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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Unexpected treasures: The Bakken shale in Montana and North Dakota may one day be the Big Daddy of all shale plays.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

“Go West, young man …” and women, too, because there seems to be plenty of work for everyone: The Rocky Mountains beckon to oil and gas players like never before.

Added on 01 June, 2008

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Rockies Living Up to Promise

During a luncheon talk at the 2006 AAPG Annual Convention in Houston, speaker Peter Dea predicted the Rocky Mountains would become the kingpin of domestic natural gas production owing principally to unconventional reservoir development.

Added on 01 May, 2007

Explorer Article By Larry Nation

Production Plateau Possible in 13 Years

World oil production will reach a peak plateau by 2020-40. This was one of several key implications of a Hedberg Research Conference released at the AAPG Annual Convention in Long Beach.

Added on 01 May, 2007

Explorer Article By David Brown

If It's Shale, It's Probably in Play

Unconventional resource plays are sprouting up across the country, especially projects in search of gas or oil production from shale.

Added on 01 April, 2007

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Shales Require Creative Approaches

Challenges in both new and old shale gas plays are forcing operators into innovative approaches.

Added on 01 November, 2006

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Bouma Picked for Powers

Arnold H. Bouma, who has a sequence named after him because of his discovery of dividing deepwater turbidites into intervals, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award.

Added on 01 November, 2006

Explorer Division Column EMD By William Ambrose

'FutureGen' Holds Promise for Coal

“Clean coal” is rapidly becoming more important as energy demands continue to rise. Clean coal is coal that has been stripped of minerals and other impurities. It is then gasified and burned, and resulting flue gases can be treated with steam and re-burned to make CO2 in the flue gas economically recoverable.

Added on 01 August, 2006

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Announced for Houston Meeting

Technical winners have been announced for the best paper and poster presentations at April’s AAPG Annual Convention in Houston. The winners will receive their awards at the opening session of the next annual meeting, set April 1-4 in Long Beach, Calif.

Added on 01 July, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Oil Finder Shares Some Insights

Dick Findley has two pieces of advice for working petroleum geologists. You’ll want to pay attention. Findley opened up a Bakken formation play that led to development of the giant Elm Coulee oil field in eastern Montana. The field now produces almost 50,000 barrels a day of high-quality crude.

Added on 01 June, 2006

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