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Explorer Article By Louise Durham

South Louisiana is actually a whole new exploration frontier. A total of 70,200 wells have been drilled in South Louisiana with a minuscule 0.03 percent drilled to 20,000 feet.

Added on 01 April, 2000

Explorer Wildcat Recollections Column By Marlan Downey

Reefs Hid 'Between the Lines'

A billion-barrel field in a thousand places?

Added on 01 March, 2000

Explorer Geophysical Corner By R.J. Brewer

VSP Survey Meets Accuracy Demands

VSP surveys are routinely performed in many parts of the world -- especially in Europe, because of the recognized superiority and versatility of the VSP over the simpler and less expensive check shot survey. Their uses increases as the advantages become clearer and survey reliability increases.

Added on 01 March, 2000

Explorer Article By Robert Sneider

Managers Key to Team Success

Successful multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) do not happen automatically -- and no exact formula for building, developing and guiding MDTs is known. However, one of the keys to theses teams' success or failure is the support of management and recognition of all members of the team.

Added on 01 March, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

'Weekend Work' Yields Gas Field

Coalbed methane research and development has been a big story for over 20 years with virtually all the focus on the western United States. But what many folks don't know is that small 'mom and pop' shops have been quietly pioneering coalbed methane production in the Arkoma Basin in southeastern Oklahoma.

Added on 01 March, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Non-Exclusive Data Boosts Industry

E&P players are always asking for more and better data at increasingly lower cost. Data acquirers are always looking for means to ensure that data is provided in an acceptable revenue stream. It is 'presently the lifeblood of the geophysical industry'.

Added on 01 February, 2000

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Good News: It'll Be a Better Year

Compared to what? Improved business conditions are projected for 2000; however, 1999 was so darn bad ... well, see what you think.

Added on 01 February, 2000

Explorer Article

'How To' Book Completes Treatise

A dream fulfilled ... Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps is the final volume of the AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology series. A project that started in 1985 comes to completion with this book.

Added on 01 February, 2000

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

Patterns Show El Niño Is Resting

No El Niño is in sight. Demand for natural gas may stay low but what about next year?

Added on 01 February, 2000

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Caspian Ready to Face Major Tests

After years of 'wheeling and dealing' international oil companies are finally beginning to sink exploratory wells in the Caspian Sea. Could the 'exploratory well of 1999' meet that prediction? The next two years should prove it.

Added on 01 February, 2000

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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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AAPG 2022 Strategic Planning Survey Results

Results of the 2022 AAPG Member/Customer Planning Survey.

Added on 05 April, 2023

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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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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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