Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

I've had 10 years to think about this question ... With a few misgivings, I conclude that the correct answer is YES. I think is makes good business sense to be licensed.

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During the last couple of months Mary and I have been remodeling our house — a very interesting experience, to say the least.

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The list of reasons why to attend APPEX London just got bigger.

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Quiz time: How long does it take discovered oil to become gasoline at the pump?

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Where do companies get their analog information? From various sources, according to survey responses.

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Survey Sez? Analog analysis remains useful in the field.

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Recent exploration successes in Equatorial Guinea are boosting one of the world's poorest countries to become one of the world's fastest growing economies.

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A massive deepwater natural gas discovery off the eastern coast of India could have profound significance for a nation trying to meet the growing energy needs of its population.

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To say that much of the world's paleontology community disagrees with Chas Cartwright's management moves at Dinosaur National Monument would be seriously understating the outcry. Scientists from all over the world have voiced their disappointment at this decision and are asking the NPS to reconsider the cuts.

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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

Most of the 'E' part of the E&P business has, by now, embraced the main principles of probabilistic risk analysis:

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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.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

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?

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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.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

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.

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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.

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