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Geology Alum Takes Business Global

Drillinginfo, founded by Allen Gilmer (MS Geology ’87), is expanding its reach into the international oil and gas market. Drillinginfo now employs approximately 300 people in offices located in Austin, Great Britain, Romania, Singapore and Bolivia. The company supplies more than 3000 oil and gas companies with business and risk reduction information. Another venture Mr. Gilmer is involved with, Vecta Gas and Oil is enjoying success on the national front. Vecta plans to drill 20 plus exploratory wells West and South Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota. Mr.Gilmer and the Vecta team hold several patents related to waveform and seismic data.

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W. Vernon Kramer Named Commander and Chief Geologist for Mar's Society's FMARS XII Crew

	W. Vernon Kramer (BS ’66, MS ’70) will serve as commander and chief geologist for the Mars Society’s FMARS XII crew. Mr. Kramer will join other volunteers at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. Flashline, on Devon Island off the Canadian coast, is one of several habitats maintained by the society for simulations of Mars missions. As commander and chief geologist, Mr. Kramer will direct experiments to increase the knowledge base to prepare for human Mars exploration. Mr. Kramer is a Geology instructor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.

W. Vernon Kramer (BS ’66, MS ’70) will serve as commander and chief geologist for the Mars Society’s FMARS XII crew. Mr. Kramer will join other volunteers at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. Flashline, on Devon Island off the Canadian coast, is one of several habitats maintained by the society for simulations of Mars missions. As commander and chief geologist, Mr. Kramer will direct experiments to increase the knowledge base to prepare for human Mars exploration. Mr. Kramer is a Geology instructor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.

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