the "S" Sand Reservoir B project will commence in 1978. During 3 years of operation, the CO2 slug will be displaced through 900 acre-ft of reservoir (Fig. 4).

Pure COz is more dense than the reservoir oil but less dense than the farmation water. Since waterflooding has already been carried out, injection of COz a t a low structural position would result in a thin, narrow tongue of CO2 rising through the water-invaded region. The sweep efficiency would thus be poor for a n upward drive. A mixture containing COz and 5% dry gas will be about 89%) as dense as the in-place oil. thereby allowing a gravity-stable downward displacement. For the operation to be successful, the COz slug will have to be both miscible and gravity-stable with respect to the oil bank. This will require that the CO2 be diluted with up to 15y" methane. If a gravity-stable miscible displacement is effected. recovery is estimated to be 270.000 bbl of oil, o r 90% of the residual oil remaining between the gas-oil contact a t -12,760 ft and the top of the completion interval (-12.880 ft) in the proposed producer. Weeks Island State Unit A 17.

The process involves injecting approximately 500,000 bbl of a C02-methane mixture into State Unit A 16A. The slug would be injected just above the gas-oil contact a t -12,760 ft and displaced to the proposed State Unit A 17. Since the reservoir is sealed by faults, displacement of the C02-methane slug will be accomplished by gas-lifting 1500 bbl of waterlday from the present downdip water-injection well, Smith State Unit G 2.

Displacement of the CO: slug will require either the injection of 1.5 Bcf of gas into the gas cap or reduction of the reservoir pressure by 400 psi. The amount of supplemental gas injection will be determined by the availability of gas and the lower pressure limit for miscibility. If additional gas injection is required, it will be injected through Myles No. 22.

Injection of the C02-gas mixture at the base of the natural gas column will minimize contamination of the gas cap. This is

supported by the "S" Sand Reservoir A cycling experience, which indicated that the cycled residue gas, with a density of 0.2 g /cc , remained segregated above the 0.29 gjcc of wet gas. Therefore. the displacing COz-gas mixture, with a density in the order of 0.59 gicc, should remain a t the base of the gas column during displacement of the residual oil column and subsequent production of the gas cap. During gas-cap blowdown, the CO2 should expand from its position a t the base of the gas column and displace natural gas. with most of the CO2 remaining a s a residual saturation after the production of the gas column. The additional recovery from the gas cap owing to this mechanism should approximate the volume of natural gas which will be necessary to lower the density of the COz slug in order to effect a gravity-stable displacement.

A 3-year project life is foreseen with a 1500-bbl:'day displacement rate. This will require the injection of 130 tonsiday of CO2 for about a year. Tertiary oil production due to CO2 injection should commence in the third year of the project. Cased-hole thermal-decay logs will be used in both A 16A and A 17 to monitor the displacement front prior to the arrival of the oil bank at the downdip producer.

Stability calculations have been made using a reservoir- displacement rate of 1500 bbliday, which corresponds to the estimated gas-lift water-producing capacity of Smith State Unit

WEEKS ISLAND F I E L D G R A V I T Y STABLE MISCIBLE C O Z DISPLACEMENT

"S" SAND TYPE L O G WEEKS ISLAND ST. U A 16 A

8 Houslon Geolog~cal Society Bulletin, April 1978

C; 2. At this displacement rate, the tilt of the COz slug/oil interface would be only 6". The value calculated for the Perkins and Johnson (1963) dimensionlessdispersion parameter indicates that diffusion will be the only mixing action o n the slug in this project. Laboratory-tube displacement a t "S" Sand Reser- voir B conditions indicates that a miscible-type displacement can be achieved between 5180 and 4780 psi with 5% methane dilution. However, a higher methane percentage would increase the gravity stability. Further laboratory measurements will be made to determine whether miscibility can be maintained with a methane content above 5%.

Laboratory experiments and calculations will determine the maximum flow rate a t which a gravity-stabilized displacement can be conducted for the specific rock and fluid properties of the r e se r~o i r . Phase compositions, phase properties, and displacement efficiencies determined during the experimental program will be fed into computer simulations to yield reservoir sweep efficiencies. This will predict the overall performance of the process for a series of assumed cases so that the most economically attractive method of operation can be selected.

Trucking was determined to be the most economically

T o prevent corrosion of other field facilities, gas production from the pilot will have t o be separated from other Weeks Island gas production. It will be necessary to flare gas with a COz content in excess of 60%.

Corrosion control measures include the use of carbon steel plus inhibitors for flowlines. Internally plastic-coated carbon steel and inhibitors will be used for tubing. Stainless steeI will be used for severe service--e.g.. wellhead, manifold valves, dehydrator vessels, and exchangers handling hot, wet glycol containing COz. Carbon steel, coated internally with various epoxy systems, will be used for process vessels and tanks. Corrosion control will be monitored by a combination of systems.

REFERENCES Perkins, T. K., and 0 . C. Johnson, 1963, A review of diffusion

and dispersion in porous media: Jour . Petroleum Technology, March, p. 70-84.

Vaughn, F. E.. 1925, The Five Islands, Louisiana: AAPG Bull.,

feasible method of supplying CO? for this pilot project. v. 9, p. 756-797.

