Explorer July 2011 Issue

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Study Seeks to Inject Science into Frack Deb...

Frack checking: The ongoing and intensifying public debate ...

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Putting the 'Clean' in Coal Technology

It's plentiful, it's accessible, it's a part of our lives –...

Extended Reading

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Frack Water Management Studied

University team responds to concerns about dumping water used in the well fracturing process. Converting the briny wastewater ...

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Not All Networking Approaches are Equal

You could see it everywhere at the recent AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition in Ho...

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Cook Inlet Outcrops Exceptional

The Cook Inlet was a popular topic at both an oral session and field trip during the Pacific Section's annual meeting in Ancho...

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Weimer Assumes AAPG Presidency

Like father, like son: Paul Weimer, geology professor at the University of Colorado, has assumed the presidency of AAPG and le...

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Crisis Creates Shared Ethical Responsibilities

When BP responded to a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year, the topic o...

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AAPG Officer Candidates Announced for 2012-13 Term

AAPG officer candidates have been announced for the 2012-13 term.

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Student Member Status Expanded

A reminder: AAPG Student members who graduated this fiscal year (between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011) now can choose to ret...

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Demonstrating the Benefits of Membership

July 2011: The ritual changing of the guard at AAPG leadership – but this year will p...

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It Takes Money to Advance the Science

The collective hurrah you may have heard coming from northeast Oklahoma around mid-April was the AAPG staff thankful that anot...

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Ethics, Professionalism are Constants

Ethics and professionalism are relevant – regardless of your career stage or geography.

Edit PF Article 2255 Geophysical Corner

Measuring Fractures – Quality and Quantity

As has been emphasized in the three preceding articles of this series, when a shear (...

Edit PF Article 2256 Policy Watch

Climate, Coal and CCS Stir Debate

One casualty of the November 2010 elections was climate change legislation.

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Todd Went Where the Oil Was

A winning strategy: When geologist Don Todd was told that Indonesia had a lot of oil in the ground, he knew immediately what h...

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PNG Gas Finds Push LNG Plans

It is a little over 25 years since the Iagifu 2-X well drilled by Niugini Gulf Oil discovered Papua New Guinea’s first c...

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Gifts, Pledges Boost Foundation Projects

Nearly $500,000 in donations and pledges came into the AAPG Foundation in May as indi...

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