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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Let's make a deal: Landowners sitting atop prospective properties have learned there's strength in numbers.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Second verse, same as the first: Headlines earlier this year proclaimed the Marcellus Shale as the year's most surprising play. Today the surprise is gone – but the play is getting hotter still.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Louisiana Play a 'Company Maker'?

A brand new day: Louisiana's new Haynesville Shale play is being touted as the harbinger of what may open an untapped region to prolific gas production.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Prices, Technology Make Shales Hot

In case you missed the news, shale plays are hot right now – and a quick look at U.S. shale activity trends is a revealing, dramatic story.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Gas Takes Round 1 In Power Match

A proposed coal-fueled power plant generated media and political heat for months, but never got off the drawing board last year in Oklahoma.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Coal Vs. Gas: Let the Mix-Up Begin

Round Two: The Coal vs. Gas battle continues, and the combatants come out swinging.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Nagging Biofuel Issues Linger

A hard look at biofuels: The spring of 2008 will not be remembered fondly in Haiti. The small, troubled Caribbean island country is again experiencing wrenching civil unrest.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Article By Dan Smith,Pat Gratton

Office Puts 'GEO' in DC

Bob Gunn, 1978-79 AAPG president and 1997 Sidney Powers medalist, once said, “Most people think in three-dimensional terms, but the petroleum explorationist must think in as many as six. The fourth dimension is time, the fifth is money and the sixth is politics.”

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

3-D Being Used More in Rockies

What’s good for the Gulf is good for the mountains, too: 3-D seismic acquisition is proving its value in the rugged Rocky Mountains.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Jaws Drop Over Bakken Potential

The recent USGS assessment of the Bakken formation's potential has put a smile on many a face in the industry.

Added on 01 June, 2008

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Explorer Historical Highlights By Bernard Duval,Jean Laherrere,Jean-Jacques Biteau,Jean-Marie Masset

From Outcrops to the Champs-Elysées: Petroleum Exploration in the Paris Basin

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today.

Added on 01 March, 2024

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

How the U Adds Value in CCUS

Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage.

Added on 01 March, 2024

Explorer Article By David Brown

What Will it Take to Get CCUS Ready for Prime Time?

Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more.

Added on 01 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

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