WATER PnODUCER S M I T H ST U G N O 2

IPRESCN: WATER INJECTOR1

PILOT P H O O U L ~ N CO? INJ t l .TO I1 WI ST I A17 W, ST LI n (,.A

I T O O E D R l L l F D l I P I ESFNT OIL YRODUCFRI

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, ASTRODOMAIN - HOUSTON, TEXAS, EXPLORATION-ORIENTED SESSIONS

May 8 9:30-12 Noon Marine Geochemistry 2:20-5:00 PM Hydrocarbon Potential of

Frontier Areas May 9 9:30-12 Noon Characteristics of Deep

Water Reservoirs 2:30-5:00 PM Mississippi Delta Geology

and Geomechanics May 10 9:30-12 Noon Structureand Stratigraphy of

Continental Margins I 2:30-5:00 PM Structure and Stratigraphy of

Continental Margins l l May 11 9:30-12 Noon Geologic and Environmental

Hazards

WEEKS ISLAND F I E L D ' Y STABLE MISCIBLE C 0 2 DISPLACEMENT SCHEMATIC CROSS SECTION OF DISPLACEMENT COMPLETIONS

"S" SAND RESERVOIR B

Flpure 4

MORE COAL GAS On the average there are a b o ~ ~t 200 cu ft of methane

per ton of coal. The Department of Energy estimates there is about 300 Tcf of potentially recoverable methane. Nearly 250 MMcf of methane is being vented into the atmosphere daily to protect the lives of miners.

The growing scarcity of natural gas makes methane recovery an attractive substitute energy source. If produci- ble, these reserves could extend natural gas reserves by 10-15 years. Westinghouse Electric and TRW, Inc., have been selected for negotiation of cost-sharing contracts to demonstrate systems for economically recovering and using methane from coalbeds to supply heat for space and water heating, steam generation, converting to liquid natural gas, and for distribution through commercial pipelines.

Houston G e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y B u l l e t i n . A p r l l 1978 9

NEW MEMBERS ANDERSON, CRAIG F Geologlst Anderson 011 Co. 600 Southwest Tower Houston, Tx 77002 652-5746

BARKER, HELEN K. Geologist Exxon Company. USA 1000 Lee Dr. Baytown. Tx. 77520 659-3850 X 268

BASHEN. GEORGE W. Consultant Aspen Expl. Co P O . Box 805 Montgomery. Tx. 77356 588-2472

BONORA. DEBORAH J. Geologist Teal Petroleum 601 Jefferson Houston, Tx. 77002 654-1400

BONORA. PETER F Expl. Geologlst Getty 011 Co. 6750 W Loop South Bellalre, Tx. 77401 668-8400

DEAKINS, RICHARD J Geolog~st Gulf Energy 8 Mlnerals, Int 2611 Gulf Bldg. P.O. Box 2100 Houston. Tx 77001 226-2082

FARNHAM. JACK D. Assoc. Geologist Pennzoil P O Box 2967 Houston, Tx. 77001 236-7422

HOLLIER, R. MARK Geologist American Natural Gas Prod. 5075 Westheimer, Suite 1100 Galleria Tower West Houston. Tx 77056 623-0300

HOLMES, JAMES W. Geologist Tenneco Oil Co. P 0 Box 2888 Houston, Tx 77001 757-4333

LANEY, RADFORD P. Sr. Hdq. Geophysic~st POGO Prod. Co. P 0 Box 2504 Houston, Tx. 77001 651-4346

LIGHT, WALTER S., JR. Geologist Sohio Petroleum 1333 W. Loop South #1220 Houston, Tx. 77027 621-9394

MAX. HARRY L., JR. President Intercontinental Petroleum

Expl. 8 Develop. Inc. 2000 Cullen Center Houston, Tx. 77002 652-5700

McCUEN. MARK DOUGLAS Geophysicist General Crude Oil Co. P.O. Box 2252 Houston. Tx 77001 651-9261

MESTAYER. FORBUS J.. JR Geologlst Tennessee Gas Pipelme Co P 0. Box 2511 - Rm T-1548A Houston. Tx. 77001 757-2551

MONNIER. LORRAINE Geologist Atlantic Richfield 1900 St. James PI. Box 1336 Houston. Tx. 77001 965-6041

MONTAGUE. T. G . I l l Geologist Assoc. Texaco P.O. Box 430 Bellaire. Tx. 77401 666-8000 Ext. 2657

O'BRIEN. DOUGLAS E. Geologlst Texaco P O . Box 430 Bellaire. Tx. 77401 666-8000 Ext. 2632

REXROAD, RICHARD L. Geologist Pennzoll P.O. Box 2967 Houston. Tx 77001

PROFESSIONAL NOTES

John F. Ireland has been elected Vice-President-Exploration for Riner Exploration Corporation (759-0036).

Warren Walker recently joined the Gulf Coast office of Sundance Oil Company, 1300 The Main Building (658- 0805).

Ralph G. Anderegg has joined Mitchell Energy Corpora- tion as manager of exploitation geology (224-4522).

Peter R. Rose, Energy Reserves Group, Inc., has co- authored with Barbara Lidz, USGS, a recent publication of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, entitled "Diagnostic Foraminifera1 Assemblages of Shallow-water Modern Environments: South Florida and the Bahamas."

Rion Braddock has joined Mitchell Energy Corporation as an exploration geologist in the Upper Gulf Coast District of the Southern Division (224-4522).

SPECIAL NOTICE BINDING AAPG BULLETINS

The HGS Executive Committee has made arrangements with A. V. Emmott & Sons Bookbinders, Inc., 1101 Hamilton Street, Houston, to bind AAPG Bulletins for our membership on a group rate. The rate will be $9 plus tax per volume (6 months of bulletins) or $18 plus tax for the 2-volume set of 12 bulletins for the year. These prices are good until June 1, 1978. After that date, the prices will be $10 and $20.

