AAPG Publications

2021 Annual Report for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Kenneth Robert Milam, a longtime correspondent for the AAPG EXPLORER, passed away on Jan. 31 at the age of 70 in Poteau, Okla.

William Herbert Hunt passed away on April 9, 2024, at the age of 95, in Dallas, Texas. Described as an “iconic wildcatter” by industry peers, Hunt was the founder of Dallas-based Petro-Hunt, one of the top 10 privately-owned oil producers in the United States. He was an emeritus member of AAPG’s Corporate Advisory Board up until his passing, a winner of AAPG’s Pioneer Award and an AAPG member since 1953.

On a Saturday morning in February, AAPG renewed its professional commitment to K-12 teachers through its Educators’ Program, which had traditionally taken place during the annual convention in Houston. Led by AAPG members Nicole Villarreal, Jerry Kendall, Don Yurewic, and Marsha Bourque, this enriching professional development event focused on understanding the flow archives of Hurricane Harvey in Buffalo Bayou.

You might know that at the end of this month, our House of Delegates will meet to vote on a package of new Bylaws created under the “Reimagine” effort. If you listen to the reasons members do or don’t support the proposed Bylaws, there are of course legitimate pros and cons. But what emerges in many cases seems to be two different philosophical views about the changing energy landscape and how AAPG should react.

This Bulletin Special Issue contains nine papers from the Hedberg Research Conference held in Santa Barbara April 3, 2016. Eight papers discuss BPSM workflows or challenges. One paper describes the current status of BPSM as viewed by the modeling community.

A collection of more than 50 abstracts for papers concerning 3D structural Geologic Interpretation. Abstracts of papers presented at the AAPG Hedberg Conference in Reno, NV in June, 2013.

A collection of 30 abstracts concerning the mean and methods for a better understanding of fundamental parameters associated with successful hydraulic fracturing. From an AAPG Hedberg convention held in Lakeway, Texas in December, 2014

A collection of abstracts from more than 50 academic papers regarding the controls and impacts of inorganic and organic diagenesis on mudstone hydrocarbon generation, reservoir properties and seal quality.

A collection of more than 70 abstracts from papers presented at the AAPG Hedberg Convention in Houston, TX in March, 2019

What a start we’ve had to the new year – in fact, the first two months of 2024 provided what feels like a year’s worth of activity and emotions. And the best is yet to come!

This webinar explores the resource potential for geologic hydrogen and features a discussion led by Geoffrey S. Ellis, research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and Avon McIntyre, executive director and CTO of Hyterra Avon.

Save the date!

As you consider your calendars for the coming year, don’t forget that the Foundation Trustee Associates are heading to a world-famous location for their next annual meeting – the magnificent Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, N.C.

Hosted by SPE, AAPG and SEG, CCUS 2024 will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas in March. CCUS is the leader in carbon capture, utilization and storage events and will be held 11-13 March, 2024.