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Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Advancements Push 'Salt' Plays

What’s the difference? When it comes to the terms subsalt and presalt, the answer is, “a lot – and it matters.”

Added on 01 February, 2010

Explorer Division Column DPA By Paul Britt

AAPG, DPA Oppose Board Move

In late September, the Division of Professional Affairs, through past president Rick Ericksen, was contacted by the California Association of Professional Geologists (CAPG), which is seeking support to block a move by the state of California to eliminate the Board of Professional Geologists and Geophysicists (BGG) and merge it into the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (BPELS).

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Susan Eaton

Shale Play Extends to Canada

Northern exposure: That gush of excitement you may feel may be coming from Canada – specifically, eastern Canada – and it’s all because the Utica shale play there may be as big as the Barnett.

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Larry Nation

Major Finds Brighten Tough Year

The year of living dangerously: Grim days, challenging conditions, exciting discoveries. A look back at the top global developments of 2009.

Added on 01 January, 2010

Explorer Article By Louise Durham

Eagle Ford Joins Shale Elite

The Eagle and the hawk: A still-fledging shale gas play, the Cretaceous Eagle Ford, is making a lot of noise in Texas – and the hawks are circling to get a piece of the action.

Added on 01 January, 2010

Learn! Blog By Susan Nash

E-Symposium: Fluvial Stratigraphy

Have you wondered why developing a fluvial reservoir is so challenging? Have you wondered how and why connectivity exists between lenses? How can you determine the reservoir geometry?

Added on 09 October, 2009

Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

OCS Access Debate Continues

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that while it remained concerned about environmental assessments performed for the 2007-12 five-year program, those concerns were restricted to the lease sales planned for the Arctic Ocean and Alaska outer continental shelf (OCS).

Added on 01 September, 2009

Explorer Emphasis Article By Barry Friedman

Deepwater Gulf Coral Study Begins

Eyes are upon the deepwater coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico as oceanographers ask “what’s going on down here?!”

Added on 01 September, 2009

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Shales Changed Conversation

Peak Oil is a condition experienced before but could the Haynesville gas play have the potential role in “Peak Gas?”

Added on 01 September, 2009

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

Is My Shale Better Than Your Shale?

Action in the red-hot Haynesville shale play in North Louisiana continues on the fast track.

Added on 01 September, 2009

Hunter Stockdale Carr President (2024-2025) Carr Resources, Inc. (903) 597-2336

David Clay Past President (2024-2025) CRA Advisors (713) 417-4937

Bryan Guzman Treasurer (2019-2025) Premier Corex (832) 503-4645

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