If you wish to take advantage of the lower price, round up your bulletins and take them to 1101 Hamilton

RITTSCHOF. WILLIAM F. Development Geologist Pennzoil Producing Co. P.O. Box 2967 Houston, Tx. 77001 236-7369

SCHULENBERG, JOHN T. (TED) Associale Joyce 8 Hllty Suite 210, Sage Park 1 2121 Sage Houston. Tx. 77056 961-7778

SCOTT, KENNETH C. Geologist Cities Service Oil Co. P.O. Box 22082 Houston, Tx. 77056 629-9700 Ext. 551

SKINNER. KENNETH M. Geologist Phillips Petr. 6910 Fannin St, Houston. Tx. 790-7575

SPINA. FREDERICK M. Geophysical Technician Western Geophysical 10001 Richmond Ave. Houston, Tx 77001 789-9600 Ext. 2138

STOESSELL. RONALD K. Research Geolog~st Exxon Production Research P.O. BOX 2189 Houston. Tx. 77001

STONE. RALPH A. Assoc Geologist Superlor Oil Co Box 1521 Houston. Tx. 77001 751 -4284

THOMPSON. RAY J., JR. Drilling Engmeer-Geologist Oilfield Consultants, Inc. 3038 W. Park, Suite 202 Houma. La. 70360 5041876-3586

VEGA, RICHARD L. Geophysicist Exxon. USA P 0 Box 2180 Houston. Tx. 77001 656-5372

VOIGHT, DAVID J. Sr. Exploration Geologlst Aminoil, USA 2800 N. Loop West Houston. Tx. 686-9261

WILLIS. GAR C. Staff Geologist Shell Oil Co. P O . Box 831 Houston. Tx. 77001 241 -2695

YUREWICZ, DONALD A. Research Geologist Exxon Production Research P O Box 2189 Houston, Tx. 77001 965-4099

before June 1, 1978. If you pay in advance, Mr. Emmott will deliver your bound volumes about August 1, 1978 (with your name printed on each book if you ask for it). His free delivery is limited to Houston.

The binding will be identical to the binding we have been getting in the past. These rates will apply to any number of back bulletins you wish to have bound into volumes. The November directory is not included, and advertising will be eliminated from each bulletin.

$1,000.00 HGS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The HGS Memorial Scholarship Fund announces a scholarship in the amount of $1000 to be awarded for the academic year 1978-79 to a graduate student in economic geology at any U.S. college or university. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of (1) scholastic ability, (2) need, (3) high moral and ethical standards and conduct. Applicants should be citizens of the U.S., not receiving more than $1500 per year from other scholarships, and should carry a minimum of 9 hours per semester. Applica- tions should be received no later than May 15, 1978. Inquiries should be addressed to Dr. Carl E. Norman, Department of Geology, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77004.

Since preparing this month's President's column, Mr. Grafton has been informed that proposed rule , 0 2 1 ~ has been deleted from the proposed rules and that other rules which are inconsistent with the deletion of , 0 2 1 ~ will be revised before they are presented to the Railroad Comrnis- sion for adoption.

10 Houston Geological Soclety Bulletin. April 1978

PRESIDENT NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, 1978-1979 FISCAL YEAR

The Nominating Committee submits the following list of nominees for office in the Houston Geological Society, 1978-1979. Each nominee is an active member of the Society end has indicated a willingness to serve if elected.

Jettery V. Monb Transcontinental

Ow, Plpellne Cow.

Rdph A. Dwk Mlchlgan-Wisconsin Plpeline Co.

FIRST VlCE PRESIDENT SECOND VlCE PRESIDENT

Rudy R. Schwa- Rice Unlvedty &

Tex- Southern Unhrerdty

TREASURER SECRETARY

0th 8. Coulron Atlantlc Rkhfleld Company

John H. Hshrer Exxon Company, USA

EXECUTIVE COMMllTEE

Jvmr F. Enyomi Dow Chemical, USA

Jmer E. W m o r MHler & Lents Ltd.

kbu&m m l c s l S d a y Bulletin. Aprll 1978

Academic Training:

1 946 1947

Experience: 1647-48 1948-75 1975-76 1976-

Professional Affiliations:

Professional Activities:

1956 1956-58 1957 1959 1959-80

198081 1981-63 1983 1965 1978

Academic Tralning:

194s-48 1940-51

Experience: 1951 1951-

Pmfeaslonal Affilkttlons:

Professional Actlvltlea:

1-70

Academic Training:

1947 1948 1977

RALPH A. DAVIS (President)

Southern Methodist University, BS Geology Unlveraity of Colorado, MS Petroleum Geology

Colorado State Univ., Asst. Prof. of Geology Texaco Inc. Capitol Resources. Inc. Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Llne Company

HGS, AAPG

GCAGS Advertising Committee GCAGS Representative, HGS GCAGS Secretary Housing Chairman, GCAGS Convention HGS First Vice President and Chairman,

Publications Committee AAPG Statistics Comrnittee AAPG District Representative AAPG Transportation Committee Registration Chairman. GCAQS Convention Chairman. Inf. Committee, 1979AAPG Convention

WILLIAM A. FOWLER, JR. (First Vice President)

University of Arkansas Unlvenity of Oklahoma BS Geology

Kerr-McGee Oil Induatrles, Inc. Phillips Petroleum Company

HGS, AAPG, SPE of AWE, SPWLA, OSA, AGU, APGS

National Petroleum Council: Committee on Future Petroleum Provinces of the US.

Chairman, Case History Subcommittee, Abnormal Pressure Study Group. HGS

Program Committee, SPE of AlME Abnormal Subsurface Pore Pressure Symposium

Chairman, Research and Study Committee, HGS Lecturer, AAPG Continuing Education Program Alternate, AAPG House of Delegates HGS Continuing Education Committee HGS Second Vice President

RICHARD B. HOHLT (Second Vice President)

Colorado School of Mines, BS Geol. Eng. Colorado School of Mines, MS Geol. Eng Rice University. PhD Geology

Continued

Academic Training:

1952 Experience:

1952 1953 1953-54 1954-55 1955-59 lQ!%-6l 1961-



1967 1-78

Academic Tralning:

1942 1 943 1946-48

Experience: 1942-44 1944-46 1946-49 1948-49 1 949-5 1 194951 1951 -54 1954-58 1956-65 1 9 a - 6 6 1 966-



1957-58 196Q 1973-75 1975-77 1976-78

Academic Training:

1963 la66 1969

JEFFERY V. MORRIS (President)

Texas Tech, BS Petroleum Geology

The Western Company Petroleum Service Company Plymouth Oil Company Gulf Oil Corporation El Paso Natural Gas Company Sun Oil Company Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.

