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Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Pithole: The Rapid Rise and Sudden Fall of an Oil Boomtown

Not wishing to split hairs over which is the world’s first oil well, the majority of oil historians recognize the drilling of the Drake Well as the birth of the modern petroleum industry. What is not so well known is that some seven miles southeast of the Drake Well, in Pithole Creek, lie the remains of a city that came out of nowhere as a new town, enjoyed great splendor, then disappeared in a few years. It is the legendary Pithole City in Venango County of northwestern Pennsylvania.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Oil and Gas, and Bitcoin: An ‘Inevitable Intersection’?

Those in Bitcoin think they have the most valuable asset on Earth. Those in oil and gas think they have the most valuable asset on Earth.” As such, Laura Pommer, CEO of EnergyFunders, believes some relationship counseling is in order for this to work. “It’s tough to get a deal done between those two,” she said. Getting a deal done, she believes, will help both.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Revisiting the Fundamentals

With the price of oil hovering well over $100 a barrel, some in the industry are exploring ways to revisit conventional oilfields using technology that emerged during the unconventional oil boom, with a goal of earning a rapid return on investment while prices remain favorable.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

Imperial Barrel Award Competition Evolves with the Times

Global events of recent years have driven the oil and gas industry to make major changes to its workforce and operations, and the professional and scientific associations that serve the industry have had to evolve and adapt to accommodate those changes, particularly with regard to the programs they offer. The Imperial Barrel Award competition is no exception. An AAPG staple since 2007 and one of the Association’s most prestigious and visible programs, the IBA has undergone multiple changes during the past two years.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Article By Doug Cook

Return to the Moon

We are proud of the accomplishments and science achieved with the exploration of the moon by Apollo crews culminating in 1972 with Apollo 17, 50 years ago. No time since has offered so much promise for crews to return to explore the moon and deep space. There are signs of hope that that’s about to change, though.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Article By David Brown

‘We Need to Raise Our Energy IQ’

Scott Tinker holds numerous official titles. Unofficially, he’s a visionary-in-residence for the oil and gas industry and an expert frequently quoted in the media on energy topics. Since 2016, Tinker has served as chairman of the Switch Energy Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to energy education and collaborative work on energy challenges. Tinker shared his thoughts about the current state of the oil and gas industry and other issues in a recent interview with the EXPLORER.

Added on 01 July, 2022

Explorer Readers Forum By Charles Sternbach,John Casiano,Kristie Luchtel-Ferguson,William DeMis

It’s a Good Time to Be in the Oil and Gas Industry

Civilization can only exist with energy. Petroleum provides most of the energy and products we need to live environmentally responsible, healthy, sustainable and comfortable lives. Recent events in Europe prove that petroleum continues to be critical. In the first three articles of this series, we discussed the petroleum base “wedge” to various energy sources, the skill sets needed to find petroleum (and the resources offered by AAPG to develop those skills) and the unintended consequences and limits to alternative low-density energy machines. We should also explore why petroleum matters.

Added on 01 June, 2022

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kurt Marfurt,Renjun Wen,Rongfeng Zhang,Satinder Chopra

Refining of Geobody Amplitude Anomalies Using Seismic Attributes

The September 2021 Geophysical Corner was an article entitled ‘3-D Visualization and Geobody Picking of Amplitude Anomalies in Deepwater Seismic Data,’ in which we reviewed the use of geobody tools to rapidly visualize the extent of geologic features that give rise to a strong seismic amplitude response. For seismically thin reservoirs, the response of a gas-saturated sandstone gives rise to a trough at the top and a peak at the base. In this case, we would need to select two separate geobodies to map the reservoir.

Added on 01 June, 2022

Explorer Historical Highlights By Leaman D. Harris

The Life and Times of an Oilfield

The small town of Cunningham, Kansas lies about 65 miles straight west of Wichita on U.S. Highway 54. It was incorporated in 1887 as a commercial center for farmers and ranchers in that part of south-central Kansas. Hard winter wheat was the main cash crop, while herds of beef and dairy cattle were a close second source of income. This activity characterized the culture of Cunningham into the early years of the 20th century. That is, until a new industry was introduced to Kansas when, in 1915, oil was discovered in the El Dorado field northeast of Wichita.

Added on 01 June, 2022

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Raising Capital in Current Year: Guidance for Petroleum Geologists

How the oil and gas business finds investors is changing. Again. But it may change back. Or not. “The private equity firms that have traditionally funded new hydrocarbon companies are facing new pressure from their investors to stop placing capital in oil and gas, and the desire for quick profit – or even profit at all – has become secondary to a perceived battle against carbon dioxide,” said Don Burdick, who understands how counterintuitive not making a profit sounds. On the surface, it’s a startling development.

Added on 01 June, 2022

Webinar By Tiago Alves

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 10 September 2020, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Oil and Gas Fields of the 22nd Century: The Quest for Economic and Environmental Sustainability on Continental Margins

Economic oil and gas fields have been increasingly found in deep-water continental margins for the past decade, where potential prospects record the key tectonic events associated with plate breakup and continental drift. In these regions, the exploitation of economic resources must take into account sustainable practices and environmental concerns of local populations. This talk will present case studies from multiple continental margins to then extrapolate major findings to basins in SE Asia.

