Explorer October 2010 Issue: Geophysical Review

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Edit PF Article 2834 Geophysical Corner

First of a Series: 3-D Design Philosophy

Part 1 of 4: The geometry of onshore 3-D seismic recording ...

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Lack of Helium-3 Sounding Alarms

A crucial shortage in the world’s supply of helium-3 ...

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Oil Shale Takes Turn in Spotlight

Sweet sound of success: The spotlight turns to oil in the B...

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Extended Reading

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What is the Value of Old Data?

Going, going ... gone? Valuable geoscience data may be lost forever without some fast and effective preservation efforts.

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Shale Plays Prop Land Seismic Action

With lower gas prices shale plays look more attractive resulting in increased seismic data to help find that liquid component.

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Yes, Virginia, There Is Induced Seismicity

A whole lotta shakin’ is going on – but the matter of human induced seismicity ...

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Nodal Seismic's Light Footprint a Big Plus

Proof positive: Nodal seismic technology lives up to its potential in the Gulf of Mex...

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Greenland Gets 3-D Look

It’s been a 2-D seismic look at Greenland – until now. With a 3-D look is a commercial discovery eminent?

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Not Much is Easy For Arctic TZ Shoot

Hostile – but fragile: Seismic crews were challenged by the environment for an operation in the transition zone of Canada&rsqu...

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India Seismic Gets New View

A do-over is great in any game and when it's a seismic pass the new information in the Adaman Basin off India’s east coa...

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AAPG, PTTC Combine for Online TECHPLACE

Since the early 1990s, The Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) has bridged the gap between larger, technology-rich co...

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Members Offered Disability Insurance

AAPG’s Committee on Group Insurance recently announced a “no-cost” new member disability insurance benefit f...

Edit PF Article 2863 President’s Column

GOM Operations Enter New Era

BP’s Macondo well has been plugged using top-kill techniques, and the oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico is dissip...

Edit PF Article 2865 Director’s Corner

On the Cusp of Beginning a New Era

At the AAPG Leadership Days in August, the major theme was, “What would AAPG look like in 2035?”

Edit PF Article 2866 Division Column DPA

DPA: Ethics and Professionalism

How time flies when one is having fun! I am into the first three months of my DPA presidency and things are really hopping.

Edit PF Article 2867 Geophysical Corner

Next Step: Geology Guides the 3-D Design

This month we continue our look at 3-D seismic design.

Edit PF Article 2868 Policy Watch

AAPG Adds Voice to Moratorium Conversation

As oil spilled from the Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico in the days following th...

Edit PF Article 2869 Regions and Sections

Horn River Basin Keeping Canada Hot

Canada's Horn River Basin has been described as significantly larger than the Barnett shale area in Texas, which currently pro...

Edit PF Article 2870 Foundation Update

Gifts Make Impact

The AAPG Foundation provides vital funding to the Association in support of educational opportunities plus the dissemination o...

Edit PF Article 2940 Geophysical Corner

Next Step: Is Stacking Fold Acceptable?

This article is the third of a four-article series – the topic this month considers Part 3 and Part 4 labeled on the figure 1 ...

Edit PF Article 2967 Geophysical Corner

Last Call: The Even-Integer Rule

The final guideline that should be used when designing a 3-D survey is the use of the even-integer rule for specifying the exa...

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