Explorer Historical Highlights
By Don Kent,Melinda Yurkowski
Exploration for oil and gas in Saskatchewan was initiated in 1888 with the spudding of a 472-meter (1,548.5 feet) well near the settlement of Belle Plaine some 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of Regina.
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Added on 01 November, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Heather Saucier
Three new research facilities divide their focus between downstream and upstream technology for Aramco Services.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 November, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By David Brown
Let’s get small: Researchers are discovering new and exciting ways to apply nanotechnology to the energy industry – but these days, they’re doing that by thinking BIG.
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Added on 01 November, 2013
Explorer Historical Highlights
By Orlando Méndez
Exploration geologists are scientists and dreamers, observers and analysts.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 October, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Wil who? Don’t look now, but the Wilcox Trend is making a name for itself – thanks to high oil prices and technology applications, such as hydraulic fracturing.
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Added on 01 October, 2013
Explorer Historical Highlights
By Ken Glennie
The Netherlands is renowned for its giant Groningen gas field, which contains about 100 TCF of gas and has a total life expectancy of about 100 years.
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Added on 01 September, 2013
Explorer Historical Highlights
By Bernard Duval
This story, whose outcome was an important milestone for Total’s exploration at the time of discovery, can be seen as complementary to the Mahakam success story, described in the September 2011 Historical Highlights column.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 August, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
A perfect combo – Hydraulic fracture stimulation with horizontal drilling is contributing to the shale play successes in the United States and around the world.
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Added on 01 July, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Think fast: A new risk-based approach to geomechanics is being used to help solve horizontal drilling problems.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 July, 2013
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
Some things are worth waiting for: The potential of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale has the E&P industry chomping at the bit, awaiting the seven billion barrels of oil estimated for recovery.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 July, 2013