Home

Alternative Resources

Bill Gates Moves Ahead with Nuclear Project Aimed at Revolutionizing Power Generation - 11 June, 2024 07:30 AM

Startup to Deploy Air-Based Energy Storage System Underwater — Here's Why - 10 June, 2024 07:30 AM

Explorer Article By David Brown

Russia’s military action against Ukraine forced the Western world to face some hard truths about that country’s powerful position in world energy markets. In Europe, the invasion produced worry about possible disruptions in vital energy imports. In the United States, it led to calls for a stronger American oil and gas sector with increased government support. Beyond the volatile up-and-down swings in energy prices immediately following the onset of the Ukraine war, concerns emerged that the incursion could have an unbalancing effect on world markets for years to come.

Added on 01 April, 2022

Explorer Article By Charles Sternbach,John Casiano,Kristie Luchtel-Ferguson,William DeMis

Beware the False Promise of Low-Density Energy Machines

The energy transition has been getting so much press that a hypothetical visitor from Mars could be forgiven for believing it will be completed “by next Tuesday.” Some universities and organizations are dropping any mention of petroleum in the interest of appearing forward-looking. We see this as timely folly based on a lack of historical perspective. History shows that energy transitions are lengthy and complicated. They never follow a prescribed path; they wander down dead-ends and evolve with pragmatic solutions unforeseen today.

Added on 01 March, 2022

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

New Hydrogen Tech Offers New Path for Clean Energy

As the United States looks for ways to decarbonize its energy sources, some believe the nation’s abundant gas reserves – estimated at 495 trillion cubic feet in 2019 by the U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves – can play an important role. Using the steam methane reforming process, the numerous petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast are the No. 1 producers of hydrogen in the nation. Because this hydrogen is produced with a CO2 byproduct, it is not considered a clean energy. However, by integrating carbon capture, utilization and storage into the SMR process, a clean form of hydrogen could be produced and used for process heating, in gas turbines that generate electricity, in shipping vessels and in the petrochemicals industry.

Added on 01 March, 2022

Explorer Division Column EMD By Justin Birdwell

Complexities of the Energy Transition

Many members of the Energy Minerals Division are researching or working to develop non-fossil energy resources, including geothermal, critical and nuclear minerals, and some “colors” of hydrogen, all in service to human civilization’s ongoing energy transition. Over the years, there has been a variety of reasons given for why the current transition is necessary. These are very real and important concerns, but what often gets left out of the public discourse on the energy transition is how complex and disruptive it will be, especially if we’re going to meet any of the ambitious goals set for this century.

Added on 01 February, 2022

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

I’ll See You at NAPE Summit

Last month I wrote about the substantial increases in E&P investment necessary to ensure the availability of oil and gas supplies in the future to reduce price volatility and enhance global energy security. I drew on the analysis in a recent report of the International Energy Forum and IHS Markit. Business activity and investment in E&P remains on my mind this month, as I look forward to the upcoming NAPE Summit, from Feb. 8-11, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Added on 01 February, 2022

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

Bringing ‘Friendly Energy’ to the U’Wa People of Colombia

The cloud forests in Western Colombia’s Andes Mountains are home to a diverse group of indigenous communities including the U´wa people. Community traditions prohibit members from using energy from non-renewable sources, so most lack access to electricity. Without computers and the internet, U’wa children’s education lags behind that of other Colombians. The story changed for one U´wa village when a group of geology students and AAPG Chapter members decided to reach out.

Added on 01 February, 2022

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

‘Chaos Will Intensify’ as Oil Investment Crisis Threatens Supply

Last month Houston hosted the 23rd World Petroleum Congress with more than 5,000 attendees from 70 countries. After a one-year postponement due to the global pandemic, energy leaders from across the globe gathered to discuss the future of energy. And the tone of the discussion was sobering. Following on the heels of November’s COP26 meeting in Glasgow, there was recognition that political and societal pressures are shifting the energy sector and the industries in it. But there was widespread concern that the expectations underlying these pressures for change were unrealistic. That those pushing hardest for change lacked a fundamental understanding of what transforming the global energy sector truly entailed, what it would look like when it was complete and the dangers looming from getting it wrong.

Added on 01 January, 2022

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kenneth Bredesen,Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra,Thang Ha

Unsupervised Machine Learning for Characterizing a Geothermal Sandstone Reservoir

The estimated hydrocarbon reserves around the world, when produced, can keep us going for the next several decades. But scientific records and our own experiences are enough evidence that climate change is indeed happening. Addressing it requires energy extraction from non-fossil fuels. One such resource is the natural heat of the Earth, or geothermal energy.

Added on 01 January, 2022

Explorer Article By David Brown

2021 Marked by Oil Price Recovery, Industry Transformation

Producers finally got some relief in 2021. Oil and gas prices recovered from their pandemic lows and remained at high levels through most of the year, as increased production could not keep pace with a global demand recovery. It was a year when higher prices helped energy producers strengthen their balance sheets and improve their bottom lines.

Added on 01 January, 2022

Explorer Article By David Brown

‘Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance’ Launches at COP26

One of the more provocative but less publicized initiatives introduced at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow is an international effort to end oil and gas exploration and production. The Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, created by Denmark and Costa Rica, officially launched its program at COP26.

