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Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

National price spikes. California rolling blackouts. Clearly, the issue of natural gas supply and demand commands serious attention in the United States.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Thomas Dolan

Rim: It's Crowded Around Here

Recently, as the volcano 'Popo' outside of Mexico City began to show some activity, geologist David Howell had a question: 'What would happen if there was a major eruption?'

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

West Africa Gamble Paying Off

The handful of major international oil companies that negotiated concessions with the Angolan government in the early to mid-1990s seem like geniuses today.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

International Deals a Different World

In the not-too-distant past, independent oil and gas producers who ventured into the international arena to search for hydrocarbons were a rarity. Today? There's nary a raised eyebrow when even the smallest of players announces an overseas project.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Emphasis Article By Kathy Shirley

Thailand Rewards Ready for Reaping

Development is under way in the Gulf of Thailand on a giant gas field that's a testament to patience, compromise, perseverance and vision; two small countries and one independent oil company are set to reap the rewards of a project that started in the early 1970s.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

APPEX Provides Efficient Market

The current shortage of drilling rigs, skilled personnel and drilling prospects serves to focus the spotlight once again on the cyclicity of the E&P business. As usual, however, the oil finders are devising creative solutions to their problems, particularly when it comes to buying and selling high quality drilling prospects.

Added on 01 August, 2001

Explorer Business Side of Geology Column By Gary P. Citron

It's What You INspect, Not EXpect

Many companies now recognize the need for a consistent, systematic process for evaluating all their E&P opportunities.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By Kathy Shirley

Pickens Jumps Into Water Market

Today, Boone Pickens is dealing with water.

Added on 01 July, 2001

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East Gulf Potential Attractive

Few wells have been drilled in the proposed OCS Lease Sale 181 area in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Still, the largely unexplored area is projected to harbor some significant hydrocarbon reserves, with a possible development potential of several Tcf of natural gas and a billion or so barrels of oil.

Added on 01 July, 2001

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Florida's 'Back Yard' on Front Burner

The proposed Lease Sale 181 in the eastern Gulf of Mexico -- the area's first since 1988 -- is facing a big political showdown that goes all the way to the Oval Office.

Added on 01 July, 2001

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Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

US Energy Forecast: Even Cloudier Than Usual

It isn’t news to anyone that prediction is difficult, especially when it’s the future (as a great man once said). Uncertainty and unpredictability are just a part of the job of tracking and predicting the future supply and demand of energy. That being the case, when energy analysts say that the current level of uncertainty is particularly high, it might be easy to dismiss it as a “dog bites man” story. It isn’t.

Added on 04 June, 2024

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Casablanca: Spain's Biggest Oil Field

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

Added on 01 March, 2019

Explorer Article By J.K. Dietrich

Natural Increase of Oil Column Buoyancy and the Instability of Caprock Seals

A new type of buoyancy model can be used to understand the source of residual oil zones, both thick and thin, to help determine the likelihood that economically viable recoverable oil resides in transition zones of imbibition reservoirs. Application of a buoyancy and breech model will fill a void in reservoir characterization. It will help distinguish between TZs and ROZs, the first of which allows application of primary and secondary (waterflooding) oil recovery methods and the second of which requires more difficult CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects.

Added on 08 May, 2024

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kenneth Bredesen,Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Impact of Reprocessing Seismic Data

Advancements in processing and imaging techniques have continued over the last several decades, which have gradually improved the quality of the processed surface seismic data. When the quality of the existing seismic data is not adequate to perform an interpretation task reasonably, then the interpreter looks for other options. Is it feasible to acquire a new survey? In the absence of an improved survey, will reprocessing of seismic data be a good option?

Added on 01 December, 2023

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

Added on 01 April, 2024

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