Historical Highlights
A history-based series, Historical Highlights is an ongoing EXPLORER series that celebrates the "eureka" moments of petroleum geology, the rise of key concepts, the discoveries that made a difference, the perseverance and ingenuity of our colleagues – and/or their luck! – through stories that emphasize the anecdotes, the good yarns and the human interest side of our E&P profession.
If you have such a story – and who doesn't? – and you'd like to share it with your fellow AAPG Members, contact the editor.
Hans Krause is an AAPG Honorary Member, Distinguished Service Award winner and former chair of the AAPG History of Petroleum Geology Committee, and editor of Historical Highlights.
Some bold and creative geologists, full of the entrepren...
In January 1860, Lawrence, Kan., newspaperman George W. Brown, while visiting his homet...
Most papers about the history of geology concern evoluti...
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Historical Highlights looks at the origin of the Caribbe...
When the appellation was declared by Tulsa, it was a boo...
Historical Highlights: In spite of secrecy, lack of acce...
Even from the beginning, the discovery well gave a hint ...
Tenacity and a keen business mind were traits contributi...
Historical Highlights takes a look at Russia's oil indus...
After World War II – possibly as part of the Marshall Pl...
With Colombia rapidly approaching a historical productio...