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Explorer Foundation Update By Tamra Campbell

AAPG Foundation Celebrates 50 Years

The AAPG Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary this year – a milestone that coincides with the 100th anniversary of AAPG. It is a big year and a great time to reflect on our mission, purpose and where we are headed.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer ProTracks By The Young Professionals Special Interest Group

The ABCs of DPA for YPs

Knowing how to speak the language of geoscience is one thing; fluency in petroleum geoscience as a profession is another. Fortunately, AAPG has a resource to improve professional proficiency and it’s an acronym every Member should know: DPA.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

A Milestone for Our Tribe

We all have milestones in our lives – those times that, in retrospect, we recognize as formative or transitionary, in which one chapter of our lives ends and another begins.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer President’s Column By Paul Britt

Celebrating Two Centuries, Past and Future

It’s important to understand what got us here today and what will be celebrated at the 100th anniversary Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) in Houston this April.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Article

Field Trips Set for ACE

The AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition will feature a variety of field trips that will bookend the meeting, spanning from March 26 to April 8.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Article By David Rensink

It’s been a century in the making and time is running out to register for AAPG’s 100th anniversary Annual Convention and Exhibition in Houston.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Paul Weimer

100th Anniversary Committee Offerings at ACE

In the forward planning for this year’s AAPG centennial celebration – at the Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) in Houston and beyond – the 100th Anniversary Committee was organized in 2004 as an ad hoc committee per the suggestion of current AAPG President-elect Charles Sternbach.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Educational Gold' in Deepwater GOM Fields

Among the array of not-to-be-missed technical sessions at the upcoming 2017 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE), “Major Deepwater Fields of the Offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico” is grabbing its share of attention.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Centennial ACE Boasts Record Abstract Submissions

Last year, the extraordinarily high quality of the technical program was the talk of the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Calgary, and this was at an ACE with plenty of high points to talk about. The technical program for the 2017 ACE in Houston promises to be even better than last year’s.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Honoring the 'I' in 'We'

Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award: He credits his success to the members of his team, and that’s why Edward D. Dolly stands out.

Added on 01 March, 2017

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Friday, 28 April 2023, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

SC 04: Integrating Geophysics into Geologic Carbon Storage Workflows from Scoping to Monitoring

To go through the different stages of a CCS project and discuss which geophysical data/methods are pertinent: workshop format with short presentation and lots of discussion/Q&A

Added on 21 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Friday, 28 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 03: The Techniques and Business Aspects of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage and the CO₂ Storage Resources Management System (SRMS)

As part of the international effort to combat global warming, significant attention is being given to ways to sequester (store for the long-term) carbon dioxide, which is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. This one-day course will look at some of the ways in which carbon dioxide can be stored and provide a detailed review of the SRMS framework prepared by the Society of Petroleum Engineers to classify and categorize the storage volumes.

Added on 21 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 01: Fundamentals of Carbon Capture and Storage

This course provides an introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) utilizing concepts related to oil and gas geoscience and reservoir engineering.

Added on 17 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 02: Energy Transition for Subsurface Geoscientists and Engineers

There is growing recognition that a new energy paradigm is needed to curb the buildup of anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. This course is designed to help subsurface geoscience and engineering professionals position themselves for the impending energy transition.

Added on 17 February, 2023

Field Seminar

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

A Journey Through a Carbon Capture Focused Core Analysis Program

This course will explore the best techniques and workflows when approaching a whole core analysis program where the end goal is to mitigate risk associated with any carbon monoxide/dioxide injection project. The program will be broken up into the following categories all focused specifically on CCUS injection and confining zones.

Added on 08 February, 2023

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