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February 2000

After years of "wheeling and dealing" international oil companies are finally beginning to sink exploratory wells in the Caspian Sea. Could the "exploratory well of 1999" meet that prediction? The next two years should prove it.

Patterns Show El Niño Is Resting

No El Niño is in sight. Demand for natural gas may stay low but what about next year?

'How To' Book Completes Treatise

A dream fulfilled ... Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps is the final volume of the AAPG Treatise of Petroleum Geology series. A project that started in 1985 comes to completion with this book.

BULLETIN Archives Now Online

The future is now. AAPG makes history as it offers the entire AAPG BULLETIN archive to AAPG members (only) at a single-user subscription rate of $99 per year.

Three Bylaws Changes Proposed

Three bylaw amendments will be considered by the AAPG House of Delegates during its annual meeting in New Orleans.

Emphasis: Seismic Review

Good News: It'll Be a Better Year

Compared to what? Improved business conditions are projected for 2000; however, 1999 was so darn bad ... well, see what you think.

Non-Exclusive Data Boosts Industry

E&P players are always asking for more and better data at increasingly lower cost. Data acquirers are always looking for means to ensure that data is provided in an acceptable revenue stream. It is "presently the lifeblood of the geophysical industry".

Standing Columns

Geophysical Corner

VSP Is a Check Shot Step Up

Relying solely on sonic logs to convert surface seismic travel time to depth may lead to errors in interval velocity. Limited check shot data helps reduce these errors.

Foundation Update

'Hands On' Teacher Cited

"I still love biology, but more and more it is geology ... that gets me excited." Designing her classes with hands-on activities similar to those shared in the AAPG-AAPG Foundation-sponsored "Rocks in Your Head" conference, Peggy Lubchenco teachers her junior high students about the surrounding area's geology.

Wildcat Recollections Column

Luck Rewards Knowledge, Preparation

The special EXPLORER: A Century issue illustrates how at times the "Story behind the story" is better than the story itself. In an effort to capture this flavor of exploration science and business, Marlan Downey describes his memories of some of the interesting fields found by teams he has been associated with during more than 40 years of exploration and production.

February 2000

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Emphasis: Seismic Review

Standing Columns

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