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April 2007

Salaries for petroleum geologists took another jump in 2006-07 with a weighted average increase of 9.1 percent overall in pay, according to the annual AAPG Salary Survey.

If It's Shale, It's Probably in Play

Unconventional resource plays are sprouting up across the country, especially projects in search of gas or oil production from shale.

Barnett at Core of Career

Dan Steward takes pride in doing a good job yet without calling attention to himself. That’s no small achievement. That play was the big reason why Steward was cited as the Explorer of the Year at the recent AAPG Annual Convention in Long Beach, Calif.

'Goldilocks Rocks' Pay Off for Vernon

A field that can be touted as an industry showpiece for what can be accomplished with the right technology in combo with the right commodity price sometimes attains its lofty status only after years of expensive trial and error -- and frustration -- on the part of the operators.

CO2 Puts New Fizz in Old Field

New 3-D seismic data and the injection of CO have given new life to a 100-year-old oil field in Wyoming.

Reserve Site Designation Applauded

Calling the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve (IRLR), “a shining example of our nation’s natural treasures,” National Park Service Director Fran Mainella recently designated 37,000 acres of the IRLR a “National Natural Landmark,” making it the first site in California to receive NNL designation since 1987.

Climate Modeling Gets Another Look

Climate modeling in exploration is an idea whose time has come and gone -- and may have come again, according to Eric J. Barron.

Uniform Definitions Considered

Language differences present barriers not only for nations and cultures but for industries and sciences as well.

Standing Columns

Director’s Corner

Dissemination: It's What We Do

Dissemination of information is the prime directive for AAPG -- and by the time you read this column, AAPG will be in the middle of or just past our greatest period of “dissemination” for the year.

President’s Column

'Paying It Forward' Has Dividends, Too

In February, AAPG was host for the annual Leadership Conference in Tulsa. We invited all affiliated society presidents, committee chairs and others in various leadership positions in AAPG.

Division Column DPA

Activities Accelerating for DPA

Because of publication deadlines I am writing this column in early March, knowing it will be published soon after the Annual Convention in Long Beach.

Geophysical Corner

Which Seismic Wave Mode is Best?

Salt-sediment boundaries are common seismic imaging targets that exist at many depths across several basins. Some of these boundaries are salt-sand interfaces; others are salt-shale interfaces.

Policy Watch

Coalition to Address Access Issues

This is the first of a series of articles highlighting two related activities that will seek and encourage AAPG member participation in outreach efforts on legislative initiatives.

Regions and Sections

Conference Sparked 'Best Practices' Goals

The success of the recent 2007 Leadership Conference held in Tulsa -- and particularly the focus groups on best practices -- stems from what one might call a personal and organizational willingness to learn.

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