November, 1978 BULLETIN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

EROSION OF ASPHALT ROAD BY TRANSGRESSIVE

HQS NOVEMBER CALENDAR

Dr. Fred M. Bullard, University of volcano^. and the Environment" Social hour--5-15 PM, Dinner--6:15 PM, Merting-7:00 PM Make or cancel rea~ervations(223-WOQ) by Friday. November 5,1976

Dr. Geoffrey S. Bayliss, GeoChern. Laboratories, Inc. "Principles of Hydrocarbon Generation and Application to Oil and Gaa Exploration" Recuption-1 1.30 AM, Luncheon and Wting-12 Noon Make or cancel rwwvations (223-0900) by Monday, November 22 HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 234 Esperson Bulldlng Houston, Texas 77002

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President Hal H. Bybee,Continental Oil Co. First Vice-president Royco E. Schnelder, The Superior Oil Co. Second Vice-president Dean Grafton, Cities Service Co. Secretdry Jetfery V. Morrls, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. Treasurer M. M. 'Dzzle" Osbome, Trunkline Gas Co. Executive Committeeman (7-1-77) Clyde G. Backwlth, Continental Oil Co. Executive Committeeman (7-1-77) W. L. Tidwell, Houston Oil and Minerals Executive Commltteeman (7-1-78) Robert A. Harrls, Mitchell Energy Corp. Executive Committeeman (7-1 -78) Elgean C. Shield, The Anschutz Corp. Past President Anthony Reso, Tenneco Oil Co.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Academic Liaison Dan C. Edwards, Ashland Oil, Inc. Advertising Kenneth W. Toedter, J. M. Huber Corp. Awards & Student Loans Albert W. Enleben, Co., U.S.A. Ballot Albert C. Raasch, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Boy Scout Tom W. Penn, Penntex Co. Bulletin Donald W. Lane, Consultant Continuing Education Stewart Chuber, Consultant Directory Wllllam K. PwMes, Houston Pipeline Co. Entertainment J. Denny Bartell, Hemingway, Bartell, Purcell & Associates Environmental Elena E. Clark, Texaco, Inc. Exhi bits Matthew W. Daura, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. Field Trip (Co-chairmen) Qeorge W. Hlnds, Photogravity Co. Inc. Thomas A. Bay, Jr., Shell Development Co. Finance lwlng L. Snider, Newmont Oil Co. Historical George H. Gore, Texas Gas Exploration Corp. Library Jean A. Andrews, Co. Membership Fred A. Ealand, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Personnel Placement Robert A. Harris, Mitchell Energy Publication Sales Mllton E. Johnson, Exxon Co., U.S.A. Publlc Relations Kenneth N. Durham, Pennzoil Co. Remembrance Billy E. Maxwell, Exxon Co., U.S.A.-Retired Research & Study Cyrus Strong, Shell Oil Co. Special Publications Dorls M. Curtls, Shell Development Co. Transpottation Mlchael A. Roberts, Houston Corp.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES

Advisor, Museum of Natural Science Edd R. Turner, Jr., Getty Oil Co. GCAGS Representative Ben J. Sorrell, The Superior Oil Co. GCAGS Alternate Sabin W. Marshall, Texas Gas Transmission AAPG Delegate Chairman Thomas D. Barber, Michel T. Halbouty AAPG Group lnsurance John Bremstelkr, lnsurance Consultant

HGS Bulletln Staff Advertlslng Prices Per Year Editor Advertising Professional Card Im Page Donald W. Lane Kenneth W. Toedter % Page Consultant J. M. Huber Corp. W Page 461 -1 637 621-8750 Full Page PRESIDENT'S COLUMN CONTINUING EDUCATION

