AHJ_ah07998 Inventory of the Eugene R. Brumbaugh Papers, 1947-circa 1983 (Bulk 1951-1962) Brumbaugh (Eugene R.) Papers Processed by D. C. Thompson University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2006

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. C. Thompson October 2006 Finding aid is in English Inventory of the Eugene R. Brumbaugh Papers, 1947-circa 1983 (Bulk 1951-1962) Collection number: 07998 University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. Publication date: 2006 Contact Information American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/ October 2006

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 Collection Summary Brumbaugh, Eugene R. Eugene R. Brumbaugh Papers 1951-1962 1951-1962 07998 0.25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Eugene R. Brumbaugh was a geophysicist with Shell Oil Company from 1946 to 1981. The collection contains slides of his work in Wyoming, including seismic field crew operations; his manuscript on synthetic seismograms; and notes on stratigraphy and seismic training. Biography or History

Eugene R. Brumbaugh was a geophysicist with Shell Oil Company from 1946 to 1981. He supervised data acquisitions and developed structural interpretations in the Williston Basin of Montana; the Powder River, Big Horn, Wind River, and Green River Basins and Western Fold Belt in Wyoming; and the Uinta Basin in Utah. Between 1953 and 1955 he worked out of Casper, Wyoming, supervising seismic field crew operations.

 Scope and Content

The Eugene R. Brumbaugh Collection contains slides of geological sites and work crews in Montana and Wyoming (1951-1962), as well as 3 slides of the University of Wyoming campus in 1956. Also included is biographical information; a manuscript of “Synthetic Seismograms” by Eugene Brumbaugh (1964); a guidebook to the Shell Field Conference to study stratigraphy in the Big Snowy Mountains and the Black Hills in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota (1952); and some of Brumbaugh’s notes on geometry and seismic studies.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Eugene R. Brumbaugh at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

Received from Eugene R. Brumbaugh, 1986-2004.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by D. C. Thompson in October 2006.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Eugene R. Brumbaugh papers, Collection Number 07998, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Shell Oil Company Petroleum--Prospecting--Wyoming Seismic prospecting--Montana Seismic prospecting--Wyoming Geophysicists Seismologists Wyoming--History--1946- <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Science, Technology and Health Energy Production Container List 1 Biographical Information on Eugene R. Brumbaugh circa 1983 1 Guidebook, Shell Oil Company Field Conference: Study of the Stratigraphy in the Big Snowy Mountains and the Black Hills, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, Compiled by the Stratigraphic Section, Rocky Mountain Division June 23-27, 1952 1 Notes of E. R. Brumbaugh, Geometry of Reflection and Refraction Shooting undated 1 Notes of E. R. Brumbaugh, Seismic Training Course, Houston, Texas October 15, 1947 Slides: 1 Seismic Camp, Lone Tree Eastern Montana Winter, 1951-1952 1 Churchill & Porter – Seismic Crew 35, Eastern Montana Winter, 1951-1952 1 Eastern Montana – Dave Jones & Charlie Churchill December, 1952 1 Party 35 Eastern Montana, Shoot being fired (truck and explosion) December, 1952 1 Reel Truck and Crew – Seismic Party 35 – Eastern Montana December, 1952 1 Seismic Party 35 – Eastern Montana (2 trucks with blast going up) December 1952 1 Portable Seismic Drilling Rig in Center, Eastern Montana December, 1952 1 Shell Discovery Well, Pine Field December, 1952 1 Cedar Creek Anticline, Site of several recent oil discoveries December, 1952 1 Paint Rock Anticline, Big Horn Basin, Wyoming January, 1953 1 Structural Syncline from air, Wyoming , April, 1953 1 Air View of Triassic Red Beds, Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyoming April, 1953 1 Triassic Red Beds, Alcova Reservoir, Wyoming (from plane) April, 1953 1 RayFlex Geophysical Crew near Buffalo, Wyoming November, 1953 1 Geophones (SIE) December, 1953 1 Ken Cohick laying out phones near Buffalo, Wyoming December, 1953 1 Clinker Beds, Southern Montana Spring, 1954 1 Decker Area – Air Drilling NE of Sheridan, Wyoming Spring, 1954 1 Party 35, Red Lodge, Montana Summer, 1954 1 Red Lodge, Montana (5 explosions) Summer, 1954 1 Party 74, near Sheridan, Wyoming (rig parked in snow) Spring, 1955 1 Beckton Area (drilling rig) Spring, 1955 1 University of Wyoming, (3 items) 1956 1 Party 35 – Montana Western Folded Belt East of Glacier National Forest – Madison Outcrop in Background Fall, 1958 1 Folded Belt Field Trip 1959 1 West Folded Belt, Wyoming 1959 1 Party 35 West Fold Belt (Explosion) 1959 1 Party 35 Gros Ventre (drilling rig) 1959 1 Party 35 Green River Basin (drilling rig) 1959 1 Crosswrite and Capron (2 men) 1960 1 (2 vehicles in snow) 1960 1 (vehicle and 2 men in summer) 1960 1 Washakie Basin (2 men by truck) 1960 1 Washakie Basin 1960 1 (6 men) November, 1960 1 Whiskey Park Area 1962 1 (crew at unidentified location) 1962 1 (mountains from plane) May, 1962 1 (mountains from plane) June, 1962 1 (mountains from plane) (2 items) November, 1962 1 (unidentified) (2 items) undated 1 Synthetic Seismograms, manuscript by E. R. Brumbaugh 1964