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Explorer Historical Highlights By Joshua Rosenfeld

Paleogene Drawdown of the Gulf of Mexico?

It all started in 2002, when Unocal revealed that its Trident-1 well had found 400 meters of 70-percent net Lower Wilcox Formation sand in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, about 400 kilometers beyond the contemporaneous shelf break offshore south Texas. Art Berman and I gazed at a GOM activity map and pondered how that amount of sand could have been deposited so far out into the basin. Our working hypothesis was that this sand deposit was due to a drop in base level, but we also knew that the worldwide sea level was not in decline at that time. A log of the nearby Shell Great White well shows that this sand deposition began suddenly and ended suddenly. This was also puzzling, since we were trained to expect gradational coarsening-upward bedding during regression and fining-upward during transgression, rather than the sharp contacts we were seeing. Sudden avulsion of a major river in a deltaic environment could produce something like this, but how could it happen far beyond the shelf edge?

Added on 01 April, 2020

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Oman Sees First Deepwater Well

In the wake of a long hiatus from discoveries that nearly made Oman obsolete in the industry, potential is brewing again. This time, it is offshore where Eni recently began drilling the country’s first deepwater well. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi announced, “The first drilling that we are doing in the region will be in Oman in February. It will be the first (deepwater) offshore drilling in Block 52 in Oman, so it’s quite important.” Block 52 is a vast area of approximately 90,000 square kilometers off the southern and southeastern seaboard of Oman, with water depths up to 3,000 meters. The exploration well was planned just seven months after the completion of seismic data acquisition and is likely to show gas-condensate.

Added on 01 April, 2020

Explorer Article By David Brown

Can Big River Theory Explain the Permian’s Prolific Production?

The history of the Permian Basin reads like a detective novel in reverse. Geoscientists know how the story turns out. They’re trying to determine exactly how it started. Robert Stern, a professor of geosciences at the University of Texas at Dallas, thinks he and a group of fellow scientists have solved one important part of the mystery. Stern. “We know oil is limited by the nutrients. Oil just doesn’t suddenly appear,” he said. That raises the question, “How did all those nutrients get there?”

Added on 01 April, 2020

Middle East Blog By Brittany Welch

AAPG Rift Basin Evolution and Exploration: The Global State of the Art and Applicability to the Middle East and Neighboring Regions – Event Review

AAPG’s Rift Basin Evolution and Exploration: The Global State of the Art and Applicability to the Middle East and Neighboring Regions GTW took place from 3-5 February 2020 at the InterContinental Regency Hotel in Bahrain. We welcomed 52 attendees from 19 different companies and 7 different countries.

Added on 13 February, 2020

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Join us in Rio: Solutions for Appraisal & Development of Onshore and Offshore Fields – 13-14 June

AAPG and the Brazilian Association of Petroleum Geologists invite you to join us for GTW Brazil 2019: Solutions for Appraisal and Development of Onshore and Offshore Fields, a Geosciences Technology Workshop (GTW) to be held at the Hilton Rio de Janeiro in Copacabana on 13-14 June. The workshop features a series of technical presentations, panels, roundtable discussions and networking opportunities with leaders and experts from Petrobras, Shell, Total, Enauta, and other local and international operators.

Added on 23 May, 2019

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

A Pioneer in Organic Geochemistry

“I’m sorry Dr. Peters, but that’s not quite right.” This year’s Sidney Powers Memorial Award winner, Kenneth Peters, recalls that moment fondly. He was in class, making a point of which he was certain, when a student raised his hand to challenge it. “If I had to pick one aspect of my career that was most rewarding,” said Peters. He said it taught him the virtue of humility.

Added on 01 May, 2019

Middle East Blog By Cora Navarro

AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Evolution Symposium – Event Review

The fourth edition of the AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Evolution Symposium took place on 11-13 December 2018 at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa Hotel, Bahrain. This year we received 102 attendees from 26 different companies and 9 different countries.

Added on 19 December, 2018

Events Blog By Grant Smith

What Are They Talking About At CERAWeek?

Whether you are an energy executive, investor, geoscientist, or consultant, AAPG’s Global Super Basins Leadership Conference, held 27-29 March 2018 in Houston, Texas at the Hilton Americas Hotel, will give you the information you need to be successful in the world’s most significant basins. Co-hosted by IHS Markit, the event will feature regional experts who will share their unique first-hand knowledge of each of the globe’s super basins.

Added on 09 March, 2018

Explorer Emphasis Article By Nicola Scarselli,Nuno Pimental,Rui Pena Dos Reis,Susie Daniels

ICE Field Trips Provide Rare Opportunity

With ICE in one of the most iconic European capitals, the organization committee wanted to shape an ambitious field trip program that would look beyond the British Isles. Against all odds dictated by the unfavorable state of the industry, three field trips accompanied from start to end the success of ICE in London.