HGS. AAPG

Co-Chairman, Photo Directory, HGS Vice Chairman, Publications

Promotion Committee, GCAGS Chairman, Golf Tournament,

GCAGS Convention Potential Gas Committee AGA Committee on Natural Gas Reserves HGS Treasurer HGS Entertainment Chairman HGS Secretary HGS First Vice President

ROBERT A. HARRIS (First Vice President)

Southern Methodist University, BS Geology State University of Iowa, MS Geology University of California (Berkeley)

U.S. Geological Survey US. Army U.S. Geological Survey and University of California Instructor, Geology and Petrology. SMU Lecturer in Geology, Centenary College Atlantic Refining Co. Larlo Oil 8 Gas Company Ralph E. Davis 8 Associates, Inc. Starr Oil 8 Gas Company Consultant and Independent Geologist Mitchell Energy Corporation. Vice President

& Exploration Manager, Western U.5.

AAPG, HGS, OPI, OOGA, WTGS

Chairman, Photographic Committee, HGS Directory Frio Study Committee, HGS Editor, HGS Bulletin Chairman, Personnel Placement Comrnittee, HGS HGS Executive Committee

RUDY R. SCHWARZER (Second Vice President)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, BS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PhD

Continued Houslon Geo~ogical Society Bulletin. April 1078

HOHLT (Continued) SCHWARZER (Continued)

Experience: 1949-53 1953-58 1958-60 1960-

Experience: 1969-70 1970-71 1971 -

The California Company F. A. Callery Inc. San Jacinto Oil and Gas Company Consultant

Shell Oil Company Rice University, Research Associate TexasSouthern University, Director, Geoscience Progra

Rice University, Adjunct Assistant Professor Professional Affiliations: HGS, AAPG, GV(Germany), GSA,

Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Sigma XI Professional Affiliations:


1974-77

GSA. Fellow; GS; AAS; NAGT; HGS Professional Activities:

1957 1964-66 1972

HGS Secretary AAPG Delegate International Geological Congress Delegate

AGI Committeeon "Minority Partlcipatlon in the Geosciences" GSA Registration Chalrman and Member of

Program Committee, South Central Section

JAMES A. RAGSDALE (Secretary)

ELGEAN C. SHIELD (Secretary)

Academic Training:

1957 1969

Experience: 1960-69 1969-70 1970-72 1972-77 1977-


Academic Training:

1953

Experience: 1953-55 1955-57 1957-69 1969-73 1973-



1956 1957-59 1973 1975-78

The Rice Institute, BA Geology The University of Texas, MA Geology

University of Texas, BS Geology

Three States Natural Gas Ohio Oil Co. Southern Minerals Corp. lnexco Oil Co. The Anschutz Corporation

Texaco Inc. Sohio Petroleum Co. Ada Oil Co. Ashland Exploration, Inc Watson Oil Corp.

AAPG. HGS, CCGS, STGS, LGS HGS, AAPG, APGS, Mississippi Geological

Society. Assoc. Earth Science Editors


1966

LGS Study Group Chalrman, Boy Scout Committee, CCGS HGS Study Group HGS Executive Board

HGS Assistant Editor, Deltas in Their Geologic Framework

Chairman. HGS Awards and Loans Commirtee

OTIS B. COULSON (Treasurer)

JOHN H. HEFNER (Treasurer)

Academic Training:

1947-51 1 951 -52 1952-54

Experience: 1952-54

Academic Training:

1948 1950

Experience: 1950-

University of Arizona, BS Geology University of Arizona. MS Geology

Miami University (Ohlo). AB Geology Michigan State University, MS Geology Northwestern University

Atlantic Richfield Company (The Atlantic Refining Company) Mobil, Shell, Gulf-F~eld Geology,

summers U.S. Army, map compiler Exxon Co., USA (or affiliates)

Professional Affiliations: 1954-56

1 957-

Professlonal Aff~liations:

AAPG (Certified Petroleum Geologist), HGS, GSA, SEPM

Professlonal Activities:

1959

AAPG. SEPM, AGI, HGS, Phi Beta Kappa Alumni of Greater Houston, Assoc. Comput~ng Machinery, Internat. Assoc. for Mathematical Geology. Society of Slgma Xi

Arrangements Committee, West Texas Geol. Soc.

Ground Water Committee, West Texas Geol. Soc.; Contributed to "Shallow Formations & Aquifers of the West Texas Area," WTGS Pub. NO. 61-45

Instructor, Earth Science Seminar, Pan American College. Oil Information Comm Texas Mid-Cont. 0 & G Assoc. & Harris Co. Dept. Education

HGS Academic Liaison Committee


1977-78 1976-78 1977-78 1977-78

IAMG Finance Chairman HGS Publications Comm~ttee HGS Membership Committee HGS Directory Committee

Houston Geolog~cal Soc~ety Bullet~n. Aprtl 1978

DONALD H. CUMMINGS (Executive Committee)

JAMES F. ENYEART (Executive Committee)

Academic Training:

1956 Florida State University. BS Geology

Academic Training:

1956

Experience. 1956-57

Louis~ana State University, BS Geology

Experience: 1956-74 Texas Gas Transmission Corp. 1974- Dow Chemical, USA. 011 & Gas D~vision

Richardson and Bass (Louisiana Account)

Getty Oil Company Professional Afflllatlons HGS, AAPG APGS. SPWLA.

