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Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Challenges to Deepwater Reservoir Characterization

It is no secret that deepwater depositional systems hold some of the largest petroleum reservoirs on Earth. To get those reserves out safely, effectively and economically from such depths requires technology, expertise, and a little bit of luck. The challenges associated with doing that – determining the presence, distribution and quality of those reserves – is the work of the Quantitative Clastics Laboratory at the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Added on 01 October, 2021

Explorer President’s Column By Gretchen Gillis

Achieving Harmony Amid Change and Uncertainty

Listening to “Togetherness (K’a jo se)” as I write prompted me to think about community. AAPG has been a pillar of the scientific community for more than 100 years, with a lengthy history of collaboration and rewarding relationships that extend beyond the Association. Like the rise to international success of Nigerian musician King Sunny Adé, AAPG has grown beyond its American roots to serve a global community of energy geoscientists as well as professionals working in adjacent functions like data science, carbon capture, use and sequestration, and various engineering disciplines.

Added on 01 September, 2021

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

At Long Last, IMAGE ’21 is Upon Us

The moment is almost here – the time for all applied geoscientists to converge on Denver for the inaugural International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy. More about this great new event in a minute. Yes, we’re still in the age of COVID and the delta variant is giving all of us pause as we consider how best to interact personally and professionally. But I’m pleased to share that I’m writing this column having just returned from my third in-person industry event in a four-week time period.

Added on 01 September, 2021

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kurt Marfurt,Renjun Wen,Rongfeng Zhang

3-D Visualization and Geobody Picking of Amplitude Anomalies in Deepwater Seismic Data

'The geobody tool provides a means for an interpreter to rapidly visualize the extent and orientation of anomalous geologic features of interest. However, the last decade has seen an exponential growth in both the number and size of 3-D seismic surveys. Augmented by multiple attribute volumes for each survey, these large data volumes provide both an aid and a burden on the interpreter, whose goal is to wade through all these data with the goal of extracting patterns that correlate to a geologic model, which can then be used for oil and gas exploration and development. As many of the world’s oil and gas resources lie beneath the oceans, the advances in exploration, drilling and production technologies have also focused in those areas. '

Added on 01 September, 2021

Explorer President’s Column By Gretchen Gillis

AAPG Will Survive and Thrive

Listening to “Will the Wolf Survive” as I write got me thinking about the one thing we must keep alive – the core purposes of our Association. These include advancing geoscience, promoting relevant technology, disseminating information, inspiring high professional standards and advancing the professional well-being of members.

Added on 01 August, 2021

Explorer Foundation Update By Vern Stefanic

Remembering Russell and Mary Dorsey

Russell A. Dorsey Jr. was an AAPG member who loved adventure, loved traveling and spent more than 30 years using his skills as a geologist for Esso and ExxonMobil in locations around the world. His wife, Mary, a Florida native with an ear for languages plus musical and artistic gifts of her own, equally embraced the journeys that Russell’s geological career afforded them, and together they left a record of not just involvement in but active impact on historical, archaeological, civic and cultural groups wherever they resided. Both are now deceased – Russell in 2001, and Mary earlier this year on May 19 – but their love of preservation and working together to help ensure better futures to global populations was manifested once again recently in a dramatic way for the AAPG Foundation.

Added on 01 August, 2021

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Efficiency in Unconventionals is Key to Energy Future

“The beauty of the unconventionals is, while they’re expensive, we know where they are.” That’s Carlos Torres-Verdin, Brian James Jennings memorial endowed chair and Zarrow centennial professor of petroleum engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, talking about the promise of unconventional energy production in the United States, both from an industry standpoint and with a view to its position in the country’s future energy mix. According to a study by the Harvard University Business School, by 2030, 3.8 million jobs, half of which would be accessible to middle-skilled workers, could potentially be supported by the development of unconventional resources.

Added on 01 July, 2021

Bulletin Article By Hugh Daigle,Kehua You,P. Kevin Meazell,Peter B. Flemings,Stephen C. Phillips,Yi Fang

Lithological, petrophysical, and seal properties of mass-transport complexes, northern Gulf of Mexico

Evaluation of deeply buried Pleistocene mass-transport complexes in the northern Gulf of Mexico shows highly variable lithology that is acoustically faster and more resistive than similar mud-rich deposits at a similar burial depth. It also shows velocity and resistivity increasing with depth.

Added on 01 July, 2021

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

AAPG is Turning a New Chapter, In More Ways Than One

The opening chapter of a book holds such promise. The expectation – the hope – is that you’re about to experience something new. In some cases, it’s for fun and adventure. In others, it’s to learn and grow. Put yourself in the hands of a skillful author and the opening chapter is the beginning to a journey of discovery. And it’s been quite a journey for AAPG this year.

