May 1993 BULLETIN Volume 35 Number 9 THE GREAT $10.00 "EXPERIMENTAL" EVENING MEETING (See Ad, Page 8, and Meeting Survey, Page 9) * * * HGS JOBS HOTLINE (713)785-9729 * * * IN THIS ISSUE... - South Australia - The southern continental margin.. ........... Page 12 - Can I eat the seafood? .......................................... Page 18 - Estimating reservoir size from seismic .......................... Page 22 - Micromagnetics ................................................ Page 24 - Another party heard from.. ..................................... Page 31 - New happenings at the Houston Museum of Natural Science ..... Page 34 - A collector's guide to vintage oil & gas books ..................... Page 36 - Selecting "The Right" workstation .............................. Page 44 AND MORE! See Centerfold for May Calendar and Geoevents. Non-Exclusive 2D/3D .. , ,\.! , HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 7171 Harwin. Suite 31 4 Houston. Texas 77036-2190 (713) 785-6402 Fax: (713) 785-0553 Office Hours: 7 a.m. .4 p.m. - EXECUTIVE BOARD - President ....................................................................Patrick T . (Pat) Gordon. Consultant President-Elect ...........................................................John M . Biancardi. Vicksburg Production Vice President .........................................................Dwight (Clint) Moore. Anadarko Petroleum Secretary ........................................................... .Jeannie Fisher Mallick. Excalibur Consultina Treasurer .................................................................. .Steve Brachman. Araxas ~x~loratioi Treasurer-Elect ..................................................... Ann Ayers Martin. Tertiary Trend Exploration Editor ........................................................................ ..Susan M . van Gelder. Consultant Editor-Elect ....................................................... ...... Lynne Feldkamp. Emerald Tide Interests Executive Committeeman ('93) ......................................William R . (Bill) Dupre'. University of Houston Executive Committeeman ('93) ............................................ Pinar Yilmaz. Exxon Production Research Executive Committeeman ('94) ........................................ .Jeffrey W . (Jeff) Lund. Ashland Exploration Executive Committeeman ('94) ...................................... .... James A . (Jim) Ragsdale. Agip Petroleum .COMMITTEE Ct AIRMEN - Academic Liaison .................................................................. B . J . Dovle. Brittanv. Exdoration. Advertising .................................................................Bruce Falkenstein, Amoco Production Arrangements ...........................................................Douglas B . (Doug) Selvius. IP Petroleum Awards ...................................................Daniel J . (Dan) Bonnet. Houston Energy & Development Ballot ........................................................................Steven H . (Steve) Shirley. UNOCAL Computer Applications ..................................................................Mark Hodson. Consultant Continuing Education ..................................................Frank Huber. BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. Directory ........................................................................Nancy T . Benthien. Marathon Oil Entertainment .....................................................................Martin J . Oldani. Apache Corp . Environmental and Engineering .......................................Robert B . (Bob) Rieser. The Bourdeau Group Exhibits ......................................................................GeraldA.Cooley.PetCons&Assoc. Explorer Scouts ............................................................E . Dan Helton. Natural Gas Pipeline Co . Field Trips .............................................................................Paul W . Britt. Texplore. lnc. Finance ...........................................................................David A . Fontaine. Consultant Historical ............................................................................David B.Shephard.Amoco International Explorationists ..............................................Thomas A . (Thom) Tucker. Marathon Oil Library ...........................................................................Evelyn Wilie Moody. Consultant Membership ..................................................................Michael H . (Mike) Deming. Amoco Nominations ......................................................................Cyrus (Cy) Strong. Consultant North American Explorationists ..............................................Charles E . (Chuck) Buzby IV. Amoco Office Management ...........................................................Gerald A . Cooley. PetCons & Assoc . Personnel Placement ..........................................................L. G . (Joe) Eubanks. Preston Oil Co . Poster Sessions .........................................................John Preston. Tourmaline Exploration Co . Publications . New ................................................................William A . Hill. ARC0 Oil & Gas Publication Sales .........................................................Thomas T . (Tom) Mather. Columbia Gas Public Relations ..........................................................Deborah K . (Debra) Sacrey. Consultant Remembrances .......................................................................Bill C. Burkman. Consultant Research ..................................................................................PhilPo.er. Consultant Technical Programs .....................................................Dwight (Clint) Moore Anadarko Petroleum Transportation - SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES - GCAGS Representative ........................................................Patrick T . (Pat) Gordon. Consultant GCAGS Alternate .....................................................John M . Biancardi. Vicksburg Production Co . Advisor. Museum of Natural Science .....................................Morgan J . Davis. Jr.. Consulting Geologist AAPG Delegate Foreman ...............................................Jeffrey W . (Jeff) Lund. Ashland Exploration AAPG-DPA Representative ....................................... Daniel L. (Dan) Smith. Texas Meridian Resources AAPG Grouplnsurance .....................................................................Barbara Brernsteller Engineering Council of Houston Representative ......................................Claudia P. Ludwig. 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Hodson, 568-5009 Framework of Northern Gulf of Mexico", Fred Diegel .......... 6 Editorial Sandi M. Barber, 723-1480 General: Luncheon Consultant "Geologic Models and Reservoir Geometries of Auger Field, Donna Davis, 981-4345 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico", David McGee ................... 6 Consultant Mary Jo Klosterman, 591-5273 International Explorationists Exxon Exploration Co. "Falcon Basin, Venezuela", Larry Levy, 432-0008 Gene Murray. .lo LSL Resources ........................................ James