Your Executive Board on suggestion of the Finance Tickets for Dr. Berg's Committee at its September meeting voted to transfer the Continuing Education lec- money, $1,930.76, in the Memorial Fund to the Houston ture entitled "Exploration Geological Society Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Society for Sandstone Stratigra- is trustee of the Scholarship Fund (formerly Calvert Fund) phic Traps" may still be which had in excess of $10,000 prior to this transfer and soon purchased from the Hous- should have the ability to grant a $500 scholarship to a ton Geological Society, 234 worthy, needy graduate student. Esperson Building, Hous- ton, Texas, 77002, by letter The society will now make donations to the Scholarship or in person. The program Fund in memory of deceased HGS members instead of the will begin on the afternoon Memorial Fund which was not large enough to serve a of Novem ber 17 and 18 at workable purpose. The IRS has ruled that all donations to the the Exxon Auditorium, HGS Scholarship Fund will be tax deductible as charitable starting at 1 p.m. Costs are contributions. Your personal donations to this fund will be $20 for students, $25 for appreciated and serve a very worthy cause. pre-registration, and $30 for door registration. A book of lecture notes will be provided If you want more information on the Scholarship Fund, and is included in the program fee. Following the course, if please contact one of its board members: Robert J. Schrock there are enough people who desire to take a field trip (chairman), Sabin W. Marshall (treasurer), Carl E. Norman through the Brazos River Valley, Rufus LeBlanc of Shell Oil (secretary), Anthony Reso or Robert L. Linn. Mr. Warren L. Co. will lead them on Saturday, November 20. Calvert is now advisor and financial counselor to the board and would also be most happy to discuss the Scholarship Dr. Berg gives a pragmatic approach to his two afternoon Fund with you. lecture series by showing how to both measure and predict (1) size and shape of the reservoir body, (2) nature of the HAL H. BYBEE, President trapping facies, (3) effectiveness of the trap facies as a barrier Houston Geological Society to oil migration, and (4) influence of hydrodynamic flow on the possible oil accumulation. His experience includes subsurface work from 1951-58, for the Co. and Cosden Petroleum Corp. in the Rocky Mountains, and as a Denver consultant from 1959-66. In 1967 Dr. Berg came to Texas A&M University where he was first Professor and then SOCIETY CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER Head of the Department of Geology, and since 1972 Director of the Office of University Research. He has become well December 15 Mr. W. J. Bowen, Houston known for his papers on environmental il)terpretation from Rice Rittenhouse "The Gas Industry in the Year 2000" subsurface and small core data, grain size analysis, and oil Hotel . column calculations. Dr. Berg has directed a number of master's and doctor's theses in these fields of investigation and he will draw on this entire background for the benefit of this special Continuing Education lecture.

The Continuing Education Committee is pleased to PROFESSIONAL NEWS announce the second program of the 76-77 year is to be given by Dr. George de Vries Klein entitled "Exploration for ROBERT ALLEN has joined the Hard Rock Minerals Turbidites and Other Deep-Water Sandstones." This course Department of General Crude Oil Company. As a senior was chosen to expose some concepts of clastic deposition geologist located in the corporate headquarters in not frequently used in Gulf Coast exploration. The two day, Houston, Texas, he will be assigned to exploration and six-hour lecture series will be given on January 19 and 20, development of metals and high unit-value industrial 1977. minerals. STEWART CHUBER, Chairman C. F. "BABE" DREYMALA has joined General Crude Oil Continuing Education Committee Company as Director-Commercial Operations, Industrial Minerals. In this newly created position, Mr. Dreymala will be responsible for the exploration, development, and H.G.S. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND marketing of building material minerals. The Scholarship Board acknowledges with sincere ROBERT L. ALFORD, JR., formerly geologist with Getty Oil appreciation the following contribution to the Memorial Company, has joined Ladd Petroleum Corporation as staff Scholarship Fund: geologist in Ladd's recently opened Houston Division office located at 2000 S. Post Oak Road, Suite 1910. George P. Mitchell, Houston, Texas DONOR

Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November 1976 EVENING MEETING NOV. 8, 1976 Beginning in the 1880s, a world-wide warming trend set in, which reached a climax in the 1940s, and since that time FRED M. BULLARD-Biographical Sketch has reversed. The role of volcanic dust was examined in an effort to account for these world-wide temperature changes, Dr. Fred M. Bullard is and it was concluded that major volcanic eruptions were Professor Emeritus of responsible for lowering global temperature. The study was expanded to include pollution of the atmosphere by carbon Geology at the University of Texas at Austin where he dioxide, smoke, dust particles, etc., largely derived from the has been a member of the combustion of fossil fueJs, petroleum and gas. The results showed that pollution by human activities was minor faculty since 1924. From compared to the contribution by volcanoes and that volcanic 1929-1937, he was Chair- man of the Department of dust is an important factor in world-wide temperature changes. Geology. In 1945and again in 1954, he was a Distin- Periodic ash falls from volcanic eruptions maintains the guished Lecturer for AAPG fertility of the soil. A study in Indonesia shows a direct and he was in the Visiting relationship between soil fertility, density of population, and Scientist program of the the location of active volcanoes. American Geophysical Un- ion in the spring of 1966 and in 1968-69. He is a Fellow, Geological Society of America and Mineralogical Society of America and a member of AAPG, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. While on a U.S. PRICE SCHEDULE-HGS MEETINGS Geological Survey expedition to Alaska in 1929 Dr. Bullard (Subject to Change) saw, for the first time, an active volcano and became Summit Club interested. Since that time, he has studied volcanoes in many Dinner areas of the world and is a recognized authority on $6.75 Cocktail 1.25 volcanoes. He has published numerous scientific papers and Beer bulletins. In 1962, he authored a book entitled Vo/canoe, in .75 Soft Drink .50 "[heory, in History, in Eruption. A revision and enlargement of this book, underthetitle Vo/canoes of the Earth, published by the Univ. of Texas Press, is scheduled for release in Rice Rittenhouse November 1976. Luncheon $6.00

Houston Oaks Hotel Luncheon 7.00 VOLCANOES AND THE ENVIRONMENT (Abstract) Cocktai I 1.50

by: Fred M. Bullard

The environmental impact of volcanoes is far reaching MEETINGS CALENDAR and while the destructive effects are the ones commonly associated with volcanoes, the overall impact is certainly beneficial. The destructive effects of volcanic eruptions, such as lava flows, ash falls, hot avalanches, and mudflows are Nov. 8-11 briefly reviewed. The most dangerous and least predictable Geological Society of America, ann. mtg, are mudflows, such as the one that destroyed Herculaneum with associated societies in Denver. (Fred in the 79 A.D; eruption of Vesuvius. Mt. Rainer and other Handy, GSA headquarters, 3300 Penrose volcanoes of the Cascades are potential sites for destructive Place, Boulder, Colo. 80301) mudflows. The possible entent of such flows, based on past Dec. 6-10 history, is considered. American Geophysical Union, fall natl mtg, San Francisco. (AGU headquarters, 1909 K The major environmental impact of volcanoes is in their St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20006) effect on climate and soils. The huge quantity of ash ejected Jan. 3-14 into the atmosphere in a major eruption results in a decrease Exploration geology for geophysicists, short in the solar radiation and a lowering of the temperature. The course at University of Houston. (Carl E. unusually cold weather throughout the world in 1816, Norman, Department of Geology, University commonly known as the "year without asummer", coincided of Houston, 77004). with the eruption of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia. The Jan. 17-28 eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 had a noticeable effect on the AAPG-SExG petroleum exploration school, climate. Measurements of solar radiation being conducted at New Orleans. (Judy Golanski, American the time of the 1912 eruption of Katmai Volcano proved the Association of Petroleum Geologists, Box effectiveness of volcanic ash to lower the temperature. 979, Tulsa, 74101. Phone: 918-584-2555).

2 Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November 1976

I. NOON MEETING NOV. 24, 1976 ANSWER TO OCTOBER GEOPUZZLE

GEOFFREY S. BAYLISS-Biographical Sketch

Dr. Geoffrey S. Bayliss was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England and became a Citizen Janu- ary 1, 1970.He was educat- ed in England and received his Ph.D. in Organic Chem- istry from the University of Sheffield. In 1963 he was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Stanford Univer- sity. His professional ca- reer began in England with Laporte Chemicals Limit- ed. In 1964, he jOined Jersey Production Re- search Co. in Tulsa, and in 1965 he came to Houston with Production Research Co. After leaving Esso in 1971, he was a co-founder of GeoChem. Laborato- ries, Inc. in Houston and Geochem. Laboratories (UK) Ltd., Chester, England. He is currently President of GeoChem. in Houston and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GeoChem. in Chester. Dr. Bayliss is a memberof AAPG, API, Geochemical Society, and World Petroleum Congress. For 1976-77, he is an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. RECENT DEATHS

Glen Petrick, 66, Independent Geologist formerly with Crown Central Petroleum Company died September 28, PRINCIPLES OF HYDROCARBON GENERATION AND 1976. APPLICATION TO OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION (Abstract) by: Geoffrey S. Bayliss

Petroleum generation in the subsurface involves primari- ly the geothermal (time-temperature) conversion of organic matter into hydrocarbons. The type of organic matter, its abundance, and the geothermal history of the sediments largely determines the quantity and the type of petroleum hydrocarbons generated in a specific source facies.

