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Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Peter Rose

Incentives Had Better Be in Sync

Take a hard look at your stated incentives — are you really rewarding the behavior you want?

Added on 01 November, 2002

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Global Depths Have Great Potential

What does past and present activities on the world's deepwater provinces tell us about the future? (Hint: The answer is 'a lot.')

Added on 01 October, 2002

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

APPEX Growth Expectations Met

APPEX 2002 attracts more than 2,000 people to Houston's George R. Brown Convention Center, proving that an already successful event can be even bigger and better.

Added on 01 October, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Shelf Incentives Reaping Results

The dead sea? Not any more — companies are returning to the shelf to be part of the Gulf of Mexico's deep gas play.

Added on 01 October, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Independents Big Players at Sale

Results of the most recent Gulf of Mexico lease sale indicate that companies are going deep — both geologically and in water depth.

Added on 01 October, 2002

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

15 Distinguished Lecturers Named

The most ambitious Distinguished Lecture effort in the program's history is announced for 2002-03.

Added on 01 September, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By Diane Freeman

City Seismic Not Exactly a Walk in the Park

With a patented technology that allows it to shoot seismic so it does not disturb urban areas, one Denver-based company is moving into suburbs and other cityscapes to search for oil and gas deposits.

Added on 01 September, 2002

Explorer Article

Program Announced for Cairo International Meeting

Cairo 2002: The program is set and final preparations are being made for Cairo 2002, AAPG's next international conference.

Added on 01 August, 2002

Explorer Regions and Sections By Jack Thomas

International Symposium on China Exploration

More than 200 geologists, geophysicists and engineers attended the 'International Symposium on China Petroleum Exploration in the 21st Century: Second Marine Forum on Marine Carbonate Reservoirs,' held recently in Hangzhou, China.

Added on 01 August, 2002

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Wildcats to Come Calling at NPR-A

Companies eyeing exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska see prospects there as good to great, despite a scarcity of previous drilling there.

Added on 01 August, 2002

Workshop By Ameed Ghori

Virtual Workshop

Tuesday, 25 January – Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Triassic of North West Europe – Its importance for the Energy Transition

This two-day virtual conference aims to bring together industrial and academic persons to present, explore and develop approaches that will benefit both sectors in the future. The virtual conference will focus on current techniques, the challenges and future solutions in understanding the Triassic stratigraphy of the North Sea, Norwegian Sea, West of Shetland, Atlantic margins, and northern Europe.

Added on 23 August, 2021

VG Abstract By Sherilyn Williams-Stroud

Fracture Mechanics Interpreted from Stress Inversion Analysis on Microseismic Event Source Mechanisms in the Marcellus Shale

Analysis of microseismicity induced by hydraulic fracture stimulation in the Marcellus Shale shows changes in stress state for different zones of failure. During the treatment, shear failure occurs on both the J1 and J2 fracture orientations in response to different maximum stress orientations, indicating localized changes in the orientation during the treatment. Reactivation of a fault near the wellbore is associated with failure mechanisms with a higher volumetric component, indicating possible inflation of faults and fractures by the introduction of the slurry. Quantification of the stress conditions that are associated with inflation could potentially be used to optimize the stimulation by identifying which fractures will preferentially take on slurry volume.

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Added on 16 November, 2016

VG Abstract By David Weinberg

Fracking - A Curse or a Blessing?

This is a less-technical education topic. It can be condensed to an hour or given as 2 two-hour sessions. It stresses selected controversial aspects of fracking that touch some combination of environment and economics and includes a short video of how fracking is done.

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Added on 19 March, 2015

VG Abstract By Noelle Joy Purcell

Confounding Carbonates: The Reservoir Rocks that Won't Play Nice

This lecture will discuss the differences between carbonates and siliciclastics from their chemical composition through their distributions in time and space. Building on these fundamental differences, we will explore the challenges carbonates pose to petroleum geologists in terms of seismic interpretation, reservoir quality prediction, field development, etc. Peppered with humorous personal stories, still raging academic debates, and the heartfelt frustrations of real industry professionals, the aim is to inspire students and young professionals to rise to the occasion and embrace the reservoir rocks that petroleum geologists love to hate.

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Added on 17 March, 2015

VG Abstract By Sherilyn Williams-Stroud

Induced Hydraulic Fractures or Reactivated Natural Fractures?

Microseismicity induced by hydraulic fracture stimulation of a horizontal well was mapped with a near-surface buried array. Distinct linear trends of events were not parallel to the direction of fast shear wave polarization measured in the reservoir with a crossed-dipole anisotropy tool. Analysis of core from a nearby well revealed numerous calcite-filled fractures that did not induce shear wave polarization, but did significantly impact the failure behavior of the reservoir rock during the stimulation treatment. Hydraulic fracture simulation with DFN modeling and source mechanism analysis supports the interpretation of reactivated existing fractures rather than the formation of hydraulically-induced tensile fractures.

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Added on 16 November, 2016

VG Abstract By Sherilyn Williams-Stroud

A Brief History of Hydraulic Fracturing and Induced Seismicity

Hydraulic fracturing has been around for decades. This talk describes some of the first applications of the technology, how it developed over time, and our current understanding of its impacts with some discussion of both water and earthquake hazards.

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Added on 16 November, 2016

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