hgs bulletin volume 12 no.9 (may 1970)

BULLETIN

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCl ETY

Houston, Texas

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

President . . . . . . . 1st Vice President . 2nd Vice President Secretary . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . .

1969 . 1970 OFFICERS

Fred M . Schall, Jr . . . . . Robert L . Musslewhite . . Rufus J . LeBlanc . . . . . M c I n i s S . Newby . . . . . Stewart H . Folk . . . . . . .

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN Robey H . Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2280541 JohnLoftis.Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221-5459 Harold E . Voigt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224-51 11 Alvin E . Winzeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227-4371 James 0 . Lewis. Ex-Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 1-6775

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James W . Roach . . 225081 1 Distribution & Publications . . . . . Sabin W . Marshall 227-6321 Awards & Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Ragsdale . . 225081 1 Research & Study . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Rutland . . . . . . . . . 622-5580 HGS Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . John Read . . . . . . . . . 223-1130 Personnel Placement . . . . . . . . . . George Sealy . . . . . . . 221-33 12 Remembralice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Lipp . . . . . . . . . . . 222-6285 Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barkley Souders . . . . 524-7471 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abe Wagner . . . . . . . 622-1130 A.A.P.G. Membership . . . . . . . . . Walter Boyd, Jr . . . . . 621-1200 Ballot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Sorrel . . . . . . . . . 2245111 Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . W . C . Hooper . . . 2252161 Exhibits G.C.A.G.S.

& A.A.P.G. . . . . . . . Reece L . Beny . . 664-3401 Transportation . . . A F . Christensen 7482800 Library . . . . Arthur W . Ball . 2283254 Boy Scouts . Cecil Rives . . . . . 2246939 Field Trip . . . E . Alan Lohse . . 7486600

Special Committees Academic Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . Al C . Raasch . . . 22 1-4922 Oceanographic Liaison . . . . . . . . Harold Geis . . . . 2251396 Advisor to Museum of

Natural Science . . . . . . . . . . Edd R Turner. J r . . . . . . 2289361 Special Publications for

Geology of Deltas . . . . . . . Martha Shirley Broussard . . 665-4428 A . A . P.G. Continuing

Education Co-ordinator . . . . . Henry Saulnier . 227-6371

REPRESENTATIVES G.C.A.G.S. Representative . . . . . . Kenneth R Johnson . . . . . . . . . 227-7792

Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fred L . Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-5757 A.A.P.G. Group Insurance . . John Bremsteller . . 7743188 General Chairman of 1971

A.A.P.G. Convention . Edd R . Turner. Jr . . . . 2289361

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THIS MONTH

Meeting Not ice ............................ Page 2

President's Corner ...........................

Editorial ................................... Page 3

Continuing Education ........................ Page 5

NewsofMembers ............................ Page 6

Committee Reports ........................... Page . 7

News o f Other Societies ..................... Page 8

Geo Science Notes .......................... Page 17

In Memoriam ............................... Page 21

Date Book .................................. Page 23

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Editor John J . Amoruso - 2285863 I

Acsocale Ed lo rs

News of M e m b e ~ . Roy "Dusty" Rtiodes . . . . . . . . 2 2 4 ~ 8 9 6 1

. . . . . . . . . r i M e n i o r i o r . . . . . . . . Edward G Lipp. Crown Cenlro l 222 6285 . . . . . . . News of Soiet ies . . . . . . Foirest Ficdler. Pan American 2 2 1 4371

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VOL. 12 Number 9

MEETING NOTICE

The Ninth Regular Meeting w i l l be held at the Houston Club on Monday Night, May 11. Dr. Robert E. Stevenson o f the Bureau o f Commercial Fisheries at Galveston w i l l present his AAPG Distinguished Lecture on sediment transport.

REGULAR NIGHT MEETING

Date: Monday, May 1 1 , 1970

Place: lo th Floor Houston Club, Houston Club Building

Time: Cocktails 5 0 0 to 6:00 P.M. Dinner 6:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Cost: Dinner $5.00; Drinks $1 .OO each

Program: Dr. R. E. Stevenson, A s s i s t a n t Laboratory Director, Bureau of C o m m e r c i a l Fisheries, Galveston, Texas . "Gross T r a n s p o r t of Suspended Sed;ments 0 v e r Con- tinental Shelves as A n a l y z e d from Gemini and Apollo Space Photography ."

Only one meeting is scheduled for May.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. Robert E. Stevenson i s a n a t i v e of Fullerton, California; he i s married and has two sons. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his doctorate from the University of Southern California.

In 1942, Dr. Stevenson entered the military rervice and was a navigator for the U. S. Army Air Force, He was recalled to a c t i v e duty i n 1951 to serve as Chief o f Photo Interpretation Research, U. S. Air Force. From that duty, he received special commendation for his work with color and infra-red films and interpretation techniques.

From 1 9 5 3 to 1 9 6 1 , Dr. Stevenson was the Director o f Inshore Research, Allan H an c o c k Foundation, University o f Southern California. During a year-long sabbi- t ical on 1959, he conducted s p e c i a I research in E n g l a n d for the Of f ice of Naval Research. He has held positions of research scientist, and professor of oceanography and meteorology, with Texas A&M U n i v e r s i t y and Florida State University . Since 1965, he has been Assistant Laboratory Director, Bureau of C o m m e r c i a I Fisheries, Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Stevenson i s a leading U. S. authority on space oceanography and i s respon- sible for initiating the Space Oceanography Program in the D e p a r t m e n t o f Interior. He has been a consultant to the National Council for Marine Resources and Engineer- ing Development; the National Academy of Science, and Space Oceanography Panels; and i s the advisor to the National A e r o n a u t i c s and Space Administration on fishery Oceanography.

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Inserted in this bulletin you w i l l find ma t e r i a I pertinent to the publicationof a new photo directory. I urge all our members to f i l l out and return the enclosed card as soon as possible.

The committee in charge i s hoping to have this directory available for the AAPG Convention in April 1971. This sounds as though there was ample time to work on it, but in reality the time i s very short. Few people realize how much time and effort on the part o f many individuals goes into such an undertaking.

The aim of the committee i s to make this directory available free of c h a r g e to members of HGS and GSH. This can only be accomplished i f sufficient advertising i s sold to cover the cost of printing. With the i n c r ease in costs since the lastdirectory was p r i n t ed ( 1 967) i t i s estimated that i t wi l l take about 100 pages of advertising to accomplish this.

Only members who have paid their dues by the proposed deadline of October 1st w i l l be included in the directory. Therefore i t i s incumbent upon you to pay your dues promptly.

I t i s the sincere hope of the committee that pictures of al l our members wi l l be included so as to make the directory as complete as possible. l t i s my sincere hope that the membership wi l l cooperate to the fu I I es t extent in returning theinformation card properly f i l led out and where necessary having their photograph taken.

EDITORIAL

The National AAPG Convention wi l l be held in H o u s t o n in the spring of 1971.

The Houston Geological Society as the host Society for the Convention, has had many of its members working on various committees, for over a year, to set up a convention that wi l l be interesting, educational and a pleasure to attend.

