Volume 19 Number 4 December, 1976 BULLETIN HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SHEPHknd THRUST - Mississippian over Permian Lincoln County, Wyoming HGS DECEMBER CALENDAR No Evening Meeting December 15,1976 (Noon Mwtlng) Rice Rittenhouse Hotel, Grand Ballroom W. J. Bowen, Chairman and President, Transco Companies, Inc. "The Gas Industry in the Year 2000." Luncheon and Meeting-12 Noon Make or cancel reservations (223-9309) by Monday, December 13 Courtesy George Hinds
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Volume 19
Number 4
December, 1976
BULLETIN
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
SHEPHknd THRUST - Mississippian over Permian Lincoln County, Wyoming
HGS DECEMBER CALENDAR
No Evening Meeting
December 15,1976 (Noon Mwtlng) Rice Rittenhouse Hotel, Grand Ballroom
W. J. Bowen, Chairman and President, Transco Companies, Inc. "The Gas Industry in the Year 2000." Luncheon and Meeting-12 Noon Make or cancel reservations (223-9309) by Monday, December 13
Courtesy George Hinds
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 234 Esperson Building Houston, Texas 77002
223-9309
President First Vice-president Second Vice-president Secretary Treasurer Executive Committeeman (7-1-77) Executive Committeeman (7-1 -77) Executive Committeeman (7-1 -78) Executive Committeeman (7-1-78) Past President
Academic Liaison Advertising Awards & Student Loans Ballot Boy Scout Bulletin Continuing Education Directory Entertainment Environmental Exhi bits Field Trip (Co-chairmen)
Finance Historical Library Mem bership Personnel Placement Publication Sales Public Relations Remem branee Research & Study Special Publications Transportation
Advisor, Museum of Natural Science GCAGS Representative GCAGS Alternate AAPG Delegate Chairman AAPG Group Insurance
HGS Bulletin Staff
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Hal H. Bybee,Continental Oil Co. Royce E. Schnelder, The Superior Oil Co.
Dean Grafton, Cities Service Co. Jeffery V. Morris, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.
M. M. "Ouie" Osborne, Trunkline Gas Co. Clyde G. Beckwith, Continental Oil Co.
W. L. Tidwell, Houston Oil and Minerals Robert A. Hanls, Mitchell Energy Corp.
Elgean C. Shield, The Anschutz Corp. Anthony Reso, Tenneco Oil Co.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Dan C. Edwards, Ashland Oil, Inc. Kenneth W. Toedter, J. M. Huber Corp. Albert W. Erxleben, Exxon Co., U.S.A.
Albert C. Raasch, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Tom W. Penn, Penntex Petroleum Co.
Donald W. Lane, Consultant Stewart Chuber, Consultant
William K. Peebles, Houston Pipeline Co. J. Denny Bartell, Herningway, Bartell, Purcell & Associates
Elena E. Clark, Texaco, Inc. Matthew W. Daura, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp.
George W. Hinds, Photogravity Co. Inc. Thomas A. Bay, Jr., Shell Development Co.
Irving L. Snider, Newmont Oil Co. George H. Gore, Texas Gas Exploration Corp.
Jean A. Andrews, Marathon Oil Co. Fred A. Ealand, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Robert A. Harris, Mitchell Energy
Milton E. Johnson, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Kenneth N. Durham, Pennzoil Co.
Bllly E. Maxwell, Exxon Co.. U.S.A.-Retired Cyrus Strong, Shell Oil Co.
Doris M. Curtis, Shell Development Co. Michael A. Roberts, Houston Natural Gas Corp.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES
Edd R. Turner, Jr., Getty Oil Co. Ben J. Sorrell, The Su~erior Oil CO.
