Explorer December 2010 Issue: Downhole Geology

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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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Next Step: Geology Guides the 3-D Design

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

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Next Step: Is Stacking Fold Acceptable?

This article is the third of a four-article series – the to...

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New NPR-A Numbers Slam Expectations

Oops: A new assessment of oil potential in Alaska’s N...

Extended Reading

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Burgess Shale to Add Another Chapter

The Never Ending Story: Three AAPG members add a new chapter to the history of Canada’s much-studied, much-revered Burge...

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AAPG Memoir Advances Hydrate Research

Discussion about the potential of gas hydrates – and the role they will play in the world's energy future – gets a new boost f...

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Rare Earth Elements Face Supply Squeeze

Take closer look at rare earth elements (REE) that are not making their way out of Chinese waters to the rest of the world. Wi...

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Online ACE Registration Opens This Month

The 2011 Annual Convention and Exhibition is just around the corner and registration opens this month. The April event will be...

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Downhole Tech Made Big Decade Strides

We’ve come a long way, baby: Advances in downhole geology during the past 10 years tell a compelling story about the ind...

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Satisfaction Bar is Set High

So how high is 'the bar'? EnergyPoint Research looks at customer satisfaction within the oilfield services industry. The resul...

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Shale Wells Tend to be Custom Jobs

Geomechanics’ value: The deeper we get into shale plays, the more obvious it becomes that no two plays are the same.

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Memoir Offers Borehole Recipes for Success

What’s cooking? A new memoir provides a recipe for borehole imaging success.

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Shale Hydrofrac Concerns Addressed

Dangerous, or not so much? Some are anxious to give the public a different perspective on hydraulic fracturing.

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Hedberg Presentation Leads To New Barrier-Smashing Award

Six years ago, Stephen Laubach was a co-convener for an AAPG Hedberg Conference in Au...

Edit PF Article 2964 President’s Column

Commodities Obey Supply and Demand (It's a Law)

As I have traveled to AAPG conferences during the past year-and-a-half I have been im...

Edit PF Article 2965 Director’s Corner

Meeting Challenges, Assuring Success

This is the theme that has led the efforts and planning for the AAPG Foundation’s Fundraising Campaign. Each year the Fo...

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...

Edit PF Article 2968 Policy Watch

GEO-DC Office Marks Fifth Year

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the Geoscience and Energy Office in Washington, D.C. (GEO-DC), established by the AA...

Edit PF Article 2969 Regions and Sections

Europe Region Activities Growing

The London-based AAPG European Region office has had a busy year – we moved to new premises in the heart of London last year a...

Edit PF Article 2970 Foundation Update

Foundation Goal In Members' Hands

The AAPG Foundation's five-year, $35 million campaign is in the final phase.

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'New Era' Provides New Opportunities

On the last day of the GCAGS meeting we learned that the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico had finally been lifted....

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