Abstract
In 1924 geologist Ludger Mintrop predicted that the rock beneath a patch of land in Orchard, Texas, should contain a geological feature known as a salt dome – a block of salt that often traps hydrocarbons. The prediction was significant because Mintrop made it by sending sound waves into the Earth and recording the reflections – the first time that anyone had ever tried to use sound to look for reserves of oil or gas. He was vindicated through subsequent drilling, and the basis of his technique is still used by energy companies to find new reserves of oil and gas without first having to drill expensive holes in the ground.
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