The theme for the Convention i s "Explosions in Exploration" and organization of a significant program, which highlights new techniques and new a reas of exploration

activity, i s rapidly approaching completion. The remaining vacancies in the program provide an e x c e I I e n t opportunity for Society members to mold the program along our own interests. However, specific suggestions for papers and speakers should be made to the Chairman o f the Program Committee, Jack Parker, Kirby Petroleum Co., phone 222-6281, immediately!

I f we have thought in the past that convention programs were deficient because they did not i n c l u d e certain t o p i cs , here i s the chance to correct that deficiency.

GOLF TOURNAMENT AND BINGO PARTY

This wi l l be my last o p p o r t u n i t y to remind you of the forthcoming HGS Golf Tournament, Dinner and Bingo Party, Sharpstown Country Club, May 22, 1970. Tee- off times for golf may be obtained by calling 622-5580 (United Core). The times w i l l start at 11 :00 a.m. and wi l l proceed consecutively every 7 minutes through 2:30 p.m. Please call early for the s t a r t i n g time of your choice (#I tee only). Entries wi l l be limited to HGS members only and the number of players wi l l be governed by the number of starting times available. Golf prize winners (except closest to the hole) wi l l be determined by a handicap system, so that the real duffers wi l l have as much opportunity to win as wi l l the so-called "pros". The entry fee for golfers wi l l be $5.00.

The newest addition to the growing list of tournament features i s the introduction ofa roving "survival wagon" for those golfers suffering from exhaustion and/or sunstroke. Nixon-Ferguson, Inc. has graciously agreed to furnish this "medicinal" service. There wi l l also be a "beer station". We also have a growing list of contributors. The latest besides Nixon-Ferguson, are United Core and Cambe Log Library.

D i n n e r wi l l be served at7:30p.m., andof cou rse , the ladies wi l l be most welcome. As a m a t t e r of fact, i f t h e y don't show up we're in trouble -- because we're going to have lots of great bingo prizes to give away. There wi l l be no charge for p I a y i ng bingo, but the cost for dinner and beer wi I I be $4.00 per person. You don't have to play golf to participate in the dinner and bingo. These tickets must be pruchased s e pa r a t e l y in advance, since we wi l l have to know how many people to prepare for. Use the enclosed e n v e l o p e to send your check made payable to HGS (Dinner) and enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope so that your tickets may be returned to you. Cancellations wi l l be honored until noon Wednesday, May 20. Let's al l get i n on the fun and prizes!

H.G.S. SHRIMP PEEL

The HGS Shrimp Peel was a r e s o u n d i n g success. Agreat time was had by all, and Abe Wagner and his c o m m i t t e e deserve plaudits for an excel lent job of making the arrangements. We can look forward to a repeat of this enjoyable event next year.

CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.

May, 1970 Series

GUY TOWLE to lecture on "Log lnterpretation and Application".

For the final Continuing Education P r o g r a m o f the year we are pleased to an- nounce that Mr. Guy Towle of Welex, a Halliburton Company, w i l l l e c t u r e on the fundamentals o f well log analysis and the application o f log data to reservoir evaluation. The following subjects w i l l be c o v e r e d at each o f the four planned afternoon sessions:

1. May 12 - Introduction and Resistivity Logging 2. May 14 - Porosity Logging and Resistivity Demonstration

3. May 19 - Dipmeter Uses and Log Workshop 4. May 21 - Reserve Calculations Using Log Data

The lectures w i l l be Tuesdays and Thursdays, on the above dates, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:OOp.m. There w i l l be a 30 minute break for r e f r e s h m e n t s at 4:OOp.m. The program w i l l be held i n the Humble Building auditorium.

There w i l l be no pre-registration, but r es e r v a t i o n cards are enclosed i n this bul let in. I f you wish to attend, please check the card and return i t prior to May 5th. Please arrive early the first day to register. You wi I1 pick up a card at thedoor. Turn in this card wi th your name and the $5.00 registration fee at the table for a receipt.

MR. GUY TOWLE - Biographical Sketch

1. Education - Colorado School of Mines - Degree i n G e o p h ys i c a l Engi- neering - 1953.

II . Experience - Welex, A Halliburton Company - 1953 to present. Ill. Publications - (a) "An Improved lnterpretation Method for Salt Mud Log-

ing"; Journal of Petroleum Technology, Nov., 1959. (b\ "An A n a l y s i s o f the Formation Factor - Porosity Re-

lationship o f Some Assumed P o r e Geometries"; SPWLA Transactions, 1962.

(c) "The Log Analyst with a Service Company"; S PW L A Transactions, 1962.

IV. Society Membership - SPE and SPWLA

From his extensive experience i n the field o f analysis and log analysis education, Mr. Towle i s well suited for this p r e s e n t a t i o n . He i s able to discuss the parameters available from logging tools in a manner easily u n d e r s t o o d by those who use logs in their everyday work for correlation and estimation o f sand thickness. The discussion of porosity, f o r m a t i o n water resistivity and water saturation as determined from logs should greatly increase one's confidence in the use o f those values i n solving reserves formulas, to help us d e c i d e whether the well i s a " k e e p e r " or not. In this day o f rapidly changing economics, we must be able to use a l l the information available to make the best possible decisions.

NEWS OF MEMBERS Roy " Dusty" Rhodes Associate Editor

James A. Ragsdale has r es i g n e d from Sohio Petroleum Company and has joined Ada O i l Company as District Geologist in charge of Mesozoic Exploration in the Gulf Coast area. His new telephone number i s 748-1266.

John Dudar, formerly of Uravan Minerals Inc., has opened a consulting practice in Houston. His spec i a I t y i s metal deposits and ore genesis, having worked in base and precious metals especially Uranium in Canada and Texas. His business telephone i s 526-5949, home 771 -0793.

Ross E. Dawson, Jr. has opened up an office as an i n d e pe n d e n t geologist at 2040 Bank of the S o u t h w e s t Building. He was f o rme r1 y geologist with Hamilton Brothers O i l Company in Houston.

Andrew B. Bacho, Jr., f o r m e r I y with Gulf O i l Company - U .S., has joined the firm of George Mitchell & Associates, Inc., Houston, Texas.

L o u i e S eb r i ng , Jr., formerly District E x p l o r a t i o n Manager for Champlin Pe t r o I e u m Company in Houston who resigned recently to become a consultant, has opened offices in Corpus Christi at 121 1 The 600 Building.

THE SOCIETY WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS

John D. Bremsteller Robert A. Ulstrup Ellis Charles Fernalld Raymond J. Berryman Lyman Bell, Jr. James J. Purzer Joe B. Jamar E. B. McConnel l Thomas P. Long Herbert Daniel Mabe D. P. Meag her Harold Wayne Hopkins James G. Heid J. R. Pierson, Jr. Robert H. Wurth William C. Bagby Joseph M. Kennedy James R. Pace Daniel F. Lindow W. P. Gore

AAPG Insurance Rep. Skelly O i l Co. Skelly O i l Co. Marathon O i l Co. Gulf O i l Corp. Weaver O i l And Gas Corp. Weaver O i l and Gas Corp. General Crude O i l Co. Humble O i l & Refining Co. Humble O i l & Refining Co. Humble O i l & Refining Co. Sun O i l Co. Consultant Champlin Petroleum Co. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. Five Resource, Inc. Resources Technology Corp. Consu Itant Sun O i l Co. Schlumberger

Associate Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active Active

COMMITTEE REPORTS

........................... ABNORMAL PRESSURE STUDY GROUP Ken L. Harkins Chairman

Vice Chairman.. ........... Norm Smith .................. Secretary Ca l Parker

Editor .................... .James Ragsdale

SUBCOMMITTEES

Bibliography Chairman - Jim Young The bibliography i s c o m p I e t e and i s being kept

Cal Parker c u r r e n t with new publications. The manuscript w i l l be t u r n e d over to the editor when al l other subcommittees are finished.

