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Explorer Emphasis Article By Courtney Chadney

What Happens When Assumptions are Wrong?

Patrick Leach claims everything we know about the U.S. economy is wrong – and he's about to share those thoughts at the DPA/AWG luncheon at the annual meeting

Added on 01 May, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Data Reveals Safety Dynamics For Marcellus

New data presents a new picture of health and safety issues in plays involving the Marcellus Shale.

Added on 01 May, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Marcellus Turns Penn Prof Into a 'Celebrity'

Terry Engelder is a professor at Penn State and expert on the Devonian black shales – all of which has brought a bit of celebrity expertise to the campus and the Marcellus Shale.

Added on 01 May, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Zagorski Made His Mark With the Marcellus

An affair to remember: Bill Zagorski, the “Father of the Marcellus,” recalls the story of how the now-famed shale play got its start.

Added on 01 May, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Levant Basin Brings Potential to New Areas

A new technical paper takes a look at the ongoing exploration success that can be found in the eastern Mediterranean's Levant Basin

Added on 01 May, 2013

Explorer Historical Highlights By Tako Koning

Solving the Mystery of Angolan Oil

It was a milestone year for everyone living in Angola. In 2002, Jonas Savimbi, the leader of the rebel group UNITA, was killed on Feb. 22 that year, bringing an abrupt end to the long and horrible 27 years civil war.

Added on 01 April, 2013

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Consensus Still Eludes Emissions Debate

Regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions are now common – 33 countries and 18 sub-national jurisdictions will have a price on carbon in 2012 – but the topic is contentious in the United States and other countries as carbon emissions regulations take hold.

Added on 01 April, 2013

Explorer Division Column DPA By Charles Sternbach

DPA Riding Wave of Momentum

In 2006 I had the privilege to serve as the general chairman for the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Houston.

Added on 01 April, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Study Gives Barnett Shale a Revised Future

Bottoms up! The successful Barnett play is getting a second look, thanks to a new study that took a bottomsup approach to determines areas with the best potential.

Added on 01 April, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

New USGS Bakken Assessment On Its Way

Look again: The Bakken shale play is so big the U.S. Geological Survey has made a new assessment of the formation to see what has changed since the last assessment in 2008.

Added on 01 April, 2013

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wwwUpdate Blog By Grant Smith

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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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

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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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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