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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Let's make a deal: Landowners sitting atop prospective properties have learned there's strength in numbers.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Second verse, same as the first: Headlines earlier this year proclaimed the Marcellus Shale as the year's most surprising play. Today the surprise is gone – but the play is getting hotter still.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Louisiana Play a 'Company Maker'?

A brand new day: Louisiana's new Haynesville Shale play is being touted as the harbinger of what may open an untapped region to prolific gas production.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Prices, Technology Make Shales Hot

In case you missed the news, shale plays are hot right now – and a quick look at U.S. shale activity trends is a revealing, dramatic story.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Gas Takes Round 1 In Power Match

A proposed coal-fueled power plant generated media and political heat for months, but never got off the drawing board last year in Oklahoma.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Coal Vs. Gas: Let the Mix-Up Begin

Round Two: The Coal vs. Gas battle continues, and the combatants come out swinging.

Added on 01 July, 2008

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Nagging Biofuel Issues Linger

A hard look at biofuels: The spring of 2008 will not be remembered fondly in Haiti. The small, troubled Caribbean island country is again experiencing wrenching civil unrest.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Article By Dan Smith,Pat Gratton

Office Puts 'GEO' in DC

Bob Gunn, 1978-79 AAPG president and 1997 Sidney Powers medalist, once said, “Most people think in three-dimensional terms, but the petroleum explorationist must think in as many as six. The fourth dimension is time, the fifth is money and the sixth is politics.”

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

3-D Being Used More in Rockies

What’s good for the Gulf is good for the mountains, too: 3-D seismic acquisition is proving its value in the rugged Rocky Mountains.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Jaws Drop Over Bakken Potential

The recent USGS assessment of the Bakken formation's potential has put a smile on many a face in the industry.

Added on 01 June, 2008

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Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

Added on 01 April, 2024

Explorer Article By Jhonny Casas

Angelo Pitoni, a Real-Life 'Indiana Jones' in Venezuelan Territory

Adventure enthusiasts should enjoy the story of Angelo Pitoni, a larger- than-life geologist whose story includes exploits rivaling any of those portrayed on the big screen. This article focuses specifically on a chapter of his life that took place in my country, Venezuela, and forms part of our country’s oil exploration history.

Added on 01 March, 2022

Explorer Article By David Brown

Persistent Prospects of the Permian

An influx of recent mergers and acquisitions has brought even more operators to the Permian, and there are some regions where there is still much geoscience to be done.

Added on 26 March, 2024

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás,Sylvia Anjos

The ‘Father of the Pre-Salt’

Brazil’s famed “Father of the Pre-Salt,” Guilherme de Oliveira Estrella, is credited with several major oil discoveries and with advances in petroleum systems research.

Added on 01 April, 2024