Although one would think that this database contains only
information for people working in the oil and gas industry, this is
untrue. The database contains information on many more topics of interest
to the specialist and non-specialist alike.
The AAPG datapages were a gift to Monmouth College, given
“.. through the AAPG Foundation Digital Products Fund, by an
endowment established by Lee and Robert Ardell (B.A. 1962) in memory of Donald
L. Wills, Department of Geology, 1951-1984.” Although Monmouth College
has not a Department of Geology for a number of years, this database contains
information on other topics appealing to people interested in environmental
science, fossils and general geological information.
For example, a search on “fossils” turns up over 12,000 documents
relating to fossils. The first result returned is the book “Drawings and
Descriptions of Outstanding Fossils of the United States” that contains
detailed descriptions and drawings of fossils of many different plants and
animals sketched throughout a lifetime of fossil hunting by the author.
One
can also find information on the status of the oil and gas industry in the
United States. For instance, this statement appeared in a recent column
by the President of the AAPG:
“Five years ago, the United States imported approximately 65 percent of the oil it consumed. Today, the United States imports approximately 45 percent of the oil it consumes – a difference of 20 percent. That 20 percent is more than $125 billion per year that stays in the U.S. economy (assuming $100/BO and 12 MM BOPD imported in 2007, EIA, 2012).”
“Five years ago, the United States imported approximately 65 percent of the oil it consumed. Today, the United States imports approximately 45 percent of the oil it consumes – a difference of 20 percent. That 20 percent is more than $125 billion per year that stays in the U.S. economy (assuming $100/BO and 12 MM BOPD imported in 2007, EIA, 2012).”
Most
items returned by the database are available full-text with images, maps and
sketches. Here are some other articles that would be of interest to
environmentalists as well as people interested in the oil and gas industry:
-A Power Point
presentation
on what the oil and gas industry is doing today to enhance the discovery of
natural resources.
-Treatise Handbook 2:
The Business of Petroleum Exploration. Allows those
interested to familiarize themselves with the concerns, strategies, terminology
and research efforts used by the oil and gas industry.
-a presentation
on building local trust and protecting ground water during a fracking
operation. (Fracking is a somewhat controversial method of obtaining trapped
oil and natural gas)
When
should I use this database? If you are looking for information on the energy
industry from the inside or if you have ever been curious as to what goes into
producing the gasoline you use in your automobile this is a good place to
start. Much of the information presented is very technical, but there are
documents that explain the oil and gas industry and related topics in a
non-technical way.
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