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B U L L E T I N

HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Houston, Texas

Volume 7 , No. 3

November, 1964

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OFFICERS

. . . . . . . . . . President . . . . . . . . Hillord Hinson CA 89455 1st Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank R Hardin . . . . . . . . . CA 7-5323 2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles D . McMurrey . . . . . CA 3-4276 Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Lou Shirley . . . . . . . RI 82800 Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse L . George, J r . . . . . . . . FA 3-0367

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN Orville G . Lundstrom, Ex-OfFcio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 46191 Wendell L . Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 4591 1 De Wia Van Siclen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 4 1681 Henry F . Fowler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CA 53141

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COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finance

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Special Committees Ebgineering Council . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth R Johnson . . . . . . . CA 2-981 1 Academic Liaison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clyde Hopson . . . . . . . . . . . HO 51490 Submarine Geology & Advisor to

Museum of Natural Science . . . . Harold L . Geis . . . . . . . . . . . CA 51396 . . . . . . Convention Pol icy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

REPRESENTATIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . C.A.G. S Representative R J Chambers RI a2566

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M E E T I N G N O T I C E

THIRD REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 9, 1964.

The third regular meeting will be held Monday evening, November 9, on the 10th floor of the Houston Club Building. The Social Hour will begin a t 5:15 p.m., dinner a t 6:00 and the program a t 7:00 p.m.

The speaker for this meeting will be Franklin C. Jones, District Geologist with the Lone Star Producing Company a t San Antonio. Mr. Jones will discuss the LOWER WILCOX TREND IN DE WITT COUNTY, TEXAS.

Mr. Jones i s a native of Oklahoma City. After two years of military service in Japan and Korea he entered Oklahoma University in 1952 and completed his degree in Geology in 1956. He became affiliated with the Lone Star Producing Company in their Oklahoma City District. He shortly afterwards was moved to the San hntonioarea where his work was in the Wilcoxand Edwards Trends until 1958. He was then transferred to Corpus Christi where he worked the Fr io Trend until 1961 when he was moved back to San Antonio. He became District Geologist in 1962, which position he now holds.

Ms. Jones is a member of the Houston Geological Society, the Corpus Christi Geological Society, the SouthTexas Geological Society, and the American Associ- ation of Petroleum Geologists.

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The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies will be held in Corpus Christi, 28, 29, and 30th of October. A quick check, a t BULLETIN "press time", indicates plans and arrangements a r e in splendid order. An excellent program, (Technical, Ladies Entertainment, and Socia)), has been arranged, and a large attendance is expected.

In excess of 1100 housing reservations have been made and confirmed, and approximately 160 reservations for the Field T r i p on Friday and Saturday have been received.

The host organization i s making a pre-convention "shake-down" test, (or rehearsal), of all equipment and facilities. This particularly includes pro- jection and soundequipment, lighting, communications, and many other features which add much to the success of a convention.

In retrospect, the Houston Geological Society has maintained a very high in- teres t in GCAGS through the fourteen years of its existence. It was deeply interested in its organization, and continues s o in i ts progress and service to other Gulf Coast members. The initial meeting was held in Houston.

Nominations fo r GCAGS

Nominations fo r GCAGS Officers in 1965 have been submit ted to the Executive Commit tee . The nominations will be a c t ed upon a t the Executive Commi t t e e ' s meet ing on Friday, October 30. T h e l a s t day of the Convention i n Corpus Chr i s t i .

T h o s e nominated a r e : Raymond E. Fairchi ld, Trunkl ine Gas Co . Houston, Texas - President Allen M. Borland, Sun Oil Co. Lafayet te , L a . , - Vice-president William F . Wilson, Texaco Inc. , Houston, Texas - Sec re t a ry J e s s e L. George, Newrnont Oil Company, Houston, Texas - T r e a s u r e r

. . . Olin Bell

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

T h i s month p r e sen t s us with the opportunity of exerc i s ing one of ou r m o s t important r igh ts a s c i t i zens in a f r e e democracy - the r ight to vote.

T h e Houston Geological Society ha s long had a policy aga ins t becoming involved in political a f f a i r s . T o this policy I have always subscr ibed , and l ike old habits i t i s ha rd t o cons ider a change, however, in view of the employment prac t ices of s o m e companies and the building p r e s s u r e f o r reg is t ra t ion , i t may be wise for a l l of u s to recons ider o u r posi t ions. In any event we should exe rc i s e o u r individual initiative inpoli t ical a f f a i r s and above a l l c a s t ou r informed v ~ t e . November 3 r d may well r ep r e sen t the t ime when the c o u r s e of the United S ta tes i s decided for decades to come.

It i s important t o vote and a l s o to at tend the meet ing of your society. ' I s incere ly hope you will do both.

. . . Hillord Hinson

PIONEERS IN GEOPHYSICS

T h e Geophysical Society of Houston i s continuing i t s s e r i e s of t a lks on the ea r l y his tory and development and applicat iqn ofgeophysics in the pe t ro leum industry i n the United S ta tes . T h e s e talks a r e exceedingly in te res t ing and have a very high historical value.

On September 22nd D r s . J. Brian Eby and F rank Goldstone d iscussed the introduction and ea r l y u s e of the se i smograph in theGulf Coas t a r e a . OnOctober 21st, D r . Louis Nettleton t r a ced the origin, development, a n d u s e of t he to rs ionba lance , the pendulum, and the gravi ty m e t e r in the s e a r c h for s a l t domes .

T h e t h i rd of this s e r i e s of d i scuss ions will a l s o be held a t the GEO CLUB, S.W. Freeway and Buffalo Speedway, on Wednesday evening, November 4th, a t 8:00 PM. M r . E. G. Leonarden, of the original Schlumberger group which in- t roducedElec t r ica1 Well Loggingmethods into the pe t ro leum indus t ry in theGulf Coas t a r e a , will b e the speake r . M r . Leonarden will t r a c e the or ig inand development of e lec t r ica l logging methods, f i r s t f o r the s e a r c h fo r m ine ra l s , and l a t e r i n the s e a r c h for pe t ro leum f rom i t s or igin to the presen t . M r . Leonarden i s one of the ve ry few whose ac t ive c a r e e r has spanned the period of e lec t r ica l logging methods f rom i t s inception to date. T h e public i s cordial ly invited.

