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GalvestonSylvanBeachDancing-1926_1

Michael at 30-Apr-09 8:30 AM

Got linked here from an Chronicle news item. Great photos!!! However, the two photos depicting Sylvan Beach Park should reference La Porte rather than Galveston. I basically live down the road from there.

Thanks, Mike

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BlueRidgeSaltDome_6

Gerhard at 5-Mar-09 6:39 AM

Refraction shots often caused structures like heavy bomb craters.

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BlueRidgeSaltDome_4

Gerhard at 5-Mar-09 6:34 AM

To compensate the poor sensitivity of Mintrop's early mechanical-optical systems, large dynamite charges for every shot were necessary to get readable results.

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BlueRidgeSaltDome_2

Gerhard at 5-Mar-09 6:26 AM

Refraction shot.

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TorsionBalance_1

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 4:04 AM

A torsion balance developed by the Exploration company and used by NAMEX-SEISMOS in it's cabin.

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Sugarland_1

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 3:57 AM

The Sugarland Dome was discovered by torsion balance of NAMEX-SEISMOS in 1927. J.F. Weinzierl writes in Oil Weekly (Texas) on 2.9.27: "Armed with this experience, such companies als the North American Exploration Company come out and make statements to the effect that deep salt domes and structures can be found on the Gulf Coast at greater depths than the seismograph or the geophone..." - with the torsion balance...

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SheppherdsMottCamp-1934_4

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 3:33 AM

The Sheppherds Mott saltdome was found by a torsion-balance survey of NAMEX-SEISMOS in 1928.

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SeismosTruck-ViennaBasin_2

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 2:57 AM

In 1938 oil structures were investigated in the Vienna Basin and in Lower Austria by Seismos (refraction) for the Rohölgewinnungs AG. - Is a downhole survey carried out here?

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SeismicCampHarrisCoTX_2

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 2:50 AM

Probably Seismos party Dr. O. Geussenhainer.

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RadioSetup

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 2:41 AM

Probably a radio setup for refraction shooting.

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NorthAmericanExploration

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 2:35 AM

The North American Exploration CO. (NAMEX) was a branch of EXPLORATION, Berlin. The company was taken over by Seismos in November 1927.

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MykawaOilField_HarrisCoTX

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 2:20 AM

The deep-sited Mykawa salt dome was found by a torsion-balance survey of NAMEX-SEISMOS in 1928.

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Misc_5

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:44 AM

Radio equipment for refraction shooting. Visitors. (Denmark 1934?)

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Misc_2

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:39 AM

Crater of a refraction shot. (Denmark 1934?)

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Misc_1

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:37 AM

Crater of a refraction shot. (Denmark 1934?)

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MintropSeismicDenmark_5

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:29 AM

Recording tent with refraction seismograph (left) and optical recording unit (center). Denmark 1934.

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MintropSeismicDenmark_4

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:21 AM

Radio equipment for refraction work. Denmark 1934

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MintropSeismicDenmark_2

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:09 AM

Mintrop's refraction device in working position. Denmark 1934.

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MintropSeismicDenmark_1

Gerhard at 3-Mar-09 1:04 AM

The refraction campagne in Denmark by a Seismos party shown here was carried out in 1934.

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GooseCreekOilField-1926_1

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 2:36 PM

A Seismos party under Dr. Geussenhainer, Dr. Cloos, Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Hannemann tried to find out in late 1924 whether a salt dome lies beneath the producing oil field .

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EastHackberry1929_1

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 1:55 PM

The salt dome of East Hackberry was located by Dr. W. Meyer's Seismos party in 1927.

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Couple-1928

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 1:38 PM

Dr. J. Schander arrieved just married in the United States in August 1925. As can be read in the front page, Ludger Mintrop appointed him General Manager and VP of the North American Exploration (NAMEX).This date must not contradict the fact, that the take over of NAMEX by Seismos happened in November 1927.

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 1:38 PM

Dr. J. Schander arrieved just married in the United States in August 1925. As can be read in the front page, Ludger Mintrop appointed him General Manager and VP of the North American Exploration (NAMEX).This date must not contradict the fact, that the take over of NAMEX by Seismos happened in November 1927.

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CheeksDome_JeffersonCoTX

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 9:57 AM

Cabin for a torsion balance instrument.

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BlueRidgeSaltDome_1

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 9:43 AM

The extremely shallow Blue Ridge salt dome served Dr. O. Geussenhainer's Seismos crew as testground for the 1924 in the States introduced refraction method.

Gerhard at 2-Mar-09 9:50 AM

The extremely shallow Blue Ridge salt dome served Dr. O. Geussenhainer's Seismos crew as testground for the 1924 in the States introduced refraction method.