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Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

The reel thing: AAPG member Pasquale Scaturro is at it again, this time capturing his adventure-filled journey down the Nile on film for a new commercial production.

Added on 01 November, 2004

Explorer Division Column DPA By J. Michael Party

Answered Prayers — and Promises

'Please God, let there be one more oil boom ...'

Added on 01 October, 2004

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Three Lecturers to Hit the Road

AAPG's Distinguished Lecture program will have three speakers on tour in October, including some U.S. and Canadian talks by this year's AAPG-SEG speaker.

Added on 01 October, 2004

Explorer Article By Diane Freeman

Officials Expect Historic Highs By Year's End

Rocky Mountain high? Colorado drilling permits are expected to hit a record this year as drilling techniques boost results.

Added on 01 September, 2004

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RMS Annual Meeting Offers Science, Business Themes

Science and business are the themes for the Rocky Mountain Natural Gas 2004 energy summit — this year's annual Rocky Mountain Section meeting — which will be held Aug. 9-11 at Denver's Colorado Convention Center.

Added on 01 August, 2004

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

AAPG Challenges Society Report

A Position Paper that takes to task a Wilderness Society report on recoverable resources in the Western United States has been approved by the AAPG Executive Committee.

Added on 01 August, 2004

Explorer Spotlight On…

AAPG Summer Trips

Summer is a season of discovery via fantastic AAPG trips.

Added on 01 July, 2004

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Unorthodox Plays Can Muddy Roles

The role of geology is fairly well-defined in conventional oil and gas plays, but emerging unconventional gas plays have muddied the waters.

Added on 01 July, 2004

Explorer A Look Back Column By Marlan Downey

Recalling a 'Remarkable' Work

In 1954, Ed McKee finished the classic GSA monograph #61 on the 'Stratigraphy and History of the Moenkopi Formation.'

Added on 01 May, 2004

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Commercially Speaking: How Much Gas Is There?

The Jonah Field in the northern Greater Green River Basin, one of the largest gas discoveries in the last decade and a poster child for basin centered gas. The Standard Draw-Echo Springs Field in the Washakie Basin, which was found in the 1970s and was one of the original fields determined to be a large, basin centered gas accumulation.

Added on 01 April, 2004

Workshop

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tuesday, 18 February – Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

AAPG Orphan, Abandoned, Idle, and Marginal Wells Conference

Join us for AAPG Orphan, Abandoned, Idle and Marginal Wells Conference 2025. This workshop will focus on orphan, abandoned, idle, and marginal wells and the business opportunities and technology associated with plugging and repurposing wells, reducing methane emissions, protecting water supplies, and extending the lives of marginal wells.

Added on 16 October, 2024

Workshop

Houston, Texas

Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Generative AI, Machine Learning and Analytics for Subsurface Energy

Join us for an AI and analytics workshop that focuses specifically on subsurface energy, and provides the needed knowledge, tools, and insights. Opportunities are emerging, and those who have the tools, skills, and knowledge will be at the forefront. Specifically, the conference will bring together AI and Machine Learning and a wide range of data issues in the form of technical presentations, probing panel discussions and poster sessions.

Added on 05 September, 2024

Field Seminar

Houston, Texas

Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bayou K-12 Educators Hurricane Hike

Everyone in Houston lives within a few miles of a bayou. Some people think of them as permanent, but the bayous are constantly changing, especially during high water events like Hurricane Harvey. This trip is a 2.5 mile walk down a section of Buffalo Bayou where we will look at the archives of past storms and discuss what to do for future storms.

Added on 05 December, 2023

Short Course

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Thursday, 20 February 2025, 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Methane Monitoring Associated with Well Plugging & Abandonment for Active, Marginal, Idle, and Orphan Wells

This introduction to methane monitoring, measurement, and quantification is for all those who would like to understand the requirements and regulations regarding methane emissions and to be able to design a measurement and monitoring solution, complete with the appropriate types of technologies, techniques, and safety protocols.

Added on 05 December, 2023

Clayton Schultz President (2024-2025) SM Energy

Alonzo Riley Brinkerhoff Past President (2024-2025) Duchesne River Resources 14068391375

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