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The learning curve: Getting small independent producers to embrace 3-D seismic was a process that depended as much on education as on success.

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Mark Ouimette, professor and head of geological and environmental sciences at Hardin-Simmons University, has received the inaugural AAPG Holland Award of Excellence.

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Success stories may abound, but a lot of innovative thought already has been required for the complex Woodford Shale play in Oklahoma’s Arkoma Basin.

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A story to be shared: U.S. geologists may know all about the Fayetteville Shale, but the innovations that have helped bring success there are getting a global spotlight.

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Officer candidates for the 2009-10 term have been announced by the AAPG Executive Committee.

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A team of five graduate students representing the School of Geology and Geophysics at University of Oklahoma rose to the top level and won first place in the second annual IBA competition – but the 2008 AAPG Imperial Barrel Award program produced winners on all levels.

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The two-page fax came hand-written, with an apology of sorts at the top.

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Second verse, same as the first: Headlines earlier this year proclaimed the Marcellus Shale as the year's most surprising play. Today the surprise is gone – but the play is getting hotter still.

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A brand new day: Louisiana's new Haynesville Shale play is being touted as the harbinger of what may open an untapped region to prolific gas production.

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What makes the Woodford shale play work? Hundreds of wells are about to be drilled to determine if the play is a bust or the next Barnett.

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

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