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June 2013

The AAPG newly-elected officers for AAPG have been decided. Randi Martinsen from Laramie Wyo., will serve as the 2013-14 President-Elect.

Zest of a Salesman: Tips for Putting It Together

Best foot forward: Trying to make a deal? It isn’t always the property or the prospect that’s being sold.

Lightning Strikes – A New Exploration Tool?

A bright idea: Lightning as an exploration tool. Really. Just ask Ben Franklin.

Community Pride

How did he stay so cool? Sticking to the facts was key in dealing with the public and media during the aftermath of explosion at Macondo.

Across the Final Frontier

Across the universe: AAPG Memoir 101 takes a comprehensive look at the potential for energy and mineral resources in the solar system.

Hydrates' Gas Potential Leaps Toward Reality

Japan has taken a leap forward in natural gas production by conducting the first successful production test of natural gas from marine hydrates. Could this be the“bridge” fuel needed in the coming energy transition?

Emphasis: Rocky Mountains

Rocky Operators Cautiously Move Ahead

Rocky Mountain high? Operators throughout the Rocky Mountains region have reasons to be cautious – but just as many reasons to smile.

Unconventional Uteland Butte Sparks New Utah Activity

Who’s got the last laugh now? The Uteland Butte once was a sandstone that operators quickly passed through – and often ignored – on their way to other targets. But things are changing in Utah.

Diverse Dynamics Impact Bakken Productivity

Complex considerations: Mention the Bakken Formation and most people think of unlimited potential – but several dynamics have a huge impact on productivity.

Bakken Reassessment Provides Reasurrance

The U.S. Geological Survey crunched some more numbers with their eyes on the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and Montana. The results are in and the estimates are even larger.

'Energy Elevated' Theme for RMS Annual Meeting

The Rocky Mountain Section meeting will be held Sept. 22-24 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s theme is “Energy Elevated” and features more than 130 technical papers. including two forums.

Standing Columns

President’s Column

Realities Check: Moving Forward Through Change

Just a few years ago, when most of us believed that peak oil had occurred or would very soon, I worried about how much longer AAPG would survive past its 100th anniversary, which comes up in just four years.

Director’s Corner

Finding Value In A Multi-Disciplinary Venture

Last month in this column I made the point that AAPG’s success as a scientific and professional society is highly dependent on the relevance and value of our products and services to our members and customers.

Division Column DEG

Successful Year Capped By CVD Experience

This will be my last column in the EXPLORER as president for DEG. In June I will turn over the reins to Doug Wyatt, and I wish him well.

Geophysical Corner

Finding the Path Past 'Attribute Footprints'

Three-D seismic surveys usually are designed in a way that the subsurface features are regularly sampled in different dimensions, comprising the spatial coordinates, offsets and azimuths.