Explorer December 2014 Issue: Downhole Geology

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Candidates Announced for 2015-16

AAPG officer candidates have been announced for the 2015-16...

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AAPG Announces This Year's Honorees

Paul 'Mitch' Harris and Alfredo E. Guzmán lead the list, bu...

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Skills Gap Looming From Aging Workforce

An aging geoscience workforce coupled with college graduate...

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Software Upgrades the Oil-Hunting Game

Advancing computer technology and increasingly sophisticate...

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Student Leaders Hold Action-Packed Summit in Lima

Stimulating. Inspirational. Fantastic. Unforgettable. Those were the words used to de...

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The Best of This + The Best of That = Eureka!

Pumps & Pipes brings together the newest technologies from the oil and gas, medic...

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Combined Approach Used to Tackle Fracture Monitoring

After many months of harnessing mind-bending ideas, a Houston-based team of engineers...

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Hi-Tech Spotlight: What's New in Downhole Geology

What's new in downhole geology, you ask? According to the advertising and press relea...

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Laser Drilling Research: Closer to Reality?

The idea of using lasers for drilling into the earth has long been to the oil and gas...

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Detecting With Precision

When it comes to downhole geology, little things matter. Those 'things' would include the realm of microseismic measurements, ...

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Abstracts Sought for Melbourne ICE

The call for abstracts is open for the next AAPG International Conference and Exhibition – a meeting that will be historic on ...

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Comprehensive Technical Program Gave Istanbul ICE World-Class Status

A world-class conference was set in one of the world's great cities this fall as AAPG...

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Improving Retention, Engagement

YP initiatives reached new heights this past August as young professionals met in Snowbird, Utah, for the fifth annual Young P...

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Recognizing the 'Best of the Best'

It's appropriate in this season of remembering to recognize and celebrate those people who are this year's 'Best of the Best' ...

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Winds of Change Don't Automatically Spell Disaster

Troubled winds are blowing as this year comes to a close. And our industry is feeling...

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Our License From Society

In many environmental areas, it seems the energy industry is often on the defensive and is forced to react to real or perceive...

Edit PF Article 13663 Geophysical Corner

5-D Interpolation Compensates for Poor Sampling

Three-D seismic surveys always suffer from poor sampling along at least one spatial d...

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More Research Needed on Induced Seismicity

The need for research to help understand the causes and mitigate induced seismicity w...

Edit PF Article 13659 Historical Highlights

200-Year-Old Ohio Well Still Worth a Visit

A commemorative event was held in October to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the h...

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Start Planning Now For Global APPEX in London

We all know January will arrive far too quickly, so now is the time to start planning...

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Nominations Sought

Nominations for the AAPG Foundation Professorial Award, presented annually to a college or university professor who demonstrat...

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Harris and Guzman: Honored for Careers of Excellence

Harris, when he receives his award in Denver, will become the 68th Powers medalist in...

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