Sabin W. Marshall, Texas Gas Transmission Thomas D. Barber, Michel T. Halbouty
John Bremsteller. Insurance Consultant
Advertising Prices Per Year Editor Advertising Professional Card
% Page Donald W. Lane Kenneth W. Toedter '/4 Page
Consultant J. M. Huber Corp. 'm Page 461 -1 637 621 -8750 Full Page
PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
The Houston Geological Society Shrimp Peel was againa great success. The weatherwas cold but the rain stoppedbefore the appointed hour. Several people and organizationsdeserve the thanks and appreciations of the entire society,even those members that didn't attend.
Denny Bartell and his Entertainment Committee werethe backbone of the activity and each of us thank them. TheMilchem people who actually cooked the shrimp deserve ourspecial thanks. They had the equipment and "know-how" tomake the affair a success.
The third group we are grateful to are the organizationsthat have contributed to our entertainment fund. You will finda list of them in the bulletin. As you have the opportunity,thank their representatives. Their contributions help, notonly with the Shrimp Peel, but with the other entertainmentfunctions of the Society during the year.
HAL H. BYBEE, PresidentHouston Geological Society
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Dec. 6-10 American Geophysical Union, fall natlmtg, San Francisco. (AGU headquarters,1909 K St. NW, Washington, D. C., 20006)
Jan. 3-14 Exploration Geology for Geophysicists,short courses at University of HoustorJ.(Carl E. Norman, Dept. of Geology, Univ.of Houston, 77004).
Jan. 17-28 AAPG-SExG Petroleum ExplorationSchool, in New Orleans. (Judy Golan-sinski, AAPG, Box 979, Tulsa, 74101.Phone 918 584-2555).
March 14-18 Lunar Science Conference, JohnsonSpace Center, Houston. (Program Com-mittee, Eighth Lunar Science Conference,Lunar Science Institute, 3303 NASARoad1, Houston 77058).
March 17-19 South-Central Section, Geological So-ciety of America, annual meeting, EIPaso,Texas. (William Cornell, Dept. of Geos-ciences, Univ. of Texas, EI Paso, 79968).
March 23-26 Southeastern Section, Geological Societyof America, annual meeting, Raleigh, N. C.(C. J. Leith, Dept. of Geosciences, NorthCarolina State University, Box 5966,Raleigh, 27607).
Houston Geological Society Bulletin, December 1976
NOON MEETING DEC. 15, 1976
W. J. BOWEN-Biographical Sketch
W. J. (Jack) Bowen isChairman of the Board andPresident of Transco Com-panies, Inc. and its subsi-diaries with headquartersin Houston, Texas. Mr.Bowen was born in Texasand received his collegeeducation at the UnitedStates Military Academywhere he graduated with aBachelor of Science degreein 1945. After service withthe Army Corps of Engi-neers, he began his careerin the oil and gas industry in
1949 with Delhi Oil Company in Dallas, and he wasinstrumental in organizing a pipeline project to take naturalgas to Florida. He served as President of Florida GasCompany from December 1960until November 1973when hewas elevated to Chairman. Mr. Bowen is a registeredprofessional engineer. He is a trustee of Rollins College and adirector of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America,Bank of the Southwest, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, andthe Houston Metropolitan YMCA.
THE GAS INDUSTRY IN THE YEAR 2000
by: W. J. Bowen
What will be the natural gas situation in the year 2000? Inhis talk Mr. Bowen will discuss various projections of energyconsumption and supplies to the year 2000.
PROFESSIONAL NEWS
EVELYN M. ETTER has joined Gulf Research and Develop-ment Company as a project geologist. She has also joinedthe staff of the H. G. S. Bulletin.
BENJAMIN T. SIMMONS has resigned as president ofShubuta Oil Corporation and is opening his own office asaconsultant. He can be reached at 5498 Lynbrook, Houston,Tx. 77056, telephone 621-0870.
SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR JANUARY
January 10, 1977Summit Club
Wm.J. Burgess, Houston"Geologic Evolution of theMid-Continent and Gulf CoastAreas-a plate tectonicsview."
