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December 2000

Sneider Is Powers Medalist

Robert M. Sneider, of Robert M. Sneider Exploration of Houston, heads the list of those who have been named to receive the Association's highest honors and awards for 2001.

Seismic Fee Fuss Heading to Court

Louisiana has a new statute on the legislative books, apparently aimed at making the state more user-friendly for 3-D seismic data acquisition.

Editor 2001-04

Candidates for AAPG Editor 2001-2004 have been given the opportunity to respond briefly to the subject: "Why I Accepted the Invitation to be a Candidate for AAPG Office."

Texas Licensure Proposal Backed

The Professional Geologists Licensure proposal to be considered by the Texas Legislature has been endorsed unanimously by the AAPG Executive Committee.

Posts to be Filled by New Regime

The administration that takes office this coming January will seek to fill a wide range of politically appointed positions in the executive branch. Many of those positions deal with issues important to geoscientists. Indeed, many positions could be filled by qualified geoscientists.

International Changes Environmental Trends Dip In Student Survey

Most geoscience graduates finding employment in North America are still finding positions in the environmental sector, but the overall percentage of students doing so continues to decline.

Emphasis: Downhole Geology

Strategies Give Reservoirs Character

Got an aging oil or gas field that's on its proverbial last leg? Not to worry - the tonic du jour is integrated reservoir characterization.

A Millidarcy Makes Big Difference

Nuclear magnetic resonance tools are becoming a standard part of the logging suite for many oil companies, and for good reason.

NMR Tools - Getting Up to Speed

Pushing the technological envelope has helped to build the petroleum industry. Today NMR is one of the cutting edge technologies that is changing the face of well logging.

Geosteering: Like Landing In Fog

Ed Stockhausen knows the strains, the pains and the gains that come from guiding a drill bit through a zone with geosteering.

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Division Column DEG

Methane Questions Answered

This Fact Sheet, compiled by the AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences, addresses groundwater and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) well fracturing concerns under the SDWA.

Geophysical Corner

Seismic Modeling Makes Waves

Exploration seismology essentially involves dealing with seismic wave equations. We record seismic waves, process digital seismic signals and attempt to interpret and understand the meaning of these signals in geological terms

Wildcat Recollections Column

Open Mind, Flexibility Always Helps

In 1990, Arco International made a technical review of the blocks offered in the Oriente of Ecuador, and offered a bid on Block 10. Arco was successful in its bid, and became operator with a 60 percent interest, and had Agip as partner, with 40 percent.

December 2000

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Emphasis: Downhole Geology

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