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Jun 01, 2026
David Brown, Explorer Correspondent
The Miocene Keeps Delivering
Miocene reservoirs are driving major offshore oil and gas discoveries worldwide, thanks to high-quality sands, strong seals and modern seismic imaging.
Jun 01, 2026
Brian Horn
Crossroads and Course Corrections: A Year in Review
Outgoing AAPG President Brian Horn reflects on reform, energy security, student engagement and preparing future geoscientists.
Jun 01, 2026
Kelsey Kosh
When Passion Meets Personality
Geologist Daniel Babin turned rock talk into a 150,000-follower phenomenon, blending science, adventure and social media storytelling.
Jun 01, 2026
Louis C. Bortz, Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr.
‘Offshore’ Drilling in Utah
From 19th-century oil seeps to Amoco’s floating rigs, the history of “offshore” drilling in Utah’s hypersaline Great Salt Lake

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Jun 01, 2026
Jacqueline Berryman
The Woodford Shale in Focus
The Woodford Shale formed from ancient marine sediments and now drives a major U.S. superbasin, shaping basin geology, variability, and modern oil and gas development.
Jun 01, 2026
Susan Nash
Revitalizing America’s Legacy Basins
Legacy oil basins are being reborn through AI, seismic imaging, and geoscience breakthroughs that unlock bypassed reserves and critical minerals.
Jun 01, 2026
Kurt Marfurt, Marcílio Matos, Satinder Chopra
Spectral Response of Depth-Migrated Data
How spectral balancing, filtering, and dip correction improve seismic attribute quality in modern depth-migrated surveys.
Jun 01, 2026
David Brown, Explorer Correspondent
America’s Lithium Jackpot
America may hold centuries of lithium reserves, but political and environmental battles could determine whether they’re ever mined.

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