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Explorer Historical Highlights By Larry Nation

Tulsa: Oil Capital of the World

When the appellation was declared by Tulsa, it was a boomtown in Indian Territory fast growing into a city with an entrepreneurial excitement fueled by some massive oil fields nearby. And the title was up for grabs.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer President’s Column By Ted Beaumont

Concepts Shift Creates Ripples of Change

In North America onshore, the resource play has caused a dramatic shift in the exploration objectives of many, if not most, independent and major petroleum companies.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Shale List Grows

Shale List Grows: Production from unconventional reservoirs, particularly shale, has been a boon to U.S. domestic natural gas stockpiles.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Collaboration Play

All for one and one for all: It took a team effort to find exploration success in theWolfcamp Shale.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Teams Finding New Ways to Shale Success

The third dimension: Continued improvements in new technologies such as 3-D seismic are helping some companies deal with the cost of successful shale exploration.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Spotlight On… By Barry Friedman

Keeping Science at the Forefront is Difficult

Lee Allison, the state geologist and director of the Arizona Geological Survey, knows a lot about the coming need for strategic investment in data integration – and about how to succeed in today's political climate.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Explorer Article By David Brown

Assumed 'Simplicities' Masked Hidden Potential

The name game: Unraveling the geologic complexities of the Granite Wash is tough enough, but one team of geologists went one better – they unraveled the mystery of the clashing nomenclatures.

Added on 01 July, 2012

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

Carbon Capture and Storage Now More Than Ever: A Series of Low-Cost Webinars

The Permian Basin CCUS Center is offering a series of four low-cost webinars on carbon capture and sequestration. The cost is $25 per webinar.

Added on 22 June, 2012

Explorer Regions and Sections By Carol McGowen

Palo Duro Canyon To Get Starring Role

Something new: The spectacular Palo Duro Canyon will be the setting for the Mid-Continent Section's inaugural Biennial Field Conference – a new concept that may bring big dividends to smaller local societies.

Added on 01 June, 2012

Explorer Article By Ken Milam

Buffalo Roam as Oil Pumps

Oh give me a home where the buffalo … coexist with the oil industry. Thanks to a lot of cooperation and mutual respect, such a place exists at Oklahoma’s Tallgrass PrairiePreserve.

Added on 01 June, 2012

Webinar

Virtual Webinar

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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Jamie Ann Woolsey President (2020-2023) PQ GeoConsulting (479) 650-5067

Douglas Vincent Davis, Jr. Past President (2019-2023) D-Ex Production Co. (316) 641-4469

Nathan Alan Randolph Vice President (2019-2023) Pablo Energy II, LLC (806) 350-3493

John A. Brett, III Secretary (2019-2023) Brett Exploration, LLC (405) 620-3000

Tara Lynn Benda Treasurer (2019-2023) Equus Energy Partners (918) 513-1854

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