N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a & d NEW MEMBERS

The BULLETIN extends a hearty welcome to the following new members:

Robert J. Ardell, The Pure Oil Company, Charles F. Brown, J r . , Pan American Petroleum Company, Ralph S. Chamness, Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, Richard P. Colomes, F. A. Callery, Incorporated, Donald H. Cummings, Tidewater Oil Company, A. J. Davis, J r . , Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, Donald P. Deger, Austral Oil Company, Jack J. Foto, Pan American Petroleum Company, Bobby C. Holt, George Mitchell and Associates, R, W. Kamprath, Quintana Petroleum Company, Donald C. Keen, Sun Oil Company, David S. McClain, Marathon Oil Company, James E. McCormick, Sun Oil Company, S. B. McTague, J r . , Pan American Petroleum Company, Don R. Miller, Humble Oil and Refining Company, Robert L. Myers, Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, James A. Ragsdale, Texaco Inc., William E. Payne, Humble Oil and Refining Company, B. C. St. Martin, J r . , Associated Oil and Gas Company, Nicholas M. Short, University of Houston,

.Jack C. Stipe, Associated Oil and Gas Company, E. C. Taber , Shell Canadian Exploration Company,

It i s with sadness we announce the death of Dr . Glenn C. Tague, one of our members , on October 10th at New Platz, New York. Dr . Tague was formerly Research and Consulting Geologist w i t h Cities Service Company here. He re t i red about a year ago and moved to New York.

Thomas Lee Caskey and Johnnie F. Johnson with Brazos Oil andGas Company have recently been t ransferred to Lafayette, Louisiana.

Joel E. Paseman with Brazos Oil and Gas Company has been t ransferred to Corpus Christ i , Texas.

Jesse L . George, T r e a s u r e r of Houston Geological Society, has joined Newmont Oil Company a s General Manager in charge of Exploration and Production. His office is 1135 Texas National Bank Building.

EdwardJ. Smith, Jr., formerly Chief Geophysicist, has recently beenpromoted to Assistant to the Vice President for Exploration in The Standard Oil Company of Texas .

Donald W. Sprouse, recently geologist with Monsanto, has resigned to accept a s imi l a r position with Tenneco in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Walter E. Nygren, former ly Specialist Regional Geologist with Standard Oil Company of Texas , has accepted a position a s consultant for Exploration, Gulf Coast Division, of Sunray.

T . 0. Hall, W. H. Reese, Char les Robinson, Ed Zagst, and Robert H. Ray, and severa l o thers f rom Ray Geophysical Division of Mandrel1 Industr ies in Houston, a r e attending a conference in Nice, France , to d iscuss geophysical operations in the F r e e World, October 18 to 22.

HALBOUTY DISTINGUISHED LECTURESPEAKER for SOCIETY O F PETROLEUM ENGINEERS of A I M E .

Michel Halbouty i s serv ing a s one of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecture Se r i e s speakers this yea r . Under this program he will visit approximately thirty of SPE local sect ions in the United States and Canada during the next s i x months. In these talks Mike will d iscuss the geological con- cepts and the economic significance of sa l t domes. He will a l so d iscuss well spacing, future t rends in geological engineering thinking, and the responsibility of petroleum professionals , geologists, and engineers in public a f fa i rs .

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Char les Stuckey, Chairman of the Entertainment Committee announces: "The Houston Geological Society Dance will be held Friday, February 26, 1965, ':30 to 12:OO Midnight, a t the Geo-Club. Details will be announced l a t e r . Keep this date in mind. "

BUS TOUR OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANATO 1965 AAPG-SEPM MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS

Carleton D. Speed, Jr., Chairmanof theTransportationCommittee, currently, t raveling in Europe and Asia with M r s . Speed, announces that his committee has a r ranged for a bus tour from Houston to New Orleans through the picturesque and historical portion of Southern Louisiana next April, just p r io r to the 1965 meeting of AAPG-SEPM. Stops will be made near New Iberia fo r a visi t to the old plantation mansion "Shadows of the Teche" and a l so a t "Rosedown", the plantation home recently res tored by the Milton Underwoods, of Houston.

S v m ~ o s i u m on Geolorrv of Deltas

A f i r s t c l a s s symposium on the Geology of Deltas i s now taking form. The officers and executive committeemen of the Houston Geological Society have given the i r approval of the project . A budget has been planned for the symposium to be published ear ly in 1966. We a r e now in need of local papers f rom the member s of the Houston Geological Society. We a r e especially in teres tedin obtaining studies on delta geology in the Te r t i a ry System of theTexas Gulf Coast .

M r . Tom Barber and Michel Halbouty (1961) have shown that Port Acres field i s intimately associated with a well-developed lower Hackberry delta. Th i s i s the type of environmental r e sea rch we a r e seeking. Fo r example, a study on Port Acres might be extended to include three dimensional geometry, isopach and paleoenvironmental maps . Perhaps member s of the Houston Geological Society who wish tocontribute to this project can think of other examples in the F r i o o r the Wilcox of the upper Gulf Coast o r the Vicksburg of South Texas .

We a r e a l so very interested in obtaining studies on recent del tas, not only on the Gulf Coast but throughout the world. M r . A. H. Wadsworth who i s cha i rman of the Houston Geological Society Membership Committee has agreed to submit h is unpublished thes is on the Colorado River Delta.

A vigorous group of geologists have volunteered to s e r v e on the Research and Study Committee. They a r e - -

Walter Anderson . . . . . . . . . . A r t Barackman . . . . . . . . . . . . Mart in Cassidy . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Dollison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill McBee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . J a m e s Ragsdale Jim S ides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ar t Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texaco Pan American Pan American Pan American Monsanto Texaco Monsanto Texaco

Geologists who a r e in teres ted incontributing studies to the symposium o r who wish to s e r v e on this committee a r e urged to contact M r . Fea ther Wilson, Texaco I ~ i c . , CA 4-9811, Ext. 332, o r P. 0. Box 52332, Room 1011-B.