Origin Chairman - Norm Smith The manuscript i s i n last s t a g e o f final draft and

George Thomas wi l l be submitted to the ed i t o r , May 14, 1970.

Definition and Methods of Measurement Chairman - Don Timko The manuscript has been circulated f o r possible

F. B. (Frosty) Rees suggestions and wi l l be sub mi t t e d to the editor Lloyd Fons May 14, 1970. Ken Grittman

Geophysical Aspects Chairman - Ed Reynolds The I i t e r a t u r e search is complete, writing has

John May b e g " n , and the manuscript wi l l be submitted to

A l f Klaveness the editor, May 14, 1970. Larry Seng

Liaison with Cross Section Study Group S e a b n o r m a l pressure s t u d y group wi l l meet

Fred Smith Apri 1 20, 1970, under the guidance of Mr. George Thomas, to make p ressu re plots on cross section study we I I s . Plots wi I I be provided to the cross section study group.

Case History (Midland Field, Acadia Parish, Louisiana) Chairman - B i l l Fowler Atlantic Richfield i s generously supplying bas i c

Walter Boyd, Jr. data for the study. Initial i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of Sabin Marshall press u r e environment i s showing fine progress. Bob Myers Completion of the case history section of the study

group effort i s assured by October, 1970.

The Houston Geological So c i e t y has requested the study group to complete its work and publish findings by February 1971. The very fine effort by study group members on the various subcommittees assures our meeting the deadline. This wi I I provide a publication available for sale at the 1971 AAPG convention in Houston.

NEWS OF OTHER SOCIETIES Forrest Fiedler Associate Editor

The Advisory Council on College Chemistry i s t r y i n g to make this subject more m e an i n g f u I to geology students. As part o f their Vignette Project, they are asking geologists to send "short anecdote-like pieces of pertinent information" that wi l l relate specific chemical approaches to specific geology problems.

Mr. Robert Brasted cites, as an instance, that "a geology teacher may have examples to suggest in the interaction of chemistry and geology in examining moon rocks, packing of tetrahedra, h y d r o x y I a t i o n . A chemist's treatment of phase rule would benefit from brief actual examples from the geologist of rock mineral or ore formation."

This p r o j ec t looks l ike i t might be fun, and quite h e I p f u I, too. Send your comments to Robert C. Brasted, Chemistry D e p a r t m e n t , University of Minnesota at Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, back on the pollution bandwagon. . . . .Grant M. Gross helps to put the problem into persepctive. He reports that about ten million tons per year of waste solids (excluding rubbish and f l o a t a b l e debris) are b e i ng delivered to the Atlantic Ocean by New York City, making this the largest single source of sediment from North America to the Atlantic Ocean.

A recent Newsweek article r e f e r r e d to the dumping site as New York's "Dead Sea", and quoted b i o l o g i s t s as saying i t wou I d take ten years to restore a normal ecological b a I an c e to the area, i f d u m p i ng were ceased immediately. Continued dumping wi l l soon make the area irreversibly pol luted for al l practical purposes.

As geologists who are accustomed to viewing the en v i r o n m e n t as a complexly integrated mechanism, we shou I d view this problem, i f not with alarm, then at least with concern. The increasing world human population wi l l require increasing amounts of consumer products - leading to increased rates of pollution. Increased pollution can only mean a reduction in n a t u r a l resources, which only compounds the problem.

The Comparative Sedimentology L a b o r a t o r y , Rosentiel School of Marine and A t mosp h e r i c Sciences, University o f Miami, Florida, wi l l conduct a field seminar on "Carbonate Facies". The seminar wi l l be held May 29 t h r o u g h June 7, 1970 and wi l l be conducted by Pro fessor Robert N. Ginsburg, University of Miami and Pro- fessor James L. Wilson, Rice University. The seminar wi l l cost $950; letters of application may be sent to Robert N . G i n s b u r g , Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory, Rosentiel School of Marine and A t mosp h e r i c Sciences, 10 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, 33134.

HGS MEMBERS TAKE PRIZES AT GCAGS CONVENTION

Three HGS m em b e r s took prizes for the b e s t papers presented at the GCAGS Convention i n Miami last fal l .

Winners o f the best paper prizes were:

First Place: "Permeability Anisotrophy i n M i s c r o s u c r o s i c Dolomites", by Perry 0. Roehl,

Union Oil Research Center, Brea, California.

Second Place: "~ossibre Ground Water Influence on the Habitat o f Oi I i n the Gu l f Coast", by

James K. Rogers, Consulting Geologist, Houston, Texas.

Third Place: (Tie) "The Glen Rose Reef complex o f East Texas and Central Louisiana," by Donald

F . McNamee, Union Texas Petroleum, Houston, Texas.

"Geometry and Distribution o f Fluvial and D e l t a i c Sandstones (Pennsylvanian and Permian), North-Central Texas", by L. F. Brown, Jr., Bureau of Economic Geology the University o f Texas at Austin.

Perry 0. Roehl, James K. Rogers and D o n a I d F. McNamee are a l l members o f the HGS. The Society can be iustifiably proud of their a c c ~ m ~ l i s h m e ~ t s .

FIRST PLACE WINNER

Perry Roehl d id the basic work on his paper with Shell Research here in Houston. He has his BS from Ohio State, MS from S t a n f o r d and a PhD from the University o f Wisconsin. He started with Shell i n Denver i n 1956 where he w o r k e d predominately with carbonates. In 1967, after working with Shell i n Houston, he i o i n e d Union O i l Research, Brea California where he now works. He is currently d o i n g carbonate research in the Bahamas.

PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY IN MICROSUCROSIC DOLOMITES

Perry 0. Roehl Union Oil Research Center

Brea, California

ABSTRACT

I t is generally agreed that there is no preferred relationshio between porosity and permeability unless additional parameters, such as grain size, and shape, or pore size distribution, are used as a basis of in i t ia l selection. Most m e c h a n i c a l l y deposited sediments obviously retain directional properties such as preferred orientation of elon- gated grains, imbrication, etc., unless s u b s t a n t i a I l y modified by diagenesis. This anisotropy is also reflected i n their respective permeability properties. Somewhat less obvious is the occurrence o f permeability anisotropy i n fine-grained carbonate deposits

referred to an intertidal and supratidal origin. This i s surprisingly true of the uniform microsucrosic dolomi tes.

