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wwwUpdate Blog By Drew Waggener

A new website, changes to the Bylaws, Student and Educational Support and the list of new Eastern Section Officers and more. A report from Drew Waggener, Eastern Section AAPG President.

Added on 05 September, 2019

Explorer Article By David Brown

API Launches 'Explore Offshore' Coalition Amid Political Opposition

The American Petroleum Institute has a new coalition to promote offshore exploration, and not everybody is happy about it.

Added on 01 July, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Changes on the Horizon

Petroleum industry players expend considerable energy, money and time adhering to federal government dictates. Additionally, they are constantly on the alert for newer policies and restrictions that might affect them– particularly in the U.S. offshore environment.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer Foundation Update By Lorry Oldefest

Distinguished Lecture Tours Announced for 2014-15

It has a new name, a new energy and a new lineup of experts, all primed to spread geoscience knowledge around the world. “It” is AAPG’s newly named Global Distinguished Lecture Program – emphasis on the “global” – which dates back to 1941 but continues to be the Association’s flagship initiative for offering the latest in geologic science to AAPG affiliated geological societies and universities.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Article By Mike Mlynek

Final Competition Held in Denver

Bracket busting? Ten geology departments from around the world are set for this year’s Imperial Barrel Awards competition in Denver. Let the games begin.

Added on 01 June, 2009

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett,Rick Ericksen

Contacts Made at Lawmaker Meet

We enjoyed working with Governmental Affairs Committee Chair (GAC) Carl J. Smith and DPA President Tom Ewing this year at the AAPG booth in the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), hosted by Massachusetts in Boston.

Added on 01 October, 2007

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

World Seeking Waste Solutions

This article discusses how the United States and other countries will dispose high-level radioactive waste. The challenge is finding ways of storage that provides adequate protection for hundreds of thousands of years.

Added on 01 September, 2007

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

Coalition to Address Access Issues

This is the first of a series of articles highlighting two related activities that will seek and encourage AAPG member participation in outreach efforts on legislative initiatives.

Added on 01 April, 2007

Explorer Article

Spotlight on Education

AAPG has several education opportunities for you in the month of April.

Added on 01 February, 2007

Explorer Regions and Sections By Peter MacKenzie

AAPG Eastern Section

The AAPG Eastern Section was founded in 1977 in Washington, D.C., by a council of AAPG associated societies. The Section has been active ever since, holding society-hosted annual meetings at locales throughout the Section and eastern Canada. The Section currently is home to 2,209 AAPG members (1,039 Active, 695 Associate, 298 Student, 163 Emeritus, 11 Honorary and three Life members).

Added on 01 September, 2006

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 28 July 2011, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Marcellus Shale: Integrating Information to Optimize Horizontal Well Performance

This presentation discusses one operator’s approach to fully integrate data captured in the Marcellus Shale in order to optimize horizontal well performance.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Shale Wells: Making the Engineering Fit What Geology Offers

This presentation will look at well placement vertically in the pay, well azimuth and well trajectory with explanations of how geology and post-depositional effects can make the difference between a successful well and a failure.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Seismic Reservoir Characterization of U.S. Shales: An Update

Projects in several shales will be discussed, including Marcellus, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Fayetteville, Montney, and Barnett, as will several seismically-detectable drivers for success including lithofacies, stress, pre-existing fractures, and pore pressure.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 20 August 2009, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Geothermal Energy in the Oil Field: Developments and Opportunities

This e-symposium covers advances in geothermal energy, integration with petroleum operations, and lessons learned in recent cases.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 3 June 2010, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Marcellus & Utica in the Field: Northern Appalachian Basin

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to describe faults and fractures in carbonates, black shales, and coarser clastics as they occur in the northern Appalachian Basin.

Added on 02 December, 2013

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