Certlfled Professlonal Geological Sclent~st #759 Professional Affiliations:


1965 1973 1974-75

HGS, AAPG

Professlonal Activities:

Chairman. HGS Entertainment Committee APGS Vice President, Texas Section

1971 Vice Cha~rman. AAPG Convent~on 1973-74 AAPG District Delegate 1975-76 Shairman. AAPG Membership Committee

HGS Ballot Commlttee AAPG Conv Reglstratlon Commlttee API. New Frontiers for Energy Commlttee

CHARLES E. TROWBRIDGE (Executive Committee)

JAMES E. WERNER (Executive Committee)

Academic Tralnlng:

1950

Academic Training:

1946-49 University of Pittsburgh. BS Geology 1949-51 University of Pittsburgh. MS Geology-Petroleum

Montana State College, Civll Engineering University of Oklahoma. BS Geol. Eng

Experience: 1950-55 1955-61 1961 -63

Stanolind 011 and Gas Company F. A. Callery. Inc. Consultant-Exploration and Exploitation

Geology Bobby M. Burns. District Geologist Consultant-Exploration and Exploitation Geol-

ogy

Experience. 1945-46 U S . Navy 1949-51 Pennsylvania Bureau Topographic and

Geologic Survey 1951-66 Aluminum Company of America, 011 and

Gas Operations 1966- Miller and Lents, Ltd.. Oil and Gas

Consultants Professional Affiliation: AAPG, HGS. CCGS

SIPES. AIME, APGS Professlonal Affiliations: HGS, AAPG (Certified Petroleum Geologist). APGS,

GSA. AGU Professional Activities:

1958 1962-64 1969-71 1974-76 1977-78


1964-65 HGS Ballot Comm~ttee 1966- HGS Delta Research and Study Groupand Editorial

Committee. Deltas in Thelr Geolog~c Framework 1977- AAPG House of Delegates

HGS Frio Study Group HGS Ballot Commlttee AAPG Delegate AAPG Delegate GCAGS 1978 Conv. Program Houston Coordinator

addi t ion t o operat ing costs o f the conferences. T h e host THE GOSPEL ACCORDING T O . . . inst i tut ion, the director, and t h e project t i t le o f those workshops p lanned fo r Texas are as fol lows: East Texas State Universi ty, Dr . W. D. R ~ c h a r d s o n . Dept. of Education. Energy-Environment-Economics Institute; Texas A&M, Dr. Daniel L . Householder , Industr ial Education Department,

The D O E wil l sponsor 68 energy educat ion workshops for h i g h school and co l lege teachers this summer i n a nat ion-wide program. U p to 50 faculty members wi l l b e invi ted t o part ic ipate in each workshop, wh ich wi l l last f rom 1 t o 3 weeks a n d wi l l emphasize increasing t h e teachers' understanding o f energy issues and opt ions.

Dr. Lawrence G. Stewart, Director o f DOE'S Of f ice o f Education, Business and Labor Affairs, wh ich is coordinat- i n g t h e workshops, says. "The Department 's goal i n sponsor ing t h e teacher workshops is t o provide as m u c h fac- t u a l i n f o r m a t i o n a s p o s s i b l e a b o u t m a j o r e n e r g y

Energy Conservat ion Resources for Education: Texas Tech Universi ty, Dr. Thomas J. O'Brien, Department o f Chemistry, H igh School Faculty Institute; Universi ty of Texas-El Paso, Dr . James L. Milson, Col lege o f Education, Energy Symposium fo r Secondary Science Teachers.

T h e fu l l l ist ing of the workshops may b e obta ined f rom t h e Weekly Announcements, Vol. 2. Number 6, week end ing February 10, 1978, Issued b y t h e Of f ice of Publ ic Affairs of the Depar tment of Energy, or b y ca l l ing the Bul le t in Editor.

The emphasis is added. We assume the D O E i s the sole or ig inator of the "factual" in format ion. If each o f t h e

resources, supply a n d conservat ion technologies and re- lated economic a n d environmental concerns wh ich are becoming increasingly impor tant t o o u r society. T h e workshops wi l l serve as a n impor tan t vehicle for advancing the capabi l i t ies for energy educat ion wi th in the academic communi ty . "

DOE'S fund ing fo r the selected workshops totals ap- prox imate ly $1 mi l l ion. Suppor t wi l l inc lude payment o f l iv ing and travel al lowances fo r invi ted part ic ipants i n

workshop attendees reaches 100 students dur ing t h e course of t h e next a c a d e m ~ c year, that w o u l d to ta l 340,000 students before wh ich the government 's pos i t ion is be ing advocated.

14 Houston Geolog~cal Socety B u i e t ~ n . A p r ~ l 1978

BULLETIN HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

EDITOR

C. A. BAIRD, Oil & Gas Division, Dow Chemical, P.O. Box 22468, Houston 77027, Ph. 623-3260

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

PEGGY RICE, Continental Oil Co., P.O. Box 2197, Hous- ton 77001, Ph. 965-2923

ASSISTANT EDITOR

CHRIS P. CUNNINGHAM, GeoChem Laboratories, Inc., 1143-C Brittmore Road, Houston 77043, Ph. 467-701 1

ADVERTISING

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The Houston Geological Society was founded in 1923 and incorporated in 1975. Its objectives are to stimulate interest and promote advancement in geology for this area, to disseminate and facilitate discussion of geological information, to enhance professional interrelationships among geologists in the area, and to aid and encourage academic training in the science of geology.

