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'Can I take my photo with you?' 'Where do I apply for Grants-in-Aid?' 'How will I get an interview? An internship? A job?' And the questions go on. One of the best things about traveling for AAPG is meeting students and fielding their questions.

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AAPG's Distinguished Lecture program, which only a few years ago became a truly global effort, is ready to once again cover the planet with speakers for the 2001-2002 season.

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Today, Boone Pickens is dealing with water.

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The Internet can serve as an information super-pipeline for the petroleum industry, and the Kansas Geological Survey is one more group trying to keep the data flowing.

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Natural gas industry studies project that United States gas consumption will increase in the early years of this century by up to 50 percent from the current 22 trillion cubic feet to in excess of 33 trillion cubic feet by 2015.

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After more than a decade of effort, five attempts and two near misses in the state legislature, Texas has become the 26th state to require licensure of professional geologists.

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Houston geologist Robert Sneider and British poet John Donne share a basic philosophy: No man is an island entire of itself. It's the people that make a difference along the way.

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

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When it comes time to clean out the basement, people usually throw out the 'old' stuff. After all, it's been in a basement untouched for more than 30 years, how much could it really be worth?

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Coalbed methane research and development has been a big story for over 20 years with virtually all the focus on the western United States. But what many folks don't know is that small 'mom and pop' shops have been quietly pioneering coalbed methane production in the Arkoma Basin in southeastern Oklahoma.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Workshop
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tuesday, 18 February Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Join us for AAPG Orphan, Abandoned, Idle and Marginal Wells Conference 2025. This workshop will focus on orphan, abandoned, idle, and marginal wells and the business opportunities and technology associated with plugging and repurposing wells, reducing methane emissions, protecting water supplies, and extending the lives of marginal wells.

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Nathan Alan Randolph Nathan Alan Randolph President (2023-2025) Pablo Energy II, LLC (806) 350-3493
Jamie Ann Woolsey Jamie Ann Woolsey Past President (2023-2025) PQ GeoConsulting (479) 650-5067
John A. Brett, III John A. Brett, III Vice President (2023-2025) Brett Exploration, LLC (405) 620-3000
Tara Lynn Benda Tara Lynn Benda Secretary (2023-2025) Equus Energy Partners (918) 513-1854
Molly Turko Molly Turko Treasurer (2023-2025) Devon Energy (405) 596-2847

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