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The circum-Arctic region has ample energy potential, but innovative technology is essential for future exploration. One research geologist explains the need for combining tried and true geology basics with new, creative methods to get the best results.

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Old habits die hard – Not! The prolific California Monterey shale is revisited, but this time with an unconventional approach.

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I just added another GTW to the current mix.

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Delegates Voice Division Article

The DPA currently has over 3,000 members. It is the oldest and largest of AAPG’s divisions. The DPA has a number of activities at the various section and region meetings of AAPG. The following is a summary of the DPA, who we are and our major proposed goals for the fiscal year 2010-2011.

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Explorer Regions and Sections

Canada’s Horn River Basin has been described as significantly larger than the Barnett shale area in Texas, which currently produces three billion cubic feet per day. Third-party estimates predict the Horn River area could hold 50-100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, making it the hottest resource play in North America.

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Explorer Policy Watch

As oil spilled from the Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico in the days following the Deepwater Horizon drill rig explosion, the White House scrambled to respond. President Obama ordered the Department of the Interior to conduct a safety review of offshore operations and report back within 30 days. In the interim, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the department would not issue new deepwater drilling permits.

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Explorer Division Column DPA

How time flies when one is having fun! I am into the first three months of my DPA presidency and things are really hopping.

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Explorer President’s Column

BP’s Macondo well has been plugged using top-kill techniques, and the oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico is dissipating faster than many had predicted. The oil flow has stopped and the well has been sealed. This is very good news.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

The tide is rising: Seismic company officials say that the industry mood – buoyed largely by offshore projects – is looking up.

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Explorer Article

Sweet sound of success: The spotlight turns to oil in the Bakken shale, and the focus was squarely on the sweet spots.

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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.

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Executive summary of the AAPG 2022 Member/Customer Planning Survey

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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.

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Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

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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.

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