Explorer Article

Water, water everywhere? Geothermal waters in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin could be a new source of abundant and cheap energy.

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Explorer Division Column EMD

Most of the larger oil companies have adopted geographic information systems (GIS), or geospatial technology, and it has revolutionized the way they do business.

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Explorer A Look Back Column

Perhaps a review — and awareness — of the past may make us better geologists in the future.

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Explorer President’s Column

President's Column

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Explorer Spotlight On…

Three's the charm — at least in some circles and the Winter Education Conference is no exception! New slate of 12 courses will be offered in February to train geologists in a one-stop opportunity.

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Explorer Article

Two of AAPG's members remembered: Bud Reid and Bob Megill.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Experts agree that exploring and doing business in today’s oil world demands innovative approaches to your work, whether it’s in looking at new areas for hydrocarbons or looking at old areas in a new way. This month’s EXPLORER takes a look at some of the innovative approaches and visions that already have surfaced – plus some hints at new potential. Cover photos include a view of drilling operations at the Coos Bay Basin in southwestern Oregon (top).

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Explorer Article

Commentary on Oil Prices.

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Explorer Article

Robert M. Mitchum, a research geologist who has been credited as a pioneer in developing the disciplines of sequence and seismic stratigraphy, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award.

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Explorer Emphasis Article

Geophysical officials say that rising energy prices have triggered an increase in demand for seismic services “across the board” — including new data acquisition. The geophysical industry is humming, thanks to recent demands for both land and marine seismic services.

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Explorer Historical Highlights

The Paris Basin offers times of both discoveries and failures, from its first well drilled near Normandy in the 1920s to today. 

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Nihal Darraj, carbon capture and storage researcher at Imperial College, London shares barriers to CCUS commercialization, including costs, technology, permitting and more. 

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Explorer Director’s Corner

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

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Explorer Article

Carbon capture and sequestration reduces emissions, but it cannot work past cost barriers without the revenue opportunities provided by utilization and storage. 

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