Explorer Director’s Corner
By David Curtiss
In the middle of December we received sad news at headquarters: AAPG Honorary Member and leader R. Randy Ray had passed away after a quiet 15-month battle with cancer. He was 66 years old.
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Added on 01 January, 2018
Explorer Emphasis Article
By David Brown
Can super basins save the planet? IHS Markit, the international industry analysis firm, estimates the world will need to replace production of more than 14.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent annually by the year 2040.
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Added on 01 January, 2018
Learn! Blog
By Susan Nash
Understanding the business side of oil and gas exploration and development is fundamental to success, especially in times of uncertainty and disruptive technologies. Welcome to an interview with Joe Dumesnil, Overland Oil and Gas. Joe will be speaking at the AAPG Annual Convention in the Special Session on the Business of Oil and Gas.
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Added on 21 December, 2017
Bulletin Ahead of Print Article
Rather than using discrete values for properties that influence the volumetric calculation for recoverable reserves from the Middle Bakken, Pronghorn, and Three Forks reservoir rocks in the Williston Basin in North Dakota, an uncertainty-based assessment method was used. Various estimates have been published in the past that attempt to quantify recoverable reserves from the Bakken petroleum system.
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Added on 20 December, 2017
Explorer ProTracks
By Nikki Oliver
With the shuttering of many Denver offices and an ever-looming specter of low priced oil it was refreshing to see a healthy mix of Young Professionals (YP’s) come out for the Rocky Mountain Section’s recent Happy Hour.
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Added on 01 December, 2017
Explorer Division Column DEG
By Stephen Testa
Our industry, science and profession have been taking note of the importance of being prominent and proactive in assuring the public and other stakeholders that the energy extraction industry implements environmental stewardship in a manner equivalent to its skill and innovation in extracting the oil, gas and minerals that society needs.
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Added on 01 December, 2017
Explorer Emphasis Article
By Louise Durham
The Energy and Environmental Science & Technology Directorate at the Idaho National Laboratory has scientists working diligently to better understand how fluids might flow through the small pores in shales where the silt- and clay-size particles can measure as small as less than 0.004 millimeters.
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Added on 01 December, 2017
Explorer President’s Column
By Charles Sternbach
In the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving on Nov. 23. No matter where you are in the world, it is always good to give thanks. I am thankful to organizers of this year’s highly successful International Conference and Exhibition (ICE) in London and I am personally thankful for a profession that allows each of us to work in teams to solve challenging problems while we create energy abundance, prosperity and a better way of life for the world.
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Added on 01 November, 2017
Events Blog
By Grant Smith
The Utah Geological Association is proud to host the AAPG 2018 Annual Convention & Exhibition (ACE) at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. With easy access to some of the most extraordinary rocks in the world, Salt Lake City is the ideal location to combine fundamental geology with emerging innovation. Don’t miss your chance to share your knowledge and investigate all Utah has to offer.
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Added on 10 October, 2017
Bulletin Article
This study evaluates the proportion, length, and effective properties of thin (0.003–0.7 m [0.01–2.3 ft]) shale beds and drapes in tidally influenced channels within a compound valley fill with a focus on estimating geologically based effective rock properties. The Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone is an outcrop analog for fluvial–tidal systems with primary reservoirs being deposited as tidally influenced valley filling point bars.
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Added on 22 September, 2017