Silurian dolomites from the Montana subsurface demonstrate a vertically consistent dielectric and permeability anisotropy. This i s based on the simultaneous solution of three equations of the form y-h = a sin (kx-b), where three permeability plugs of 120 0

apart are analyzed for each foot of core. Use of the sine function, calculated in the expansion identify form

sin (kx-b) = sin kx cos b - cos kx sin b, assumes that there i s one maximum and one minimum value lying within 18@horizontal rotation, since permeability i s a two-directional feature. The resulting calculations yield an ellipse whose major and minor axes provide a ratio equivalent to the permeability contrast based on azimuthal orientation.

Assuming that the concepts of shoreword distribution of common matrix carbonate particles in a tidal-flat complex, and local source do l o m i t i z a t i o n are valid, both primary deposition and secondary dolomi tization habits would provide a condition of permeability anisotropy. Based on remnant magnetic orientation of the described core samples, the anisotropy i s shown to be concordant with presumed directions of regressive facies progression and normal to regional structural axes and small scale fracturing.

SECOND PLACE WINNER

James K. Rogers received his A.B. from Syracuse Univ., and his A.M. and Ph.D. from theuniversity of Cincinnati (the latter in 1933). He was employed by the Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. and Cities Service Oil Co. for 33 years. He i s a Fellow of the G.S.A. and a member of A.A. P. G. and of the H o u s t o n , South Texas, and Shreveport Geo- logical Societies. Since his recent retirement from Cities S e r v i c e he has continued geologic work at his residence, c o o r d i n a t i n g subsurface, air photo, and regional geology in areas.of the Cretaceous and lower Tertiary trends.

POSSIBLE GROUND WATER INFLUENCE ON THE HABITAT OF OIL IN THE GULF COAST

James K. Rogers Consulting Geologist

Houston, Texas

ABSTRACT

Within the geologic setting of the Gulf Coast the regionally seaward movement of ground water has a significant e f f e c t on some phases of o i l and gas movement and concentration. Evidence i s cited which indicates that the beginning of hydrocarbon formation comes fairly soon after deposition of the sediments.

The effects o f ground water on o i l or gas accumulation may be separated into two broad categories: (1) those in shallow, relatively unconsolidated sediments with a high water content, and (2) those at greater depths where shales are at least moderately com- pacted and where fluid movement i s mainly through sands, s i Its or permeable carbonates. Evidence in the first case must come mainly from studies of modern sediments and from ground water hydrology and geochemistry. In the second case, the evidence rests upon data from al l phases of subsurface geology and from the history as well as the distribution o f hydrocarbon reservoirs, both structural and stratigraphic.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER Geologist & Geophysicist

Tenneco Building 222-7925

Houston, Texas 77002

R. P. AKKERMAN Geo!ogist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

3425 Bradford Place 668-432;


HARRIS H. ALLEN

O i l and Gas Consultant

963 San Jacinto Bldg. 228-9329


JOY J. ANNELER Consulting Geophysicisi

and Geologist 7 15 Rusk - Room 200

222-0865 Houston, Texas 77002

A. I. BARTOW

Geophysical Consultant

23 15 Watts Road

Phone: 668-3306

BELL A N D MURPHY

Consulting Geophysicists

Houston Dallas

227-57 16 742-3 1 9t

J O H N L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity-Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

236 Esperson Bldg. 222-6266 Houston, Texas 77002

LESLIE BOWLING

O i l and Gas Consultant

3 16 California Bldg. 522-0432

New Orleans, Louisiana

ORVAL L. BRACE

Geologist . !206 l st Nationo! Life Bldg. 228-5404


R. BREWER & CO.,

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Consultants

C. D. CANTRELL, JR. Cc,nsuIting Geologist & Engineer

508 C & I Building Main & McKinney

Houston, Texas 77002 (7 1 3) 225-3754

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologisi

404 First City National Bank 223- 1 I87

Houston, Texas


JACK COLLE & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists

and Paleontologists 81 7 C & I Building

Houston, Texas 77002 227-6266 622-4555

M O R G A N J. DAVIS

Petroleum Consultant

Suite 709 Capital National Bank Bldg.

227-7209 Houston, Texas 77002

RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.

.Consultants

Petroleum and Natura l Gas

500 Jefferson Building-Suite 203 1 Houston. Texas 77002 71 3-224-7576

SAM E. D U N N A M O i l and Gas Consultant

The Bonaventure Group

2006 Bunk of the Southwest Building

Houston, Texas 77002 225-0593

Lafayette, Louisianu 3 18-232-7244

EVARD P. ELLISON Geologist

12 14 Americana Building 225-6285


ERNEST A. ELWOOD, JR.

Prudential Dr i l l ing Company

141 8 Bank o f the Southwest Bldg.

224-7741 -Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN


Zeodata Building 667-33 17

5603 S. Rice Ave. (77036)

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

420 Southwest Tower 2501 Cedar Springs Rd.

Houston, Texas 77002 Dallos, Texas 75201

222-0376 ( 2 14) 742-1 42 1

HENRY G. GUEST

Geologist Wel l Log Consultant

22 14 Swift 77025 665-5 157

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer and Operutor The Michel T . Halbouty Bldg.

5 1 1 1 Westheimer 622- 1 130 Houston, Texas 77027

THOMAS 0. HALL Geophysical Consultant

622- 8680 Office 62 1-1 870 Residence 551 5 Cranbrook Rd.

NEIL E. H A N S O N O i l & Gas Exploration Americana Building 81 1 Dallas Avenue



HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

228-9455 2 138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


CHARLES JACOBUS

Drafting and Lettering

Home (evenings) 785-4824

KEPLINGER A N D ASSOCIATES Petroleum Engineers ond Geologists

1436 Americana Bldg.


227~3127

229 Kennedy Bldg.

Tulsa. Oklohorna 741 113 587-559 1

GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. M A S O N Geologists

813 Esperson Bldg. 227-823 1

L. A. KlMES Exploration Consultant

9 I83 Katy Road Geology Geophysics

464-295 1

ORVl l lE G . lUNDSTROM Nutter & Lundstrorn

Geologists 899 Houston Club Building

Houston, Texas 77002 227-601 5

JOHN D. MARR Petroleum Exploration Consultant

Geophysics, Geology Seismic Data: Acquisition, Processing

and Interpretation 739-8 Tenneco Bldg.

225-4927

GEORGE N. MAY & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists and Paleontologists

Building 36, Heymann Oil Center

P. 0. Box 51 858 O i l Center Station

Lafayette, 1.ouisiana 70501

234-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

lndependerits 2522 Hazard 523-5733

529- 188 1 Houston, Texas 770 19

DYNAMIC EXPLORATION CO. Grav i t y and Magnetometer Sut-veys and Interpretation

Suite 13, 6 10 1 Southwest Freeway Houston, Texas 77021

Phone: A.C. 7 13-466-0266

Wil l ium S. Wall is C. 1. Austin E L. 81shop

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.

225-4 133 and 225-4559



KENNETH DALE O W E N

Geologist

Esperson Building


ROLAND B. PAXSON Consulting Geologist

O i l und Sulphur 3524 Sunset Blvd. 668-9 196

Houston, Texus 77005

WALLACE E. PRATT

Geologist

2820 N. Torino

Tucson. Arizona 857 16

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bunkers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texus 77001

227-7633

B. C. ST. MARTIN, JR. Geological Consultant

Petroleum Exploration-Deveiopment

3801 Kirby Suite 71 4 523-1 119

A. L. SELlG Geologist

1907 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. 224-9774


FRED L. SMITH, JR. Consulting Geologist

Paleontologist 532 M a i n Bldg.

