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Working it out ... DOE workshop examines applications for microhole technology.

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Conventional wisdom challenged: A geologist makes the case for the unrecognized petroleum potential of Nevada.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

Everyone has heard of a flat spot, so, interested as we are in hydrocarbons, we tend to look for something flat! Also, flat spots have some mystical appeal for explorationists.

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Oceanic seismic operations face multiple challenges in catching high quality data.

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You know all that water that makes offshore seismic operations so ... inconvenient? A new application is allowing scientists to use that same seismic to study the 'layers' of that same water -- and the benefits could go far beyond the world of oil.

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A world at war, a deadly epidemic of global proportions and other catastrophic events teamed up to disrupt in part AAPG’s Distinguished Lecture program last year -- but the train is back on track.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

In the Rockies we are all looking for a hidden structure that will discover a new big gas field. In 1994, Barrett Resources (now Williams Production Company) made a significant Rocky Mountain gas discovery at Cave Gulch Field, with reserves in excess of 600 BCF.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

In the June EXPLORER we discussed the idea that the best overall 3-D seismic survey is not necessarily the one with the best quality data. Nor does it have to be the one with long offset data from all azimuths. This month we look at offset distribution plots and offset-limited fold plots from several different wide-azimuth designs. Then, we will compare these plots to similar plots from a typical narrow-azimuth design.

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John Darley challenges geoscientists to optimize technology to develop hydrocarbon resources.

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Thanks to another's investment in his life Sydney Powers Medalist Peter Vail was able to start down a career path which rewarded not only him but the industry he served.

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DL Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) seismic-reflection surveys provide one of the most important data types for understanding subsurface depositional systems. Quantitative analysis is commonly restricted to geophysical interpretation of elastic properties of rocks in the subsurface. Wide availability of 3D seismic-reflection data and integration provide opportunities for quantitative analysis of subsurface stratigraphic sequences. Here, we integrate traditional seismic-stratigraphic interpretation with quantitative geomorphologic analysis and numerical modeling to explore new insights into submarine-channel evolution.

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Request a visit from Jacob Covault!

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DL Abstract

Around 170 million years ago, the Gulf of Mexico basin flooded catastrophically, and the pre-existing landscape, which had been a very rugged, arid, semi-desert world, was drowned beneath an inland sea of salt water. The drowned landscape was then buried under kilometers of salt, perfectly preserving the older topography. Now, with high-quality 3D seismic data, the salt appears as a transparent layer, and the details of the drowned world can be seen in exquisite detail, providing a unique snapshot of the world on the eve of the flooding event. We can map out hills and valleys, and a system of river gullies and a large, meandering river system. These rivers in turn fed into a deep central lake, whose surface was about 750m below global sea level. This new knowledge also reveals how the Louann Salt was deposited. In contrast to published models, the salt was deposited in a deep water, hypersaline sea. We can estimate the rate of deposition, and it was very fast; we believe that the entire thickness of several kilometers of salt was laid down in a few tens of thousands of years, making it possibly the fastest sustained deposition seen so far in the geological record.

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Request a visit from Frank Peel!

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VG Abstract

In comparison with the known boundary conditions that promote salt deformation and flow in sedimentary basins, the processes involved with the mobilization of clay-rich detrital sediments are far less well established. This talk will use seismic examples in different tectonic settings to document the variety of shale geometries that can be formed under brittle and ductile deformations.

Request a visit from Juan I. Soto!

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