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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

'Depressed' Offshore Sector Seems Pretty Upbeat

If offshore drilling is depressed right now, why is so much of it going on? The offshore sector took a serious hit during the industry downturn as spending cuts limited project sanctions. But international research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie expects 30 major offshore projects to win approval in 2018, and that’s only part of the story.

Added on 01 June, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Juan Francisco Armino

Exploration Lessons from the Land of 'Magic Realism'

Imagination, an integrative approach to old-fashioned geology, plus advanced technologies played a leading role in the 2010-13 discovery of the Guama Field in the Plato Region of the Lower Magdalena Basin of Colombia.

Added on 01 May, 2018

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Interview with Read Taylor, Sierra Oil and Gas – Innovators in Energy Series

Mexico’s ambitious Energy Reform has opened opportunities for private companies to work together with the Mexican government and geoscientists to develop resources in a way that will result in prudent reservoir development as well as providing needed capital for ongoing development. Welcome to an interview with Read Taylor, founding member and board member of Sierra Oil and Gas, which made one of the top ten discoveries in the last 10 years in the offshore Sureste Basin Zama 1.

Added on 25 April, 2018

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Francisco Bolivar,Pedro Alvarez

Reservoir Property Prediction From Seismic Inversion Attributes Using MARS

A common way to understand the relationship between seismic attributes and petrophysical properties is by the use of rock physics templates, or simply by cross-plotting well log-derived elastic attributes against a color-coded petrophysical property.

Added on 01 April, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By M. R. Silverman

John T. Scopes: A Summer in Hell and a Career in Petroleum Geology

Who was the most famous person you didn’t know was a petroleum geologist? That would probably be John T. Scopes, of “Monkey Trial” fame. Scopes was the defendant in the sensational 1925 trial that tested a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools.

Added on 01 April, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Around the World in 80 Minutes

AAPG presidents’ job description includes following global industry activity, visiting different parts of the world and attending AAPG events. The International Pavilion, a staple at AAPG annual conventions and international conferences since 1994, enables them to accomplish these tasks simultaneously.

Added on 01 April, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Hans Krause: History and Hydrocarbons

Hans Krause, this year’s AAPG Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award recipient, has been in the profession for more than 55 years and, when you spend that much time at something, in something, you learn a lot about yourself along the way.

Added on 01 April, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Charles Sternbach

Keepers of the Flame

Providing energy to the world is a heroic journey. In my preface to the 2017 DPA publication “Heritage of the Petroleum Geoscientist,” I wrote that the philosopher Joseph Campbell described that the world has a few stories, and many storytellers. The “Hero’s Journey” starts with a call to adventure, overcoming trials (think of the Greek character Odysseus), and returning to tell the story.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Foundation Update By Tamra Campbell

Geoscientists Without Borders Continues Global Outreach

The AAPG Foundation is in its fourth year as a partner of Geoscientists Without Borders, an outreach program that provides humanitarian applications of geoscience around the world.

Added on 01 March, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Panama Sees First Modern Seismic Exploration

After decades of being out of sight, out of mind, Panama is seeing its first modern-day collection of seismic data.

Added on 01 March, 2018

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Studies in Geology 56: Atlas of Deep-water Outcrops

A collection of both qualitative and quantitative data on deep-water outcrops from around the world, this volume contains 154 chapters, and includes papers on all seven continents and 21 countries. Product #736. Price: Member $189/List $239.

Added on 01 January, 2018

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Memoir 111: 3-D Structural Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Machine

This volume sets out to understand more about the convergence of geology, 3-D thinking, and software, which collectively provide the basis for truly effective interpretation strategies. Product #1280. Price: Member $74/List $148.

Added on 01 December, 2017

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Memoir 112: Imaging Unconventional Reservoir Pore Systems

This volume will prove useful to anyone interested in the methods for observing and quantifying the pore systems that control hydrocarbon storage and flow in unconventional reservoirs. (Product #1281. Member price $144 / List price $339.)

Added on 01 July, 2018

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Memoir 121: Integrated Geology of Unconventionals: The Case of the Vaca Muerta Play, Argentina

This Memoir presents a chapter on each main geological discipline involved in unconventional plays, and provides five case studies describing the workflow to obtain production. The ultimate goal of this Memoir is to contribute to the comprehension of unconventional plays by sharing the rich outcomes of our “socio-scientific” experiment of coopetition.

Added on 04 September, 2020

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