By John C. Lorenz
Let’s not confuse capitalism with government: Any business that doesn’t make a profit is a failure and does not stay in business long.
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Explorer President’s Column
01 November, 2009
By Rick Fritz
This fall I’ve enjoyed tasting the various flavors of the AAPG Section meetings. In September the Eastern Section held its annual meeting in Evansville, Ind., and the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies held its annual meeting in Shreveport, La.
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Explorer Director’s Corner
01 November, 2009
By Fran Hein
As North America tries to obtain energy security it will have to rely on more unconventional resources to fulfill its energy needs over the next decades – and balanced with that is the need for stewardship of the environment and the need to develop more sustainable strategies.
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Clastics,
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy,
Fluvial Deltaic Systems,
Estuarine Deposits,
Carbonates,
Business and Economics,
Resource Estimation,
Engineering,
Completion and Production,
Environmental,
Remediation
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Explorer Division Column EMD
01 November, 2009
By Bob Hardage
This month’s column deals with determining reservoir heterogeneity in Athabasca oil sands from surface seismic data.
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Explorer Geophysical Corner
01 November, 2009
By David Curtiss
For the second consecutive year, earth scientists gathered in Washington, D.C., in September for geosciences Congressional Visits Day (geoCVD).
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Explorer Policy Watch
01 November, 2009
By Carol McGowen
As we enter the last quarter of this calendar year – one that saw the world economy shaken, global health challenged by a new flu strain and of oil and gas prices back at levels no one thought they would ever return to – we can be grateful that our Association is healthy and in good standing.
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Explorer Regions and Sections
01 November, 2009
By Rebecca Griffin
The funds are waiting to be tapped, and now the AAPG Foundation is seeking proposals from industry professionals for research funding through the AAPG/OSU Geoscience and GIS Consortium.
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Explorer Foundation Update
01 November, 2009