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Explorer Article By Larry Nation

AAPG provides invited testimony twice before Congress regarding America's energy situation.

Added on 01 May, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

In the early days of E&P risk analysis, one of the most widely used terms was “most likely,” representing some perceived intermediate outcome.

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Digits Offer Prospecting Medium

Remember when we all thought that e-commerce was an automatic way to make millions of dollars?

Added on 01 April, 2001

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AAPG Pushes Policy Initiatives

AAPG is at the forefront of two major initiatives to further the profession of petroleum geology that are planned in Washington, D.C., involving an invited appearance before Congress in March and a special AAPG-convened Energy Summit in April.

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

What Is the Chance for Success?

This month we’ll discuss effective methods for estimating existence factors - our confidence (= probability) that key geologic requirements such as HC-charge, reservoir and closure have been satisfied in the subsurface by Mother Nature.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Patterns Reveal Seismic's Tales

Patterns in seismic: Picture a 3-D seismic data sample. Now picture a strand of DNA. Combine the two, and get ready for a new technology that brings pattern recognition to the oil patch.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Being Nimble in a Fluid Industry

Seismic contractors -- What's next? Nobody is ready to proclaim the dark days over for seismic contractors, but companies are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Personnel Issues Loom Large

Personnel issues are looming large for geophysical contractors.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Shale Gas Exciting Again

There’s a new - some might say urgent - sense of excitement when it comes to the role of shale gas production in today’s energy mix, as well as its potential for the coming years.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Jack Edwards

Santos Finds Took Some Time

Shell Oil's Pecten explored on 23 risk contract blocks in nine onshore and offshore basins in Brazil from 1976 to 1990. A total of 27 wildcats and six development wells were drilled on 13 blocks.

Added on 01 February, 2001

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Explorer Article By Jhonny Casas

Angelo Pitoni, a Real-Life 'Indiana Jones' in Venezuelan Territory

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.

Added on 01 March, 2022

Explorer Article By David Brown

Persistent Prospects of the Permian

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.

Added on 26 March, 2024

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

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.

Added on 01 April, 2024

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás,Sylvia Anjos

The ‘Father of the Pre-Salt’

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.

Added on 01 April, 2024