Explorer Policy Watch
By Aaron Rodriguez
Shale gas production is booming throughout the United States and the world due to the success of the cutting edge – and in some corners, controversial – drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 April, 2012
Explorer Article
By David Brown
Have an opinion about hydraulic fracturing? So does the person next to you, which is why Steve Leifer, this year’s speaker at the upcoming DEG annual luncheon, says to look at the big picture. Â
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 March, 2012
Explorer Article
Jonna Gentry, a ninth grade earth science teacher in Colorado, is this year’s winner of the AAPG Foundation Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Natural Resources in the Earth Sciences K-12 – or, simply, Teacher of the Year.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2012
Explorer Article
By Louise Durham
Hot water, hot potential: The possibility of reaping the rewards of geothermal energy, especially along the Gulf of Mexico coast, is moving closer to reality.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2012
Explorer Foundation Update
By Natalie Adams
AAPG Foundation trustees approved funding for two projects during their recent meeting at AAPG headquarters in Tulsa.
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Added on 01 December, 2011
Explorer Article
By Ken Milam
State geologists in South Dakota believe the hot activity that defines the celebrated Bakken Shale play is about to move south to their locale. Expanded Web Version
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Added on 01 December, 2011
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Diane Freeman
There may be many reasons for the success geoscientists recently reported at Salt Creek, Wyoming – but a big one was the result of data collected from a 4-D seismic survey, which revealed fine interval resolution as well as identified flow patterns that cannot be seen from well data alone.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 September, 2011
Explorer Regions and Sections
By Carol McGowen
With expertise as both a professor and consulting geologist, AAPG President Paul Weimer’s background is well-aligned with the energy industry renaissance currently under way in Latin America.
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Added on 01 August, 2011
Explorer Article
By Jeff Aldrich
The fast-approaching AAPG International Conference and Exhibition in Milan will showcase – in association with EMD – a comprehensive unconventional resources program with global scope, ranging in scale from the nanopore to the petroleum system, exploring the latest in applied geoscience and engineering.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 August, 2011
Explorer Article
By Barry Friedman
It's plentiful, it's accessible, it's a part of our lives – but can coal ever be the environmentally preferred choice of energy? A look at the current reality of clean coal technology.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 July, 2011