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Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Holding on to Our Sense of Wonder and Awe

Just days ago we, here in North America, experienced a full solar eclipse. As daylight turned to twilight in midday, outside temperatures fell, and we witnessed one of the grandest celestial dances as the moon slipped between Earth and sun. Awe and wonder is a natural and human response to such an event.

Added on 01 September, 2017

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Bent Erlend Kjolhamar,Graziella Kirtland Grech,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Characterizing Shallow Seismic Anomalies

Many areas of the western Barents Sea host shallow as well as deep-seated hydrocarbon accumulations from which fluids are migrating to the sea floor. Evidence of past episodes of gas migration can be seen in the form of pockmarks on the sea floor as well as vertical pipes or chimneys on seismic sections.

Added on 01 May, 2017

Explorer Division Column EMD By Anne Draucker

Getting to Know the Energy Minerals Division

There are a surprising number of AAPG Members (new and experienced) who are not familiar with the technical divisions of AAPG and what they do. Given how much excellent work is done in the divisions, everyone is encouraged to learn more about them.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Wiki Article

Methane Clathrate Wikipedia Discussion

Methane clathrate (CH4·5.75H2O) or (4CH4·23H2O), also called methane hydrate, hydromethane, methane ice, fire ice, natural gas hydrate, or gas hydrate, is a solid clathrate compound (more specifically, a clathrate hydrate) in which a large amount of methane is trapped within a crystal structure of water, forming a solid similar to ice. Originally thought to occur only in the outer regions of the Solar System, where temperatures are low and water ice is common, significant deposits of methane clathrate have been found under sediments on the ocean floors of the Earth.

Added on 27 May, 2016

Explorer Division Column EMD By Art Johnson, EMD Gas Hydrate Committee Chair

Natural Gas Hydrate: An 'Emerging Resource' Finally Emerges

Natural gas hydrate (NGH), a crystalline compound of water and natural gas, has been recognized as a vast potential energy resource for over two decades, but its commerciality has persistently remained beyond the horizon due to technical and economic hurdles.

Added on 01 November, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

India Gets Aggressive About Oil Exploration

While exploration has slowed in many parts of the world in response to the industry’s lagging downturn, India is moving full steam ahead to encourage exploration and production on a domestic and international scale.

Added on 01 November, 2015

Europe Blog

Global Screening of Gas Hydrates – How does the Arctic score?

On October 2, at the 3P Arctic Conference & Exhibition, Thomas Reichel will speak on 'Global Screening of Gas Hydrates – How does the Arctic score?.'

Added on 19 September, 2015

Energy Policy Blog By Edith Allison

Field Experiments for Methane Production from Hydrates

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) methane-hydrate program is making a giant leap forward in 2015 with a new field test. But, why should we care about methane hydrates? First, the world will continue to depend on fossil fuels well past 2040 and natural gas is the cleanest option. Second, some countries that do not have sufficient indigenous energy have potentially large methane hydrate resources. Finally, methane hydrates occur in low concentrations over vast areas of the seafloor and shallow subsea sediments around the world, including the Arctic. If these areas warm, the hydrates could dissociate, releasing methane.

Added on 13 February, 2015

Wiki Article

Gas Hydrates

Gas hydrates (also called gas clathrates) are icelike, crystalline solids composed of natural-gas molecules, principally methane, trapped in rigid crystalline cages formed by frozen water molecules.

Added on 25 June, 2014

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

AAPG Ready for Its Role at the Upcoming OTC

OTC is a big show. Since 1969 more than 2.2 million attendees have participated. Last year alone attendance reached 101,000, once again approaching the 1982 high of 108,000. And the city of Houston has derived over $2.5 billion in economic value during the history of the event.

Added on 01 May, 2014

Workshop

Houston, Texas

Thursday, 6 June – Friday, 7 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Geothermal, Lithium, Hydrogen: New Energy from Subsurface Fluids Conference

For the first time, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and Geothermal Rising are bringing together geothermal, critical minerals and gases to explore the connections between them, either in the formation of the reservoirs or reserves, or in exploring for, evaluating, and producing them. Specifically, the conference will bring together geothermal, lithium, geologic hydrogen, helium, iodine, and more in the form of technical presentations, probing panel discussions, poster sessions, and more.

Added on 12 March, 2024

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)

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Added on 13 September, 2023

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Natural Gas Hydrates: Resource of the 21st Century?

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