Added on 06 August, 2020

Webinar By Flavio Juarez Feijo

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Santos Basin: 40 Years from Shallow to Deep Waters

The Santos Basin is an excellent example of how much oil is kept in remote sites, just waiting to be found by bold explorationists with the will and resources needed to find them. Join Flávio Feijó to for a presentation of the history and potential for future discoveries in the Santos Basin Webinar will be presented via Zoom on Tuesday 14 July 2020 at 11am CDT (UMT-6). Register Now at Zoom

Added on 10 July, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 19 March 2015, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

New Insights into the Stratigraphic Framework and Depositional History of the Paleocene and Eocene Chicontepec Formation, Onshore Eastern Mexico

A detailed biostratigraphic analysis and stratigraphic framework of the Paleocene and Eocene Chicontepec Formation in the Tampico-Misantla basin, onshore eastern Mexico, was conducted using 33 wells.

Added on 24 February, 2015

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Climate Change and Covid-19: Their Effect on the Middle East and Energy's Future

Fossil fuels have led to a profound increase in world living standards but resulting emissions of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere are a primary factor in climate change. Atmospheric content of CO2 and methane have risen 146% and 257% respectively since pre-industrial time and the rate of increase through 2019 has accelerated. If significant steps are not taken in the coming decade to halt the increase in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), a phase may be reached in the 2030-2050-time frame described as a “tipping point”, in which steady changes may be replaced by a large-scale change in the climate system. The Middle East is an area of high climate change vulnerability in the coming decades due to extreme temperatures, sea level rise and changing weather patterns.

Added on 07 August, 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

Webinar By Henry W. Posamentier

Virtual Webinar

Thursday, 21 May 2020, 9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

Applications and Workflows of Seismic Stratigraphy and Seismic Geomorphology Applied to Deep-Water Settings

Henry W. Posamentier discusses the application of 3-D seismic stratigraphic analyses to the mitigation of risk associated with lithology prediction prior to drilling – workflows and techniques. Principles and workflows of seismic stratigraphy and seismic geomorphology will be discussed and numerous examples will be shown from a variety of different depositional settings.

Added on 20 August, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 25 March 2010, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Mapping Natural Fractures Using 3D Seismic and Well Data: Application to a Shale Play

The presentation describes a well established fracture modeling workflow that uses a standard 3D seismic, conventional logs, image logs and data from one core to build predictive 3D fracture models that are validated with blind wells.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 7 November 2013, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

From Qualitative to Quantitative Interpretation: An Interpreter's Guide to Fluid Prediction in West African Turbidites Combining Geology and Pre-Stack Inversion Attributes

This e-symposium presentation places the interpretation of deep-water turbidites discernible in 3-D seismic inversion data within a geological context.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 21 January 2016, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Ambient Seismic Imaging Throughout the Life Cycles of Unconventional Fields

An overview of a new ambient seismic imaging method and applications of the method throughout the lifecycles (exploration through refracing) of unconventional oil and/or gas fields.

Added on 10 November, 2015

Webinar By Julio Friedmann

Virtual Webinar

Friday, 11 December 2020, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Julio Friedmann - Geoscience and the Energy Transition – Abundance and Opportunity in Challenging Times

In a world moving to net-zero emissions during the COVID-driven oil price collapse, there remain important scientific and business opportunities for geoscientists, particularly those with expertise in stratigraphy, sedimentology, reservoir geology and hydrocarbon production. In this webinar, Dr. Julio Friedmann, senior research scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University discusses the challenges this community faces which are not scientific or technical, but rather involve shifts in business model, policy and global market trends. Webinar presented via Zoom on 11 December 2020 at 11:30 am CST (UTC-6).

Added on 08 December, 2020

DL Abstract By Fernanda Raggio

Shaping New Leadership in an Evolving Energy Business

The Energy sector is a changing business environment. Throughout the 20th century fluctuations of oil supply and demand produced changes in the barrel price that pushed the growth or shrinkage of the industry. In this 21st century, new challenges such as diversification of the energy mix, boosting gas demand, require the exploration of critical minerals and development of new technologies as well.

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Added on 19 August, 2024

DL Abstract By Sherilyn Williams-Stroud

Atmospheric and Social Climate Change: Implications for the Future Geoscience Workforce

Climate change is not only happening in the atmosphere but also in the anthroposphere; in some ways the former could drive or exacerbate the latter, with extreme weather excursions and extreme excursions from societal norms occurring all over the earth. Accomplishing geoscience for a common goal – whether that is for successful business activities, resource assessment for public planning, mitigating the impacts of geological hazards, or for the sheer love of furthering knowledge and understanding – can and should be done by a workforce that is equitably developed and supported. Difficulty arises when the value of institutional programs to increase equity and diversity is not realized.

Request a visit from Sherilyn Williams-Stroud!

Added on 14 September, 2023

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