Events Blog
By Grant Smith
Register now for the 2019 Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE), held 19-22 May 2019, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, and save your seats for these training events.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 23 January, 2019
Bulletin Article
Helium and nitrogen variations in Panhandle–Hugoton field (PHF) gases are products of interaction between hydrocarbon gas from the Anadarko basin and at least two water masses with dissolved nitrogen and helium.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 21 January, 2019
Events Blog
By Grant Smith
Register now for the 2019 Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE), held 19-22 May 2019, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 14 January, 2019
Events Blog
By Grant Smith
Learn how machine learning and analytics are transforming the way that the industry explores for and produces oil and gas with these two training events.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 02 January, 2019
Explorer Historical Highlights
By Jon Gluyas
Little more than a novelty when first discovered, helium has become a key commodity. It is used extensively in medical cryogenics, analytical and lab applications, breathing mixtures, as a lift gas, for arc welding, leak detection and, contrary to popular belief, only a little is used to inflate party balloons. There are few substitutes for helium and so, as its applications have become more common, demand has grown and supply is struggling to match demand.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019
Explorer Article
By Mark J. Gallagher
Earlier this year, in a surprise move, the Texas Sunset Advisory Committee recommended to eliminate the Texas Board of Professional Geology and repeal the Texas Geoscience Practice Act. Local Texas geoscience organizations and societies mobilized quickly to protest this decision and move forward.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 December, 2018
Events Blog
By Chelsea Hise
We are pleased to announce that AAPG has scheduled this research conference to be held June 18-20, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Convenors for this conference are Dr. Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher (GeoField Services, Paris) and Dr. Gary K. Rice (GeoFrontiers Corp., Dallas).
The past two decades have seen not only a continued interest in the topic of hydrocarbon microseepage, but have resulted in ongoing development of new and novel exploration technologies and applications. These have led to improved integration of geochemistry with geology, geophysics, and remote sensing, and have resulted in more efficient exploration and development strategies.
We hope to bring together 70-90 international experts from industry, academia, and government to review the state of knowledge of hydrocarbon microseepage in light of the new body of data and insights gained in the past two decades and current research directions.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 09 November, 2018
Explorer President’s Column
By Denise Cox
I’m writing November’s President’s Column on day 19 after Hurricane Michael devasted the Panhandle communities in Bay County, Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. I was driving from the AAPG Eastern Section Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. to the California University of Pennsylvania for an AAPG Visiting Geoscientist lecture and pulled to the side of the road to watch the weather radar at 12:43 p.m. as the west side of the eye of a hurricane, two knots shy of a Category 5, passed over my hometown of Panama City.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2018
Events Blog
By Grant Smith
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and its Divisions, along with the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), the Austin Geological Society and the South Texas Geological Society are proud to host the AAPG 2019 Annual Convention & Exhibition (ACE) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas 19-22 May 2019. . Submit your papers today! Your research, knowledge, and expertise are what helps our geoscience community navigate towards A Sustainable Future.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 09 October, 2018
Explorer Division Column DPA
By Mark J. Gallagher
In early August, we learned that a Texas Sunset Review Board had recommended the elimination of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists. Our local AAPG-affiliated societies quickly organized an information campaign and defense for the TBPG. This shows the importance of strong, well organized local affiliates. This situation also raises several questions about the professional status of geologists in our society and how we view ourselves.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 October, 2018