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Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

The Rocky Mountain region is poised to become the center of U.S. onshore gas production. The reserves are there, Rutt Bridges told a gathering in Denver earlier this year, but the big question hovers: Is the price right?

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

Pinedale: Tight Gas, Tight Rules

Environmental concerns are a major factor in all U.S. exploration, but it is especially true in the West. That includes Wyoming’s Pinedale Field, a tight gas sand giant in the northwest part of the Greater Green River Basin.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

Uinta Success Didn't Come Easy

Success stories often include words like “fun” and “wonderful.” When Roy Roux talks about his company’s success in Utah’s remote and rugged Southwest Uinta Basin, different words are used. Words like hard. Frustrating. Challenging.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Oil Finder Shares Some Insights

Dick Findley has two pieces of advice for working petroleum geologists. You’ll want to pay attention. Findley opened up a Bakken formation play that led to development of the giant Elm Coulee oil field in eastern Montana. The field now produces almost 50,000 barrels a day of high-quality crude.

Added on 01 June, 2006

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

Congress Visit Day

By all accounts, Congressional Visits Day (CVD) was a success -- not only in the overall number of participants in the events, but in the responses from the many visits that AAPG representatives made to the offices of the Congressmen and Senators.

Added on 01 May, 2006

Explorer Division Column EMD By John Dyni,Ron Johnson

Will Oil Shale Be a Major Player?

The recent increases in petroleum prices have spurred renewed interest in the development of oil shale resources worldwide, including the vast deposits of the Green River Formation in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Added on 01 May, 2006

Explorer Director’s Corner By Rick Fritz

Legalities Can Bring Complications

We sometime find ourselves suddenly in complicated conditions. AAPG is experiencing a set of complicated business conditions and we are constantly evaluating the risk of operations. In the past century, surrounding basic business conditions for our Association were sound and “not so slippery.” Now, due to dynamic world events and litigious trends we see major changes -- especially in areas of insurance, safety, security, legality and world politics.

Added on 01 May, 2006

Explorer President’s Column By Peter Rose

Membership to Vote On Global VP Idea

This column follows up on a pivotal event at the 2006 Annual Convention in Houston, namely the approval by AAPG’s House of Delegates of Bylaws amendments creating two vice presidents -- one for U.S. Sections, one for International Regions. The amendments passed by an overwhelming margin.

Added on 01 May, 2006

Explorer Article

Explored at APPEX London

In the ongoing high price environment there are some major, looming challenges, an APPEX London gathering of about 300 was told in March.

Added on 01 May, 2006

Explorer Article

Education Opportunities

Several new education opportunities have been added to the AAPG calendar -- for both the classroom and beautiful outdoor settings -- and now is the time to add them to your schedule in the next few months.

Added on 01 May, 2006

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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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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

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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