Houston, Texas 77002 468-7300 225-5757

CARLETON D. SPEED, JR.

Geologist - O i l Producer

7 1 1 Houston Club Bldg. 224-2523


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H. C. SPOOR, JR. HARRY KlLlAN

Geologists

2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.


D. C. STALLWORTH CO. Geological and Engineering Draft ing

Surveying and Mapping

Planirnetering and Acreage Calculations

12 10 Bunk of the Southwest Bldg.


CRAMON STANTON Geologist

2229 Chamber of Commerce Bldg


224-2759

S. BROOKS STEWART Geophysical Consultant

320 Bankers Mor tgage Bldg 222-771 8



HAROLD VANCE Petroleum InvestmentCounselor Petroleum Evaluation Engineer

227-3949 1429 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


GENE V A N DYKE

Van Dyke O i l Company

Southwest Tower

228-8 1 74

MERLIN J. VERRET Geologist

Route 2, Box 109 Lake Charles, Louisiana

Phone: 477-1 477-8

J. C. WALTER, JR.

Geologist and Petroleum Engineer

242 M a i n Bldg. 222-243 1


Home Phone: 465-9773 - ---- - -

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

Geophysical Consultant C & I Building 222-9649


I. K. NICHOLS Gul f Coast Exploration Geologisi

C.P.G. N o . 932 41 St111 F ~ ~ e i t DI H o t s l , ~ Te, o i '(J:.!

Phone: 782-4970

JAMES A. WHEELER Geologist

C.P.G. N o . 109 ?26 Americana Bldg.-223-1618


JAMES M. WILSON


246 Ma in Bldg.

225-2 1 45

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

Bil l Woodham - H. R. War ren

1200 C & l Building

227-41 38

LEBEN DRILLING INC. STANLEY WAHL

Exploration Manager 100 Park Avenue Building - Suite 217

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73 102 (405) 232-85 16

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D. C. GILKISON

Consulting Geologist

163 The Main Bldg. 224-9490


An increased understanding o f both o f these categories o f g r o u n d water effects upon o i l or gas concentration should result i n a concomitant i n c r e as e i n exploration efficiency and success.

THIRD PLACE WINNER (Tie)

Donald F. McNamee has a BS from Beloit Col lege, Wisconsin and joined Tidewater Oi l Co. (now Getty) i n 1951 . During the next six years he worked with Tidewater in both Houston and Roswell, New Mexico. He joined Union Texas Petroleum in 1957 and has worked with them in b o t h Midland and Houston. He is now E x p l o r a t i o n Manager for Union Texas Petroleum in the Gul f Coast District covering the Texas Gul f Coast, East Texas and Northern Louisiana.

THE GLEN ROSE REEF COMPLEX OF EAST TEXAS A N D CENTRAL LOUISIANA

Donald F. McNamee Union Texas Petroleum

Houston, Texas

ABSTRACT

The m a s s i v e limestone s e c t i o n s o f the Glen Rose o f East Texas and central Louisiana are considered to be clastic carbonate barrier r e e f s . The cause, sequence and depositional form of a clastic barrier reef complex is presented i n theory and sup- ported by e x a mp I e s . Basinal sub s i d e n c e , a regressive pattern o f deposition and subsequent fore reef leveling during periods when the sea was restricted i n front of the barrier reefs develop a typical depositional form.

At least three separate clastic barrier reef corn p I e x e s have developed i n the lower Cretaceous o f Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Post lower Cretaceous regional t i l t ing has altered crigina l reservoir conditions but there remains great potential for h y d r o c a r b o n accumulations i n stratigraphically controlled traps.

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARDS

Five students from u n i v e r s i t i e s i n the Houston area w i l l receive the Society's annual Outstanding Student Awards at the May I l t h Meeting. The recipients, each of whom was picked by the faculty o f his geology department, are as follows:

LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: Peter Glidden, a senior who w i l l go on to graduate school at Lehigh University.

RICE UNIVERSITY: Paul Allen Mueller, a Ph.D. c a n d i d a t e working i n geochemistry and geochronology.

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: Pat Hawkins.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: Wil l iam E. Galloway, a Ph. D. candidate.

TEXAS ABM UNIVERSITY: Henri S. Swolfs, whose Ph.D. disertation concerns the experimental determination of the influence o f pore f luid chemistry on the mechan- ican behavoir o f sandstones.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS

Distinguished Lecture Tour

GROSS TRANSPORT OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS

OVER CONTINENTAL SHELVES

AS ANALYZED FROM GEMINI AND APOLLO SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY

by

Robert E. Stevenson

ABSTRACT

From the manned f I i g h ts conducted by the National A e r o n a u t i c s and Space Administration of the United States, some 3,500 color photographs were taken which show features o f geologic, oceanographic, or meteorologic interest.

The distribution of suspended sediments i s apparent over areas of 2,000 to 8,000 square kilometers, i n amazing d e t a i I , in photographs of waters off major river deltas; such as those of the Orinoco, Mississippi, and lrrawaddy rivers, where great volumes are introduced into the sea from the streams.

Photographs of coastal w a t e r s in the Gulf of Mexico, Persian Gulf, and southwest Africa show suspended sediments distributed by small eddies and r ip currents to distances o f 30 kilometers from shore.

Where tidal exchange and/or s t r o ng offshore winds result in non-periodic flows from es t au r i es and lagoons, suspended sediments are visible to distances of 150 k i I o m e t e r s from the shore. As along the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico, the distribution of these sediments portray the turbulent water m o t i o n in eddy configura- tions having diameters of 30 to 90 kilometers.

These impressive space p h o t o g r a p h s indicate the photo scales of 1 : 1,000,000 to 1:4,000,000, have a uniquely u n m a t c h e d ut i l i ty i n s u r v e i l a n c e of ( I ) major nearshore sedimentation, (2) patterns of coastal currents, and (3) the mag n i t u d e of deviations from normal conditions.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

Information cards for the new membership directory must be f i I l e d out by each member; a l l information for the directory w i l l be taken directly from these cards. The Society does not have the secretarial h e l p to research data for negligent members, so please cooperate in our efforts to provide an accurate directory.

GEOSCIENCE NOTES Jack Colle Associate Editor

The South-Central Section Meeting o f the Geological Society o f America, April 2-4, 1970, College Station, Texas, included several p a p e r s o f interest to local geologists. Abstracts o f these papers are included below.

CRUSTAL STUDIES IN THE GULF OF M W I C O

Antoine, John W., and Thomas E. Pyle, Department o f Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, and Marine Science Institute, University of Southern Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701.

Deformation o f the uppermost crust in the northern and western Gul f o f Mexico i s due mainly to salt m o v e m e n t . The east Mexico and Texas-Louisiana continental margins appear to represent a sequence o f structural development from salt r i d g es on the south to diapirs on the north. Distribution o f the Sigsbee Knolls and domes, from which petroleum and caprock were recovered, may be explained by the'influence of the Yucatan Platform w h o s e marginal esc o r pm e n ts subparallel this belt o f diapirs. Seismic surveys suggest that the southern l imit of the n o r t h e r n Gul f Coast salt i s the Sigsbee Escarpment and that the Sigsbee Knolls represent the northern l imit of the salt o f southern Mexico.

