Show 1 1951 951 model daniel 10 boones boone S daniel boones with college degrees sums up the type ot of men who make up a matched alti meter geologic party for or oil exploration purposes typical of these explorers are dave welsh and george zink recently working under the direction of the vernal office of carter 011co OIL co mr zink now does similar work in topeka kansas however these men are hunting far bigger and more elusive qtlal qilarry than the bears the original la daniel antel boone bagged they are searching for buried structures which may contain oil their immediate job Is one oa of the primary technical steps in the search for petroleum they plot structure contour maps these structures structure 8 on 0 the surface in turn reflect similar structures below the surface which may contain oil they draw these maps by establishing differences feren ces in elevation of key beds of rock which crop out on the surface the geologists days work begins when they go to a known point of elevation and take simultaneous readings on their altimeters which resemble overgrown car speedometers instead of speed however they record variations in the weight of the air which are shown on the dial of the instrument as feet above sea level these air pressure |