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Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

The Evolution and Future of Unconventional Oil Plays

Focusing on rocks, learning from others and implementing new technologies were the keys to success identified during a talk on “Evolution of Unconventional Oil Plays from Early Innovations to Future Challenges,” at the DPA luncheon held during the recent AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Denver.

Added on 01 July, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

America's On Top – Now What?

Unconventional resources have propelled the United States to the top of the world’s energy producers, and the downturn is just another opportunity to figure out how to keep getting better.

Added on 01 July, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Come Hungry for Unconventional Fare

There’s little that’s conventional about this year’s UnconventionalResources Technology Conference URTeC), slated this year for a newlocation and boasting a technical program that is cutting edge in content and expertise. URTeC 2015 will be held July 20-22 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

Added on 01 July, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

New Ways of Evaluating Sweet Spots Take Hold

Unconventional plays in the Permian Basin are nothing new to the shale scene, as the basin has been horizontally drilled and hydraulically fractured for years. Still, a new approach for evaluating sweet spots, particularly in the Avalon Shale of the play’s Delaware Basin, is slowly changing the way unconventional resources are explored – and perhaps one day, developed.

Added on 01 July, 2015

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

Canadian Oil Sands Development – The Risks and Rewards

The chief geologist for a Canadian regulatory agency says the group is working to assess potential risks by better understanding the full geologic framework in the development of oil sands and heavy oil in the province of Alberta.

Added on 01 July, 2015

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Revitalizing Reservoirs: Key Questions to Address

With the recent surge in new techniques and technology, as well as new plays put into production, a tremendous opportunity exists in both U.S. and international reservoirs to apply lessons learned to existing reservoirs in order to economically increase production and recoverable reserves.

Added on 18 June, 2015

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Reality-Based Reservoir Development: New Teams, Techniques, Technologies

Added on 18 June, 2015

Explorer President’s Column By Randi Martinsen

Good Times, Bad Times—We Don't Quit

Oil prices were at near record highs when I became AAPG president almost exactly one year ago – and immediately thereafter they began to fall.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

A Resource Waiting To Be Developed

This may come as a surprise to a number of industry participants, but Utah is home to the largest oil sand resource in the United States. Largest, as in an estimated 16 billion barrels of bitumen and heavy oil.

Added on 01 June, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Current Conditions Allow 'A Time to Regroup'

Are current conditions in oil and gas creating a big opportunity for petroleum geologists in the Rocky Mountain region? Some experts say today’s drilling slowdown gives geologists time to catch up on recent advances in science, providing a less hectic opportunity to analyze data, study reservoirs and create improved models.

Added on 01 June, 2015

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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