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Explorer Geophysical Corner By Eduardo Trinchero,Fabián Scazziota,Luis Vernengo

Identification of Isolated Complex Productive Reservoirs in Fault-Controlled Fluvial Systems

The challenges of the Mina El Carmen Formation can be overcome by evaluating the application of various interpretation tools and special processes, so that the reservoir sands can be detected and visualized in terms of their geometry, orientation, extension, thickness and position in the stratigraphic column.

Added on 01 November, 2018

Explorer Historical Highlights By Luis Pacheco

Before the Storm

Looking at the ruins of the Parthenon today, perched high on the Acropolis of Athens, it is difficult to imagine that those pollution-tainted marbles were once the pinnacle of a civilization that gave us the principles of philosophy, mathematics, logic and democracy. Looking at the ruins of what is left today of Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., it is difficult to imagine that, like the Parthenon, it once stood proudly as Venezuela’s beacon of modernity.

Added on 01 November, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Exploration Transformation

The world is awash in oil at the moment, but with chronic underinvestment in exploration coupled with global energy demand steadily rising, the stage may be set for an oil price spike in the years to come, according to some analysts. Others, on the other hand, predict that improved production methods and project efficiency will go a long way toward meeting supply demands with existing reserves.

Added on 01 November, 2018

Bulletin Article

An approach for three-dimensional quantitative carbonate reservoir characterization in the Pampo field, Campos Basin, offshore Brazil

In carbonate rock reservoirs, spatial distribution models and elastic properties are complex due to diagenetic processes and mineralogical composition, which together directly interfere with variations in pore shape and interconnectivity.

Added on 22 October, 2018

Bulletin Article By César Ballesteros-Torres,Cristina Lopez,Elena Torres,Emilio Ramos,Maria Cantisano,Maria Dussán,Nelbett Marfisi,Néstor Gamba,Patricia Cabello,Rubén Calvo,Yaniel Vázquez-Taset

An integrated approach to define new plays in mature oil basins: The example from the Middle Magdalena Valley basin (Colombia)

An integrated approach to detect new areas of potential interest associated with stratigraphic traps in mature basins is presented. The study was carried out in the Middle Magdalena Valley basin, in Colombia.

Added on 22 October, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

Bolivia Joins the Big Leagues

Bolivia’s role as a South American gas market supplier was a key theme at the Geosciences Technology Workshop Bolivia 2018, AAPG’s first technical workshop in the country. High-profile guests drew national attention, and local media outlets covering the GTW described Bolivia as “playing in the big leagues.”

Added on 01 October, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Mexican Reform Creates Offshore Boom

The date is important – Aug. 11, 2014. That was the day Mexican President Peña Nieto signed a package of laws designed to attract and encourage foreign investment into the country’s oil, gas and electrical grids. With the reform codified, the country was open for business and companies like Shell, Total, BP, Petronas Repsol and BHP rushed in.

Added on 01 October, 2018

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Understanding Our Restless Earth

Carlo Doglioni, professor of Earth Science at Sapienza University in Rome, is one of this year’s recipients of the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award.

Added on 01 October, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

The Exploration Conundrum

Oil companies made huge cuts in their exploration budgets during the 2015-17 industry downturn, canceling or postponing up to $1 trillion overall in scheduled and planned projects. At the same time, success rates for international exploration dropped to 50-year lows. The outlook for future reserves has stumbled, if not tumbled.

Added on 01 October, 2018

Explorer President’s Column By Denise Cox

Leadership, Energy Opportunities and Sustainable Development

Sustainable development was a key theme throughout AAPG’s inaugural Energy Opportunities Conference held Aug. 22-23 in Cartagena, Colombia. This high-profile event convened 202 industry executives and government officials representing 94 organizations and 21 countries.

Added on 01 September, 2018

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Memoir 117: Petroleum Basins and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Andes of Peru and Bolivia

This Memoir is critical for exploration geoscientists in the petroleum industry, research institutions, and academia in order to understand the diverse petroleum systems, the tectonic and geologic evolution of sedimentary basins, and the development of hydrocarbon fields in these regions of South America. Product #1303. Price: Member $131 / List $262.

Added on 01 April, 2019

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Studies in Geology 56: Atlas of Deep-water Outcrops

A collection of both qualitative and quantitative data on deep-water outcrops from around the world, this volume contains 154 chapters, and includes papers on all seven continents and 21 countries. Product #736. Price: Member $189/List $239.

Added on 01 January, 2018

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Atlas of Natural and Induced Fractures in Core

This volume is an ultimate resource for reading the story and history of fractures in rocks from core. It is a “must-have” volume for all who have, or wish to have, an intimate knowledge of the rocks they work with from a fracture point of view. (Product #1300. Member price $150 / List price $150.)

Added on 01 September, 2018

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Memoir 111: 3-D Structural Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Machine

This volume sets out to understand more about the convergence of geology, 3-D thinking, and software, which collectively provide the basis for truly effective interpretation strategies. Product #1280. Price: Member $74/List $148.

Added on 01 December, 2017

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