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COVER Environmental geology is the subject of our cover photo this month. You're looking northeast along Frandolig

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WAYNE Z. BURKHEAD

Consulting Gr.ologlst

713 Rocky River Houston, Texas 77056

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933 San Jacinto Hldg 228-9;j29 Houston, Texas 77002

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Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

236 Esperson Bldg. 222-6266 Hous ton , T e x a s 77002

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Res. 7 13-465-3360 Office - 713-658-8395

711 Polk St., Suite 802 Houston, Texas 77002

VIRGINIA LEE BICK Member of American

Association Petroleum Geolog~sts

2506 Yorktown Houston, Texas 77056

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

201 Gordon Dr. Ph 544-8257

Crockett, Texas 75835

JOHN D. BREMSTELLER AAPG-SEG Group Insurance Plan

HGS - Group Cancer Insurance Plan Phones: Business: 668-0610 Business: 751-0259 Residence: 774-3188

P.O. Box 36632 Houston, Texas

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F:ng~t~eerlng ('onsultant 947 Hazel Street

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EVARD P. ELLISON Geologist

1214 Americana Building 652-3816

Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN Geophysical Consultant

Geodata Building 667-331 7

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77081)

STEWART H. FOLK Cert~f ied Profess~onal Geolog~st

Coal, Petroleum, C(r Geothermal Hesources

700 Post Oak Hank Building Office 7 131 622-9700 Houston, Texas 770,56 Home 7 1 3 781-2336

JOSEPH N. GRAGNON Consulting Geophysicist

1410 Americana Building Houston, Texas 77002 713 652-3837

STEVEN R. GUSTISON

Consulting Petroleum Geologist

Res. (713) 469-4456 7510 Fernbrook Office (713) 658-0601 Houston, Texas 77070

1)ONALI) W. LANE ( ' o ~ l s u l t l n g (;cbologist

Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountains Midcontinent, Eastern Interior

12214 Mossycup Drive 214 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77024 Houston, Texas77024 :713) 461-1637 (713) 759-0040

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consultmg Geolog~st

Petroleum Engmeer Independent Producer and Operator

TELEPHONE The HALBOUTY CENTER 5100 WESTHEIMER

TWX (910) 881-4599

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SUITE 850 - THE MAIN BLDG. 1212 MAIN ST.

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

DAVID A. HINERMAN CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

DOMESTIC-INTERNA TIONAL

5916 Valley Forge Houston, Texas 77057

WILLIAM E. HUMPHREY Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Office 713622-9700 2200 South Post Oak Road Home 71344.1-8180 Houston, Texas 77056

HOWARD W. KIATTA PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST

PENNZOIL PLACE S u i t e 1 7 5 0 - S o u t h T o w e r

Hous ton , T e x a s 77002

Bus. (713) 237-9198 Res. (713) 771-6064

OFFICE: 889 HOUSTON CLUB BUILDING HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

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RES: 3614 ABERDEEN WAY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77025

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Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists

P. 0. Box 51858 Oil Center Station Lafayette, Louisiana 70505

234-3379

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Independents

2522 Hazard 523-6733 529-188 1


FRANK S. MILLARD CONSULTANT

Well Log Interpretations-Seminars

10211 Holly Springs, Houston, Texas 77042 Tele. (713) 782-8033

R. B. MITCHELL Geologist

2.101 First City National Bank Bldg. Houston. Texas 77002

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OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION SUBSURFACE STUDIES TECHNICAL PAPERS

856 THE MAIN BLDG OFF 713-6540072 1212 MAIN ST RES 713-528091 7 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 CERTIRED # 3540

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C.P.G. No. 932 Phone: 782-4970

11 Still Forest Dr. Houston. Texas 77024

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LEO PUGH

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816 AMERICANA BLDG. Houston, Texas 77002 (71 3) 652-3879

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Consu l t~ng Geophys~os f & Geologtst

1514 Pine Gap

444-3546 Houston, Texas 77090 658-0601

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708 Main Street - Suite 486 Houston, Texas 77002

227-7633

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5433 Westheimer, Suite 620 Houston. Texas 77056

Ofc. Phone 621-7330 Res. Phone 467-9894

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Houston. Texas 77012

Off. 461-3060

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Res. 468-5695

RICHARD L. PORTER Petroleum Geolog~st & Explorat~on Consultant

2101 Fountain V ~ e w N o 29

P h 713-781 5357


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MEMBER Town & Country

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5906 Bermuda Dunes Drive Houston, Texas 77069

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Off: (713) 652-5026 Res: (713) 466-9064

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SUITE 180 701 1 HARWIN HOUSTON, TEXAS 77036 713-774-7363

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1428 Capital Towers Jackson, Mississippi 39201

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Off. 932-0122 Res. 783-9439

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10405 Town & Country Way Houston, Texas 77024

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Arrival Date , A M PM

Departure Date , A M PM

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BURNETT PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS

( ) u r H u s i n t w is q u i t t ~ s imi la r to y11ur prol't~hsion. W hrthtjr you a r e a Geologis t , Geophysicis t , I'c~/t .olc~un~ kZ'r~ginc,c,r, I ,ur~dmun, in a S tuf f Posi t ion, or .War~ugement, you arcL par t of a tvani Finding c ~ n d /)vl~c,lopirlg o i l und (;us Hrsc,rrws.

i \ t I3urnt'tt Personnt.1 ( 'onsuItanth. wt'art ' professionills also. O u r Profession 1s f ind ing people who finti Oil tilid giis. M;tj art3 f'rom the oil indus t ry a n d have technical expertise a n d knowledge of your prufession. We pride ourst.I\c~x o n ork king with our i i ~ )p l i ( . an t s on a professional l ~ a s i s . a n d our appl ican ts a r e presented t)n :I ( . o ~ ~ I ' i d t ~ n t i a l hasis ~ I I our client con~pi in ies . We arc. not a resume mail-out service.

( ) I I Y ; i i~tom:itcd f'ilti retrieval systvnl inhurrh your consider;itiorl for pusitions compatiblc kvith your I). i ( . k ~ r o u n t i anti (! , s~ r t~b . I / ' l'ou I+efc,r, wtJ will disc,uss a n op l~o r tun i t y with you prior to our pr t sen ta t ion to t 1 1 1 . ~ . r r i ~ ~ l o \ t ~ r . \Vh 11ic.r yo11 ;trtB ;~c.tivc~ly sc i~rc ,h ing fu r :I ncLw opportuni ty or o~ l l ydes i r t ' tu keep on copol ' tht~joh 111;irkc>1, ( 'ull o r . l l ( ~ i / U S [I Hesurnc Z'oduy. I t p a s to hc rt3l)resented by t h e Professionals w h o artJ on top 01' t h o jol) rriarket.

