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14 Distinguished Lecturers Named

AAPG's Distinguished Lecture program, which only a few years ago became a truly global effort, is ready to once again cover the planet with speakers for the 2001-2002 season.

Added on 01 September, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

West Africa Gamble Paying Off

The handful of major international oil companies that negotiated concessions with the Angolan government in the early to mid-1990s seem like geniuses today.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

77 Giant Fields Found Over Last Decade

Talk about a big story. In Denver, one giant talking about other giants drew a giant crowd. The speaker at the podium was legendary oil finder Michel T. Halbouty, a giant of the industry who's been a part of the industry for seven decades, talking about 'Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade -- 1990-2000.'

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Regions and Sections By Mikhail Belonin,Wolfgang Scholinberger

There's Still Time to Make Plans

The pre-registration deadline may have passed, but there's still time to make plans to attend the VNIGRI/AAPG regional international conference, set July 15-18 in a city that is among the most beautiful and most 'European' cities in all of Russia.

Added on 01 June, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Sneider: A Star on the Team

Houston geologist Robert Sneider and British poet John Donne share a basic philosophy: No man is an island entire of itself. It's the people that make a difference along the way.

Added on 01 May, 2001

Explorer Article By David Brown

Skull Find Is a 'Head Scratcher'

A 3.5-million-year-old skull found in eastern Africa is changing the way science views the origins of mankind.

Added on 01 May, 2001

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Donald Lehman,Richard Louden,Walter E. Johnson

Seismic Has Its Multiple Attributes

Analysis of 3-D seismic data with several types of seismic attributes can reveal geologic factors that control the location of productive algal mound reservoirs in the Paradox Basin.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article

Trenton Well Was A Dream Discovery

The “expertise” of a psychic is to thank for the discovery of the Albion-Scipio Field in Michigan. AAPG Editor Neil Hurley recounted the story of the find in the AAPG Treatise Atlas, Stratigraphic Traps 1 volume.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

The Boom Began Here ...

Much of the recent success going on today in the Applachian Basin can be traced to old Trenton-Black River fields - some of which are giants in the annals of oil industry lore.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Trenton-Black River Play Expands

For a variety of reasons, an exploration play in the Appalachian Basin is drawing the attention of oil companies around the country: the Trenton-Black River.

Added on 01 March, 2001

Workshop

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Monday, 9 October – Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

5th Edition: Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Middle East

The fifth annual AAPG Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Middle East Workshop will take place in Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia from 9 – 11 October 2023. This workshop will bring together professionals from the region to share their knowledge and experience related to siliciclastic reservoirs and showcase the best success stories in the industry on understanding and utilizing oil and gas siliciclastic reservoirs in the region.

Added on 16 November, 2022

Workshop

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Monday, 4 March – Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

4th Edition: Stratigraphic Traps of the Middle East

Join us for the 4th Edition of: "Stratigraphic Traps of the Middle East" workshop. The workshop will be hosted by AAPG in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 4-6 March 2024.

Added on 16 November, 2022

Field Seminar

Lisbon, Portugal

Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Late Jurassic Deep Water Depositional Systems from the Late Jurassic of the Lusitanian Basin

Come along on this 1-day field seminar and tour outcrops in the Serra de Montejunto, just north of Lisbon and on the coast from Porto Novo to Paimogo. Instructors: Ricardo Pereira, GeoBioTec - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Gil Machado, ChronSurveys Lda & Instituto Dom Luiz Fees: €190 - Local VAT applicable Limit: 20 Participants Includes: Ground Transportation Snacks and Refreshments Lunch and Dinner Guidebook Departure Time/Location 20 June 2023 8:30am Hotel Dom Pedro Note:Transportation to start point is not included in the costs of this trip. Please bring clothing for hot day time temperatures (sun hat/ sun glasses/ sun cream etc.). Participants must wear suitable and comfortable light trekking shoes. Aims To gain or increase an understanding of the tectono-sedimentary processes of continental extension and rifting supported by outcrop observations, with focus on deep-depositional marine systems. Discuss implications for prospective petroleum systems. Promote debate and nourish new insights between attendants. About the Field Trip The Lusitanian Basin records the proximal events of syn- to post rift evolution of the hyper-extended West Iberian Margin, showing some outstanding examples of the combined tectono-stratigraphic depositional systems. Here, the Late Jurassic reveals diverse aspects of mixed marine depositional systems including not only submarine fans and turbidites, but also the build-up of carbonate reefs and shoreface to fluvial clastic sequences. Throughout the field trip the different depositional aspects can be observed in detail to demonstrate how such depositional systems can vary in time and space. Observation of these outcrops allows a better understanding on how deep-water depositional systems can change within a sub-basin and help improving the understanding of reservoir properties.

Added on 06 February, 2020

Workshop

Lisbon, Portugal

Wednesday, 21 June – Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Mixed/Hybrid Systems (Turbidite, MTDs and Contourites) on Continental Margins

This 3-day conference brings together diverse experts working on modern and ancient turbidite, MTDs, contourite and hybrid/mixed systems in order to improve the present-day knowledge, models and predictive power.

Added on 06 February, 2020

DL Abstract By Tao Sun

Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Modeling with Computational Stratigraphy

As oil and gas exploration and production occur in deeper basins and more complex geologic settings, accurate characterization and modeling of reservoirs to improve estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) prediction, optimize well placement and maximize recovery become paramount. Existing technologies for reservoir characterization and modeling have proven inadequate for delivering detailed 3D predictions of reservoir architecture, connectivity and rock quality at scales that impact subsurface flow patterns and reservoir performance. Because of the gap between the geophysical and geologic data available (seismic, well logs, cores) and the data needed to model rock heterogeneities at the reservoir scale, constraints from external analog systems are needed. Existing stratigraphic concepts and deposition models are mostly empirical and seldom provide quantitative constraints on fine-scale reservoir heterogeneity. Current reservoir modeling tools are challenged to accurately replicate complex, nonstationary, rock heterogeneity patterns that control connectivity, such as shale layers that serve as flow baffles and barriers.

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Added on 20 July, 2022

VG Abstract By Keith Gerdes

Tethyan Carbonates - Linking Tropical Seas and Crashing Plates to Some of the Largest Oil and Gas Fields in the World

The carbonate sequences that were deposited in the now exhumed Tethyan Ocean influence many aspects of our lives today, either by supplying the energy that warms our homes and the fuel that powers our cars or providing the stunning landscapes for both winter and summer vacations. They also represent some of the most intensely studied rock formations in the world and have provided geoscientists with a fascinating insight into the turbulent nature of 250 Million years of Earth’s history. By combining studies from the full range of geoscience disciplines this presentation will trace the development of these carbonate sequences from their initial formation on the margins of large ancient continental masses to their present day locations in and around the Greater Mediterranean and Near East region. The first order control on growth patterns and carbonate platform development by the regional plate-tectonic setting, underlying basin architecture and fluctuations in sea level will be illustrated. The organisms that contribute to sequence development will be revealed to be treasure troves of forensic information. Finally, these rock sequences will be shown to contain all the ingredients necessary to form and retain hydrocarbons and the manner in which major post-depositional tectonic events led to the formation of some of the largest hydrocarbon accumulations in the world will be demonstrated.

Request a visit from Keith Gerdes!

Added on 24 August, 2015

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