Fracture, Fracture Everywhere – Part I
Rock fractures are ubiquitous because rocks in the Earth’s upper crustal levels are brittle. However, the fractures show considerable variations due to their origin, geometry and rock properties. Given the…
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Responsible Resource Development
Gas development of the Haynesville Shale Play prompted a local state university, Louisiana’s officials, and natural gas operators to take a transdisciplinary approach to solve the area’s water use problems,…
Triassic Park – Arizona’s Petrified Forest.
Stunning are the vistas and large petrified logs that litter this high, desert landscape; possibly even more stunning is what we are learning about this important time in Earth’s complex…
Memories of Iraqi Kurdistan
In 2003, the fall of Saddam Hussein opened up semi-autonomous Kurdistan to foreign investment. It also revived the interest of oil companies in the region, which had been explored, but…
Women in Charge
2014 was a landmark year for women in the oil and gas industry. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) was formed in 1917, the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) in 1951 and the…
10th Anniversary Photo Competition – Get your entries in now!
As we begin our 10th anniversary celebrations we invite you to take part in our photo competition. With the chance to win a range of prizes (including the opportunity to…
Petra The Rose-Red Wonder
Petra, an ancient red city in the middle of the Arabian Desert of southern Jordan, reveals its glorious archaeological past in addition to its deep chronological history. In 2007, Petra…
Premature predictions for LNG?
The trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) has risen almost without interruption for thirty years, doubling since 2000. However, 2012 saw an unexpected ‘blip’ in the upward trend and in…
Sea of Sand: Dunes of Namib
The Namib Desert stretches eastwards from the coast of south-west Africa as far as the escarpment of the central plateau, and extends more than 2,000 km from Angola in the…
Unlocking the Earth – A Short History of Hydraulic Fracturing
The recent shale gas boom is a reminder that the effective use of hydraulic fracturing in shale formations is a relatively new phenomenon. However, this ‘fracking’ (also called ‘fracing’ or…
All About Geophysics
A new ambitious encyclopedia has covered no less than the entire field of geophysics Geophysics is the application of physics in geological sciences, and as such it is a vast…
Hornsund: An Arctic Eden
The dramatic landscape with glaciated fjords surrounded by high, alpine mountain tops makes a visit to Hornsund a special experience. Polar bears are frequent visitors in Hornsund, and, in spite…