AAPG Discovery Thinking Forums

2018 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 20-23, 2018

• ^AV Case Study of a Large Conventional Oil Pool Discovery in a Mature Basin: The Upper Mannville of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Rob Pinckston, #110229 (2018).
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2017 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Houston, Texas, April 2-5, 2017

• ^AV Opening New Oil Basins: A Pattern of Discovery, Angus McCoss, #70280 (2017).
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• ^AV Discovery of the Utica Shale: Update on an Evolving Giant, William A. Zagorski and Taylor G. McClain, #10965 (2017).
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• ^AV Lessons from a Decade of Discovery Thinking, Charles A. Sternbach, #70294 (2017).
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AAPG/SEG International Conference and Exhibition, London, England, October 15-18, 2017

• ^AV Realising the Deep Water Hydrocarbon Potential of Senegal, John Clayburn, #70345 (2018).
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• Zohr Giant Gas Discovery – A Paradigm Shift in Nile Delta and East Mediterranean Exploration, A. Cozzi, A. Cascone, L. Bertelli, F. Bertello, S. Brandolese, M. Minervini, P. Ronchi, R. Ruspi, and H. Harby, #20414 (2018).
• Goliat Discovery – A Knowledge-Based Approach, Persistence and the First Commercial Oil Development in the Norwegian Arctic, Filippos Tsikalas, G. Uncini, N. Mavilla, I. Staine, F. Casaglia, J. Leutscher, M. Gennaro, V. Arrigoni, L-E. Gustafsson, R. Galimberti, and C. Daturi, #20415 (2018).

AAPG International Convention and Exhibition September 13-16, 2015, Melbourne, Australia

• ^AV Pushing the Boundaries of Exploration in East Malaysia: Building on Early Success, Mark Jones, Stuart Burley, Neil Sharp, and Nick Wilson, #110226 (2016).
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• ^AV The Bauer Field, Cooper/Eromanga Basin: Case Study of a Low-Relief, High-Productivity Oil Field, Glen Buick, #110225 (2016)
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• ^AV Discovering Oil in Uganda: Opening the East African Rift Play, Bob Cassie, Charles sheen, and Paul Burden, #110224 (2015)
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Michel T. Halbouty Lecture 2015 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition

• ^AV From Petroleum Scarcity to Abundance: Opportunities and Implications for the U.S. and World, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, #110200 (2015).
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AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, September 14-17, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey

• Introduction: 11th Discovery Thinking Forum, ICE 2014, Charles A. Sternbach, #110201(2014).
• Discovery and Petroleum System of Barmer Basin, India, Vachaspati Kothari, Bodapati Naidu, V. R. Sunder, John Dolson, Stuart D. Burley, Nicholas P. Whiteley, P. Mohapatra, and B. Ananthakrishnan, #110202 (2015).
• The Habban Field and the Fractured Basement Play in Yemen, Pascale Neff, #110203 (2014).
• The Opening of the Kurdistan Oil and Gas Province: The Making of a Nation, Tony Hayward, #110204 (2014).

AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, April 6-9, 2014, Houston, Texas

• ^AVIntroduction: Discovery Thinking Forum, 2014, Charles A. Sternbach, #110172 (2014)
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• ^AVUnfolding by Holistic Thinking, Giant and Significant Oil Discoveries in a Mature Area: Discovery of Edvard Grieg, Johan Sverdrup and Luno II in the Norwegian North Sea, Hans Rønnevik and Arild Jørstad, #110173 (2014)
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• ^AVSergipe Basin, Old Oil Province Reborn, Flavio Juarez Feijo, #110174 (2014)
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• ^AVThe Gulf of Mexico Advantage, E.A. Leyendecker, #110175 (2014)
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Michel T. Halbouty Lecture 2014 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition

• ^AVTranscending Geoscience Paradigms for Exploration Opportunity Growth, Carlos A. Dengo, #110171 (2014)
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AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, September 8-11, 2013, Cartagena, Colombia

• Introduction, Charles Sternbach, #70155 (2013)
• The Discovery, Reservoir Attributes and Significance of the Hawkville Field and Eagle Ford Shale Trend - A Texas Giant North American Gas Discovery, Richard K. Stoneburner, #10552 (2013)
• Santos Basin: 40 Years from Shallow to Deep to Ultra-Deep Water, Fávio Juarez Feijó, #10553 (2013).

AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, 19-22 May 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• ^AV Introduction, by Charles Sternbach
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• ^AV Marcellus Shale - Geologic Considerations for an Evolving North American Liquids-Rich Play, by W.A. Zagorski, D. Bowman, J. Morris, and C. Yang, #110166 (2013).
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• ^AV Wasatch - Green River Resource Play, Uinta Basin, Utah, by John Roesink and Jason Anderson, #110167 (2013).
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• ^AV Integrated Reservoir Evaluation as a Means for Unlocking Maximum Resource Value in an Unconventional Reservoir: Niobrara Formation, DJ Basin, Colorado, by Marshall Deacon and Robert Lieber, #110168 (2013).
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• ^AV Significant Exploration Success in Northeastern British Columbia: A Story of People Resilience and Learning from Failure, by Rob Spitzer, #110169 (2013).
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• ^AV Mississippi Lime Play: From Outcrop to Subsurface - The Evolution of a Play, by Shane E. Matson, #110170 (2013).
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Michel T. Halbouty Lecture 2013

• ^AV Range's Path to Discovery and Commercialization of the Marcellus Shale – The Largest Producing Gas Field in the United States,
  Jeffrey Ventura, Search and Discovery Article #110165 (2013).
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AAPG International Conference and Exhibition 16-19 September, 2012, Singapore

• Exploring a 19th Century Basin in the 21st Century: Seeing the North Sumatra Basin with New Eyes, Lawrence D. Meckel, III, Search and Discovery Article #10464 (2013).
• ^AV Two Deep Mungaroo Gas discoveries in the North Carnarvon Basin, Australia – Context and Implications for further Prospectivity,
  Fred Wehr, David Phelps, and Eric Phinney, Search and Discovery Article #110166 (2012).
• ^AV Creative Thinking Led to 40 Years of Success in Mahakam, Indonesia,
  Bernard Duval, Search and Discovery Article #110165 (2013) / #20185 (2012).
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• Big Oil from "Gas-Prone" Source Rocks and Leaking Traps: Northwest Borneo, Sam Algar, Search and Discovery Article #10465 (2012).
• Johan Sverdrup – Offshore Norway: The Story behind the Giant Sverdrup Discovery, Arild Jørstad, Search and Discovery Article #20177 (2012).

AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 22-25 April 2012, Long Beach, California

• Introduction, by Charles Sternbach
• ^AV Granite Wash Play Overview, Anadarko Basin: Stratigraphic Framework and Controls on Pennsylvanian Granite Wash Production, Anadarko Basin, Texas and Oklahoma,
  Ed LoCricchio, Search and Discovery Article #110163 (2012).
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• ^AV "Wolfberry" - Wolfcamp/Spraberry: How It Started,
  Jim Henry, Search and Discovery Article #110164 (2012).
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• ^AV Discovery of "Pronghorn" and "Lewis and Clark" Fields: Sweet-Spots within the Bakken Petroleum System Producing from the Sanish/Pronghorn Member NOT the Middle Bakken or Three Forks!, Orion Skinner, Lyn Canter, Mark D. Sonnenfeld, and Mark Williams. #110176 (2015).
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AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 10-13 April 2011, Houston, Texas

• Introduction, by Charles Sternbach
• ^AV The Discovery of the Lower Tertiary Trend in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico,
  by James Cearley, Search and Discovery Article #110154 (2010)
• ^AV Tamar -The Opening of a Frontier Basin in the Eastern Mediterranean,
  by Susan Cunningham, Search and Discovery Article #110155 (2011).
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• ^AV Exploration of the Transform Margin of West Africa: Discovery Thinking — Jubilee and Beyond & Exploration of the Tano Basin and Discovery of the Jubilee Field, Ghana: A New Deepwater Game-Changing Hydrocarbon Play in the Transform Margin of West Africa,
  by Greg Jewell, Search and Discovery Article #110156 (2011)
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• ^AV Northern Mozambique: True “Wildcat” Exploration in East Africa,
  by Carol Law, Search and Discovery Article #110157 (2011)
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AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 11-14 April 2010, New Orleans, Lousiana

