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Explorer Geophysical Corner By Jack Meyer

Precision Is Now the Norm for Pool Development

The storage field geologist, while worrying about such things as spill points and thief zones, is primarily concerned with “location, location, location.”

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Article By David Brown

de Boue (Great Geologist?) Gets Last Laugh

Read ten reasons to visit www.sjgs.com, the Web site of the San Joaquin Geological Society (SJGS) in Bakersfield, California.

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Accidental' Steps Give Global View

Domestic oil and gas finders are attracted to international turf for any number of reasons -- the lure of the big find, the challenges inherent in uncharted territory. Indeed, it can be a heady experience.

Added on 01 January, 2001

Explorer Article By Thomas Dolan

West Kerns Oil Heritage Lives On

Kern Museum: One-time oil camp resident tries to restore 'home' for posterity.

Added on 01 November, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Marlan Downey

Carrots, Sticks Are Good Tools

In 1969, Shell Oil began looking for places where its new 'bright spot' technology could be useful in the onshore of the United States. Armed with a list of rock and fluid criteria, I began making a search for places where this novel technique could be as useful to Shell in the onshore USA as it was in the Gulf of Mexico.

Added on 01 October, 2000

Explorer Article By Thomas Dolan

Well Data Drafted for Quake Duty

One hundred years of petroleum exploration and development in the Los Angeles region have produced a rich legacy of geological and geophysical data -- a legacy that the oil industry has spent billions of dollars to obtain.

Added on 01 October, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Horizontal Wells Now Common

An increasing number of companies, in an increasing number of places around the world, consider horizontal drilling as an option in all kinds of plays. Through May 1999 Denver-based IHS Energy Group's databases contained records for 20,430 horizontal wells in 67 different countries.

Added on 01 September, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Study Eyes the Core of the Matter

While depressed oil prices in the late 1990s cooled data preservation efforts, officials are trying to kick-start a cross discipline approach that would incorporate all earth science disciplines that benefit from the data.

Added on 01 July, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Efforts Continue to 'Save the Rocks'

In this computer age it's easy to lose sight of the all-important fact that those gee whiz computer graphics and models that so beautifully depict the subsurface of the earth still have to start with the basics. The geologic data and rocks.

Added on 01 July, 2000

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Louisiana Teachers Get CD 'Tool'

When it comes to geological teaching tools, a CD-ROM released recently by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proves all over again that the best things often come in small packages.

Added on 01 July, 2000

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