Explorer Director’s Corner

John Wooden, the Hall of Fame college basketball coach from UCLA was asked about achievement. He said, 'Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.'

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Explorer A Look Back Column

In 1954, the American Petroleum Institute released a national survey concerning public attitudes towards the oil and gas business. It was noted that 72 percent of the survey respondents had a favorable impression of the oil business.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Three-D seismic and the explosion of processing techniques that have continually made the data more useful are a vital part of today’s exploration and production projects — but this proliferation has created a problem for oil companies: What to do with all that data?

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Explorer Article

Strong oil and gas prices, growing confidence in the Gulf of Mexico deep shelf gas play and continuing successes in deepwater were the key drivers behind the March Central Gulf lease sale, the busiest lease sale in six years.

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Explorer Article

Ten years old and going strong: The Auger deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico continues to yield not just hydrocarbons, but valuable data.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

To know where you’re going, sometimes you have to know where you are.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Thanks to stubbornly-high commodity prices, record profits are being rung up at a host of oil and gas firms. For the most part they're using the accruing volumes of cash to pay down debt and spruce up their financial standing in general.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The Middle East dominates the world's energy scene, the world's politics, the world's media focus — and in Dallas, the Middle East will again be in the spotlight.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Seismic technology continues to drive the deep gas play in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

New kids on the block: International players have discovered the joys — and potential for success — of doing seismic in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Short Course
Houston, Texas
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

In Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), hydraulic stimulation is used to increase the flow rate achievable during circulation between geothermal wells. This course will cover key concepts related to hydraulic fracturing and reservoir engineering in EGS.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Short Course
Houston, Texas
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

This course provides a comprehensive methodology for the diagnosis, analysis, and forecasting of well production data in unconventional resources.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Short Course
Houston, Texas
Saturday, 15 June Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

This two-day course introduces a workflow and reviews methods for performing quantitative rate-transient analysis of fractured vertical and multi-fractured horizontal wells (MFHWs), produced from unconventional (low-permeability) gas and light oil reservoirs, including shales.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Short Course
Houston, Texas
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Short Course
Houston, Texas
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Learn how to prepare for, conduct, and document safe and effective field activities involving students (field camps) and/or local inhabitants (Geoscientists without Borders) by following generally accepted health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) practices.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Workshop
Houston, Texas
Tuesday, 21 May Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

As the world heads toward what could be a significant shortfall in energy supply relative to demand, it is more important than ever for our industry to help stakeholders understand the contribution of the hydrocarbon sector in balancing that energy equation. To do that, the industry needs individuals who can find, exploit, and appropriately assess reserves and resources. The AAPG DPA – SPE OGRC Petroleum Reserves and Resources Forum will help decision makers better understand the energy resource picture, and help interpreters and investors make more accurate reserve and resource assessments.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Short Course
Houston, Texas
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

This one-day course familiarizes attendees with the issues in the discipline of geohazards assessment. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to identify, select, and interpret the appropriate geohazards data, understand different types of geohazards documents, and engage the full-time geohazards specialist to complete a thorough assessment.

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David Clay David Clay President (2023-2024) CRA Advisors (713) 417-4937
Michael F. Erpenbeck Michael F. Erpenbeck Past President (2023-2024) Upstream Advisors Group (832) 418-0221
Hunter Stockdale Carr Hunter Stockdale Carr President Elect (2023-2024) Carr Resources, Inc. (903) 597-2336
Bryan Guzman Bryan Guzman Treasurer (2019-2024) Premier Corex (832) 503-4645

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