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Explorer Regions and Sections By Brenda Cunningham

Robbie Gries does it. Mike Party is just now learning how to do it. Bob Cowdery's been doing it for years.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

Since starting this column in January 2001, the topics have focused on concepts and techniques to help you value your E&P ventures more objectively, or to manage your E&P business more efficiently. But Robbie Gries' stirring presidential address at the recent Houston annual meeting reminds us that ethics is a key part of our profession and business, one that we need to pay more (and more frequent) attention to.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Supply Component Essential to an Energy Policy

U.S. Representative Joe Barton told AAPG members that a supply component must be part of any meaningful energy policy — and the U.S. House of Representatives is resolved to pass legislation that will provide the nation with a sound basis for future energy decisions.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Sound Energy Policy Focuses on Future

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee stressed that America needs a sound energy policy focused on the future.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

Paper by Harris, Cooper Earns Matson Award

A paper presented in Houston by Richard G. Harris and Mark Cooper dealing with remote sensing has earned them the George C. Matson Award for the best oral presentation at an AAPG annual meeting.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

Big Crowds Boost Annual Meeting

A convention that celebrated the profession's golden days even while eyeing future exploration possibilities ended up being the largest AAPG annual meeting in nearly two decades

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Lagging Industry Upturn

If you could listen to a heartbeat of the geophysical industry today, you might be tempted to call 911. While not yet to the life support stage, the health of this sector might best be described as poor and still declining.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

DOE Study Reveals Access Limitations

3W EXPLORER Exclusive: DOE Report in the Rocky Mountains reveals the challenges of accessing petroleum resources.

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Article By David Brown

Mankin Takes Case to Congress

A potentially controversial paper proposes a new category for oil and gas evaluation: “Viable resource.'

Added on 01 May, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

NPR-A Looking Good After Study

Coming soon: A new USGS resource assessment of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, an area that may hold the key to Alaska's exploration future.

Added on 01 May, 2002

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Explorer Article By J.K. Dietrich

Natural Increase of Oil Column Buoyancy and the Instability of Caprock Seals

A new type of buoyancy model can be used to understand the source of residual oil zones, both thick and thin, to help determine the likelihood that economically viable recoverable oil resides in transition zones of imbibition reservoirs. Application of a buoyancy and breech model will fill a void in reservoir characterization. It will help distinguish between TZs and ROZs, the first of which allows application of primary and secondary (waterflooding) oil recovery methods and the second of which requires more difficult CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects.

Added on 08 May, 2024

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

US Energy Forecast: Even Cloudier Than Usual

It isn’t news to anyone that prediction is difficult, especially when it’s the future (as a great man once said). Uncertainty and unpredictability are just a part of the job of tracking and predicting the future supply and demand of energy. That being the case, when energy analysts say that the current level of uncertainty is particularly high, it might be easy to dismiss it as a “dog bites man” story. It isn’t.

Added on 04 June, 2024

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kenneth Bredesen,Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Impact of Reprocessing Seismic Data

Advancements in processing and imaging techniques have continued over the last several decades, which have gradually improved the quality of the processed surface seismic data. When the quality of the existing seismic data is not adequate to perform an interpretation task reasonably, then the interpreter looks for other options. Is it feasible to acquire a new survey? In the absence of an improved survey, will reprocessing of seismic data be a good option?

Added on 01 December, 2023

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 Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Casablanca: Spain's Biggest Oil Field

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

Added on 01 March, 2019

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