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Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

It’s unusual for researchers to predict where future exploration will discover elephants, the world’s largest oil and gas fields. It’s even more unusual when they turn out to be right.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Dennis King

Bouma's Sequence Was Just a Start

Rocks always held a special fascination for young Arnold Bouma as he wandered around the natural-gas rich fields near his hometown of Groningen, The Netherlands, turning over stones and puzzling at their shapes and composition.

Added on 01 March, 2007

Explorer Regions and Sections By Carol McGowen

Student Chapters Share More Success Stories

Last month we shared success stories from AAPG student chapters at the University of Texas-El Paso and the University of Bucharest. This month three more outstanding student chapters share their experiences and advice for success.

Added on 01 February, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article

'06 Charts Some Remarkable Finds

Quantity, not quality: The past year saw only a few jaw-dropping discoveries, but some important world developments opened new areas, bolstered existing production and provided a solid foundation for the future.

Added on 01 January, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

EM Detecting Fluids on the Rocks

Widely available and ever-popular seismic technologies are great for detecting subsurface structures and identifying potential reservoirs.

Added on 01 December, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

In-Well Optical System at Work

Installation of a permanently placed seismic cable system to acquire time lapse, or 4-D, seismic at the BP-operated Valhall Field in Norway in August 2003 created a goodly bit of buzz -- particularly in the geophysical community. An experimental array had been installed in 1995 by Shell and BP at Foinhaven, but Valhall was the first such system to be financed and purchased by a business unit.

Added on 01 December, 2006

Explorer Regions and Sections By Carol McGowen

European Region

In mid-September, while visiting London to meet with AAPG European Region president John Brooks and AAPG European office director Steve Veal, I had the rare opportunity to view William Smith’s geological map of Great Britain — the first geological map.

Added on 01 November, 2006

Explorer Article By Carol McGowen

European Region Office Opens

The AAPG European Office, the Association’s first Region satellite bureau, opened in London, England, with little fanfare in early September.

Added on 01 November, 2006

Explorer Director’s Corner

Tour Gives Close Look at Region

Earlier this summer I traveled through Europe with then President-elect Lee Billingsley and European Region President John Brooks. We were taking a tour that started in Oslo, Norway, then headed to Moscow and ended in Vienna for the EAGE annual meeting.

Added on 01 October, 2006

Explorer President’s Column

Products, Services Benefit Members

In August I attended the North American Prospect Expo in Houston, also known as Summer NAPE. The show was a success with over 500 booths and 5,000 attendees, and it provided a great opportunity as president of AAPG and vice president of Abraxas Petroleum to visit with a wide variety of geologists.

Added on 01 October, 2006

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