Added on 01 February, 2018

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Interview with Bill DeMis: Innovators in Geosciences Series

Plays that have the capacity to be company-makers often rely on new technologies. Nowhere is this more true today than in the Haynesville Shale, where the application of new techniques has revived a once moribund play. The Haynesville Shale is one of the hottest plays in the U.S. Gulf Coast, and an upcoming AAPG Playmaker Forum will gather experts to discuss how and why.

Added on 15 January, 2018

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 16 February 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Seismically Driven Characterization of Unconventional Shale Plays

This presentation describes a proven workflow that uses a standard narrow azimuth 3D seismic, conventional logs, image logs and core data to build five key reservoir properties required for an optimal development of shale plays.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Webinar By Michael Abrams

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Surface Geochemistry - Evaluation of Near-surface Hydrocarbons as Indicators of Subsurface Petroleum Generation and Entrapment

This talk will provide information to better understand the principles of surface geochemistry (SG), how best to use SG data in exploration or development programs, how to develop a cost effective sampling and analytical program, and will also explore best practices for the interpretation and integration of SG data.

Added on 24 January, 2022

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 26 September 2013, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Overpressure in Shale Gas – When Geochemistry and Engineering Data Meet and Agree

The presentation will discuss key reservoir information and how to develop a predictive pressure model.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Webinar By Allen Gilmer,Luis Baez,Scott Neal,Ursula Hammes

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 25 June 2020, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

New Roadmaps for Unconventional Resources: Moving Forward in an Uncertain Energy Market

Panelists will discuss current unconventional resource activities in North America, including key plays that remain competitive and potential for future growth. They also will address the key challenges for unconventional resources to stay competitive in the global market: maintaining cashflow, reducing expenditures, improving capital and production efficiencies and managing resources. Virtual Forum to be presented via Zoom.

Added on 08 June, 2020

Webinar By Mauricio Isreal Guizada Duran

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Geology and Geophysics of Oil Exploration – Andes Exploration - Spanish Talk

Visiting Geoscientist Mauricio Guizada provides an overview of general structural geology of the Andes, with a focus on the Central Andes. His talk covers topics related to onshore exploration, G&G methods in exploration and risk analysis. Join Mauricio Guizada via Zoom on June 23 at 4pm CDT.

Added on 28 May, 2020

Webinar By Susan Morrice

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Bringing your own Energy to the Energy Business: First Discovery of Oil in Belize is the empowerment of the people of Belize

Visiting Geoscientist Susan Morrice shares her personal experience and insight in this talk about opportunities for geoscientists. “Geoscientists have advantages ... They are Time Travellers and have open minds. Bringing this creativity and innovation to your company or starting your own! Challenging times bring silver linings!”

Added on 28 May, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 28 April 2011, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

The Niobrara Petroleum System, a Major Tight Resource Play in the Rocky Mountain Region

The Niobrara Petroleum System of the U.S. Rocky Mountain Region is a major tight petroleum resource play.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Webinar By Catalina Luneburg

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 13 August 2020, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Why it is Critical to Balance Your Interpretation

Geologic interpretations are the basis of most exploration workflows, whether building a 3-D framework, a geocellular model, or modeling HC basins and estimating HC reserves. All these workflows rely on the most realistic and accurate interpretation in order to produce high-confidence results. Join us to hear from Catalina Luneburg, founder and director of TerraEx Group and specialist in the validation of HC basins and structural geology modeling.

Added on 23 July, 2020

Webinar By Agus Ramdhan

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 1 October 2020, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Quantitative Estimation of Loading and Unloading to Total Overpressure: The Analytical Results from the Lower Kutai Basin

Join AAPG Asia Pacific to hear Agus Ramdahn, PhD to hear about a method of combining Bowers Method with density-sonic cross plots to estimate overpressure in the shelfal area of the Lower Kutai Basin This webinar will be presented via Zoom on Thursday 1 October at 11:00 Singapore Time

Added on 09 September, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 13 December 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Petrophysics of Shales

The course will review core data, petrophysical comparisons, rock physics modeling (including pseudo logs and mechanical properties).

Added on 11 December, 2013

DL Abstract By Kurt W. Rudolph

The Assembly of Pangea, a View from Laurentia: Paleozoic Orogenies and their Impact on Basin Evolution and Petroleum Systems

Paleozoic North America has experienced multiple mountain building events, from Ordovician to Permian, on all margins of the continent. These have had a profound effect on the resulting complex basins and their associated petroleum systems. Subsequent uplift, erosion and overprinting of these ancient systems impedes the direct observation of their tectonic history. However, the basin sedimentary records are more complete, and provide additional insights into the timing and style of the mountain building events. In this study, we employ ~90 1D basin models, ~30 inverse flexural models, isopachs, and paleogeographic maps to better understand the Paleozoic history of North America.

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Added on 14 September, 2023

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