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November 1999

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Candidates for AAPG office respond briefly to the subject: "Why I Accepted the Invitation to be a Candidate for AAPG Office." Treasurer candidates Donald D. Clarke and Edward B. Picou Jr. and brief biographical information are included.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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Rare is the financier who can look at a 2-D map and visualize the pertinent data in three dimensions. But when a 3-D model is available, the folks who deal with capital can better understand complex geological concepts by actually seeing fault closure, stratigraphic traps and such, thereby leaving less to the imagination.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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A new interpretation of potential field, seismic and other data in the Illinois Basin, according to an Oklahoma geologist, indicates unrecognized natural gas reservoirs may exist there.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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This article is the first in a series about integrated disciplinary teams. Though not a new concept to the industry, the explosion of new technology such as 3-D and 4-D seismic, reservoir simulation and a host of drilling innovations has created the need for technical staff from several geoscience and engineering disciplines to work together.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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AAPG's international meeting and exhibition in Birmingham, England turned out to be a time of optimism and anticipation for the next century. Held in September, it attracted more people than expected.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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BP Amoco's chairman Sir John Browne, as the keynote speaker of a special session in Birmingham sees an opportunity to change our the image of oil and gas from ... "dirty, old fashioned, arrogant and unprincipled ... People do recognize the link between energy and progress."
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Once again one person acts as the Executive Director of AAPG's Foundation and AAPG.
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Standing Columns

New and strikingly different uses of aeromagnetics are based on a better understanding of basement geology and how it affects the overlying sedimentary section.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
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