My last word on industrial paleo for 94

["Mike Styzen Shelf Expl, 588-4308" <mstyzen@xxxxxxxxx>]

One final clarification of my position on the subject for now.  I
appreciate the value of big picture regional studies, cluster
analysis,graphic correlation etc.  But some of the geoscientists I deal
with seem to think that all paleo determinations involve long laborious
see you in a month type processes.  This is not good.  If we loose the
ability to do zip bam fly the samples in (or the paleontologist out) at
midnight "Help I'm lost in the section, this doesn't show up on my
seismic" type work. none of the fancy bells and whistles are going to
help us.  We have to be able to wave examples of "see I saved you six
jillion dollars on this well" in front of managment in order to still
be here to do all that other fun stuff.  If we even give the impression
that all we can do is help in the long run.  We are going to be
extinct.  Modern industry really doesn't seem to have any sentiment for
anything beyond this quarter.  

Happy New Year
Mike


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