ALL POSITIONS FEE PAID

7 1: I 629-9450 Houston, Texas 77056

Schlurnberger Wel l Services

1300 Main, Suite 1209 Houston, Texas 77002

Texas Coast Division 658-8300

@ Petroleum Information- CORPORATION

A Subsidiary o f A.C. Nielsen Company

Oil and Gas Reports P r o d u c t ~ o n Reports

IN H O U S T O N O N E C O R P O R A T F S O U A R t

P 0 B O X 1702. 77C 'Gl

526 1 3 8 1

PALEONTOLOGY PALEOECOLOGY PALYNOLOGY SOURCE ROCKS NANNOFOSSILS THIN SECTIONS

W W F A I R C H I L D C R P I C K E T 1

5933 B E L L A I R E B O U L E V A R D . HOUSTON, T E X A S 17036 . 17131 665 8686

GULF COAST WELL LOG SERVICE

COMPLETE COVERAGE GULF COAST, EAST TEXAS, SOUTHERN LOUISIANA

AND OFFSHORE

906 Crawford St. Houston, Texas 77002

(71 3 ) 658-8733

(Formerly Nixon-Ferguson Well Log Service)

Global Exploration Analysts, Inc. & Associates

4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 141, Houston, Texas 77027

71 3/686-7881, 965-9674 Cable: Globex-Houston

Grover E. Murray Hunter Yarborough

R. BREWER & CO., INC. Houston

oetrodrusics, inc. Joe H. Smith

President

3130 S.W. Freeway. Su~te 3OS/Houston. Texasl(713) 523-9790

J. R. Butler and Company OIL AND GAS CONSULTANTS

Suite 130, 4605 Post Oak Place, Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone 71 3/627-7180 Telex: 910 881 4408

Affiliated with GeoQuest International, Inc.

YOU GET TOTAl SERVICE FROM THE TOP OF THE WELL TO Ken Becker Roger Reinmiller W. 0. "Don" Bishop L. L. Skaggs Bob Carr Ross "Bud" Smith A. B. Fuqua Ted Turner Bill Latson Harold Watt R. M. "Dusty" Rhodes

BROWN AND McKENZIE, INC. Oil & Gas Exploration Five Greenway Plaza East

Suite 1704 Houston, Texas 77046

(713) 626-3300

C. F. Brown, Jr. Michael McKenzie Billy Neal, Petroleum Engineer

THE STONE OIL CORP. GULF COAST OIL & GAS EXPLORATION

3801 K / R B Y DR/VE , .SU/TE 544 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77098

KARL H . ARLETH 0. W. KIMMEY (713) 5 2 6 - 8 7 3 4

MIXWELL ENERGY & DEWLQPMENT COW. zxo ONE SHELL PLAZA HOUSIUN, TEXAS nw2 7 ~ m 4 - w

A n Equal Opportunity Employer M/ F

Listed on the American Stock Exchange

Ticker Symbol: M N D

LADD PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Gas & Oil Exploration

2121 Sage Road Suite 300

Sam H. Peppiatt

Exploration Manager-Houston L IADD

mapco I*C,

EXPLORATION OIL & GAS MARKETING GAS LIQUIDS

Suite 1100 One Allen Center Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 659-3060

PEPPARD-SOUDERS 6 ASSOCIATES-- WOODHAM CONSULTING CO.

Geophysical-Geological Consultants

Bill Woodham P.O. Box 87

Fulshear, Texas 77441 346-1418

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GEOLOGY * ENGINEERING * GEOPHYSICS *

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Dallas Denver Houston I Midland

BIG "6" DRILLING COMPANY MORGAN J. DAVIS ASSOCIATES 1228 Bank of the Southwest Petroleum Consultants and Geologists

Houston, Texas 77002 1300 Main-Suite 620 W. H. Smith, President 652-5896 Houston, Texas 77002

C. B. Benge, Jr., V.P.-General Manager

MORGAN J. DAVIS EDWARD D. PRESSLER 713-651-0209 713-658-1832

PETROGRAPHY INTERNAT IONAL 1 CUSTOM THIN SECTION MANUFACTURE & ANALYSIS

QUALITY - SPEED RUSH ORDERS 2-3 DAYS OVER 14 YEARS P 0 BOX 3001

PRICE LIST AVAILABLE EXPERIENCE LUBBOCK TX. 79452 806-791- 6 4 4 0

EXETER EXPLORATION COMPANY 2300 Lincoln Center Building Denver, Colorado 80264 J. Allen Gardner, President (303) 623-5141

SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY I 2200 Welch Avenue


Sidney Schafer Jack C. Weyand

GULF COAST REPRESENTATIVE Trio Exploration Consultants 217 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 659 9410 Frank Lovett res. 371-3444 Harry M. Perry res. 371-7272 W. E. Belt, Jr. res. 494-2026

SIERRA PRODUCTION COMPANY 1400 Capital National Bank Bldg.


Byron F. Dyer James P. Blackstone

GEOLOGICAL I INFORMATION CENTER -

LOGS ' W E L L HISTORIES

MAPS PRODUCTION REPORTS - M E M B E R S H I P S A V A I L A B L E

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326 ENTEX BUILDING 4150 WESTHEIMER HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 and HOUSTON, TEXAS 77027

(7 13) 658-9573 (713) 961-7891

~e~scorn Delta P. 0. Box 36928

Houston, Texas 7 7 0 3 6 7 1 3/785-406O

Principal Offices: Houston, London, Singapore, Calgary

RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC. Consultants

Petroleum and Natural Gas

500 Jefferson Building-Suite 2031 Houston, Texas 77002 713-659-8835

[B WESTERN GEOPHYSICAL Litton

10,001 R~chrnond Avenue, P 0 Box 2469, Houston Texas 77001

Tele~hone 71 3 789-9600 Cable WESGECO Telex 762406

ATWATER, CARTER, MILLER & HEFFNER

Consu l t~ng Geologists and Engrrzrers

424 Whitney Bank Building New Orleans, Louisiana 7013U

(504) 581-6527

TELEDYNE EXPLORATION

5825 Chimney Rock Road - P 0 Box 36269

Houston Texas 77036 - 7131666.2561

Olflces MldlandINew Orleans/Denver/Calgary/Caracas/The Hague

CAVALLA ENERGY EXPLORATION CO.