S. E. P. M. T v ~ e Locali t ies Proiect

The Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineral- ologists which publishes the Journal of Sedimentary Petrology and the Journal of Paleontology i s sponsoring a long range project to locate and redescr ibe al l of the type sect ions on the Gulf Coast . T h e s ta ted purpose of the project i s "(1) to re la te type locali t ies of the Gulf Coast t o present road nets; (2) to supplement original descript ions when necessary ; and (3) to designate re ference locali t ies when the type i s inadequate o r lot t o posteri ty. " . . . . . . ."The ultimate goal of the organization i s a publication containing descript ions of a l l the type locali t ies in the Gulf Coas t . "

T o date most of the work has been done in Louisiana and eas tward . D r . . Gimbrede, cha i rman of the project , s t a t e s that T e x a s . . " i s essential ly wide

open." T h r e e units have now been temporar i ly printedand a r e now available a t the Cambe Log L ib ra ry . Each type locality i s about two pages long with a location map and brief descript ion. The H. G. S. Research and Study Committee has decided to s e r v e a s a s teer ing body for this project in T e x a s . Members who a r e interested in this project a r e urged to contact M r . Fea ther Wilson, Texaco Inc. , CA-4-9811, Ext . 332, o r P. 0. Box 52332, Room 1011-R.

El Rancho Cima

The booklet which the Society publishedabout a year ago entitled "Geology of El Rancho Cima," has been well received and used by the boys and leaders attending the summer boy scout camp. Of the 2500 boys who attended the camp this summer, about 10% earned the Geology Merit Badge. This represents an increase of 155% over the previous summer when the booklet was not available. Many of the remainder who did not ea rn the badge did use the booklet to learn something of the history of the camp a rea , to identify some of the many fossils they picked up o r used the Geologic-Topographic m a p which was enclosed.

The a rea boy scout council appreciates what the society has done in making this report available. Due to thearrangement by which it i s sold and for its r e - printing, it will be useful for many years . It can be had by anyone a t the society office, the scout council office, o r the camp for fifty cents.

. . .A. R. Mincher Chairman, Boy Scout Committee

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PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS ESTABLISH CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists announces the introduction of a certification procedure. The program i s an expression of the modern petroleum geologist's instinctive pride in his profession and his sense of responsibility to the public to maintainand further improve the long-established high standards of his predecessors.

Certification i s stimulated by a pattern s e t by other leading professions and long practiced by some. Interest in self regulation of ethical standards and professional qualifications i s reflected in a t r e n d of recent yea r s for professional scientists toaccept an increasing sense of responsibility inguiding the public and governmental agencies in their investments in scientific projects.

Under the sponsorship of A. A. P.G., the world's larges t geological organization, the certification procedure will provide a review of the qualifications of the geologist coupled with an evaluation by his colleagues. The seal of the "Certified Petroleum Geologist" should become a hallmark of professionally qualified petroleum geological endeaver and counsel.

The introduction of the certification procedure i s the culmination of the efforts of many individuals and groups within the A. A, P. G. for a number of years and this affirmative action by the membership c l ea r s the way for i ts effective implementation.

The a n n o u n c e m e n t i s made by A. A. P. G. President, Grover E. Murray, L. S. U., Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

TEXAS SECTION AMERICAN INSTlTUTE O F PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS

Texas members of the American Institute of Professional Geologists me t a t the Commodore Perry Hotel inAustin, Texas, September 26th, 1964, t o organize the Texas Section of the Institute. Those attending represented a wide range of geological specialties and came from a number of localities in the State.

Officers of the new organization are: Michel T. Halbouty of Houston, President; A. Wayne Wood of San Antonio, Vice-president; James A. Wheeler of Houston, Secre tary-Treasurer ; Howard E. Rothrock of Coleman, interim Past-President and Delegate to the National Advisory Board; Frank B. Conselman of Abilene, Charles F. Passel of For t Worth and John S. Rives of San Antonio, Executive Committeemen; Richard R . Bloomer of Abilene, Chairman of the Screening Board; and Thomas D. Barber of Houston, Chairman of the Public Information Committee.

Frank R. Hardin, of Houston, was appointed Distr ict Representative for the Houston Area. Halbouty, President, announced this i s the f i rs t of severa l appointments a s Distr ict Representatives throughout the State of Texas . In his uew position Hardin will be available t o provide information on AIPG and t o ac t a s a coordinator in the discussions of problems that may a r i s e within the profession in the Houston Distr ict .

The organization i s concerned with the professional ethics, the public image, and fields of activity of geologists in all categories including, but not limited t o , petroleum, mining education, oceanography, ground water, and astrogeology . Dr. Ben Parker, Chairman of the AIPG Advisory Board and a former President of the Colorado School of Mines and of the -4merican Association of Petroleum Geologists, has stated that the a ims of AIPG a r e "to establish a professional el i te which will not only strengthen theprofession internally, but will offer to the public a f i rm s e t of standards that will insure professional competence and integ- r i ty. This i s a sys tem that has been used for many yea r s by the engineering, medical and lega.1 professions, and we believe that the continued growth and importance of geology in everyday life, a s well a s in developing our natural resources , makes this s t ep one of vital significance to geologists and the public alike." The State Section has been organized to a id the national Institute.

The F i r s t Annual Meeting of the Institute will be held a t the Hilton Hotel, Denver, Colorado, November 13 and 14. 1964.

A. A. P. G, ANNOUNCES 1964-65 OFFICER NOMINATIONS

Orlo E. Childs, President of thecolorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, and John T . Rouse, Distr ict Exploration Superintendent, Mobil Oil Company, Pittsburgh, Pa ., nominees for president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, head the s la te of officer nominations submitted by theorganization's Nominating Committee, a s announced today by A. A. P. G. President Grover E . Murray, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Other officer nominees are: vice-president, Merr i l l W. Haas, Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, Texas ,

and JohnM. Parker, Kirby Petroleum Co., Denver, Colo.; for secretary- t reasurer , incumbent, George C . Hardin, J r . , Hardin and Hardin Consulting Geologists, Houston, Texas; for editor, incumbent John C. Hazzard, Union Oil Co. of Calif., Los Angeles, California.

The Association's 12,500 voting members will send in their ballots by mail, and the successful candidates will take office April 29, 1965, on the last day of the 50th annual meeting of the Association, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Present members of the A. A. P. G. Executive Committee are: p r e s i d e n t , Grover E. Murray, Louisiana State University; vice-president, William H. Curry, consulting, Casper, Wyoming; secretary-treasurer, George C . Hardin, J r . , Hardin and Hardin Consulting Geologists, Houston, Texas; editor, John C. Hazzard, Union Oil Co. of Calif., Los Angeles, Calif.; and past president J. C. Sproule, J . C. Sproule & Associates, Calgary, Alta., Canada.

The 1964 A. A. P. G. nominatingcommittee was headed by chairman Robert E. Rettger, Dallas, Texas, a former A. A. P. G. President.

