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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Oil and gas companies have spent years cleaning up and formatting their huge datasets for processing. When that cleanup work is done, the industry will be able to apply machine learning, artificial intelligence and Big Data techniques to extract information and improve operations. And maybe even make exploration discoveries.

Added on 01 June, 2019

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

'Part of the DNA'

When this year’s Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award winner Bernard Christian Duval was younger, he dreamed of becoming a pilot – preferably a fighter pilot, but then discovered he was colorblind; thus, he had to give up his first love. His second love worked out all right, though. Duval, who started his career in 1968 and spent most of it at Total, discovered geology during a summer internship in Morocco, and while he soon realized that geologists, too, need to see color, he discovered there are ways to compensate, to adjust, to find other ways around the obstacles – an adaptation that has served him well throughout his career.

Added on 01 May, 2019

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Communicating Through Controversy

Hydraulic fracturing and earthquakes, volcanoes and climate change. Hardly a day goes by without geological issues of some kind or another making the news. The pervasiveness of social media makes members of the public more likely than ever to voice their opinion about these topics and to share information that may or may not be accurate. So what is a geoscientist’s role in this increasingly connected society? Who is responsible for answering tough questions about the energy sector’s impact on the environment? Iain Stewart is an expert on these questions.

Added on 01 May, 2019

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Interview with Deet Schumacher and Gary Rice: Hydrocarbon Microseepage and Improved Exploration and Development of Reservoirs

The earliest oil fields were found after explorationists drilled where they saw oil seeps on the surface. Now, new technologies and techniques can make microseeps visible and, as in the earliest discoveries, point to where oil may be found beneath the surface.

Added on 17 April, 2019

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Norway's Offshore Tech Lab

“The Norwegian continental shelf may historically be described as a giant offshore technology laboratory.” That’s Jon Are Rørtveit, vice president and commercial director of the Offshore Northern Seas Foundation, talking about the unique dynamic and possibilities to be found off the Norwegian continental shelf. Norway’s offshore exploration industry is well-established as an international exporter of smart technologies and innovative solutions.

Added on 01 April, 2019

Bulletin Article By James Utley,Joshua Griffiths,Luke Wooldridge,Richard H. Worden,Robert Duller

Compositional variation in modern estuarine sands: Predicting major controls on sandstone reservoir quality

Primary depositional mineralogy has a major impact on sandstone reservoir quality. The spatial distribution of primary depositional mineralogy in sandstones is poorly understood, and consequently, empirical models typically fail to accurately predict reservoir quality.

Added on 25 March, 2019

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

AAPG's First GeoTour to Iceland: Interview with Jason Jweda and Aimee Villarreal

AAPG is hosting its first geotour to Iceland August 3-11. Led by geologists Jason Jweda and Aime Villarreal, the tour will explore many parts of the absolutely stunning Iceland. Participants will stay in Reykjavik, and travel to locations each day.

Added on 19 March, 2019

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

More Energy with Less Carbon

January’s President’s Column in the EXPLORER covered creative and collaborative space in exploration to “recycle” or revitalize petroleum basins for an economic industry. February’s column discussed development and enhanced oil recovery to maximize recovery of reserves for an optimized industry. This month’s column, in turn, addresses the third, and an increasingly important aspect of sustainable petroleum development: carbon capture, use and storage for a viable industry.

Added on 01 March, 2019

Explorer Division Column DEG By Mary Barrett

A Sustainable Future with Good Resource Stewardship

When one lives in Louisiana, even in the northern part, February and early March are full of tidings of “laissez les bon temps rouler!” or “let the good times roll!’’ Only geoscience nerds like you and I would apply that to May’s exceptional 2019 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in San Antonio. So, start these good times rolling now by registering early on or before March 21 for a great discount.

Added on 01 March, 2019

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Casablanca: Spain's Biggest Oil Field

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

Added on 01 March, 2019

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