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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

Online e-Symposium

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

Marcellus Shale: Integrating Information to Optimize Horizontal Well Performance

This presentation discusses one operator’s approach to fully integrate data captured in the Marcellus Shale in order to optimize horizontal well performance.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Virtual Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Carbon Sequestration

This presentation will review the results of ongoing carbon storage research in Kentucky by the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) and industry partners.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

All Shale Gas Reservoirs are NOT the Same and Why You Should Care

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to describe geomechanics in shale reservoirs and discuss differences between plays.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 2 October 2014, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Concepts of Scale: Horizontal Development of Wolfcamp Shale Oil of the Southern Midland Basin

This course is ideal for individuals involved in Midland Basin exploration and development. Successful development of Wolfcamp shale oil relies on complex inter-relationships (ultimately interdependencies) within and between a wide variety of scientific disciplines, financial entities, and company partnerships.

Added on 20 June, 2014

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 29 September 2011, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Application of Inversion and Clustering Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs

This study will focus in the combination of λρ – μρ inversion with clustering analysis techniques in order to discriminate brittle zones in the Barnett Shale.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Tuesday, 1 January 2013, 12:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m.

Wind Farm Operations: Current Practices and Future Trends

The presenters will discuss effective management of wind farm operations and the challenges often encountered.

Added on 21 November, 2013

Webinar By Amy Henry,David Tonner,Larry R. Davis,Matt Bell,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 3: New Revenue and Diversification Strategies

Join us for 'Matching Capabilities and Capacity With Current and Emerging Demand Areas; Building a Business Plan That Reflects the Realities of Opportunities'. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 20 May 2020. During this webinar we will discuss: Matching technologies and companies Keys to Building a Resilient Early-Stage Business Multi-Industry Technology: Robotics as a Service

Added on 17 June, 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

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

Webinar By Vitor Abreu

Virtual Webinar

Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Sequence Stratigraphy: Past, Present and Future

Sequence stratigraphy is a method for stratigraphic interpretation, pioneered by Vail and colleagues in the mid 70’s, which explains the complex geometries that sediments create as they fill accommodation in response to changes in rates of sedimentation, subsidence, uplift and eustasy. This method was developed based on observations and concepts developed as early as in the 1800’s. Based on this strong scientific foundation, pioneer work from Caster, Sloss, Wheeler, Campbell, and Asquith established the basis for the methodology. These researchers established a new way to correlate stratigraphic units, demonstrating the time-transgressive nature of lithostratigraphic formations.

Added on 05 May, 2020

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.

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Added on 14 September, 2023

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