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Added on 05 February, 2018

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges' - Workshop Review

The second edition of the AAPG 'Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East & Their Future Challenges” GTW took place on 30 January – 1 February 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Yas Island Hotel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We received 155 attendees from 32 different companies and 14 different countries. This two-day workshop consisted of technical presentations, core display and poster presentations, followed by a third day offering two optional field trips.

Added on 05 February, 2018

Explorer Article By Kristi Eaton

Startup Focuses on 'Geoprogrammology'

When Ted Kernan started his online platform WellLogData, he was trying to fix a problem he had long encountered as a geologist: how to best view and interpret a large number of image logs for onshore U.S. basins. Most software, he noted, is made for offshore fields, where wells are in the hundreds. Onshore there is data for millions of wells.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Division Column EMD By Doug Wyatt

EMD Expanding Horizons at 2018 ACE

When considering the future of our industry, innovation and new technologies are always discussed. It might be splitting hairs but I believe that having a “view” toward the future could be more important.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Charles Sternbach

Resources, Guideposts and Future Directions

Many years ago, I was on the undergraduate Columbia College eight man rowing team in New York. As I think back fondly on those college days, I realize that I learned a lot from my crew team experience on guiding and leading people. I learned that “leadership” is doing the right things, while “management” is doing things the right way. AAPG needs both.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Energy Dominance and the Outer Continental Shelf

Energy dominance is how the White House described the Trump Administration’s emerging energy policy in mid-2017. With expanding U.S. oil and natural gas production coupled with growing exports to global markets, the muscular language signaled a notable policy shift from the previous administration, and a desire to leverage the nation’s petroleum resources for its economic and security potential.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

New Methods Drive Haynesville Renaissance

New methods in hydraulic fracturing have turned the Haynesville Shale play into a behemoth of natural gas production.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Shale Gas in the UK

The United Kingdom has long flirted with the prospect of attempting to emulate the United States’ success with hydraulic fracturing for cheap and plentiful shale gas, but a recent study raises doubts.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The End of Fossil Fuels in Europe?

Headlines out of Europe of late indicate an aggressive transition away from fossil fuels. But will market forces allow it?

Added on 01 February, 2018

Europe Blog By Marta Diaz

All you ever wanted to know about Deal Making!

This new workshop will encompass all parts of a “deal” from opportunity identification and strategic fit through to subsurface, financing and closing a deal. Register now as space is limited!

Added on 23 January, 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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Added on 13 April, 2018

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