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October 12, 1964

To: A. A. P. G. District Representatives From: William J. Hilseweck, Chairman

A. A. P. G. BUSINESS COMMITTEE 3709 Colgate Avenue Dallas, Texas 75225

Subject: Executive Committee Meeting, Durango, Colorado September 26 and 27, 1964

The constitutional amendments submitted in the referendum were approved in an overwhelming fashion; the amendment for certification having beenapproved by an approximate 2-to-1 majority of the ballots received. The Professional Standards Committee i s currently preparing recommendations for appropriate certification procedures, and they will be submitted to the Executive Committee before the end of the calendar year.

The Executive Committee formally approved the contract for the Group Life Insurance Plan for Associationmembers. There were nochanges from the general information submittedin the September BULLETIN. InOctober, the Administrator will mail to members application forms and specific information on ra tes which will be of personal importance to every member of the Association.

Rulings being considered by the Internal Revenue Service indicate that an attempt may be made to tax income from the sa le of advertising in scientific pub- licetions such a s the BULLETIN. It i s a lso possible that the income from non- member subscriptions to the BULLETIN would also be considered taxable. These possibilities could be pointed out to all of the members in your district and a suggestion made that, a s individuals, they might wish to write their congressman, pointing out the hardships that would be involved on scientific organizations such -

a s ours if such a capricious move were to be taken. 9

The Executive Committee approved a petition from the Petroleum Exploration Society of Libya to establish a LibyaDistrict. This is the fifth district to b e formed outside of the United States. It i s a lso reported that the Production and Exploration Group of the Institute of Petroleum, London, England, has directed inquiries to the Association indicating a desire for affiliation. These items point to the continuing expansion of the standing of the A. A. P. G. in the world-wide field of petroleum exploration.

The Executive Committee i s desirous of knowing from the membership how individual members feel about the contribution that our Association makes to the petroleum and gas industries. The committee a lso wants to know ways not now being utilized in which the Associationmight otherwise contribute. Please make this desi re known in your district and encourage the contributionof ideas of this type from the membership. It is essential that the considered judgment of all the members be made available to the Executive Committee if the A. A. P. G. i s to serve the membership a t i ts maximum capacity.

The Executive Committee i s examining in detail the financial policy of the Association, including dues. This type of long-range planning i s in keeping with the budget system that has been initiated and we will keep the Representatives informed of developments. At such time that specific recommendations a r e ready to be offered, there will be special communications from the Chairman of the Business Committee to the Representatives.

The presidents of local societies have been requested to provide two slates of nominees for district representatives for the period 1965-67. It will be appreciated if the District Representatives will cooperate with the society presidents in making this information available to Headquarters by November 1. As i s customary, a l i s t ofActive A. A. P. G. members was provided the local-society presidents for their guidance in selecting qualifiedcandidates. It was suggested that the l ist couldalso be usedas a source of information regarding local A. A. P.G. members who might be interested in joining the local societies and, a t the same time, it was suggested that Headquarters would appreciate receiving l ists of local society members who were qualified for A. A. P. G. membership but who a r e not now members of the Association. It i s possible that the District Repre- sentatives could lend some assistance in this matter also.

The success of las t year ' s distinguished lecture ser ies and the impressive program arranged for the coming season were discussed. It would be appropriate for District Representatives to support this se r i es a t the local meetings. Com- ments on the quality of the speakers, the subject, and the mechanics of the tour, now being handled a t Headquarters, would be most welcome.

Your attention i s again called to the change in procedure which now requires that a check covering an application fee of $5.00 andcurrent dues be attached to all new applications; payment for outstanding dues with this application fee i s required for applications for reinstatement. Contrary to an ea r l i e r announcement, the revised membership application forms will not be available for some time due to constitutional problems. Therefore, the old forms will continue to be used for Junior, As5ociate, and Active member applications and a notation regarding

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PROFESSIONAL DIP,ECTORY Spuce for Professional Cards of Members

JOSEPH L. ADLER

Geologist & Geophysicist Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

CA 2-7925

Houston 2, Texas

R. P. AKKERMAN Geologist EXPLORATION Engineer

Review of Subsurface Data

3425 Bradford Place MA 3-4327 Houston, Texas 77025

ALLEN & GlLKlSON Oil and Gas Consultants

Harris H. Allen and D. C. Gilkison

963 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 8-9329 Houston 2, Texas

A. I. BARTOW

Geophysical Consultant

2315 Watts Road

Phone: MA 3-3306

JOHN L. BIBLE BIBLE GEOPHYSICAL CO., INC.

Gravity - Magnetic Surveys Interpretations

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

LESLIE BOWLING

Oil and Gas Consultant

536 California Bldg. JA 2-0432

New Orleans, Louisiana

WAYNE F. BOWMAN Independent Geologist

1713 Niels Esperson Bldg. CA 2-0279

Houston 2, Texas

ORVAL L. BRACE

Geologist

1810 South Coast Bldg. CA 8-5404

Houston 2, Texas

IRA BRINKERHOFF

Petroleum Consultant

901 San Jacinto Bldg.

CA 4-2656

RALPH B. CANTRELL

Petroleum Geologist and Engineer

4005 Bellaire Boulevard

Houston 25, Texas MA 3-0471

GEORGE H. CLARK Petroleum Geologist

404 First City National Bank FA 3-1187

Houston, Texas

JACK COLLE Consulting Geologist and Paleontologist

911 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 7-6266 Houston 2, Texas SU 2-4555

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Space for Professional Cards of Members

ERNEST A. ELWOOD, JR.

Prudential Drilling Company

1418 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

CA 4-7741 Houston, Texas 77002

PAUL FARREN Geophysical Consultant

1528 Bank of the Southwest Houston (2) and

Geodata Building MO 7-3317 5603 S. Rice Ave. (36)

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KENNETH L. GOW Geologist and Engineer

531 Texas National Bank Bldg. CA 4-6584

Houston 2, Texas -- - -

MICHEL T. HALBOUTY Consulting Geologist Petroleum Engineer

Independent Producer and Operator The Michel T. Halbouty Bldg.

51 11 Westheimer SU 2-2420 Houston 27, Texas

ED J. HAMNER

Consulting Geologist

5060 Navarro Lane

SU 2-0732 CA 8-8278

FRANK R. HARDIN

Petroleum Geologists

71 1 First City National Bank Bldg.

