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19 Feb

Methane Monitoring Associated with Well Plugging & Abandonment for Active, Marginal, Idle, and Orphan Wells Member Earlybird Fee Expires in 73 days

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19 Feb

Methane Monitoring Associated with Well Plugging & Abandonment for Active, Marginal, Idle, and Orphan Wells Non-Member Earlybird Fee Expires in 73 days

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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Exploring the Causes of Induced Seismicity

Induced seismicity has been the bane of hydraulic fracturing’s public image, but research is underway to determine the precise culprit for seemingly unnatural earthquakes.

Added on 01 March, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Brian Ervin

Seismic Industry Tightens Its Belt in 2014

Seismic Outlook: After several years of plenty, 2014 is expected to be a comparatively lean year for the seismic industry, a few localized hot-spots around the world notwithstanding.

Added on 01 March, 2014

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Save Now On ACE Registration

Online registration is open for this year’s AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, which will be held April 6-9 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston – and reduced registration fees are still available for those who act fast.

Added on 01 March, 2014

Explorer Article By David Brown

Oklahoma Plays Offer Untapped Potential

Oklahoma! As-yet unlocked SCOOP and STACK plays have plen’y of room for maturation and development.

Added on 01 March, 2014

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Boak

Report: A State of the EMD Union Update

Every six months, chairs of the Energy Minerals Division committees convene and report on developments in the areas they cover. In this column, we highlight important observations from these recent reports.

Added on 01 February, 2014

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Report Shows Need for Data in Health Debate

The recent National Academies’ Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on its late-April 2012 workshop, “Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction,” describes many potential health impacts of shale gas development and identifies the data gaps.

Added on 01 January, 2014

Explorer Historical Highlights By Lawrence Skelton

Hugoton's Rich History

The presence of natural gas in Kansas was known in pre-territorial time, as it was escaping from “oil springs” in Miami County in the region’s northeast part – there is some evidence that it was collected and used by local American Indians before any easterners settled in what would become the Sunflower State.

Added on 01 December, 2013

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Boak

What Does It All Mean? Only Time Will Tell

A recent story about Shell’s withdrawal from a long-lived project on in situ production of shale oil from oil shale was an interesting example of over-interpretation of a small dataset.

Added on 01 November, 2013

Explorer Article

Four DLs Have Speaking Dates In November

The Distinguished Lecture program, funded in part by the AAPG Foundation, is the Association’s flagship initiative for spreading the latest in science, technology and professional information.

Added on 01 November, 2013

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Scientists Look Deeper Into Induced Seismic

Oil and gas operators begin to turn their attention to systematic data collection related to the sources and impact of induced seismicity.

Added on 01 September, 2013

Short Course

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Thursday, 29 February 2024, 7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Methane Monitoring Associated with Well Plugging & Abandonment for Active, Marginal, Idle, and Orphan Wells

Added on 05 December, 2023

Short Course By Jon Rotzien

Fort Worth, Texas

Thursday, 18 January 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Deepwater Sedimentary Systems: Science, Discovery and Applications

Instructor: Jon Rotzien First 100 Registrants will also receive a copy of The Explorer’s Mindset: Lessons in Leadership in the Applied Geosciences and Energy Industry Short Course to be offered Jan. 18 and 19

Added on 15 November, 2023

Workshop

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tuesday, 27 February – Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Orphan, Abandoned, Idle, and Marginal Wells: Opportunities with Plugging, Repurposing, Carbon Credits, and More

Learn about the new opportunities and best practices for plugging orphan, idle, and abandoned wells, and to comply with new requirements for funding, methane emissions measurement and monitoring, groundwater protection, and more.

Added on 13 November, 2023

OSU Boone Pickens School of Geology Assistant Professor Position in Energy Transition Geoscience

The Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University seeks to fill a tenure track position in energy transition geoscience at the rank of assistant professor. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2024. The successful applicant should have a Ph.D. degree in geosciences or related field at the time of appointment.

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Nathan Alan Randolph President (2023-2025) Pablo Energy II, LLC (806) 350-3493

Jamie Ann Woolsey Past President (2023-2025) PQ GeoConsulting (479) 650-5067

John A. Brett, III Vice President (2023-2025) Brett Exploration, LLC (405) 620-3000

Tara Lynn Benda Secretary (2023-2025) Equus Energy Partners (918) 513-1854

Molly Turko Treasurer (2023-2025) Devon Energy (405) 596-2847

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