By John C. Lorenz
A common theme emerged recently in the course of talking to groups of enthusiastic and energetic AAPG student members at Imperial College, Aberdeen University, and the Imperial Barrel Award competition in Bahrain: “We’re graduating soon. Will there be jobs in the industry for us?”
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Explorer President’s Column
01 May, 2010
By Rick Fritz
I just returned from the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) in New Orleans, where I had the opportunity to spend time with several groups of students and young professionals.
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Explorer Director’s Corner
01 May, 2010
By Art Johnson
Gas hydrate, a crystalline compound of water and natural gas, has been touted as a vast potential energy resource for more than a decade – but realizing this potential has persistently remained beyond reach due to technical and economic hurdles.
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Gas Hydrates,
Business and Economics,
Resource Estimation,
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Remediation,
Secondary Recovery,
Completion and Production,
Engineering,
Gas Injection,
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Explorer Division Column EMD
01 May, 2010
By Bob Hardage
The fundamental criteria required of a seismic reflection event that is to be used as a reference surface for interpreting thin-bed geology consists of three things.
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Explorer Geophysical Corner
01 May, 2010
By David Curtiss
The media had been buzzing all morning with news that the administration was planning to open additional areas of the outer continental shelf (OCS) to exploration and production as part of a new energy plan.
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Explorer Policy Watch
01 May, 2010
By Carol McGowen
For as long as anyone can remember, earth science was taught throughout elementary, middle and high schools (K-12) in Texas.
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Explorer Regions and Sections
01 May, 2010
By Rebecca Griffin
AAPG Foundation Trustee Associates have provided five new endowment gifts for the AAPG Foundation Digital Products University Subscription Fund.
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Explorer Foundation Update
01 May, 2010