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Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Assessing the Influence of Untrackable Horizons on Impedance Inversion

The definition of accurate horizons is critical to the construction of the low-frequency component of the impedance model used in seismic impedance inversion.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Understanding Fluid Flow through Shale

The Energy and Environmental Science & Technology Directorate at the Idaho National Laboratory has scientists working diligently to better understand how fluids might flow through the small pores in shales where the silt- and clay-size particles can measure as small as less than 0.004 millimeters.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Explorer Article By David Brown

The Next 100 Years of Oilfield Invention

We’ve already seen some of the oilfield invention and innovation that will happen during the rest of this century. In science fiction films.

Added on 01 December, 2017

Events Blog By Grant Smith

Where Will You Take Your Brand?

URTeC is headed to Houston, 23-25 July 2018, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Take your brand to new heights by aligning with the premier event focused on the latest science and technology applied to exploration and development of unconventional resources.

Added on 17 November, 2017

Events Blog By Grant Smith

Don't Wait — Abstract Submissions Close Soon!

Submit your papers today and join us for the sixth edition of the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. Your insights regarding new and emerging technologies will help to guide the exploration and exploitation of unconventional resources for years to come. Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in the premier science and technology event for teams involved in exploration, appraisal, and development of unconventional resources.

Added on 09 November, 2017

Events Blog By Grant Smith

URTeC Exhibit Space Available

URTeC is headed to Houston, 23-25 July 2018 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Key exhibit spaces are going fast, reserve your space today before it’s gone. Don't miss the sixth edition of the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference.

Added on 07 November, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

New Tech Promises 'Huge Impact' on Digital Rocks

New developments in digital rocks and digital outcrop models continue to put more data – and more realistic data – on geoscientists’ desktops.

Added on 01 November, 2017

Bulletin Article

Late Paleozoic subsidence and burial history of the Fort Worth basin

The Fort Worth basin in north-central Texas is a major shale-gas producer, yet its subsidence history and relationship to the Ouachita fold-and-thrust belt have not been well understood. We studied the depositional patterns of the basin during the late Paleozoic by correlating well logs and constructing structure and isopach maps.

Added on 23 October, 2017

Events Blog By Grant Smith

Last Chance to Submit for ACE 2018 Salt Lake City

The Utah Geological Association is proud to host the AAPG 2018 Annual Convention & Exhibition (ACE) at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. With easy access to some of the most extraordinary rocks in the world, Salt Lake City is the ideal location to combine fundamental geology with emerging innovation. Don’t miss your chance to share your knowledge and investigate all Utah has to offer.

Added on 10 October, 2017

Bulletin Article

Fracture characterization in tight carbonates: An example from the Ozark Plateau, Arkansas

Outcrop studies of fracture development, used as analogs for subsurface fracture patterns, are critical because of the importance of fractures as fluid flow pathways and the fact that most fracture networks exist at a smaller resolution than current seismic data can resolve.

Added on 22 September, 2017

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Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

South Atlantic Hydrocarbons Through Space and Time

Join the Petroleum Systems Technical Interest Group (TIG) for the next session of the AAPG Petroleum Systems Webinar Series, South Atlantic Hydrocarbons Through Space and Time, on Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 8:00 AM (CST). After forty years of investigation, a super-regional view of South Atlantic conjugate basins has been developed, as the set of representative crude oils exceeds 1700 from an initial selection of

Added on 19 April, 2022

Director, Bureau of Economic Geology and State Geologist of Texas

The Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) seeks a new Director for the Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau), the oldest (1909) and second largest (~250 FTE) organized research unit at UT (https://www.beg.utexas.edu/ ). The role of the Director is multifaceted, serving as the chief executive of this dynamic geoscience research unit, which is also the State Geological Survey of Texas. The Director is the State Geologist of Texas.

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