January 26, 1977Rice Rittenhouse
Sankey L. Blanton, Jr., Dallas"Geology of Bering Shelf"
PAST PRESIDENTS MEETING H. G. S. Past Presidents in Attendance, September 27, 1976.
The fourth annual luncheon meeting of Houston Geological Society Past Presidents convened on Monday, September 27, 1976 in the Petroleum Club. Twenty six of the 34 living past presidents attended (see list below).
After the luncheon Anthony Reso made the welcoming remarks and acknowledged regrets from those who could not attend. His statement that no past presidents had been lost during the past year produced a loud and lengthy ovation.
Hal H. Bybee, 53rd President was introduced. Mr. Bybee described the State of the Society and plans for new publications and technical meetings for 1976-1977. He outlined the successful growth of the H. G. S. Memorial Scholarship Fund which evoked a sequence of questions and replies. Discussion also centered on obtaining articles forthe Bulletin and the society's need to produce a new photo- directory.
Edd R. Turner, 36th president (1959-1960) and President-Elect of the A. A. P. G. described the newly built A. A. P. G. Headquarters in Tulsa. Dr. J. Brian Eby, 7th president (1930) spoke on the serious current and future Japanese energy problems in the light of his recent trip to Japan at the behest of the Houston Chamber of Commerce.
The next meeting of H. G. S. Past Presidents will be called in September, 1977.
ANTHONY RESO, Immediate Past President Houston Geological Society
H. G. S. ENTERTAINMENT FUND CONTRIBUTORS
Western Geophysical Georex GTS Corp. Welex Gulf Coast GeoData John Bremsteller Schlumberger Drzsser-Atlas R. Brewer Cambe Dresser-Magcobar
Field Drilling Co. - Sidney Schafer Petroleum lnforrnation Highland Resources Petty Ray Geodata Service Ridgway's, Inc. Teledyne Exploration Belco Petroleum Dresser OPG First City National Bank
NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM THE WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The recent discovery of in-situ diamonds in Wyoming is discussed in a 36 page publication, "Diamonds in State-Line Kimberlites," issued by the Wyoming Geological Survey. The Survey has also issued a new Public lnforrnation Circular, "Review of Wyoming Coal Fields, 1976." The price for each publication is $1.00, and they may be ordered from the Geological Survey of Wyoming, Publications Department, P. 0. Box 3008, University Station, Laramie, Wyoming 82071.
J. Brian Eby Wallace C. Thompson Leslie Bowling Shapleigh G. Gray Charles H. Sample Almer F. Childers, Jr. Robert B. Rieke Ralph B. Cantrell Ray C. Lewis Jack Colle Aubry H. Rabensburg Edd R. Turner, Jr. William A. Gorman George C. Hardin, Jr. Benjamin T. Simmons Hillord Hinson J. Ben Carsey Fred L. Smith, Jr. James 0. Lewis, Jr. Fred M. Schall, Jr. Robert L. Musslewhite Mclnnis Newby John J. Amoruso Ben J. Sorrell Sabin W. Marshall Anthony Reso
H. G. S. Past Presidents Absent
John M. Vetter (1932); Marcus A. Hanna (1933); Donald M. Davis (1942); Wayne Burkhead (1953)*; Ralph E. Taylor (1958-1959); Walter W. McMahan, Jr. (1956); Jesse L. George, Jr. (1966-1967)*; Orville G. Lundstrom (1963-1964)*.
* Present at 1975 Meeting.
"Plausible hypotheses often become established as generally accepted facts by the mere passage of time and lack of a direct challenge."
