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Explorer Regions and Sections By Carol McGowen

Students and YPs See Global Profile Rise

AAPG’s network of Student membership continues growing worldwide. Student Chapters, Student Expo job fairs, the Imperial Barrel Award and Field Immersion programs all provide career development, support and encouragement to these young explorationists.

Added on 01 February, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Poland Silurian Shale Ready for Action

Poland is primed and anxious to have its fields on the world list of successful shale gas plays.

Added on 01 February, 2010

Explorer Division Column DPA By Paul Britt

AAPG, DPA Oppose Board Move

In late September, the Division of Professional Affairs, through past president Rick Ericksen, was contacted by the California Association of Professional Geologists (CAPG), which is seeking support to block a move by the state of California to eliminate the Board of Professional Geologists and Geophysicists (BGG) and merge it into the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BPELS).

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Spotlight On… By Barry Friedman

Osage Tribe Recognizes Stewardship for Minerals and the Environment

An award from the Osage Nation recognizes Tulsa-based Spyglass Energy Group for “its dedication and responsible service in successfully operating on the Osage Nation Mineral Reserve.”

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Susan Eaton

Shale Play Extends to Canada

Northern exposure: That gush of excitement you may feel may be coming from Canada – specifically, eastern Canada – and it’s all because the Utica shale play there may be as big as the Barnett.

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

Forum Included Q&A From Public

Shortly after lunch on Oct. 14 people began filing into the ballroom of the Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills Hotel. They included attendees of the 2009 AAPG Mid-Continent Section meeting, members of the general public and two busloads of students from local high schools. They were there to participate in a conversation about energy – its past and its future.

Added on 01 December, 2009

Explorer Article

Matson Wins Mid-Continent Levorsen

Shane Matson has won the A.I. Levorsen Award for the best paper presented at the Mid-Continent Section meeting held in October in Tulsa.

Added on 01 December, 2009

Explorer Article By David Brown

New Plays Look to Boost Arkoma

How big is big? A team of U.S. Geological Survey geologists is doing a new assessment of – and taking a “long” look at – the unconventional potential of the Arkoma Basin.

Added on 01 December, 2009

Explorer Division Column EMD By Fran Hein

Lots of Potential, Lots of Hurdles

As North America tries to obtain energy security it will have to rely on more unconventional resources to fulfill its energy needs over the next decades – and balanced with that is the need for stewardship of the environment and the need to develop more sustainable strategies.

Added on 01 November, 2009

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Shale Completions Can Get Tricky

Shale gas plays can pose a tough problem – but hydraulic fracture stimulation may be the answer.

Added on 01 November, 2009

Chief Scientist, Energy and Minerals - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Principal Research Scientist, Geology - Illinois State Geological Survey in the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ISGS is seeking to hire a Chief Scientist, Energy and Minerals (Principal Research Scientist, Geology) to provide leadership, clear scientific vision, and direction to the sub-disciplines and staff members engaged with the ISGS's energy and minerals programs.

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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