Many physical methods have been used to measure the geothermal history of a sedimentary sequence but by far the most informative, with respect to oil-gas generation, are the geochemical changes in hydrocarbon type and composition concomitant with increasing diagenesis. The chemical parameters reflecting disgenesis are well documented and, when applied to the exploration process, commonly are used to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary sections in frontier areas prior to extensive exploration drilling.

In a complete basin assessment, a comprehensive geochemical program provides pertinent, basic information necessary to delineate organic facies, hydrocarbon source "It's not that I don't believe the data. I just find facies, and the types of oil and/or gas which can be expected my prejudices much more appealing'" within prospective reservoir facies. (Courtesy of D. Spe.rlng)

Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November 1976 3 HILL, WAYNE N. SONNAMAKER. CHARLES P. NEW MEMBERS Geologist Senior Geologist AUGUST, 1976 The Carter Oil Co. The Superior Oil Company P.O. Box 2180 P.O. Box 1521 Houston. Texas 77001 Houston. Texas 77001 856-2537 224-51 11 AMMER. BOBBY R. 13506 Balcrest 12614 Vindon Vice President Houston, Texas 77070 Houston. Texas 77024 Texas Oil IGas Corp. 469-2767 932-7407 2700 Fidelity Union Tower MILDRED BEVERLY 1954 B.S. Geology Dallas. Texas Univ. of Illinois 1953 B.S. Geology Midwestern Univ. 1- M.S. Geology 747-8341 Washington Univ. 1957 M.A. Geology Oklahoma Univ. 16212 Spring Creek Dallas. Texas 75248 VENSO, NOLAN JOHNSON. ROBERT K. 233-4051 Mud log technician Geologist JANIS The Analysts The Superior Oil Company Texas AIM 1957 B.S. Geology 12354 Amelia Dr. P.O. Box 1521 Texas AIM 1959 M.S. Geology Houston. Texas 77045 Houston. Texas 77001 433-3671 224-51 11 5915 Glenmont 11475 BALOGH. JAMES M. 17927 Butte Creek Road Houston. Texas 77061 Geologist Houston, Texas 77090 666-0479 REBPET 440-5293 TCU 1973 B.S. Geology 100 Milam X 3415 KAYE 1956 Geology Northeast Univ. 1975 M.S. ~eol&y Houston. Texas 77002 Univ. of Oklahoma 223-9464 Univ. of Oklahoma 1958 M.S. Geology 1617 Fannin X 2418 WALLACE. WILLIAM E. Houston. Texas 77002 Consultant IIndependent 659-4570 JOHNSON, TERENCE L. 517 Beverly Dr. Univ. of Texas 1972 B.S. Geology Geologist Lafayette. La. 70503 Texaco. Inc. (318) 235-2967 P.O. Box 430 517 Beverly Dr. BOWMAN. EDWARD L. Bellaire. Texas Lafayette, La. 70503 lndependent 688-8000 Ext. 2819 (316) 235-2987 938 Main Bldg. 7506 Clarewood #I01 FRANCES Houston, Texas 77002 Houston. Texas Oklahoma Univ. 1931 B.S. Geology 222-2371 777-9018 LSU 1932 M.S. Geology 4923 Imogene BEVERLY ' LSU 1943 Ph.D. Geology Houston. Texas 77096 Purdue Univ. 1975 B.S. Geology 6674816 BILLYE WORKMAN. A. EUGENE KILLIAN, E. R. LSU 19-39 B.S. Geology Engineer Expt Mgr. Brown IRoot, Inc. J. M. Huber Corp. 2600 Clinton Dr. CALLAHAN. DIANA R. 2000 W. Loop South Houston, Texas 77001 11310 Whittingham Lane Houston. Texas 676-4656 Houston, Texas 77099 621-8750 2313 Nantucket 495-4072 10010 Candlewood Houston, Texas 77057 RICHARD Houston, Texas 77042 784-1 268 Beloit College 1965 B.A. Anthro. 769-4367 BETTY Univ. of Massachusetts 1973 M.S. Geology FRANCEY Univ. of Texas 1942 B.S. Pet. Eng. Univ. of Texas 1967 B.A. Geology