Subs i d e n c e o f the Yucatan and Florida Platforms i s indicated by dredged reef limestones from their escarpments. S e i s m i c porfiles have traced the shelf-edge reef from the Alabamd-Mississippi boundary southward to the Florida Straits and the northern coast o f Cubs. Magnetic surveys i n the Straits suggest the presence o f igneous intru- sive bodies paralleling the ultramatic rock o u t c r o p s o f Pinar del Rio province, Cuba.

O f broader interest i s the anomalous nature o f the crust beneath the south Florida Platform. Magnetic and faunal evidence has led o t h e r s to propose that a l l or part of Florida was added to the North American continent i n early Paleozoic time.

The salt d i s t r i b u t i o n i n the Gul f o f Mexico, the location o f reef trends and a n o ma l o u s nature o f the south Florida Platform have a l l been explained by various models involving continental drif t and sea floor spreading. Some o f these models have not explained geologic conditions within the Gul f such as the great thickness o f basin sediments, the oceanic nature o f the crustal structure, etc., which put some restraints on p r o p o s e d models. O n the basis o f available data, i f the c o n c e p t of sea floor spreading i s a c c e p t e d , the Gul f o f Mexico should be considered an old basin which drifted westward with the rest o f the North American Continent.

MIOCENE DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION, LOUISIANA GULF COAST

Curtis, Doris Malkin, Shell Oil Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70160.

Miocene deltas and delta complexes o f south Louisiana differ from each other i n shape, distribution, and three-dimensional geometry. Such distinctions i n morphology, as well as the temporal and spatial interrelation ofsedimentation and gravity tectonics

are explained i n terms o f a c o n c e p t u a I model o f a p a r a I i c basin i n which rates o f deposition and rates o f subsidence vary.

I f rate o f deposition exceeds rate o f subsidence, deltas prograde and normal regressive basin-fil l ing sedimentation results. Init iat ion o f slump faulting and associated

upli f t o f low-denisty materials i s contemporaneous with the prograding o f a y o u n g e r delta beyond the d i s t a I end o f an older one. I f rate o f deposition equals rate o f subsidence, deltas bui ld vertically and spread laterally. I f rate o f deposition i s less than o f subsidence, regional transgression results, and minor deltas are modified by marine processes.

Examples o f each condition from the south Louisiana Miocene, shown by maps and cross sections, could be used as analogues for interpreting regional geology o f less-well known ancisnt delta complexes.

COASTAL INTERDELTAIC SEDIMENTATION IN THE NORTHWEST GULF REGION

LeBlanc, Rufus, J., Sr., Shell Development Company, P. 0. Box 481, Houston, Texas 77001 .

The coastal region of n o r t h wes t e r n Gul f o f Mexico extending 900 miles from Mexico to western Florida i s a province o f c I as t i c sedimentation. One-third o f this region is characterized by d e l t a i c plains o f the Rio Grande, Colorado-Brazos, and Mississippi Rivers. The remaining 600 miles are occupied by interdeltaic environments consisting o f the barrier-island complexes o f Texas, Mississippi, Alabama a n d Florida and the chenier plain of southwest Louisiana.

Environments o f barrier islandcomplexes are: the beach-barrier islands, the tidal channels between barriers, and the lagoons behind the barriers. Closely associated with the barrier complexes are the estuaries (such as Galveston Bay). Seaward g r o w t h o f barriers and lateral m i g r a t i o n o f t idal channels h a v e resulted i n deposition o f two distinctive sequences; barrier island and tidal channel. Sedimentation in lagoons has been at slower rates therefore this sequence i s thinner than the barrier and t idal channel sequences.

The southwest Louisiana c h e n i e r plain (developed contemporaneously with the Mississippi deltaic plain and coastal barriers) consists mainly o f fine-grained sediments derived from the Mississippi during floods. Two types o f s e d i m e n t a r y sequences are associated with this plain: mud-flat and chenier (abandoned beach). The thickness o f chenier plain deposits i s about one-third that o f the barrier-island complexes.

The f ive basic interde ltaic sedimentary sequences (barrier island, t idal channel, lagoonc!, mud-flat, and chenier) are distinguished on the basis o f vertical distribution o f grain size, sorting, sedimentary structures and faunas.

STRUCTURE OF THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN NORTHEASTERNMOST GULF OF MEXICO

Martin, Ray G., Jr., U.S. Geological Survey, Of f ice o f M a r i n e Geology, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403.

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Continous-seismic reflection p r o f i l es were recorded along five traverses across the continental s l o p e and Mississippi cone i n the northeastern Gu l f o f Mexico during joint U .S. Geological Survey - Naval Oceanographic Off ice investigations, February- April, 1969. The profiles correlate wel l with p r e v i o us geophysical studies by other investigators and indicate that: 1) the F l o r i d a Escarpment-Cretaceous reef, which i s continous n o r t h w a r d from the Straits o f Florida, extends north of latitude 290001N where i t has been buried by southeastward prograding o f an embankment o f sediments deposited by the Mississippi and adjacent drainage systems; 2) currents flowing through the maior trough-like feature formed between the West Florida slope, the prograding embankment and the Mississippi cone have limited sedimentation on that portion of the upper slope and have deposited a well-layered sequence o f turbidites along the base o f the Florida Escarpment which intertongue with the more homogeneous sediments o f the Mississippi cone; and that 3) the turbidity currents have buil t a low narrow levee along the eastern margin o f the cone generally paralleling the escarpment.

CARBONATE SEDIMENTS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

Rezak, R., and G. S. Edwards, Department o f Oceanography, Texas A 8 M University, College Station, Texas 77843.

The carbonate deposits o f the Gu l f o f Mexico may be grouped into three general categories: 1) carbonate shelves, 2) coral-algal reefs, and 3) deep water carbonates.

The West Florida shelf and the Campeche shelf are examples o f open, inclined shelves on which sediments of both biogenic and non-biogenic carbonate are accumu- lating. The d i s t r i b u t i o n patterns o f t h es e sediments are to a large degree re l ic t Pleistocene andaearly Holocene patterns.

Coral-algal reefs are considered a separate category as t h e y occur not only on carbonate shelves but also on terrigenous shelves o f the w e s t e r n and northern Gulf. Reefs such as the Flower Garden reefs i n the northwestern Gu l f occur on prominences near the shelf edge. They differ from reefs i n the southern Gu l f i n that they represent

the submerged reef-bank stage o f development i n Logan's Reef Model 1. The crests o f the Flower Gardens reefs are w ~ u l a t e d by the ~ i p ~ o r i a - ~ o n a s t r e a - ~ o r i t e s cornrnunitv. , 8 - - I -

Absence of the Acropora palmata community i s most probably due to water depth. O n the Campeche Reefs this assemblage begins at the depth o f about 40 ft. None o f t h e reefs in the northwestern Gu l f rise to levels above 60 ft.

