By John Hogg
99... To most Canadians, the number 99 means one thing; the retired number of arguably the greatest
hockey player to ever play the game, Wayne Gretzky… So how does this tie to AAPG in our 99th year?
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Explorer President’s Column
01 July, 2015
By David Curtiss
Unconventional resources have changed the exploration and production business and are changing our profession. It’s a change for the better, where today geoscientists and engineers work closely to identify prospective areas, drill them and optimize recovery of hydrocarbons from the reservoir.
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Explorer Director’s Corner
01 July, 2015
By Michael R. Canich
Over the past year as DPA president-elect I considered choosing a theme for my term in office. As I spoke with active and associate AAPG members, I realized very few of them knew of all the great programs DPA offers.
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Explorer Division Column DPA
01 July, 2015
By Satinder Chopra, Ritesh Sharma, Mohammad Hossein Nemati, Mike Perz, Peter Cary
Having first examined the post-stack and prestack methods of seismic impedance inversion (May and June 2015 EXPLORER), we now end the three-part series by turning our attention to joint inversion of multicomponent data.
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Explorer Geophysical Corner
01 July, 2015
By Edith Allison
Congress is talking about science now more than ever – and some of the dialogue is unfavorable. However, attacking science may be a surrogate for opposition to federal regulations, which seem to be appearing at a faster rate than in the past.
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Explorer Policy Watch
01 July, 2015
By James Pindell
The Caribbean has become a classic locus for unraveling regional paleogeographic evolution. Although there are a few who continue to question it, the collective efforts of these many geoscientists have led to numerous principles that demand a Pacific origin for the Caribbean oceanic lithosphere.
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Explorer Historical Highlights
01 July, 2015
By Mac Beggs
Despite the slashed travel and professional development budgets owing to the ongoing downturn, and the distance from global E&P and industry research hubs, New Zealand’s first Geosciences Technology Workshop drew vibrant attendance from a wide range of countries.
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Explorer Regions and Sections
01 July, 2015
By April Stuart
Foundation members and friends had a plethora of ways to mingle and reconnect with friends at the 2015 Annual Convention and Exhibition in Denver, at business meetings, receptions and in its own lounge area in the AAPG Center.
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Explorer Foundation Update
01 July, 2015