• ^AVEast Texas Deep Bossier Sandstones, Amoruso Field,
  by John J. Amoruso, Search and Discovery Article #110135 (2010)
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• ^AV"Unconventional" Discovery Thinking in Resource Plays: Haynesville Trend, North Louisiana,
  by Marvin D. Brittenham, Search and Discovery Article #110136 (2010)
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• ^AVFrom First Idea to 10TCF in 10 Months: Discovery of Eagle Ford Shale in Hawkville Field,
  by Gregg Robertson, Search and Discovery Article #110137 (2010)
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• ^AVThe Appalachian Marcellus Shale Play - Discovery Thinking, Timing and Technology,
  by William Zagorski, Search and Discovery Article #110138 (2010)
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• ^AVLearning from 40 Years Experience: Risking Seismic Amplitude Anomaly Prospects,
  by Mike Forrest, Search and Discovery Article #110139 (2010)
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• ^AVDiscovery Thinking Has Led to 70 Years of Continued Exploration and Development at Stella Salt Dome, Plaquemines Parish, LA,
  by Dan L. Smith and Audrey W. Adams, Search and Discovery Article #110140 (2010)
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AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 7-10 June 2009, Denver, Colorado

• ^AVChallenge Dogma — Question the Answer,
  by M. Ray Thomasson, Search and Discovery Article #110075 (2009)
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• ^AVConventional Wisdom: A Different Approach—Exploration in the Central Utah Thrust Belt,
  by Doug Strickland, Search and Discovery Article #110076 (2009)
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• ^AVPerspectives of Elm Coulee Field, Williston Basin — The True Significance for Bakken and Beyond,
  by Doug Strickland, Search and Discovery Article #110077 (2009)
• ^AVSome Advice from Half Century of Elephant Hunting: How We Bagged Some Big Ones,
  by Bill Barrett, Search and Discovery Article #110078 (2009)
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• ^AVA New Exploration Model for Stratigraphic Traps, 1950’s,
  by Robert J. Weimer, Search and Discovery Article #110079 (2009)
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• ^AV"Unconventional" Discovery Thinking in Resource Plays: Haynesville Trend and John Amoruso Field, East Texas,
  by Marvin D. Brittenham, Search and Discovery Article #110080 (2009)
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• ^AVRound Table: Co-chairs: Charles Sternbach and Ed Dolly

AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition 20-23 April 2008, San Antonio, Texas

• ^AVPresentation,
  by Bob Gunn, Search and Discovery Article #110047 (2008)
• ^AVPresentation,
  by Marlan Downey, Search and Discovery Article #110048 (2008)
• ^AVPresentation,
  by Herbert Hunt, Search and Discovery Article #110049 (2008)
• ^AVPresentation,
  by Alfredo E. Guzman, Search and Discovery Article #110050 (2009)
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• ^AVPresentation,
  by Dudley J. Hughes, Search and Discovery Article #110051 (2009)
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• ^AVPresentation,
  by Clayton Williams, Search and Discovery Article #110052 (2008)
• ^AVRound Table: Co-chairs: Charles Sternbach and Ted Beaumont

Forum: New Discoveries, AAPG Annual Convention, June 19-22, 2005, Calgary, Alberta

• ^AVStructural Architecture, Petroleum Systems, and Geological Implications for the Covenant Field Discovery, Sevier County, Utah,
  by Doug Strickland, Keith R. Johnson, John R. Vrona, Dan Schelling, and David A. Wavrek, Search and Discovery Article #110014 (2005)
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• ^AVRecent Exploration Performance — Evidence of a Downturn?,
  by Andrew Latham, Search and Discovery Article #110015 (2005)
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Forum: Recent Discovery and Development Case Histories, AAPG Annual Convention, April 18-21, 2004, Dallas, Texas

• ^AVApache Success in Egypt: Regional Exploration to Major Discoveries,
  by C. Brian Boutte, Search and Discovery Article #110001 (2004)
• ^AVSignificant Discoveries 2000-2003: Trends and Implications,
  by P.H. (Pete) Stark, Ken Chew, and Ian Cross, Search and Discovery Article #110002 (2004)
• ^AVSaudi Aramco's Non-Associated Gas Program - Focus on Tinat,
  by Christian J. Heine, Search and Discovery Article #110003 (2004)