Added on 01 June, 2021

Explorer Article By Emily Llinás

CarbonSAFE Project Uses Core Technology to Identify CO₂ Storage Potential

Increasing global concern about climate change and its impact on the environment and society has led to a variety of strategies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere and find places to store it. Many companies are hard at work to perfect methods of carbon capture, use, and storage. Franek Hasiuk, associate scientist at Kansas Geological Survey, said CCUS is the best technology available to reduce emissions produced by the global economy. Hasiuk is part of a team of scientists working on the Integrated Midcontinent Stacked Carbon Storage Hub, a project to investigate subsurface geology in southwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska and demonstrate the viability of injecting CO₂ into underground rock layers.

Added on 01 June, 2021

Webinar By Arash Nazhad,Larry R. Davis,Sudhir Pai,Sunil Garg,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Opportunities with Earth Imaging Technologies

Join us for 'Pivoting 2021: Opportunities with Earth Imaging Technologies'. Panelists discuss the newest developments and directions in drones, satellite imagery, and other ways to acquire and process images of the Earth's surface. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 12 May 2021.

Added on 03 June, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 9 December 2010, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

The Bakken Petroleum System of the Williston Basin

The Mississippian-Devonian Bakken Petroleum System of the Williston Basin is characterized by low-porosity and permeability reservoirs, organic-rich source rocks, and regional hydrocarbon charge.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Webinar By Amy Henry,David Tonner,Larry R. Davis,Matt Bell,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 3: New Revenue and Diversification Strategies

Join us for 'Matching Capabilities and Capacity With Current and Emerging Demand Areas; Building a Business Plan That Reflects the Realities of Opportunities'. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 20 May 2020. During this webinar we will discuss: Matching technologies and companies Keys to Building a Resilient Early-Stage Business Multi-Industry Technology: Robotics as a Service

Added on 17 June, 2020

Online e-Symposium

Friday, 27 March 2009, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

The Many Faces of GIS: Oil and Gas Applications, New Directions, Careers

Join two GIS/geoscience experts Scott Sires and Gerry Bartz as they use information from the Teapot Dome Field in Wyoming (DOE/RMOTC program).

Added on 02 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 7 June 2012, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

New Production in Old Fields: Case Study in the Hunton Dolomite

Unger Field, discovered in1955, has produced 8.6 million barrels of oil from a thinly (several ft) bedded, locally cherty dolomite containing vuggy and intercrystalline porosity.

Added on 11 December, 2013

Online e-Symposium

Virtual Online e-Symposium

Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.

Carbon Sequestration

This presentation will review the results of ongoing carbon storage research in Kentucky by the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) and industry partners.

Added on 02 December, 2013

Webinar By Brent Kisling,Larry R. Davis,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 11: New Subsurface Tools and Techniques

Join us for 'New Subsurface Tools and Techniques'. New Subsurface Tools and Techniques and strategies for pivoting for new revenue and diversification in today's times. This webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT, 15 July 2020.

Added on 15 June, 2020

Webinar By Cynthia Dacre,Edith Newton Wilson,Larry R. Davis,Miriam Winsten,Nora Toure,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 12: Sustainable Solutions for the Energy Transition

Join us for 'Sustainable Solutions for the Energy Transition'. Sustainable Solutions for the Energy Transition strategies for pivoting for new revenue and diversification in today's times. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7pm - 8:30pm CDT 22 July 2020.

Added on 15 June, 2020

Webinar By Cynthia Dacre,Joey Sanchez,John Hofmeister,Rekha Patel

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 9: Industry Cross-Overs

Join us for 'Pivoting During the Pandemic: Industry Cross-Overs'. Integrating Satellite and Drone Data for Utility Corridor Monitoring. Solutions Development for a Cross-Industry Platform. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7:00pm - 8:30pm CDT, 1 July 2020.

Added on 15 June, 2020

Webinar By Chad Hammond,David Fosberg,Hugh Winkler,Larry R. Davis,Susan Nash

Virtual Webinar

Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

Pivoting Week 8: New Directions in Automation

Join us for the 'New Directions in Automation' webminar. Where the opportunities are now, and how to pivot and take advantage of them. Webinar will be presented via Zoom 7:00pm to 8:30pm CDT, 24 June 2020.

Added on 15 June, 2020

Hunter Stockdale Carr President (2024-2025) Carr Resources, Inc. (903) 597-2336

David Clay Past President (2024-2025) CRA Advisors (713) 417-4937

Bryan Guzman Treasurer (2019-2025) Premier Corex (832) 503-4645

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