2 Houston Geological Society Bulletin. December 1976
GEOLOGICAL WORD S E A R C H
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DINOSAURS and their kin F - I - N - D S U R U A S O N N A R Y T O T R A P I S T , H Y X Y R E T P O E A H C R A P P L E N C T H \ I S U R D I P L A D O C I S C C T P D I H E E A S A U ' I H D T I C H C I H L C T T R I T G A P O D O ' N E U O G E E Y Y O L E T R A C H O D O N H E ' O ~ L M A U R U R D O R Y P L I T Y S S A U R U S P B A A Y A S D A R E L A L O O A A S U R U \ A S O T N O R B N A S S E R U A S U C I H C W ' U H O D O N D O N H E O S P O T A R E C O T O \ R P O S D N D N E A R L I S O Y U U E Y S A U ' S A U R O O D I P L O D O C U S R S A S E H T N A R D N B R A C H I O S A U R U S U R U A S A S O M W H U A L L O S A U R U S I K I L R O Y S O G O R G O S A U R U S U R U A S O T P M A C S T U B I R D U S U R U A S O L Y K N A U G R O G E T S T H E S A U R U S C K E T T R O A N K O R N I T H O L E S T E S A U T S U T C R E A T U R E S O F T H E S W A M P S S O
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The names of 21 fairly well-known' dinosaurs and their relatives are concealed within this puzzle. They are written horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, backwards and forwards. Find as many as you can before searching for the answer list concealed elsewhere in this bulletin.
'At least the author had heard of them once before.
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NICHOLLS HARRY E Staff Geolog~st Amoco Product~on Company P 0 Box 3092 Houston Texas 77001 652-5517
11219 Maple Spr~ngs Houston. Texas 77043 497-1 893 SUE Oklahoma U n ~ v 1954 B S Geology 1953 M S . Geology
GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT F Senlor Geolog~st Columb~a Gas Development Co P 0 Box 1350 Houston Texas 77001 626-8090
141 1 Forest Cove Humble Texas 358-6869 JANE Rutgers U n ~ v 1966 B A Flor~da State 1970 M S
JONES THOMAS L JR Geolog~st Exxon Company USA 1427 W Dresser Tower Houston Texas 77002 656-5501
7106 Cerca Ct Houston Texas 77086 445 7090 VlCKlE Unlv of l l l ~ n o s Unlv of S Carollna
PLAISANCE. FRANCIS S.. JR Micropaleontolog~st Paleo-Data, inc. 6619 Fleur de Lis Dr~ve New Orleans. Louisiana 70124 488-371 1
6609 Hast~ngs St Me ta~r~e . Loulslana 70003 888 9134 MARY BETH USL 1967 B.S. Geology 1973 B S . Geology
1975 M S . Geology HENDERSON DONPAUL Geolog~st Amoco Product~on Company 500 Jefferson Bldg Houston Texas 77001 652-4610
4601 Sherwood Lane #216 Houston Texas 77092 682 3913 U t ~ c a College of Syracuse 1974 B S Soulhern l l l ~ n o ~ s Unlv 1976 M S
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KNAPP. RICHARD R. Geologrst Exxon Company. USA P 0 Box 120 Baytown. Texas 77520 422-8243 Ext. 268
4601 Ouall Hollow Drlve #I010 Baytown Texas 77521 424-1068 U n ~ v o f Wyom~ng 1974 B S Geology
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LEROUX G B Il l Geolog~st Coastal States Gas 5 Greenway Plaza East #I162 Houston Texas 77046 627-3700
12331 Plum Polnt Dr~ve Houston Texas 77099 ALICE U n ~ v o f Florlda 1965 B S Sclence Ed U n ~ v of Flor~da 1969 M E Geolog~c Ed U n ~ v o l Tennessee 1974 M S Geology
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1955 B S Geology
HOERIG JOHN A Geophysic~st Champlln Petroleum 700 Houston Natural Gas Bldg
REED RICHARD K Geolog~st Texaco Inc P 0 Box 430 Bella~re Texas 77401 666-8000 Ex1 2532
11022 West Bellfort Houston Texas 77099 495-8360 Cornell Unw Unlv o f Ar~zona Univ o f New Mexlco
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HUFFMAN. 0 FRANK Reglonal Geolog~st Gulf Energy 6. M~nerals Co P O Box 2100 Houston Texas 77001 223-1762
