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Explorer Spotlight On… By Barry Friedman

Wigley's Vision: Making Data More Accessible

In the valued storage areas of AAPG offices in Tulsa, in electronic files and databases, cabinets and binders and loose leaf folders and online archives there are approximately a half million maps, photos, AAPG BULLETINs, AAPG publications, well logs and other important geoscience information.

Added on 01 December, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Geosteering Keeps Drillers On the Right Track

It’s all about staying on target: Technological advances are helping to make geosteering an increasingly valuable tool for geologists involved in horizontal wells.

Added on 01 December, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Oklahoma Geologists are Basement-Bound

A new well in Oklahoma may be the most historic and geologically interesting project in the entire country – and for a bonus, it may involve a new helium province.

Added on 01 December, 2012

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

It's All About the Play

From prospects to discoveries: The art of the deal will be among the valuable lessons shared during the inaugural DPA-sponsored Playmaker Forum, coming soon in Houston.

Added on 01 December, 2012

Explorer Article By Kathryn Kynett

Congress Deadline Looms; Is Helium Doomed?

The world's helium shortage is not a household topic, but it could become one in 2013 – this long-called a 'looming crisis' is now a fast-approaching reality.

Added on 01 December, 2012

Explorer Historical Highlights By Larry Nation

Tulsa: Oil Capital of the World

When the appellation was declared by Tulsa, it was a boomtown in Indian Territory fast growing into a city with an entrepreneurial excitement fueled by some massive oil fields nearby. And the title was up for grabs.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer President’s Column By Ted Beaumont

Concepts Shift Creates Ripples of Change

In North America onshore, the resource play has caused a dramatic shift in the exploration objectives of many, if not most, independent and major petroleum companies.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Shale List Grows

Shale List Grows: Production from unconventional reservoirs, particularly shale, has been a boon to U.S. domestic natural gas stockpiles.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Article By David Brown

Assumed 'Simplicities' Masked Hidden Potential

The name game: Unraveling the geologic complexities of the Granite Wash is tough enough, but one team of geologists went one better – they unraveled the mystery of the clashing nomenclatures.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Buffalo Roam as Oil Pumps

Oh give me a home where the buffalo … coexist with the oil industry. Thanks to a lot of cooperation and mutual respect, such a place exists at Oklahoma’s Tallgrass PrairiePreserve.

Added on 01 June, 2012

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