DHONAU, DONALD D. Geophysicist LANDRY. JOHN REID Exxon Co. USA Mkt. Research Analyst P.O. Box 2180 Hydril Houston, Texas 77001 5005 Woodway XI00 NEW MEMBERS 656-6586 Houston, Texes 77056 SEPTEMBER, 1976 3407 Candleridge Dr. 627-1850 Spring, Texas 77373 2222 N. Austin #23 353-8864 Pearland, Texas 77581 SHERRY 485-4667 BAKER. HAROLD W.. JR. Univ. of Oklahoma 1953 B.S. Geol.Eng LIBBY Geologist LSU 1971 B.S. Business Cities LSU 1975 M.S. Engineering 5100 southwest Fmy ELLIOT. WILLIAM G. Houston. Texas Geologist 6299700 ext. 293 Mitchell Energy MULVANE. SONJA 8. 11611 Carvel Lane 3900 One Shell Plaza Micropaleontologist Houston. Texas 77072 Houston. Texas 77002 Shell Oil Company 495-3999 224-4522 P.O. Box 461 SUSAN 18107 Spellbrook Houston. Texas 77001 Univ. of Wisconsin 1973 B.S. Geology Houston, Texas 77084 667-5861 Univ. of Wisconsin 1974 M.S. Geology 463-6798 9eOl Fondren Road m04 MARTY Houston, Texas 77096 Lamar Univ. 1967 B.S. Geology 771-7886 BERGERON. HAROLD North Dakota State Univ. lQ5' Division Geoohvsicist hena an do ah Oii Corp. GREENWOOD. DONALD A PERSON. JENNIFER A. 1600 Capital National Bank Bldg. Engineer Geologist Houston, Texas 77002 Shell Oil Co. Amoco Production Co. 227-5395 P. 0. Box 831 500 Jefferson Bldg. 100 Dyna Drive 11104 Houston. Texas 77001 Houston. Texas 77002 Houston. Texas 77060 220-1798 652-4464 445-5237 1500 Wltte Rd. XI40 2601-2 Marllee LINDA Houston, Texas 77060 Houston, Texas 77027 USL 1969 B.S. Geol. Eng. San Bernadino Valley Co1.1972 A.A. Geology Colorado College 1971 A.B. Geology San Diego State 1974 B.S. Geology Univ. of Iowa 1976 M.S. Geology

4 Houston Geological Society Bulletin, November 1976 BROWN, PHILLIP L. GRAVES. CATHERINE A. PENCE. JOHN B. Geologist Geologist 18 Altic Street Pennzoil The Carter Oil Co. Houston. Texas 7701 1 Box 2967 P.O. Box 2180 926-1323 Houston, Texas 77001 Houston. Texas 77001 Univ. of Rhode Island 1976 B.S. Geology 236-7368 656-2413 2111 Lone Rock 2420 Yorktown #486 ROGERS, JAMES E. Kingwood, Texas 77339 Houston. Texas 77056 Geologist 358-8574 Occidental College 1973 B.A. Geology Anadarko Production Co. BRENDA Univ. of Massachusetts 1975 M.S. Geology Two Greenway Plaza East. #410 Stephen F. Austin State Univ.1976 M.S. Geology Houston, Texas HARVARD. PAUL 0. 626-7610 CARR. ROYCE P. District Geologist 6612 Tarnef #426 Geologist Exxon Co.. USA Houston. Texas 77074 Northwestern Resources Co. P.O. Box 120 776-8679 P.O. Box 149 Baytown. Texas 77520 Western Illinois Univ. 1966 B.S. Geology Huntsville, Texas 77340 422-8243 ext. 218 Univ. of Illinois 1970 M.S. Geology 291-1502 4817 Country Club View Univ. of Illinois 1972 Ph.D. Geology 700 Hickory #J-5 Baytown, Texas 77520 Huntsville. Texas 77340 424-4724 STEVENSON. JACK C. 291 -2633 CAROL Geologist DEBORAH TCU 1958 B.A. Geology Suburban Propane Gas Corp. Univ. of Texas 1974 B.A. Geology TCU 1962 M.A. Geology P.0. Box 17689 Univ. of Texas 1976 B.S. Geology San Antonio. Texas 78217 LOGAN, DONALD M. 824-2431 FOUTCH. RANDY A. President 8 Owner 76OU Broadway B-4 Geologist Yates Petroleum Corp. San Antonio, Texas Keplinger 8 Associates 2390 Transco Tower 824-1 135 3430 Entex Bldg. Houston, Texas JAN Houston. Texas 77002 629-9680 MSU 1964 M.S. Geology 227-3127 1300 Woodhollow 2318 Dorrington #6 Houston. Texas VAUGHAN. JESSE L.. JR. Houston. Texas 77030 789-7040 Paleontologist 667-0855 KATHY Union Oil KATHY Texas Tech Univ. 1960 B.A. Geology 4635 S.W. Frwy. Univ. of Texas 1976 B.S. Geology Texas Tech Univ. 1965 M.A. Spanish Houston. Texas Texas Tech Univ. 1971 Ph.D. Psych. 623-8000 ext. 328 4655 Wild lndego #69 Houston. Texas 77027 Univ. of Houston 1973 B.S. Geology Univ. of Southern California 1976 M.S. Geology

