President’s Column

Charles Sternbach

DPA hosted a highly successful inaugural Playmaker Forum on Jan 24th in Houston. The one-day event was co-sponsored with the AAPG Education department modeled after typical GTW conferences. However, very little was typical about this event, which had about 225 attendees, 14 speakers, and a packed networking ice breaker reception with about 30 .... Read more >>>

GEO-DC Report

Edith Allison

The 113th Congress is in session and facing many tough, science-related issues, including future funding levels for federal research and development, possible restrictions of greenhouse gas emissions, and oil- and natural gas-company taxation. Other current and contentious topics are the roles of federal agencies in the regulation of oil and natural gas operations, especially hydraulic fracturing, and increased access to federal lands, onshore and offshore. Read more >>>

DPA Business

DPA Preconvention Short Course No. 10:

The Three Ps of Geosteering: Principals, Practice and Pitfalls

Mark Gallagher

With horizontal drilling, geosteering has emerged as a powerful interpretation tool. This course before the AAPG Annual Meeting this May in Pittsburhg, is designed to introduce participants to geosteering principals, interpretation practices and to recognize potential pitfalls.. Read more >>>

Politics and Energy

World Oil Supply in Transition

Richard S. Bishop and Wayne L. Kelley

A world oil supply in transition does not mean the world is ‘running out of oil’. Instead, it means that oil supply is evolving from one dominated by low cost production and large excess capacity to one with higher cost and smaller excess capacity. Read more >>>