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Explorer Article By Pat Blake

The state of geology is as varied as the individual experiences of those who practice the science. Meet some leading geologists.

Added on 01 April, 2006

Explorer Article By David Brown

Angels Needed to Tap Moon Bounty

Geologist and ex-astronaut Harrison Schmitt discusses the possibility of mining the moon's helium-3 as an energy resource and the importance of a return to space travel.

Added on 01 April, 2006

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Salaries Show Double-Digit Increases

The Law of Supply and Demand works every time -- and salaries for petroleum geologists reflect respect for the law. Petroleum geologists’ pay rose about 16 percent overall in the past year as the scuffle for exploration manpower continued after two years of steady growth in oil and gas prices. Ah, supply and demand; it works every time.

Added on 01 April, 2006

Explorer Policy Watch By Don Juckett

Budget, Legislative Issues Loom

This column will focus on two issues that have been and will probably continue to be on the screen in Washington for the remainder of this year and on into the future. The 2007 federal budget and legislative initiatives that foster the maintenance and growth of the scientific community.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer Regions and Sections By Don Juckett

Southwest Section

AAPG’s Southwest Section exists to advance the science and profession of geology as it relates to the exploration for and development of petroleum, natural gas and other energy minerals in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer Director’s Corner By Rick Fritz

Houston: All Systems Are Go

Where can you have the opportunity, for about $80 per day for the price of admission, to choose from 465 technical talks, 415 posters, view state-of-the-art technology from around the world, and enjoy networking with top geoscientists and business leaders? It is the AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE), scheduled for April 9-12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer President’s Column By Peter Rose

AAPG at the Crossroads Part II: Choosing the Path

My letter to AAPG members in the January EXPLORER (“AAPG at the Crossroads”) laid out a course implementing AAPG’s Strategic Plan and moving the Association toward a true international identity in the coming years, recognizing that, in the present global energy transition, the alternate course – the status quo – is to surrender world E&P leadership and to be bypassed (as merely a regional association) on the global energy stage.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Libya Looking for Success Formula

For decades – and for many reasons – Libya was off the exploration map, but that’s changed. Today this country with the Mediterranean climate couldn’t be hotter.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Seismic Crews Step Up the Pace

Here, there and everywhere: No matter where you look, this is a period of hot activity for the seismic industry.

Added on 01 March, 2006

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

NAPE Lives Up To Expectations

A sign of the times: The annual NAPE gathering in Houston was HUGE.

Added on 01 March, 2006

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Explorer Article By J.K. Dietrich

Natural Increase of Oil Column Buoyancy and the Instability of Caprock Seals

A new type of buoyancy model can be used to understand the source of residual oil zones, both thick and thin, to help determine the likelihood that economically viable recoverable oil resides in transition zones of imbibition reservoirs. Application of a buoyancy and breech model will fill a void in reservoir characterization. It will help distinguish between TZs and ROZs, the first of which allows application of primary and secondary (waterflooding) oil recovery methods and the second of which requires more difficult CO2-enhanced oil recovery projects.

Added on 08 May, 2024

Explorer Historical Highlights By Jorge Navarro Comet

Casablanca: Spain's Biggest Oil Field

The Casablanca oil field, discovered in 1975 and located on the Mediterranean shelf edge, has been greatly significant in the world’s offshore oil industry activity, besides being by far the biggest oil field in Spain.

Added on 01 March, 2019

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

US Energy Forecast: Even Cloudier Than Usual

It isn’t news to anyone that prediction is difficult, especially when it’s the future (as a great man once said). Uncertainty and unpredictability are just a part of the job of tracking and predicting the future supply and demand of energy. That being the case, when energy analysts say that the current level of uncertainty is particularly high, it might be easy to dismiss it as a “dog bites man” story. It isn’t.

Added on 04 June, 2024

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Introducing the New EXPLORER, New Digital Newsletters

Perhaps you did a double take pulling the April issue of EXPLORER from the mailbox. What is this? If you joined AAPG in the last 40 years, you’ve only known EXPLORER in its long-standing tabloid format. It worked well for many years as our advertisers – particularly seismic companies – loved the large format and the ability to display their data on a sweeping canvas. For readers, it was a little more awkward.

Added on 01 April, 2024

Explorer Geophysical Corner By Kenneth Bredesen,Kurt Marfurt,Ritesh Sharma,Satinder Chopra

Impact of Reprocessing Seismic Data

Advancements in processing and imaging techniques have continued over the last several decades, which have gradually improved the quality of the processed surface seismic data. When the quality of the existing seismic data is not adequate to perform an interpretation task reasonably, then the interpreter looks for other options. Is it feasible to acquire a new survey? In the absence of an improved survey, will reprocessing of seismic data be a good option?

Added on 01 December, 2023

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