JAMES A. McCARTHY President

HERMAN L. SMITH Vice President 600 Jefferson Bldg. Suite 508

Houston, Texas 77002 713/652-0907

PETER R. FRORER Vice President

PRUDENTIAL DRILLING COMPANY 5433 Westheimer, Suite 620


Ofc. Phone 621-7330 CECIL R. RIVES Res. Phone 467-9894

Total concept well logging Core analysis Inspection

I I services I Corporate Headquarters: 4120-0 Directors Row, Houston, Texas 77092 Telephone: 7131686-5516 Telex: 76-2683

EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANTS

9525 K A T Y FREEWAY. S U I T E 207 H O U S T O N . TEXAS 77024

AC 71 3/461-5600

EXPLORATION & EXPLOITATION

OPPORTUNITIES

FEE PAID BY EMPLOYERS ONLY

I CAYUGA EXPLORATION INC.

)I T m s - 1,uisianr - Canada

Burt Dunn 1100 Milam Bldg.-Ste. 3080 Gary Lauman Houston, Texas 77002

, Al Francis John Chamberlain (71 3) 658-8544

EXPLORATION ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL

910 C & I Building Houston, Texas 77002 Phone 713/652-5013

Cable Addrese: EXPLORE

David B. Darden Charles C. Lilley

Elwin M. Peacock S. Brooks Stewart

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

2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 150 2501 Cedar Springs Rd. Houston, Texas 77063 Dallas, Texas 75201 (71 3) 785-9200 (214) 742-1421

HOUSTON OIL &

MINERALS CORPORATION

242 The Main Building, 1212 Main Street Houston, Texas 77002

7131651-3800

3615 Gulf Freeway 223-4193

DOw CHEMICAL U.S.A. OIL & GAS DIVISION HOUSTON, TEXAS

3 6 3 6 RICHMOND AVENUE P. 0 . BOX 2 2 4 6 8 (713)623-3011 GeoQuest International, Inc.

I EXPLORATION CONSULTANTS

Midland, Texas - Walnut Creek, California Suite 130, 4605 Post Oak Place, Houston, Texas 77027

Telephone 7131627-7180 Telex 910 881 4408

Lafayette, Louisiana - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Affiliated with J.R. Butler and Company

1 GO WITH EXPERIENCE

SPECIALISTS IN HYDROCARBON GEOCHEMISTRY

Hydrocarbon Source Rock Evaluation

Crude Oil - Source Rock Correlation Crude Oil Characterization Geochemical Surface and Subsurface Prospecting Biostratigraphic Services Depositional Facies Analysis Contract Laboratory Services

Gcochem USA GcoChem U I GcoChcm Canada Gcachem L A 1143 C Brlllmore R a M 17 Cast le St ree l 4758 14 51 N E Carrera 9 No. 80 13 P S S O 1 uauslan Texas 7 7 0 4 3 Chester England CH12DS Calgary Alberta T2E 6 L 7 Aparlalo Arrea 100644

Phone 7 1 3 / 4 6 7 - 7 0 1 I Phone 0 2 4 4 - 316160 Phone 4 0 3 / 2 7 7 - 4 7 3 6 Bogala Calurnbm T W X 9 1 0 . 8 8 1 4 5 1 8 m a n e 5 5 7 ~ 7 1 5

BOLT -S INC. 205 WILSON AVE NORWALK. C O N N 36854 (203) 8590700 TELEX 94-0310 1

gkh!b SERVICE INC. 5603 South Rice Avenue H o u ~ ~ o n , Texas 77081

G. J . Long Paul Farren

NL Barnid Logging Systems reduce drilling costs. Baroid offers a wide range of logging services that reduce drilling costs, increase drilling efficiency and minimize drilling hazards. Baroid Logging Systems include Mud Logging Service (MLS), Applied Drilling Technology (ADT), and Computerized Applied Drilling Technology (CADT).

M U D LOGGING SERVICE includes all the instruments and facilities needed to provide the following information:

Baroid ppm LOG direct determi- nation of methane and total gas in mud total combustible gas and methane in drill cuttings liquid hy- drocarbons (&+)in cuttings oil fluorescence in mud and cuttings drilling rate lithology record of

mud pit level drilling mud properties = record of other data pertinent to drilling operations daily log of all data composite log of data on completion of well e all equipment housed either in a skid-mounted doghouse or trailer.

APPLIED DRILLING TECHNOLOGY provides all of the information obtained in Baroid's Mud Logging Service and utilizing the latest in- strumentation and automatic recording devices, detects and plots: "d" exponent (normalized drilling rate)

connection gas casing fill-up during trips pump pressure casing pressure mud weight and viscosity

shale density shale factor inter- com with driller.

COMPUTERIZED APPLIED DRILLING TECHNOLOGY provides all the information obtained in Baroid's MLS and ADT Services and by means of an on-site digital computer: weight on bit rotary speed rotary torque mud weight depth differential

mud resistivity mud temperature flow rate; and records on strip

charts: formation drillability cost per foot lagged differential mud temperature and mud resistivity pore pressure.

Your Baroid Logging Systems representative can help you select the service best suited to your needs. NL BaroidINL Industries, Inc., PO. Box 1675, Houston, Texas 77001. (713) 527-1100.

NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. -

HOUSTON DISTRICT. Sulle 3000, One Allen Center. Houston. Tenas 77002. Phone (7131 751-0034

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