Explorer November 2010 Issue: Exploration Innovations

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First of a Series: 3-D Design Philosophy

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

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Next Step: Geology Guides the 3-D Design

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

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Extended Reading

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Monterey Shale Gets New Look

Old habits die hard – Not! The prolific California Monterey shale is revisited, but this time with an unconventional approach.

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Calgary Presentations Cited

Best oral and poster winners have been selected from the presentations given at the International Conference and Exhibition re...

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Edit PF Article 2929Exploration Innovations

Niobrara Joins the List of Hot Shales

Hot, hot, hot: The Niobrara play joins the list of hot shales – even being dubbed the “NeoBakken.” An industry-spo...

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One-Run Kinetics Give a 'Quick History'

Kinetics and hieroglyphics and pyrolysis! Oh my! Following the traditional method of determining kerogen kinetics is slow and ...

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Complex Data Emerges from Unconventional Plays

Sorting out the new data types emerging from the unconventional plays has led to new ...

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geoCVD 2010: Mission Accomplished

AAPG members once again returned to Washington, D.C., in September for Geosciences Congressional Visits Day 2010 (geoCVD 2010)...

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Dues Structure Considers Income

For the record: AAPG has a graduated dues structure – and has since 2008.

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Student Expo Draws Record Crowd

The largest AAPG-SEG Student Expo to date attracted 385 attendees and representatives from 28 companies to the George R. Brown...

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AAPG in 2035?

One of the goals the Executive Committee has set for this year is to instill a longer range view in AAPG – a 20- to 25-year vi...

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PTTC Relationship Under Study

There are certain times in life and in business to stop and reflect on the current reality and contemplate the future. AAPG is...

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Tapping Into Geothermal a Hot Idea

The last 10 years has witnessed an expansion by the oil and gas industry in the type of energy resources that are being develo...

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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 2941 Policy Watch

Will Lame Ducks Set Stage for Energy Debate?

President Barack Obama came to office during a tumultuous period, and with a long lis...

Edit PF Article 2942 Regions and Sections

ME Region Focuses on Needs, Growth

Although historically focused on its birthplace in North America, AAPG is growing rapidly in several international locations, ...

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GeoFORCE Gets Foundation Grant

The AAPG Foundation Trustees have approved granting $45,000 to the Texas GeoFORCE program, to be given over the next three yea...

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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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