Houston 2, Texas CA 7-5323

HILLORD HINSON Consulting Geologist

CA 8-9455 2138 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.

Houston 2, Texas

GENTRY KlDD and

SHIRLEY L. MASON Geologists

813 Esperson Bldg. CA 7-8231

ORVILLE G. LUNDSTROM Goodrich Operating Company, Inc.

Exploration and Production 603 Bank of the Southwest Bldg.


GEORGE N. MAY & ASSOCIATES Consulting Geologists and

Paleontologists P. 0. Box 2052 Nat Mouton Bldg.

Lafayette, Louisiana CE 4-3379

W. B. McCARTER C. E. McCARTER

Independents

2522 Hazard JA 9-1881 Houston 19, Texas

GEORGE I. McFERRON

Consulting Geologist

Room 5, 1973 W. Gray JA 2-2627

Houston, Texas


RAYMOND E. MlNG Geologist

750 San Jacinto Bldg. CA 8-1916

Houston 2, Texas

R. B. MITCHELL

Geologist

2801 First City National Bk. Bldg.

Houston 2, Texas

JOHN C. MYERS Consultant in Oil, Gas and Sulphur


CA 5-4133 and CA 5-4559 Houston 2, Texas

WALTER J. OSTERHOUDT Consulting Geophysicist and

Geologist

P. 0. BOX 3182 303-247-3769 Durango, Colorado 81302

KENNETH DALE OWEN

Geologist

Esperson Building

Houston 2, Texas

RAYMOND D. REYNOLDS Geologist

436 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. Houston, Texas 77001

Raymond D. Reynolds CA 7-5309

A. L. SELlG Geologist


CA 4-9774

Houston 2, Texas

FRED L. SMITH, JR. J. T. GOODWYN, JR. Consulting Geologists



CARLETON D. SPEED, JR.

Geologist - Oil Producer

71 1 Houston Club Bldg. CA 4-2523

Houston 2, Texas

H. C. SPOOR, JR. HARRY KlLlAN

Geologists

2130 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.


D. C. STALLWORTH, INC. Engineering and Geological'Drafting

Surveying and Mapping Planimetering and Acreage Calculations

1210 Bank of the Southwest Bldg. Houston 2, Texas FA 3-7343

S. BROOKS STEWART

Geophysical Consultant

320 Bankers Mortgage Bldg. FA 3-4966

Houston 2, Texas


J. C. WALTER, JR. Geologist and Petroleum Engineer

2202 Esperson Bldg. CA 7-1246 Houston 2, Texas

Home Phone: HO 5-9773

GEORGE F. WATFORD Consulting Geologist

1420 Bank of the Southwest


JAMES A. WHEELER Consultant

1910EspersonBldg. FA3-1618

Houston 2, Texas

WOODHAM CONSULTING CO. Geological-Geophysical Consultants

Bill Woodham - H. R. Warren 1703 Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

CA 7-4138

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the need for attaching an application fee and current o r outstanding dues should be made on all existing forms. New forms for Student membership will be available a t Headquarters a t an early date.

A. A. P. G. Headquarters can now supply a selective mailing address service with the use of a new punch-card deck. This service will permit geographic selectivity on the basis of cities which would allow mailing to specific groups . The current availability of this service has beencalled to the attentionof presidents of local societies and sections who might be interested in sponsoring mailing for promotion of publications o r for internal affairs such a s balloting, etc. The item is here reiterated a s a matter of significant. information for District Representative.

Also available a t Association Headquarters is a copy service by which members may obtainat cost photocopy reproductions of art icles from out-of-print BULLETINS and/or special publications.

.!!L MEM=qRLh.M

HAROLD NORMANFISK(1908 - 1964)

Harold N. Fisk, one of the foremost geologists of this century, passed awayat Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on October 3, 1964. His family andhis host of friends throughout the world are shocked that a brilliant career wasended so early. During the last weeks of his life, Fisk knew that his time wasvery limited, yet he remained active and enthusiastic about geology to the veryend.

He is survived by his wife, EmmaA. Fisk, and a daughter, Norma JeanFisk, Houston; son, George Ayrs Fisk,and a gra ndda ughte r, Laura Fisk,Berkeley, California;sisters Mrs. SilasKing, Vancouver, Washington and Mrs.E. D. Dobie, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fisk was born August 31, 1908 inMedford, Oregon, son of George NormanFisk and Lulu McPherson Fisk, both of

whom had migrated to Oregon from theMiddle West. Harold attended elementaryand high school in Medford. He entered

. Albany College in Albany, Oregon in 1924when he was only 15 years of age, but hetransferred to the University of Oregonwhere he studied under Professors E. T.

Hodge and E. L. Packard. He receiveda B. S. degree and an M. A. degree in

geology from the University of Oregon. His Master's thesis was on, "TheHistory and Petrography of the Basalts of Oregon". He was at the University ofCincinnati 1931-1933, studyingunderProfessorsW. H. Bucher, N. M. Fenneman,John L. Rich, and O. C. Von Schlicter. The years 1933-1935 were spent atNorthwestern University on an exchange arrangement with the University ofCincinnati from which he received his Ph.D. degree in 1935. While at North-western, he studied under Professor C. H. Behre, Jr., J. T. Stark and W. E.Powers. His doctoral thesis was entitled, "A Microscopic Study of Basalt Flows" .

On June 8, 1935 Harold married EmmaAllenAyrs, of Birmingham, Alabama,who majored in geology at Birmingham Southern University, had a master'sdegree in geology from the University of Tennessee, and was studying for thePh.D. degree at Northwestern University. In October they went to LouisianaState University where Harold beg a n his teaching career as Instructor inMineralogy .

Fisk remained at Louisiana State from 1935 -1948 during which time he advancedto the rank of Professor of Geology. He gained the reputation of being one of themost dynamic and inspiring teachers of geology this country ever produced, andoutstanding students from many parts of the United States were attracted to

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L. S. U. to study geology under him. Many of the students have attained high positionsin petroleum exploration and in the academic fields: During this same period he was also research geologist for the Louisiana Geological Survey, and he made very significant contributions to Gulf Coast Tertiary and Quaternary stratigraphy. He recognized early that the Gulf Coast was a veritable sedimentation laboratory where principles of alluvial and deltaic sedimentation could be established and used in unraveling the complex history of the Tertiary a n d Quaternary. It was characteristic of this great geologist that he could shift his interest from igneous p e t r o g r a p h y to the challenges of a new field. The Mississippi River Commission realized its need for geological advice in the control of the Mighty Mississippi River, and they recognized in Fisk the leader who could help. Fisk was employed a s consultant by the Commission for several years beginning in 1941. Several large reports, which a r e already regarded a s classics in alluvial and deltaic sedimentation, resulted from the work for t h e Commission. His conclusions regarding the imminent capture of the Mississippi River by the Atchafalaya River received notice throughout the geological and engineering professions and in the financial centers of the United States. It was clearly pointed out what the Mississippi River had done during the past several thousand years and what it would dounless strongcontrol measures were under- taken.

