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Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Imperial Barrel Award 2015 – Apply Now

Team registrations are now being accepted for this year’s AAPG-AAPG Foundation’s Imperial Barrel Award program (IBA), an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world.

Added on 01 November, 2014

Explorer Foundation Update By Lorry Oldefest

Distinguished Lecture Tours Announced for 2014-15

It has a new name, a new energy and a new lineup of experts, all primed to spread geoscience knowledge around the world. “It” is AAPG’s newly named Global Distinguished Lecture Program – emphasis on the “global” – which dates back to 1941 but continues to be the Association’s flagship initiative for offering the latest in geologic science to AAPG affiliated geological societies and universities.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Division Column DPA By Rick Fritz

Top 10 Reasons to Join DPA

As AAPG Division of Professional Affairs president I am often asked, “What is the DPA’s purpose?” I decided one of the best ways to answer this question is take the Letterman approach with a Top 10 list of purposes and reasons to be part of DPA.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Student Expos and the Big Picture

As this issue of EXPLORER goes to print, geoscience students and industry recruiters are gathering on the plains of Wyoming for the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, the annual job fair of AAPG’s Rocky Mountain Section.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer President’s Column By Randi Martinsen

Embracing Mitchell's Vision of Sustainability

I find it ironic that George Mitchell, the “father of hydraulic fracturing technology” (aka, “father of fracing”), a technology that so many people fear or hate because of its perceived negative environmental impact, was so passionate about the environment and sustainability. This is a message we need to convey.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Article

URTeC Was Even Better the Second Time Around; Plans Start for 2015

The second annual Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, which once again threw a multidiscipline spotlight on new approaches, technology and science being used to develop unconventional plays, attracted more than 5,000 attendees– a 25 percent increase over last year’s inaugural event – to Denver’s Colorado Convention Center in late August.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Task Force Appointed in Lieu of Vote

It was a collective sigh of relief heard ‘round the state. Two months ago, Colorado Gov. John W. Hickenlooper managed to pull off what many call the compromise of the season – the political season, that is, in a state that has been dragged into a months-long, messy battle between the oil and gas industry and politicians and activists who oppose drilling on various levels.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Latin America Blog By Nashomi Belfon

New YP Lead shares remarkable experience at AAPG's Leadership Days

In August 2014, I attended AAPG’s 34th annual Leadership Days in Snowbird, Utah. I attended because of the passion that I have for volunteering with AAPG and the incentive that there is a lot to learn from an event such as this, where individuals from various committees throughout the world are present. Such knowledge and concepts can then be brought back to the Latin American region for ever growing achievement. I can personally tell you that my expectations were exceeded; Leadership Days truly was a remarkable experience.

Added on 25 September, 2014

Explorer Division Column DEG By Jeffrey Paine

Unintended Consequences to Anticipated Issues

Our industry is overwhelmingly filled with professionals who want to do the right thing the right way, yet real or suspected environmental impacts recur with some regularity.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Explorer President’s Column By Randi Martinsen

Engaging Members, Promoting Professionalism

I hope this successful running of the RMS annual meeting will be an inspiration and a model to others throughout our Sections and Regions, to actively engage our young professionals and incorporate their visions of what our organization is – and what it can be – into our global vision.

Added on 01 September, 2014

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Friday, 28 April 2023, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

SC 04: Integrating Geophysics into Geologic Carbon Storage Workflows from Scoping to Monitoring

To go through the different stages of a CCS project and discuss which geophysical data/methods are pertinent: workshop format with short presentation and lots of discussion/Q&A

Added on 21 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Friday, 28 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 03: The Techniques and Business Aspects of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage and the CO₂ Storage Resources Management System (SRMS)

As part of the international effort to combat global warming, significant attention is being given to ways to sequester (store for the long-term) carbon dioxide, which is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. This one-day course will look at some of the ways in which carbon dioxide can be stored and provide a detailed review of the SRMS framework prepared by the Society of Petroleum Engineers to classify and categorize the storage volumes.

Added on 21 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 01: Fundamentals of Carbon Capture and Storage

This course provides an introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) utilizing concepts related to oil and gas geoscience and reservoir engineering.

Added on 17 February, 2023

Short Course

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

SC 02: Energy Transition for Subsurface Geoscientists and Engineers

There is growing recognition that a new energy paradigm is needed to curb the buildup of anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. This course is designed to help subsurface geoscience and engineering professionals position themselves for the impending energy transition.

Added on 17 February, 2023

Field Seminar

Houston, Texas

Monday, 24 April 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

A Journey Through a Carbon Capture Focused Core Analysis Program

This course will explore the best techniques and workflows when approaching a whole core analysis program where the end goal is to mitigate risk associated with any carbon monoxide/dioxide injection project. The program will be broken up into the following categories all focused specifically on CCUS injection and confining zones.

Added on 08 February, 2023

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Anna Sheldon Phelps Past President (2022-2023) SM Energy (303) 837-2484

Riley Brinkerhoff President Elect (2022-2023) SM Energy

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Clayton Schultz Secretary Treasurer (2022-2023) SM Energy

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