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Oil and Gas Development in Permian Basin a Likely Source of Ozone Pollution in Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 17 July, 2024 07:30 AM

Wyoming Bans Conservation Bidders from Oil and Gas Lease Sales - 16 July, 2024 07:30 AM

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Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Niobrara Joins the List of Hot Shales

Hot, hot, hot: The Niobrara play joins the list of hot shales – even being dubbed the “NeoBakken.” An industry-sponsored consortium evaluates the complexities of this giant play to help further its economic success.

Added on 01 November, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Outcrops Instructive for Eagle Ford

Shale gas potential heats up in south Texas. Think Eagle Ford shale, or take a drive down U.S. Highway 90 and see for yourself.

Added on 01 November, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Yes, Virginia, There Is Induced Seismicity

A whole lotta shakin’ is going on – but the matter of human induced seismicity remains a complex and heavily researched mystery.

Added on 01 October, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Oil Shale Takes Turn in Spotlight

Sweet sound of success: The spotlight turns to oil in the Bakken shale, and the focus was squarely on the sweet spots.

Added on 01 October, 2010

Explorer Article By David Brown

Lack of Helium-3 Sounding Alarms

A crucial shortage in the world’s supply of helium-3 could have a serious impact on an important tool for the oil and gas industry.

Added on 01 October, 2010

Explorer Article By Vern Stefanic

DL Speakers Announced for N.A. Tours

Distinguished Lecturerers announced for N.A. Tours

Added on 01 September, 2010

Explorer Article By Cédric John,Peter Allison,Tara La Force

UK Students Get By – With A Little Help From New Friends

Just because you study Mother Nature doesn’t mean she can’t play a trick on you.This is what 53 British master’s petroleum geoscience students plus four staff members from Imperial College London (ICL) discovered in April while visiting classical outcrops in the western United States.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Marcellus Poised for Even More Attention

In for the long haul: A new study says the Marcellus Shale play, already a headline grabber, may get even larger.

Added on 01 July, 2010

Asia Pacific Blog

IBA2010 Awards Ceremony in New Orleans, 16 April 2010

Watch the teams on video as they accept their awards for winning, and for trying.

Added on 28 June, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Wyoming's Website Wows Explorationists

Wyoming has a number of firsts going for it: the first state that gave women the right to vote, for example, and the first to have a national park and monument (Yellowstone and Devil’s Tower respectively).

Added on 01 June, 2010

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