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Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

From Rocks to Rock, His Ideas Sound Good

This geologist sings of his path from one side of rocks to the rock side. He changed the recording industry by applying his knowledge of autocorrelation, digital signal processing and seismic deconvolution to music.

Added on 01 November, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Seismic Technology Keeping GOM Active

Improving conditions: Technological advances in seismic acquisition have led to successful operations in the Gulf of Mexico – and those lessons are being shared around the world.

Added on 01 November, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Permian Basin Getting the Node Treatment

A new kid in town: Nodal technology is proving itself a game-changer on data acquisition in the venerable Permian Basin.

Added on 01 November, 2012

Explorer Regions and Sections By Abeer Al-Zubaidi,Carol McGowen

Middle East Region Sets GTW Lineup

In an effort to continue serving the geosciences community in the Middle East, AAPG Middle East Region will be offering a number of Geosciences Technology Workshops (GTWs) where the attendees, practitioners and scientists will have an opportunity to discuss real cases, issues and experiences.

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison,Louise Durham

AAPG Member Named GEO-DC Director

Consulting geologist and AAPG member Edith C. “Edie” Allison has been named director of the AAPG Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. (GEO-DC), a position that has been vacant since David Curtiss became AAPG executive director in August 2011.

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer Division Column DPA By Charles Sternbach

DPA Plans 'Play Maker' Forum

DPA can play an important role in developing the professionalism required to generate prospects, discoveries and exploration workflows.

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Listen – Here's a Way to Make a Difference

I am writing this column high above the U.S. midcontinent, the setting sun throwing long shadows across the aircraft cabin. I

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer President’s Column By Ted Beaumont

What Is AAPG Worth to the World?

What is the value of the petroleum industry’s professional associations – like AAPG – to society at large?

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Nuisance Zone Becomes Oil Target

Nuisance? For a long time the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale was considered an irritating target for drillers – but time and economic dynamics have a way of changing perspectives.

Added on 01 October, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Technology, Regulation Changes Boost Wilcox Play

Back for more: Operators found new success when they took another look at Louisiana’s Wilcox play.

Added on 01 October, 2012

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Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kenneth Bredesen,Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Impact of Reprocessing Seismic Data

Advancements in processing and imaging techniques have continued over the last several decades, which have gradually improved the quality of the processed surface seismic data. When the quality of the existing seismic data is not adequate to perform an interpretation task reasonably, then the interpreter looks for other options. Is it feasible to acquire a new survey? In the absence of an improved survey, will reprocessing of seismic data be a good option?

Added on 01 December, 2023

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

US Energy Forecast: Even Cloudier Than Usual

It isn’t news to anyone that prediction is difficult, especially when it’s the future (as a great man once said). Uncertainty and unpredictability are just a part of the job of tracking and predicting the future supply and demand of energy. That being the case, when energy analysts say that the current level of uncertainty is particularly high, it might be easy to dismiss it as a “dog bites man” story. It isn’t.

Added on 04 June, 2024

Explorer Article By J.K. Dietrich

Natural Increase of Oil Column Buoyancy and the Instability of Caprock Seals

A new type of buoyancy model can be used to understand the source of residual oil zones, both thick and thin, to help determine the likelihood that economically viable recoverable oil resides in transition zones of imbibition reservoirs. Application of a buoyancy and breech model will fill a void in reservoir characterization. It will help distinguish between TZs and ROZs, the first of which allows application of primary and secondary (waterflooding) oil recovery methods and the second of which requires more difficult CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects.

Added on 08 May, 2024

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Casablanca: Spain's Biggest Oil Field

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

Added on 01 March, 2019

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

Added on 01 April, 2024

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