Fisk joined the Humble Oil and Refining Company a s Chief, Geologic Research Section, in 1948, and he held that position until his death. It is well known that he did much to improve explorationmethods and get geology back to the oil business. His advice and encouragement to the many geologists with Humble were i m p o r t a n t in improving the standards of our science throughout the world .

Dr. Fisk published m a n y reports on alluvial and deltaic sedimentation, Pleistocene geology, Gulf Coast Tertiary deposits, paleoecology, and on the habitat of oil and gas and of coal. He was author or senior author of 36 major reports which were published by the Mississippi River Commission, Louisiana Geological Survey, Coastal Studies Institute, the Geological Society of America, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, International Congresses on Oil and Gas, and other organizations.

Fisk was affiliated with many professional societies:

Fellow of the Geological Society of America (Councilor 1958-1960, Co- chairman, Convention Committee, 1962).

Member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Medal Awards Committee, 1957-1960; Technical Program Committee, Annual Meet- ing, 1%0; Distinguished Lecturer, 1946).

Honorary member of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineral- ogists (President, 1953- 1954).

Member of the Paleontological Society, American Association for the Advance- ment of Science, Geochemical Society, Texas Academy of Science, American Geophysical Union, and of course the Houston Geological Society.

Many honors came to Fisk. He received the James Laurie Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1953, and the Best Paper Award, S. E. P. M. in 1955.

Fisk will be remembered a s one of the giants in geology. Through original research he gained an unequalled understanding of sedimentation and stratigraphy and he shared much of his knowledge through publications and lectures.

A great man who will be sorely missed by family, friends and geologists throughout the world has gone to his reward.

. . . E. H. Rainwater

RAYMOND EDWARD HAYWARD (1932 - 1964)

On the morning of September 2, 1964, Raymond EdwardHayward was a passen- ger in a private plane which crashed 15 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The injuries he received proved fatal later that same day. Ray was on his way to do one of the things he had done so often, something that he had come to accept a s routine - to log a well.

Ray was born August 14, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri, the youngest of the three sons of Edna Beckley and Raymond J. Hayward. He attended schoal in Kansas City, graduating from Southeast High School in 1949. Ray then attended and graduated from the University of Kansas with a B. S. degree in Geological Engineering in January, 1954. His &st job was here in Houston with the Union Sulphur and Oil Company. (Now Union Texas Petroleum.) This work was in- terrupted by two years of service in the U. S. Navy. Upon separationRay entered the Graduate School of Geology a t Kansas for a semester before returning to his old job in Houston.

In April of 1960 he transferred to Union's southwest Louisiana District office in Lake Charles and later, Lafayette. Then inApril, 1964, Ray went to work for Colorado Oil and Gas in Lahyette, the job he held a t the time of his death.

Ray was something of a philosopher and certainly a deep thorough thinker. I remember one time in particular when he expressed a feeling that all geologists work and hope for. It was after a very successful exploration venture by his company, one in which Ray's efforts were the major contribution. He s a i d , "Just think, I helped find somethingtoday that has been hiddenmillions of years. " Most of us know the feeling, but Ray reduced it to words.

The most successful "discovery" Ray ever made was his wife, the former Jane Howard Sisco, of Conroe, Texas. They were married April 21, 1962.

The many friends and loved ones have suffered a tremendous loss in his tragic death. However, the m e m o r y of Raymond Edward Hayward will always be cherished and never forgotten. We a r e all a little richer for having known him.

. . . J. D. Bartell - Houston, Texas

D. FRANK BROUSSARD(1911 - 1964)

Frank Broussard, President of Broussard Exploration Company, died at hishome of a heart attack, in the early morning of Thursday, September 3, 1964.The end was sudden and it came as a severe blow to his family as well as hismany friends and colleagues in thegeophysical and geological profession. Frankwas 53 years old at the time of his death.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Inez LaFleur Broussard,of the family home at 5131 Doliver, Houston; a daughter,Camille Broussard, who is attending Louisiana State Univer-sity; two sons, Ensign David F. Broussard, Jr., assigned toPensacola, Florida, and Stephan L. Broussard, of Houston.Also, by a sister, Miss Dorothy Broussard, of the AmericanEmbassy, in Tokyo, and a brother, C. Hugh Broussard, ofHouston.

Frank was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, to C. C. and Pauline HuddleBroussard, on August 3, 1911. He grew up in Alexandria and attended the publicschools there. He spent one year at the U. S. Military Academy at West Pointand three years at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wherehe was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. Frank marriedInez LaFleur, of Kinder, Louisiana, whom he had met at L. S. U. ,They were avery devoted couple, taking active part in the social activities of the 10 c a 1geophysical and geological societies.

'Frank came to work for Independent Exploration Company in the depressionyear of 1933. His first job was as Helper and Holedigger on a reflection seismo-graph crew. His advancement was rapid, by 1935 he had served in the capacityof Shooter, Observer, Computer, and Troop Leader. The next few years Frankbecame very proficient in all phases of geophysical work. It was my privilegeand pleasure to work very closely with him until he left I. X. Co. to join YeguaCorp., in 1945. During that period, Frank handled every job connected withreflection seismology, from Holedigger to Field Supervisor, and handled themextremely well. r

From 1945 to 1949, Frank was in charge of field operation for Yegua Corp.During this time, he supervised the geophysical work which led to the discoveryof several oil fields . Some of the more notable ones were those developed byKerr-McGee Oil Co. in Breton Sound, Offshore Louisiana. After the death ofGeorge H. Harrington, his partner in Yegua Corp., Frank continued with Yegua,as General Manager, until he resigned in 1952 to organize his own company,Broussard Exploration Company, which he operated until his death.

Frank was active in church work and civic affairs, being a member of SaintMartin's Episcopal Church, River Oaks Country Club, Houston Club, the alumnigroup of the S. A. E. fraternity, American Association of Petroleum Geologists,Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and both Houston sections of these twonational Societies.

