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TRAINING THE 



PETROLEUM 



GEOLOGIST 



John D. Haun 



The primary objective of the petroleum geologist is to discover petroleum. 

 This objective seems so obvious that it should not have to be stated. As a mat- 

 ter of fact, many petroleum geologists have lost sight of this major reason for 

 their existence. 



Many factors contribute to the success of an exploratory effort. Among 

 these factors are the basic training of the geologist, the personnel and organiza- 

 tional framework of the company with which the geologist works, and perhaps 

 most important, the facility with which the geologist is able to think independ- 

 ently and imaginatively. Charles F. Kettering often has said that the inventive 

 ability of many young men has been weakened seriously by the rigidity of our 

 present educational system. If this opinion is true, then we should endeavor 

 to provide an educational atmosphere that will keep alive the innate curiosity, 

 the excitement of new horizons, which is a part of nearly every young man in 

 early childhood. Such an atmosphere is becoming more difficult to attain as our 

 technology advances in complexity and requires an ever-increasing amount of 

 time for mastery. 



TRAINING This symposium is an effort to bring up-to- 



date many of the tools and techniques with 

 which the subsurface geologist must be familiar if he is to be successful in the 

 geological profession. More important than the learning and mastery of sub- 



