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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Oil and liquids-rich gas deposits are hot targets today among prospectors and operators – and the action in the self-sourced Niobrara shale play in the Rocky Mountain region is about as fired up as it can be.

Added on 01 June, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Western Montana Bakken in Play

A significant new Bakken Shale oil play has finally warmed up in northwest Montana.

Added on 01 June, 2011

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Explorer Was Working Thrustbelt Idea

Doug Strickland dreamed big when his work led to discovery of the Covenant oil field in central Utah.

Added on 01 June, 2011

Explorer Article By Courtney Chadney

Public Is Going BANANAs

It used to be NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), Harbert said, but BANANA is now a more accurate description: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.

Added on 01 June, 2011

Explorer Historical Highlights By Victor Gabela

Persistence, Teamwork Found Caño Limón

This July will mark the 28th anniversary of the 1983 discovery of the giant Caño Limón field (1.1 Billion BO reserves) in Colombia’s Llanos Basin by Oxy Colombia, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum.

Added on 01 May, 2011

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Platt

Adapting to Lower Cost Natural Gas

EMD’s Energy Economics and Technology Committee is a resource center for individuals with interests in business, planning and forecasting aspects of the energy industries.

Added on 01 May, 2011

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Shale Gas Affects LNG Economics

About 10 years ago there was major buzz and much hand wringing over predictions of big time natural gas shortages for the United States.

Added on 01 May, 2011

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Marcellus Core Areas Differentiated

The Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale has become one doozy of a gas play. In fact, it’s one of the premier shale gas plays of North America in terms of total gas resource, extent, production rates and economic potential, according to AAPG member Bill Zagorski, vice president of geology for the Southpointe, Pa., Marcellus shale division at Range Resources, which pioneered the play.

Added on 01 May, 2011

Explorer Regions and Sections By Mahdi Abu Ali,Marek Kacewicz

Inaugural ME Workshop to Yield Publication

The first Geosciences Technology Workshop ever held in the Middle East Region proved to be an enormous success and a remarkable accomplishment for the geosciences community in the area.

Added on 01 April, 2011

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Budget Games: R&D, Tax Breaks in Play

“Winning the future,” is how President Barack Obama characterized the challenge facing the United States in his State of the Union address. And while his goal lacked the specificity of President John F. Kennedy’s charge to put a man on the moon, Obama clearly wanted to mobilize the country.

Added on 01 April, 2011

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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 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 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