GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN 1955
In accordance with the indicated trend of geophysical activity reported by Dr. Sigmund Hammer in the Interim Report to Midyear the world‐wide exploratory effort in search of petroleum was increased in 1955 over that of the previous year. It is to be understood that the information concerning world‐wide or global activities is incomplete as there are still some parts of the world from which no statistical data are available. An average of 1119 geophysical crews of all types were reported as actively engaged in exploratory work during 1955. This is an increase of 83 crews over the number reported in 1954, and it is slightly higher than the previous record high of 1105 crews in 1953.