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Frank, recognized among his friends a s a north Louisiana "Cajun", loved to play golf. His many friends a t BraeBurn and Rive roaks Country Clubs a t tes t to his s incere , competitive spi r i t which a lso permeated his professional ca ree r , earning the respect of members of the petroleum exploration industry.

Memory of Frank will always be with us and those closest to him can hear him repeating "putt i t out". Which expressed his philosophy that we develop by learning to "putt i t out" because "gimme's" received during life have little enduring value.

. . . T . I. Harkins

Guess what! Some husbands, who shall remain nameless "for the i r number i s legion", a r e failing to bring home their copies of the Bulletin. Amazing how many wives a r e unaware of fact that the Auxiliary is represented by this column.

The party l a s t October 14th was a smashing success . Many lovely new mem- be r s present. Authentic costumes, representing a l l countries, were worn by the hostesses. Marcy Miley brought many costumes from San Jose, California this past summer . T o put the ra is in on the cupcake, guests wereshown colors l ides of the World's F a i r a s they stood in line for brunch! Corky Phillips was chairman and Tommy Lipp, co-chairman. Tommy has a l s o been busy withmuch rehearsing for the "Grand old Party" show a t Sheraton-Lincoln.

C a r e e r g i r l s seen a t party: Beth Moore, wearing c lever mache' pin from he r own wholesale import house; Connie Marmaduke t ime out f rom real estate; Marjor ie Gorman a new member who i s c o m m u t i n g 'twixt Houston and San Antonio to keep a n eye on her sewing machine business; and Mae Barclay our wonderful ar t i s t .

Party talk: Dorothy Lewis and Azaleigh Maginnis, who both have freshmen daughters a t Vanderbilt, repor t that the g i r l s love i t and couldn't be happier. Virginia Morgan talking about her precious nine month oldgranddaughter,"Ginger ."

Speaking of babies we should have reported last month that Karen and Cecil Rives have a t h i r d boy, Christopher Mark, which a l so makes Lil and Bob Moehlman grandparents again!

Sad news of the month: Virginia and George Hardin have moved to Oklahoma Citv!! We will never find replacements for 'em!

If you want tickets for the Geo-Wives Theat re Party in November - "My F a i r Lady" - contact Jayne Hicks - HO 8-7506.

. . .Grace Chambers

N O T E S PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGY - ACADEMIC GEOLOGY

The Academic Liaison Committee is, a s i t s name implies, the tie between the Professional Geologists of our Society and Geology in the Academic World. The amount of work and re sea rch that this committee has accomplished and the value of this work would be hard to est imate. This year the committee i s trying to begin a specific program which we feel i s very important.

The Texas Section of the National Association of Geology Teachers in 1960 attempted a survey of the secondary school science teachers. This survey was very poorly answered, however, of the 183 teachers who replied, only 90 had a s much a s 2 hours of geology. This i s probably due to the lack of emphasis ongeology pr ior to the Education Act of 1959 which requires Earth Science to be taught in secondary schools. This survey brought out the g r e a t need for help i n t h e secondary schools. Some of our most talentedpeople have given their

t ime to go out and speak to secondary schools in and around Houston, and this program i s very important in selling Geology to our young people. This how- eve r i s not nearly enough help t o solve the present problems.

In order that more people can be reached with limited help the committee feels that a great effort should be directed toward a better understanding of geology by our science teachers. Noone can better help these teachers in the field of geology than can a well prepared Professional Geologist. We need Geologists who a r e willing to prepare themselves to go before groups of these teachers to show slides, pictures, and specimens; to answer questions about geological process; and show how many of the beauties of nature a r c related to geology. These speakers should be able to help these teachers understand what they a r s teaching s o that the eyes of more children will be opened a s to what i s available from the Study of Geology.

Work is now in progress to se t up teacher seminars, d i s c u s s i o n groups, and lectures. Interested, well trained Professional Geologists a r e needed to c a r r y out this program.

. . .Clyde Hopson, Chairman

TEXAS GEOLOGIC ATLAS PROJECT - THIRD PROGRESS REPORT September, 1964 - by Dr . Virgil E. Barnes

The third year of the Texas Geologic Atlas Project was completed August 31, 1964. This report of progress i s prepared especially for the information of those who have s o generously supported the project financially and withgeologic data.

The secoi~d product of this project, the Tyler sheet, i s in p res s and is scheduled for publication by the end of the year. Preliminary copy was reviewed by theGeologic Atlas Committee of the Eas t Texas Geological Society during June.

C o 1 o r separation and proofing were completed during August.

Contributions of geologic mapping continued to be received during the year from private companies, geological societies, and governmental organizations. Revision of Army Map Service 1:250, 000 sheets continues, and revised b a s e material i s obtained by the Bureau when available for sheets on which geologic mapping i s nearing completion. Such revised base material has been secured for the Ty le r and Texarkana sheets .

Since the l a s t annual report , the Enlory Peak (Boquillas) 1:250,000-scale topographic sheet has been issued by the U. S. Geological Survey and the Pre- sidio sheet i s to be issued soon. The proposed data of issue of the remaining three sheets in Texas (Marfa, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass) i s unknown.

M r s . Charles (Mary Kathryn) Pieper, photogeologist, joined the Atlas Project October 15, 1963. Mr . Cader A. Shelby was t ransferred to the Atlas Project par t - t ime f rom other Bureau work January, 1964.

During April Mrs . Pieper, Mr . Shelby, and the wri ter joined D r . H. V . Andersen, Professor of Geology, Louisiana S:ste University, on a field t r i p in northwestern Louisiana to learn from Dr. Andersen the basis for identification of units mapped in Louisiana and to discuss correlat ion with units on the Ty le r and Palestine sheets in Texas .

Work on the Texas portion of the Texarkana sheet was stepped up following completion of the Ty le r sheet. The Arkansas part of the sheet was completed and submitted June 1964 by D r . Thomas J. Freeman of the Arkansas Geologiql Commission. When geologic mapping of the western par t of Choctaw County i s received from the Oklahoma Geological Survey, and field checking i s completed, the Texarkana sheet will be ready for color separation, proofing, and review.