13730 K~ngsrlde Lane Houston. Texas 77024 932-0283 LlNDY U n ~ v of Callfornla
ROBERTSON, BRUCE E Paleonlologlst Paleo-Data, Inc 6619 Fleur de LIS Drlve New Orleans, Loulslana 504-488-3711
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SIMMONS A E Geolog~st Mob11 011 Corporatlon 3 Greenway Plaza East Houston Texas 77046 626-8800
13814 St Mary s Lane Houston Texas 77079 493-9649 FRANKIE Unlv of Texas 1951 B S Geology
LOOFF KARL M Geolog~st Tenneco 011 Company 1333 West Loop South Houston Texas 77027 623-8180
907 Woodfleld Houston. Texas 77073 443-6578 BARBARA Unlv o f M~ssourl Unlv of M~ssouri
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SNYDER LESLIE JOAN Geolog~sl D~amond S h a ~ ~ r o c k 5333 Westhelniel %I000 Houston Texas 77056 960-1351
Texas ABM 1976 B S Geology
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G e o o g ~ s l Mtchel ! Energy 8 Development Corp 3900 One Shell Plaza Houslon Texas 77002 224-4522
11 11 Blalock Road Houston Texas 77080 464-3524 YVONNE Texas ABM 1957 B S Geology
ULRCKSEN REX W Geooglst Exxon Company, USA P O Box 2180 Hous!on Texas 77001 656-3731
13514 Barryknoll Houston TPrds 77079 465-7571 BETTY U n ~ v of Oklahoma 1950 B S Geology
WANGER JOHNNIE P Geolog~st Maralhon 0 1 Company 1776 Yorutown Houston Texdh 629-6600
2215 U n ~ o n M I Road Houston Texas 77067 NANCY Northweslrrn State (La ) 1970 B S Geology U n ~ v of NorIt l Caro l~na 1972 M S Geochemlslry
WEST J FRANK Paleo-Data Inc 6619 F e u r de Lib D r ~ v e New Orleans L9ulslana 70124 488-371 1
1625 Hall Avenue Meta i r~e Lows~ana 70003 888 1496 MARIE LSU 1936 B S Geology
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10550 Valley Forge lt92 Houston Texas 77042 789-0522 Campbell Colegp 1976 B S Geology
WINGARD PAUL MICHAEL Loggng Engineer
The Analysts P 0 Box 45863 Houston Texas 433-3671
10550 Valley Forge Houston Texas 77042 Campbell College 1975 B S Geology
CONTlNUlNG EDUCATION
Dr. George DeVries Klein will give the second Continu- ing Education Program entitled "Exploration for Turbidites and other Deep-Water Sandstones" on the afternoon of January 20, 1977, at the Exxon Auditorium. The three and a half hour course will cost $10 for students, $15 for participants that pre-register, and $20 for those who register at the door. Dr. Klein has prepared a 109-page syllabus entitled "Sandstone Depositional Models for Exploration for Fossil Fuels" which will be included with thecourse package.
Brief Course Description: Emphasis is placed on recognizing the different types of deep-water sandstone bodies occurring in various oceanic settings. This course is designed for exploration geologists and exploration geo- physicists. The lectures cover deep ocean sand transport mechanisms, the types of sediments produced by each mechanism, the criteria for distinguishing geometries, and differences in geophysical properties that aid in their recognition. Differences in occurrence and types of turbidite and contourite sedimentary bodies are recognized in several depositional settings such as mid-ocean ridges, abyssal plains, oceanic trenches, marginal basins and continental slopes. Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project will be incorporated for recognition of various tectonic controls on turbidite and other deep-water sand body style and develop- ment.
To register for Dr. Klein's lecture send a check to: Continuing Education, Houston Geological Society. 234 Esperson Building, Houston, Texas 77002.
STEWART CHUBER. Chairman Continuing Education Committee
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