Deep water carbonates are primarily p e I a g i c oozes consisting o f globigerinids, coccolithophorids and pteropods. Deep water coral "reefs" have been reported on the lower continental slope of the northern Gulf. These are local accumulations o f aher- matypic corals and are probably not widespread.

IN MEMORIAM

CARL V. BENZ 1906 - 1970

Carl V. Benz, l o n g time H o u s t o n resident, passed away March 5, 1970 i n Methodist Hospi to1 .

Carl was born i n St. Louis, M i s s o u r i on February 11, 1906. On June 5, 1928 he was graduated from Washington University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and became a member of the Society of the Sigma Xi, an h o n o r society, in 1929. Carl's first venture into the o i l business came i n 1932 when he ioined G. W. Strake, a year after the discovery well at Conroe was drilled. As production superintendent he stayed with this company unti l 1943 when he went into partnership with Leo Horvitz i n Horvitz Research Laboratories, i n Houston. Carl was a c t i v e l y involved i n the geochemical business until 1952, when he formed Benz Oi l Corporation. His son, Dick, joined him i n 1958 and headed up the off ice in Corsicona. As an independent o i l operator, Carl was very active up until the time o f his death.

In 1933, Carl married Florence von Fritsch o f St. Louis. Their son, Carl Richard, was born i n 1934. They together with two grandsons survive.

In addition to the Houston G e o l o g i c a l Society, Carl was a member of the American Association o f Petroleum Geologists, Am e r i c a n Association of Petroleum Engineers, licensed professional e n g i n e e r o f the State of Texas, Geo Club, Houston Yacht Club, North American Yacht Racing A s s o c i a t i o n and Rear Commodore of the Galveston Bay Cruising Association.

Carl was the d es c e n d e n t o f a famous Swiss Fami ly, one o f whom, Karl Benz, designed the original Benz automobile (now Mercedes Benz) i n 1885. From his early youth he always showed great technical ski I I as, evidenced by his bui Iding and installing at the age of 18 what was probably one of the first automobile radios. In a cross country trip fromSt. Louis to San F r a n c i s c o hewasable to pick u p s t a t i o n s al l theway.

Carl was a I w a y s active in civic affairs and in the late thirties and early forties devoted a great deal o f his time to the Boy Scout Counci I. He was district Chairman of Cubbing, organized the first Dad's Club i n Southwest Houston and h e I p e d develop the Boy Scout Circus into a successful annual affair.

In recent years nearly al l of his free time was s p e n t sailing his Sneaky Pete Ill, an ocean racer similar to the famous three-time Bermuda r a c e winner, Finisterre. He and his First Mate, Florence, who avidly shared his hobby, with a Houston Yacht Club crew sailed the Sneaky Pete I I I on her famous m a i d e n voyage from Miami to Houston through a hurricane i n the Gulf o f Mexico. Carl embarked on a racing program which included most of the Bay, offshore and o c e a n races such as Corpus Christi, Gul f Port and Veracwz, Mexico.

In January 1970, he was named Yachtman of the month at HYC and received the Ed Smartt Trophy f r o m the Galveston Bay Cruising Association as a tribute to the man who had done most for sailing the past year.

His ashes were taken to the sea he loved so well and where his happiest days were spent.

"For though from out our bourne of time and place, The flood may bear me far, 1 hope to see my pi lot face to face When I have crossed the bar" (Alfred TennysonUCrossing the Bar") JamesCurran

IN MEMORIAM

ADAM THOMAS

Adam Thomas was a nice guy. This would be the opinion of nearly anyone that knew him c a s u a l l y or closely. He was also a very s i n c e r e, honest, happy, and competent person. A lot of people have lost one of their best friends.

He died February 3, and was only 42.

Adam was born and r a i s e d in Colorado along the western slope near Montrose. He spent his youth there, highlighted by his graduation from the Co l o r a d o School of Mines .

About 20 years ago he married Jennie Dollmann, a tall and pretty German girl. A cute l i i t le daughter, Claudine, was born to them about 6 years ago. " Deenie" was Adam's joy. Deenie and her mother had returned to Germany for a prolonged visit and he never got to see them again, a tragedy in itself.

Professionally Adam was basically a photogeologist. He had been in Houston for about ten years following this profession. As an independent, he had some good years, and some mediocre ones, but at his death was onto an outstanding year. He may have overworked himself.

He was a c t i v e in a lot of things a ro u n d Houston including the HGS, AAPG, Colorado Sc h o o I of Mines Alumni, and Rinky-Dink Tennis Club. Most things he did well, professionally as a photogeologist, athletically as an able sportsman, and socially as a good person and a lot of fun.

Adam died suddenly and quietly in his sleep. Apparently i t was a heart attack or a cerebral hemmorage. He had a w a r n i ng a few days e a r l i er when he got very sick and then numb about the shoulders. But he was too busy to heed this. He always had t imeandconcern forhis f r i e n d s b u t l i t t l e f o r h i m s e l f . Adamwasthatway.

Nice guys supposed l y finish last. This we don't know, but we do know that sometimes they don't get a chance to finish at all.

-- George Hinds

DATE BOOK

May 6, 1970 - Delta Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M., 2116 Addison, refreshments served.

May 11, 1970 - Houston G eo l a g i c a I Society Regular Evening Meeting, 5:00 P.M., Houston Club, 10th floor, Houston Club Building.

Subject: " G r o s s Sediment Transport of Suspended Sediments Over Continental Shelves as Analyzed from Gemini and Apollo Space Photography. Speaker: Dr. R. E. S t e v e n so n , Bureau of Com m e r c i a I Fisheries. AAPG Distinguished Lecturer.

May 12, 14, 19, & 21, 1970 - Continuing Education S em i n a r , Humble Auditorium, 2:30 - 6:00 P.M.

Subject: "Log Interpretation and Application". Speaker: Guy W. Towle, Welex.

May 20, 1970 - Delta Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M. 21 16 Addison, refreshments served.

May 22, 1970 - Houston Geological So c i e t y Golf Tournament, Sharpstown Country Club, 12:00 Noon - First Tee-off.

June 3, 1970 - Delta Study Group Meeting, 7:30 P.M., 21 16 Addison, refreshments served.

The Houston G eo l o g i c a I Auxiliary's last meeting of the year i s scheduled for Wednesday, May 13 at the Raquet Club. Mrs. D o n a l d F. (Patt) McNamee and Mrs. Roger W. (Jean) Stoneburner and their committee wi II be hos tesses , and the work o f our talented artist-member, Mrs. I. W. (Frances) N o r m a n w i l l be on display. This w i l l be a business meeting and an organizational meeting for next year - you w i l l have the opportunity to volunteer your services to the c o m m i t t e e o f your choice. To be assured o f your name appearing i n next year's HGA Year Book, plan to pay your 1970- 1971 dues at this meeting.