minor-interest partner (refused to participate in

Drilled during the Blizzard of 1952 and roughnecks were too cold to catch samples. Electric log-analysis shows 42 feet of oil-saturated sand

was fouled up.

report that three sands with good oil shows were never tested.

1800' SAND PROSPECT UTOPIA PARISH, LA.

C.I. : 100' DATE : Dec. 25

SCALE : lnl= 1000' GEOL : U. BEN HADD

Houston Geological Society Bulletin. November 1976 HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE BOARD 1976-77

Back row, standing, left to right: executive committeeman, CLYDE G. BECKWITH, Continental Oil Co.,; executive committeeman, ElGEAN C. SHIELD, The Anschutz Corp.; executive committeeman, ROBERT A. HARRIS, Mitchell Energy Corp.; past president, DR. ANTHONY RESO, Tenneco Oil Co.

Front row, seated, left to right: treasurer, M. M. "OZZIE" OSBORNE, Trunkline Gas Company; first vice president, ROYCE E. SCHNEIDER, The Superior Oil Co.; president, HAL H. BYBEE, Continental Oil Corp.; second vice president, DEAN GRAFTON, Cities Service Co.; secretary, JEFFERY V. M

Missing from picture: executive committeeman, W. L. TIDWEll, Houston Oil & Minerals.

1976 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1976 - SUBSIDENCE AND ACTIVE-SURFACE FAULTING in the Houston Area GUIDEBOOK - M M SHEETS...... $ 2.00 1975 - HGS-GSH MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY (Published 1976) $ 3.00** 1975 - DELTAS-Models for Exploration...... $12.50' 1974 - STRUCTURE, STRATIGRAPHY & PETROLEUM POTENTIAL of the Northern Gulf of Mexico...... $ 6.00' 1971 - ABNORMAL PRESSURE STUDY REPORT ...... $ 3.00 1971 - HGS-GSH PHOTO DIRECTORY ...... $ 1.00' 1968 - HOLOCENE Geology of the Galveston Bay Area $ 1.00 1962- TYPICALOIL AND GAS FIELDSof SoutheastTexas $ 1.00' 1962 - GEOLOGY OF THE GULF COAST and Central Texas ...... $ 1.00'

ADDRESS ORDERS TO: The Houston Geological Society, 234 Esperson TAX: Building, Houston, Texas 77002. ATTN: Publications Department. Houston Area orders add 5%, all other Texas orders add 4%. PAYMENT: All orders must be accompanied by check or money order. POSTAGE & HANDLING: U.S.A. orders marked by' are 80(1;,1975Directory is International orders must be accompanied by U.S.A. bank draft or internation- 85(1;,all others are 40(1;.Orders from Canada and Mexico are 95(1;,all other al money order. foreign orders are $1.50.

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