Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

There are lots of ways to foul up a perfectly good exploratory prospect. Some are geological or geophysical; others involve misapplications of engineering principles.

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Explorer President’s Column

Geologists! Give back to your geology department! Your career was the result of effort and expertise gained from your alma mater.

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Anchorage gas diminishing: Natural gas, that is. Economics force a look at coalbed methane.

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An EXPLORER perennial: A list showing the top oil and gas discoveries for 2001.

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Neither rain, nor sleet, now snow nor the mountains of iceberg alley are stopping the industry in the Canadian East Coast offshore.

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Here's some good news: At least some analysts believe positive trends are looming for the energy industry.

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Technology innovations in horizontal drilling and geosteering unlock the vast reserves of the Venezuela field Petrozuata.

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Explorer Regions and Sections

The International Pavilion (IP) Committee invites all AAPG members and attendees to visit the IP March 10-13 during AAPG's 2002 annual meeting in Houston.

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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column

A taboo is a problem everyone acknowledges privately, but no one is comfortable talking about openly.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Intimidated at the wellsite? Geologists who keep up to speed on developments involving drilling fluids and new techniques can be enormously valuable.

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Hot Items

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Brazil’s famed “Father of the Pre-Salt,” Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella, is credited with several major oil discoveries and with advances in petroleum systems research.

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The South American country of Suriname has launched an aggressive campaign to ramp up offshore oil production.

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Adventure enthusiasts should enjoy the story of Angelo Pitoni, a larger- than-life geologist whose story includes exploits rivaling any of those portrayed on the big screen. This article focuses specifically on a chapter of his life that took place in my country, Venezuela, and forms part of our country’s oil exploration history.

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Explorer Article

An influx of recent mergers and acquisitions has brought even more operators to the Permian, and there are some regions where there is still much geoscience to be done. 

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