The Geo-Wives Newcomers Club officers for next year are:

President: Mrs. George (Avis) Thomas First Vice-president Mrs. Ted (Bea) Hole Second Vice-president: Mrs. Daniel B. (Sally) Show Secretary: Mrs. Charles L. (Dorothy) Jones Treasurer: Mrs. Byron Dyer Historian-Par liamentarian: Mrs. Russell (Mary Louise) Seward

The Geo-Wives are organizing a c o u p l es bridge group to meet the first Satur- day of each month at the members' homes. Though the bridge buffs have already met once, i t i s not too late to join - you can s i g n up at the May I u n c h e o n or cal l Mrs. Robert H. (Mary Ann) Mayse, Mrs. John H. (Pat) Hefner, or Mrs. E. R. (Verna) Swett. The location of the May m e e t i n g o f the G e o - W i v es has been changed from that announced i n the bulletin; members w i l l be notified o f the new address.

I t wasn't moonlight and dancing this year, i t was moonlight, b o i l e d shrimp and cold beer - such was the innovative fare as the Houston Geological Society husbands treated their wives to their annual party. I t was such a s u c c ess , everyone i n atten- dance hoped the same type party could be staged again next year. ( I t might not be as romantic as the tranditional dining and dancing, but i t could not have been more fun!) The date was April 15, and the place was the Knights of Columbus Hall on East Whitney.

Recent Out-of-Towners:

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. (Nan) Vittrup attended the West Coast AAPG Convention in Newport Beach, California.

Mrs. M. C. (Gertrude) Lucky and her sister, Mrs. F. T. Reed, drove to Shreveport, Louisiana to help honor their brother who received his 50th year Shriner Pin. While i n Louisiana, Gertrude and her sister also visited the impressive Hodges Gardens. Just last year, Gertrude went on a month's safari o f the African continent, but this year plans to stay a l i t t le closer to home,

Mr. and Mrs. David (Helen) H e d I e y spent the E a s t e r Holidays at their cottage i n Ru i doso , New Mexico, where there was plenty o f snow for their grand- children to enjoy.

Mrs. Sam (Virginia) Webb accompanied her daughter, Jenifer, one o f the top swimmers for the Dad's Club Swimming Team, to the National AAU swimming and diving championships held i n Cincinnati, Ohio. Jenifer i s coached by Memorial High School and Dad's Club's Richard Quick.

Mrs. W. L. (Merle) Day r e c e n t l y hosted Mr. and Mrs. F r e d Foster, visiting from Abilene, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. James D. (Nancy Jo) Snyder are planning a tr ip to San Francisco i n May to attend the wedding o f James' sister.

Mrs. Florence Benz i s r e c u p e r a t i n g at home after surgery. Mrs. Wayne F. Bowman i s in the hospital with a b r o k e n hip. Two husbands, Mr. Hillord (B) Hinson and Mr. John B. (Alene) W i I I i a ms are both horn e after surgery. Alene i s our First Vice-president this year.

We are deeply s a d d e n e d i n having to notify you o f the deaths o f Mr. Wil lard L. Day, Mr. Carl V. Benz, and the mother of Mrs. Ralph 9. Cantrell.

Eleanor Anderson became the bride o f Wayne Boyer on March 19th in the chapel o f Saint John the Divine; the newlyweds are now living in Chicago. Eleanor's parents are Mr. and Mrs. John F. Anderson.

Wendy, daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Winzeler, married Harold V. Richard, April 4th at St. Francis Episcopal Church. Harold i s originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and the couple is now l iving at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Mrs. Wayne V. (Merida) Jones and Mrs. Cecil (Karen) R i v es are having great success (and fun) i n showing their dogs i n the obedience division i n local and out-of- town dog shows.

Be sure to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. George, proud grandparents o f a baby gir l .

Remember the Dinner and Bingo Party to be held after the HGS Go l f Tournament, May 22nd at Sharpstown Country Club. Make sure your h u s b a n d brings you to the dinner even though he might not play i n the tournament.

As you know, the foundation for next year's programs are la id during the summer months. Do try to attend the May Business M e e t i n g so we can plan on your volun- teered time (and, incidentally, your money! ! ) to make next year even more successful than this year.

-- Barbara Barker

T. Wayne Campbell John B. Dunlap, Jr

PALEO-DATA, Inc. 602 deMontluzin Building

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 504-525-6373 & 504-529-3097

Paleontology - Strat~graphy - Paleoecology South Louisiana - Offshore Gulf of Mex~co

GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES

EXPLORATION 5825 Chimney Rock Road

P. 0 . Box 36269

Houston, Texas 77036 713 666-2561

SIDNEY SCHAFER AND COMPANY

2200 Welch Avenue ~ o u s i o n , Texas 77019

Sidney Schafer Jack C. Weyand

5e6mogroph 5~ruice Corporofion A SUBSIDIARY OF RAYTHEON COMPANY

529 Capital Nat'l. Bank Bldg. Houston, Texas 77002

Robert B. Baum 222-9071

ELECTRIC A N D WELL LOGGING

BAROID DIVISION NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY Mud Analysis Logging

P.O. BOX 1675 524-6381

McCULLOUGH SERVICES Logging & Perforating

P.O. BOX 2575 672-2461

DRESSER ATLAS

Division of Dresser Industries, Inc 1045 The Main Building Houston, Texas 77002

J. L. P. Campbell W. D. Bishop R. M. "Dusty" Rhodes W. L. Young Ross B. Smith

SCHLUMBERGER WELL SERVICES 1512 Bank of the Southwest

Houston. Texas 77002

H. Duane Babcock W. P. Gore Kenneth S. Howell E. H. Heider J. B. Blazek

CORE ANALYSIS

CORE LABORATORIES, INC.

3615 Gulf Freeway

Core Analysis and Mud Logging

John E. Furen CA 3-4193

GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTS

DRESSER SIE

P. 0. Box 2928, Houston, Texas 77001

R. L. McCelvey 782-7100 Manager, SIE Division Ex. 2702

VAN DYKE OIL COMPANY

400 Southwest Tower


Gene Van Dyke 228-8174

OIL FINANCING

BANK OF THE SOUTHWEST, N.A.

P. 0. Box 2629


Frank McGonagill, Vice President CA 5-1551

Manager, Oil and Gas Department Ext. 481

DRILLING COMPANIES

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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

REPRODUCTION COMPANIES

CARDINAL PRINTING & LETTER SERVICE, INC.

234 ~sperson'F!.~~. Houston, Texas 77002

Mrs. Pollyann Howe

Mrs. Chic Adams 223-9309

HOUSTON BLUE PRINT & STATIONERY CO.

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

Houston, Texas

PETROLEUM I N FORMATION

PETROLEUM INFORMATION CORPORATION 204 1st National Life Bldg., Houston 228-9041

RINEHART OIL NEWS CO., Div, of P. 1. 2301 Caroline St., Houston, 222-1385

Combined coverage of 47 of the 48 contiguous states of the U. S, and Western Canada, offering 755 individual products and services to the petroleum industry, from reporting services to computer programs.

(Production data on Texas and Louisiana)

&outon ~ r o l ' o g d ' Society 234 ESPERSON BUILDING H O U S T O N , T E X A S 7 7 0 0 2

BULK RATE

U. S. POSTAGE P A I D

Houston, Texas Permit No. 5872

WILLIAM A . FOYiLER, JR. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. P. 0 . BOX 1957 I',O'JSTO:4, TEXAS 77901

hgs bulletin volume 12 no.9 (may 1970)

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