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Explorer Division Column DEG By Mary Harris

In past years, DEG’s major areas of technical focus have included hydrogeology, environmental geophysics and carbon sequestration as it relates to the petroleum industry. Over the next year we intend to expand our technical focus areas to include:

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer President’s Column By David Rensink

The Real Cost of Water – Going Up

As geoscientists we have a good understanding of many of the factors that can affect our industry – but one factor that we may understand the least is water.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Article

GCAGS Sets 60th Annual Meeting in San Antonio

A varied technical program that examines both the onshore and offshore activity – and potential – of one of the world’s most prolific regions has been planned for this year’s AAPG Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies annual meeting, which will be held Oct. 10-12 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Article

Eastern Section Spotlights Shales

The onshore shale petroleum systems of eastern North America will be in the spotlight during the AAPG Eastern Section’s annual meeting, set Sept. 25-29 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

GOM Plans Redefined After Macondo

Picking themselves up: Operators in the Gulf of Mexico are continuing to push forward in the aftermath of Macondo.

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Some Summer (or Winter) Reading Ideas

John Hofmeister is well known to many in the oil and gas industry as former head of Shell’s U.S. operations. Trained as a political scientist and then working at General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal before coming to Shell, his background is one of planning, preparation and pragmatism.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Boak

Oil Shales Making Cautious Progress

Despite discouraging economic conditions over the last two years, development of the world’s vast resources of oil shale continues to make progress.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer President’s Column By David Rensink

Responding in Critical Times

This is a crucial month for the Gulf of Mexico in specific and the oil industry in general. This is the month BP expects to have a relief well in a position to stop the flow of oil from its deepwater well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Frederick Brook Shale Spurs Canadian Exploration

Game changer? Horizontal drilling affirms more than a decade of E&P efforts in Canada’s Maritime provinces – the Frederick Brook Shale emerges as a potentially prolific play.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Maureen Moses

EPA Frac Study to Focus on Water Impact

Is it safe? The Environmental Protection Agency is studying hydraulic fracturing to determine its impact on surface, ground and drinking water resources.

Added on 01 July, 2010

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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Free Access to AAPG's Discovery Series 10 and 15 Full Data Set Tutorials

Courtesy of AAPG and AAPG Datapages, two Discovery Series data sets have been donated free of charge for use as online teaching materials. Discovery Series 10 – Sandstone Petrology: A Tutorial Petrographic Image Atlas 2nd Edition and Discovery Series 15 – Carbonate Petrology: Interactive Petrography Tutorial, both authored by Kitty Milliken, have been posted online for easy accessibility.

Added on 11 May, 2020

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Added on 13 April, 2018