Explorer Emphasis Article
By Barry Friedman
The shale revolution was made possible because there was technology that allowed developers to drill and complete wells capable of producing oil and gas affordably. Through the years, industry, because of that technology, successfully focused on drilling longer wells, pumping more sand and increasing the number of fracturing stages per well. The question facing industry experts these days is: What will the next breakthrough be that will produce even more efficient and affordable oil and gas?
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 July, 2019
Explorer Emphasis Article
By David Brown
Laura Branch teaches high school science courses and is one of only a few credentialed Earth science teachers in Santa Barbara County and has the only upper-level high school geology class in the county. As a geoscience instructor, Branch is able to teach her students about the petroleum system and the seepage of oil and heavy oil in the coastal area.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 May, 2019
Explorer Article
By Barry Friedman
Owing to the unique performance characteristics in unconventional reservoirs, gas/oil ratio models, which are predictive in conventional wells, may or may not be accurate in determining the success or failure of the unconventional.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 April, 2019
Explorer Article
By Brian Ervin
At long last, the AAPG EXPLORER Cover Photo Contest has concluded and a winner has been chosen.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 February, 2019
Explorer Article
By David Brown
With a new batch of freshman lawmakers in Congress, there has been increasing attention on a proposed “Green New Deal” to aggressively tackle climate change, among other issues. But how feasible is it?
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 February, 2019
Correlator Article
By Rick Vesco
The salt crust at the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speed Way is eroding. Rick Vesco outlines the efforts to “Save the Salt.”
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019
Correlator Article
By Jim Gulland
What happens when you accompany Dave Wavrek to the Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway in Utah? Jim Gulland gives his detailed account.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019
Correlator Article
By Dave Wavrek
Dave Wavrek provides a glimpse into the high-speed world of salt-flat racing during Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats Speedway in Utah.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019
Explorer Historical Highlights
By Jon Gluyas
Little more than a novelty when first discovered, helium has become a key commodity. It is used extensively in medical cryogenics, analytical and lab applications, breathing mixtures, as a lift gas, for arc welding, leak detection and, contrary to popular belief, only a little is used to inflate party balloons. There are few substitutes for helium and so, as its applications have become more common, demand has grown and supply is struggling to match demand.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019
Explorer Article
By Michael Campbell
The Energy Minerals Division celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2002. The Division emphasized to the AAPG membership that it was AAPG’s center of activity on energy minerals and unconventional energy resources. EMD originally focused primarily on coal, uranium, geothermal energy, oil shales and tar sands. However, its focus expanded and in 2002, EMD’s most active unconventional resource areas were coalbed methane, gas hydrates, and unconventional energy economics.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 01 January, 2019