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On the cover: Old fields are finding new life and new fields are getting a dynamic start thanks to downhole technological developments that are helping explorers see deeper and more clearly than ever into the subsurface. Several articles dealing with those advances can be found this month in our annual Downhole Geology issue, including one about a tool that is like a “downhole GPS navigation system.” Cover photo and images – showing the penetration of a single thick bed at higher (top image) and lower incidence angles.
Photo courtesy of Baker Hughes
PDF of this Issue (56 pages, 8.6 Mb)
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Part 2 of James Wilson's Dead Sea geology series shows the role geology may have played in some of the Bible's more famous stories.
The goal was to have “No Child Left Inside” during this year’s Earth Science Week events.
Drink up: Resource plays have uncorked an abundance of new opportunities, and almost all of them demand geologists be familiar with the “Sideways” approach. (Hint: Here a lateral move isn’t a bad thing.)
Coming of age: Borehole imaging technology, which started its evolvement from dip-meter technology in the 1980s, has advanced to become an increasingly effective tool.
More, more, more: New downhole technology is proving its worth in the Los Angeles Basin by squeezing new oil out of an old field.
Technology for measuring rock properties downhole, especially in carbonate formations, becomes more sophisticated each year – including right now.
Steer clear of trouble: A new downhole tool, created to help drillers stay in the “sweet spot,” claims to be a GPS system for subsurface navigation.