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AAPG is combining synchronous and asynchronous online instruction to give you a robust learning experience that allows you to reinforce your learning with readings, reflection, and learning activities.

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Explorer Article

Bracket busting? Ten geology departments from around the world are set for this year’s Imperial Barrel Awards competition in Denver. Let the games begin.

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Learn! Blog

An e-symposium on May 21 at 2 pm introduces you to the practical benefits of thermal profiling for a variety of unconventional oil and gas projects, including tight gas sands, oil shale, low-gravity oil.

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Explorer Article

Geoscientists exploring the Spraberry trend in Texas are supplementing 3-D seismic with advanced technologies to improve results.

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Learn! Blog

For those of you who attended our inaugural Web Symposium, I would like to offer a sincere thank you.

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Learn! Blog

Find out about our new Web Symposium Series, GTWs, and listen to a description of upcoming events.

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Explorer Geophysical Corner

The methodology described here may benefit those who are confronted with the problem of interpreting complex structures from limited-quality 3-D seismic images.

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Explorer Article

An aggressive outreach effort by the Roswell Geological Society, supported in part by the AAPG Foundation, reached over 350 persons and resulted in the raising of over $56,000 to fund scholarships and further education efforts.

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Explorer Foundation Update

AAPG Foundation Board of Trustees recently approved the establishment of a new Named Grant-in-Aid to benefit graduate students and honor past Foundation Trustee Chairman James E. Wilson.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

Gas shales have advanced to an economic gas play since the year 2000 thanks to a combination of high gas prices, shale reservoir characterization and advances in drilling and completion technology.

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