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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

In the early days of E&P risk analysis, one of the most widely used terms was “most likely,” representing some perceived intermediate outcome.

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Digits Offer Prospecting Medium

Remember when we all thought that e-commerce was an automatic way to make millions of dollars?

Added on 01 April, 2001

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AAPG Pushes Policy Initiatives

AAPG is at the forefront of two major initiatives to further the profession of petroleum geology that are planned in Washington, D.C., involving an invited appearance before Congress in March and a special AAPG-convened Energy Summit in April.

Added on 01 April, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

What Is the Chance for Success?

This month we’ll discuss effective methods for estimating existence factors - our confidence (= probability) that key geologic requirements such as HC-charge, reservoir and closure have been satisfied in the subsurface by Mother Nature.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Patterns Reveal Seismic's Tales

Patterns in seismic: Picture a 3-D seismic data sample. Now picture a strand of DNA. Combine the two, and get ready for a new technology that brings pattern recognition to the oil patch.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Being Nimble in a Fluid Industry

Seismic contractors -- What's next? Nobody is ready to proclaim the dark days over for seismic contractors, but companies are beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Personnel Issues Loom Large

Personnel issues are looming large for geophysical contractors.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Shale Gas Exciting Again

There’s a new - some might say urgent - sense of excitement when it comes to the role of shale gas production in today’s energy mix, as well as its potential for the coming years.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Jack Edwards

Santos Finds Took Some Time

Shell Oil's Pecten explored on 23 risk contract blocks in nine onshore and offshore basins in Brazil from 1976 to 1990. A total of 27 wildcats and six development wells were drilled on 13 blocks.

Added on 01 February, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

Whoever Took 'Estimating 101?'

Finding opportunities is the fun part of the exploration business, the value-adding part. It involves new geography, new geology, new tools, secrecy -- and the competitive excitement of the hunt! However, if we are to stay in business, the measurement part is also important.

Added on 01 February, 2001

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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Summary

Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 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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Hackbarth Assumes Presidency of AAPG

Claudia J. Hackbarth, a Houston-based geologist who has held a variety of management and leadership positions for the Royal Dutch Shell Group, assumed the presidency of AAPG on July 1.

Added on 30 June, 2023

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Advertise With Us!

AAPG publications are widely read by geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers. Are they your target audience? Then take advantage of the many advertising opportunities available in AAPG’s news and journal magazines.

Added on 13 April, 2018