M r . Joseph H. McGowen, a graduate student in geology who has a background in mapping of Paleozoic rocks in north-central Texas, was employed for the summer to map thePaleozoic rocks in the western par t of the Shermansheet and t o field check the r e s t of the Texas portion of the sheet . Love County has been remapped by theOklahoma Geological Survey, and all that remains to be mapped on the Oklahoma portion of the Sherman sheet is a small a r e a in Bryan County. When the remaining BryanCounty a rea i s received, this sheet will a l s o be ready for color separation, proofing, and review.

M r . John W. Dietrich was t ransferred to the Atlas Project part- t ime from other Bureau work July 6, 1964. His f i rs t assignment i s completion of the Van Horn-El Paso sheet .

Dr. John C. Frye , Chief, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Dr . A. Byron Leonard, Department of Zoology, University of Kansas, were retained for two weeks during August to map Pliocene to Recent deposits in three a r e a s on and adjacent to the High Plains. These a r e a s were selected a s tes t a r e a s to check photogeologic mapping over much broader a r e a s . One of the a r e a s (Big Spring sheet) includes Howard County and the western part of Martin County. Another

a r e a (Lubbock sheet) includes about one-third of Kent County. And the third a r e a (Plainview sheet) includes a l l of Swisher County and the High Plains portion of Briscoe County.

D r . G. K. Eif ler , J r . , joined the Atlas Project full-time September 1, 1964. D r . Eif ler has broad experience in Texas geology and i s well known to geologists in the State. He i s a fo rmer member of The University faculty, consultant to the School Land Board, and consultant to private companies.

Virgil E. Barnes, Direc tor Geologic Atlas Project

NEW STUDIES ON STATISTICS IN STRATIGRAPHY AND EXPLORATION

The f i r s t book the author was assigned to r ead in a s ta t i s t ics cou r se a t the University of Texas was "How to Lie with Stat is t ics ." Of cou r se we went on to study how to tell the t ru th with s ta t i s t ics but the author soon rea l ized that when working with s ta t i s t ics in geology c a r e and scrutiny must be observed. In the l a s t five yea r s s ta t i s t ics in geology has been in vogue withelectronic computers spuring the i r use and disuse. S t a t i s t i c a 1 analysis has long been employed successfully in sedimentation. Stat is t ics in strat igraphy has until recently been confined to a lmost meaningless maps based upon every conceivable art if icial cleavage of te rnary d iagrams. Stratigraphy based solely on these d iagrams has never been able to recons t ruc t paleoenvironments, paleogeography, o r geologic history.

However, in recent yea r s severa l very interest ing studies have been published in theses , journals, and books on the useful application of s ta t i s t ics to s t ra t i - graphy. Strangely enough these newapplications a r e a l l based upon the principle of correlat ion coefficients in one way o r another. The author i s cer ta in that s ta t i s t ic ians didn't have the sl ightest notion that correlat ion of s t r a t a i s what s trat igraphy i s al l about. Some of the m o r e interest ing r e sea rch has originated he re in Houston under the direct ion of D r s . Purdy and Rogers a t Rice University. In the May, 1963 i s sue of the Journal of Geology, Dr . Edward G . Purdy presents a very fine paper on the application of correlat ion coefficients and reaction groups to recent carbonate environments onAndros Island in the Bahamas. Th i s r e s e a r c h has been continued to encompass a study of the Lower Cretaceous Glen Rose Formation in central Texas . D r . E. W. Behrens wrote a very interest ing theses on a biostratigraphic unit within the lower Glen Rose Formation which i s now on file a t the Fondren l ibrary a t Rice. This new r e s e a r c h that D r s . Rogers and Purdy a t Rice a r e pioneering i s a long s t ep towards the recons t ruc- tion of geologic history.

"Time in Stratigraphy" by Alan B. Shaw i s perhaps the best s trat igraphy book to be published in the l a s t decade. Dr . Shaw presents in the f i r s t one-half of the book one of the best summar i e s of cer ta in strat igraphic principles the author has reviewed in a long t ime. The second one-half of the book i s a novel approach to the applications of s ta t i s t ics to "Time in Stratigraphy." Many familiar examples a r e presented. Certainly this b o o k will be a re ference fo r many

geology students yet unborn.

If you a r e a geologist who has advanced far enough with his company to make accura te well thought out explorationdecisions and, your inside wall i s beginning to look unsightly f rom the s t a rk white dar t holes there i s a book designed for your dilema, The name of the book i s "Decisions Under Uncertainty" by C . Jackson Grayson, J r . T h e f i rs t of the book i s devoted to a thoroughly enjoyable education into how exploration decisions a r e made and how deals a r e manipulated. It reads like Max W. Ball's "This Fascinating Oil Business" however Grayson 's book is completely up-to-date. The second one-half of the book i s devoted to stat ist ical analysis and how it may be applied to exploration decision. Th i s book i s recommended to the young geologist who wants to l ea rn what five years ' experience may teach o r the more mature geologist who i s faced with the e v e r increasing competition within the oil industry and with the federal government . Another interesting but more difficult book to r ead i s "Statistical Decision and Related Techniques in Oil and Gas Exploration" by Gordon M. Kaufman. Both of these books would be an a s se t to any geologist 's book case .

A l e s s specific but wider ranging new book i s "Statistical Analysis in the Geological Sciences" by Robert L . Miller and James Steven Kahn. This i s a comprehensive text book that many geologists should find useful in the years to follow.

Statistics a r e a s "seductive a s closed structural contours. " Statist ics .a re here to stay and we may make good use of them through careful application. However, geologists must never forget that geology has to do with the study of rocks and their r eco rd of geological history. Statistics i s only a n aid to the study of rocks which a r e in the final analysis the very foundation andessence of geology.

. . .Feather Wilson

References

Grayson, C. Jackson, J r . (1960) - Decisions Under Uncertainty -published by Harvard Business School, Division of Research, Boston, Massachusetts .

Kaufman, Gordon M. (1963) - Statistical Decision and Related Techniques in Oil and Gas Exploration - published by Prentice-Hall, Ind., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Miller , R. L . , Kahn, J. S. (1962) - S t a t i s t i c a 1 Analysis in the Geological Sciences - published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y.

Purdy, Edward G. (1963) - Recent Calcium Carbonate Facies of the Great Bahama Bank. 1. Petrography and Reaction Groups - published in Journal of Geology, V. 71, No. 3, pp 334-355.

Shaw, Alan B. (1964) - T i m e instrat igraphy - International Se r i e s in the Ear th Sciences - published by McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N. Y.

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