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July 2012

Edward A. “Ted” Beaumont, senior geologist with SM Energy in Tulsa, assumed the presidency of AAPG on July 1.

AAPG officer candidates have been announced for the 2013-14 term.

Assumed 'Simplicities' Masked Hidden Potential

The name game: Unraveling the geologic complexities of the Granite Wash is tough enough, but one team of geologists went one better – they unraveled the mystery of the clashing nomenclatures.

Austin Chalk Getting Another Look

Something old, something new: The venerable Austin Chalk has been a part of the U.S. oil story for more than three decades – but a new assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey has added a new chapter to its tale.

Is the Trap Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Pesky hydrocarbons just want out: Is the trap half-full or half-empty?

Keeping Science at the Forefront is Difficult

Lee Allison, the state geologist and director of the Arizona Geological Survey, knows a lot about the coming need for strategic investment in data integration – and about how to succeed in today's political climate.

YPs Busy in Long Beach

ProTracks: AAPG’s Young Professionals initiative took another big step forward with three specific – and successful – events at the recent AAPG annual convention.

Emphasis: Shale Horizons

... and Shales Need 'Material Plans'

Who’s in charge? Successful shale production strategies should include a crucial mantra: “Plan, Plan, Plan.”

Teams Finding New Ways to Shale Success

The third dimension: Continued improvements in new technologies such as 3-D seismic are helping some companies deal with the cost of successful shale exploration.

Collaboration Play

All for one and one for all: It took a team effort to find exploration success in theWolfcamp Shale.

Shale List Grows

Shale List Grows: Production from unconventional reservoirs, particularly shale, has been a boon to U.S. domestic natural gas stockpiles.

Hydro Fracturing Caution Suggested

A new report from the U.K., headed by a petroleum geologist who's familiar to AAPG audiences, recommends caution and some restrictions for use of hydraulic fracturing in new areas.

Standing Columns

President’s Column

Concepts Shift Creates Ripples of Change

In North America onshore, the resource play has caused a dramatic shift in the exploration objectives of many, if not most, independent and major petroleum companies.

Director’s Corner

Shale Success Creates Opportunities

No matter where I travel and talk with AAPG members there are two topics that I’m certain will come up in conversation: First the price of natural gas and second the role of shale gas in driving this price.

Division Column DPA

From Prospect to Discovery, 'Professional' Leads the Way

It is a great privilege for me to serve AAPG as Division of Professional Affairs president this year.

Geophysical Corner

Differential Compaction: 3-D Attributes Can Help

Differential compaction has been used by seismic interpreters to map features of exploration interest, such as carbonate build-ups, fans and fluvial channels.

Historical Highlights

Tulsa: Oil Capital of the World

When the appellation was declared by Tulsa, it was a boomtown in Indian Territory fast growing into a city with an entrepreneurial excitement fueled by some massive oil fields nearby. And the title was up for grabs.

Foundation Update

Professor Honored

AAPG member Grant Wach, petroleum geoscience professor at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, has been named the inaugural winner of the AAPG Foundation’s Professorial Award recipient.

News & Features

EAGE MOU Signed
Student Poster Winners Named
Student, Best Student Poster Award, ACE 2012
'Deep Index' Coming

By Ron Hart

July 2012

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Emphasis: Shale Horizons

Standing Columns

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