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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Petroleum industry players expend considerable energy, money and time adhering to federal government dictates. Additionally, they are constantly on the alert for newer policies and restrictions that might affect them– particularly in the U.S. offshore environment.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

Governors Confer on Coastal Exploration

Several governors and elected officials will be on hand to discuss the future of coastal energy exploration during a panel discussion at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston next month. Speakers will include North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, chairman of the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

AAPG Brings Cross-Discipline Appeal to OTC

With technical sessions designed to have cross-discipline appeal across the industry, Buford Pollett, chairman of the AAPG technical subcommittee for OTC, said this year’s topics were specifically chosen to attract a broad spectrum of professionals.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Making the Impossible Possible

Page through the 11,481 technical papers presented at each Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) since its 1969 inception, and the history of exploration and development primarily in the Gulf of Mexico unfolds in one long narrative – replete with human ingenuity, perseverance and accomplishment.

Added on 01 April, 2015

Explorer Historical Highlights By Ellen Walker Rienstra

Spindletop Was Feted, And She Met a Hero

I must have tugged on his coattails. Actually, I don’t really remember how it all came about. But at the 1951 Spindletop 50th anniversary celebration in Beaumont, Texas, I, a 10-year-old schoolgirl, somehow found myself talking to Allen William “Al” Hamill, one of the drillers of the famed Lucas Gusher – the well brought in 50 years before, January 10, 1901, on the low mound just south of town that came to be known as Spindletop Hill.

Added on 01 March, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Smackover Revisited

The Upper Jurassic Smackover formation in northern Louisiana and surrounding states has been explored and drilled for decades, but has only recently seen the sophisticated approach needed to decipher its challenging geology.

Added on 01 March, 2015

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Downturn Offers Opportunity to Reprocess Seismic

If operators take the “glass half full” approach and use their idle time wisely during the industry’s current downturn, the seismic industry – at least parts of it –could experience an upswing.

Added on 01 March, 2015

Events Blog By Samantha Knowlton

Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for URTeC 2015

The Technical Program Committee for the 2015 Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), has announced a record number of abstracts submitted for the event set for 20-22 July in San Antonio, Texas. URTeC, the industry’s leading multidisciplinary unconventional conference, is a joint venture between SPE, AAPG and SEG.

Added on 09 February, 2015

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

World-Class Knowledge, Experience, Community on Offer

Equipping you to be a world-class geoscientist is our goal here at AAPG. It’s why we exist as a scientific and professional association: To assist you throughout your career to stay at the top of your game.

Added on 01 February, 2015

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Oil Price Slams Beleaguered TMS Play

Following many years of on again/off again activity, the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) was, at long last, being proven in recent months to be a viable commercial play, but the market has done a 180-degree spin owing to the unanticipated, near-devastating drop in oil prices.

Added on 01 February, 2015

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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