Added on 01 January, 2022

Webinar By Stephen Ehrenberg

Virtual Webinar

Monday, 19 October 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

The Etiology of Carbonate Porosity

In this webinar, Stephen Ehrenberg will present a review of the various processes that interact to determine the wide variations in porosity found in carbonate strata containing petroleum reserves. Presentation is via Zoom on Monday 19 October at 12:00 London time.

Added on 02 October, 2020

Webinar By Amy Henry,David Tonner,Larry R. Davis,Matt Bell,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 3: New Revenue and Diversification Strategies

Join us for 'Matching Capabilities and Capacity With Current and Emerging Demand Areas; Building a Business Plan That Reflects the Realities of Opportunities'. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 20 May 2020. During this webinar we will discuss: Matching technologies and companies Keys to Building a Resilient Early-Stage Business Multi-Industry Technology: Robotics as a Service

Added on 17 June, 2020

Webinar By Jean-Jacques Biteau

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 22 October 2020, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Pressures, Seals, and Petroleum Traps

Join us to hear Jean-Jaques Biteau talk about key parameters controlling pressure regimes, trap sealing at the level of both the basin and the prospect, as well as areas of uncertainty. Webinar will be presented on Thursday 22 October at 15:00 SGT (UTC+8) Singapore time zone.

Added on 09 September, 2020

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Energy Industry Outlook 2024: What to Expect and Why Reports Often Underestimate U.S. Output

This 2024 energy sector outlook will feature three discussions led by industry experts. Join us for a webinar where industry experts will discuss annual forecasts of global upstream markets, well quality and activite levels, and why US oil output may be more favorable than current reports suggest.

Added on 13 February, 2024

Webinar By Henry W. Posamentier

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 21 May 2020, 9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

Applications and Workflows of Seismic Stratigraphy and Seismic Geomorphology Applied to Deep-Water Settings

Henry W. Posamentier discusses the application of 3-D seismic stratigraphic analyses to the mitigation of risk associated with lithology prediction prior to drilling – workflows and techniques. Principles and workflows of seismic stratigraphy and seismic geomorphology will be discussed and numerous examples will be shown from a variety of different depositional settings.

Added on 20 August, 2020

Webinar By Thulisile Sopete

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 19 November 2020, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Regional Stratigraphy of the Pletmos Basin

Thulisile Sopete explores the sedimentary evolution of the Pletmos Basin. The Pletmos Basin is a sub-basin of the greater Outeniqua Basin, is located off the south coast of South Africa and is bounded by the Bredasdorp Basin to the west, the Gamtoos Basin to the east and the Southern Outeniqua Basin to the south. The approach applied in the analysis for this study was based on five selected seismic transects which were interpreted using seismic stratigraphy. These interpretations were incorporated along with composite logs analysis for their respective wells to provide the framework in understanding how the Pletmos Basin evolved sedimentologically.

Added on 09 November, 2020

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting During the Pandemic: Space Industry and Energy

Join us for 'Space Industry and Energy' where we will discuss a new model of using space and spacial data, analytics and satellite data: new applications, minerals exploration/development/rehab and space. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 12 August 2020.

Added on 16 June, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Friday, 20 January 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Eagle Ford Shale Prospecting with 3D Seismic Data within a Tectonic and Depositional System Framework

The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas is one of the more exciting shale plays in the United States at the current time.

Added on 11 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

Webinar By Arash Nazhad,Larry R. Davis,Sudhir Pai,Sunil Garg,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Opportunities with Earth Imaging Technologies

Join us for 'Pivoting 2021: Opportunities with Earth Imaging Technologies'. Panelists discuss the newest developments and directions in drones, satellite imagery, and other ways to acquire and process images of the Earth's surface. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 12 May 2021.

Added on 03 June, 2020

DL Abstract By Isabelle Moretti

The Natural H₂ Exploration Started: Why, Where and by Who?

Why H₂ is generated in subsurface? Which are the reactions and the promising geological setting? Example in countries where H₂ have already been found: Australia, Brazil. Kinetic reactions: i.e., Is the natural H₂ renewable? What we don't know yet about this resource and about the H₂ systems (generation/transport/accumulation). Overview of the current landscape (subsurface law, permitting, E&P activity)

Request a visit from Isabelle Moretti!

Added on 13 September, 2023

Hot Items

View All Products ...

Book Reviews

Book Review

Memoir 98: The Great American Carbonate Bank–The Geology and Economic Resources of the Cambrian-Ordovician Sauk Megasequence of Laurentia

Comprised of 48 chapters, this Memoir covers the biostratigraphy, ichnology, stratigraphy, depositional facies, diagenesis, and petroleum and mineral resources of the GACB. Product #787. Price: Member $184/List $304.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Book Review

Memoir 77 - Color Guide to Petrography of Carbonate Rocks

This volume expands and improves the AAPG 1978 classic, A Color Illustrated Guide to Carbonate Rock Constituents, Textures, Cements, and Porosities (AAPG Memoir 27). Product #649. SALE Price $24 (Regularly priced: Member $48 / List $68)

Added on 01 June, 2018

Book Review

MEMOIR 100: Tectonics and Sedimentation: Implications for Petroleum Systems

This 18-chapter volume is small enough to focus on the interplay among tectonics, sedimentation, and petroleum systems. Yet it is big enough to cover the diversity of structural styles in important petroliferous sedimentary basins around the globe. Product #1174. Price: Member $174 / List $174.

Added on 01 December, 2018

Book Review

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

View All Book Reviews ...

Alternative Resources

Hot Items

Book Reviews

Related Interests

See Also ...

STAY CONNECTED: