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Geotimes September 2003 Megan Sever |
An ending begets a beginning in oceanic drilling The Resolution's retirement from Ocean Drilling Program expeditions ushers in a new era for ocean drilling and research.  |
Popular Mechanics April 17, 2009 Trevor Williams |
Ocean Drilling Tech: Exploring Seabed History With 600,000 Pounds of Pipe On the rig floor of the JOIDES Resolution, Joe Attryde turns up the water pressure in the drill pipe to 2500 psi, enough to break the shear pins holding the core barrel three miles below the ship and plunge the barrel another 30 feet into the deep sea sediment.  |
Geotimes March 2006 Powell et al. |
Drilling Back to the Future Antarctica plays a fundamental role in sea-level change and ocean chemistry, and has the potential for important societal impacts over human timescales.  |
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Carl Hoffman |
Onboard High-Tech Oil Rig, U.S. Answers to Rising Prices Ever-increasing fossil fuel demand has companies going farther and digging deeper for oil than ever before. Here is a look at America's most promising patch.  |
Wired April 2000 Oliver Morton |
Ice Station Vostok The fast track to the moons of Jupiter - and the key to life on Earth - is a prehistoric lake nearly three miles beneath the Antarctic ice cap.  |
Geotimes March 2004 Kasey White |
A New Era of Ocean Drilling Sets Sail As the JOIDES Resolution arrived in Galveston, Texas, last September after completing its 110th and final Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) expedition, scientists celebrated the many advances made during the program.  |
Geotimes March 2004 Sara Pratt |
A Fresh Angle on Oil Drilling Now, horizontal drilling seems more relevant than ever. With the ongoing debate about opening up more of Alaska's North Slope to oil exploration, the discussion often turns to new technologies that may have the potential to make oil extraction more efficient, more cost effective and more environmentally sound.  |
Wired August 21, 2007 Amanda Griscom Little |
Pumped Up: Chevron Drills Down 30,000 Feet to Tap Oil-Rich Gulf of Mexico A recent discovery by Chevron has signaled that soon there may be vastly more oil gushing out of the ultradeep seabeds -- more than even the optimists were predicting four years ago. But there are still big questions to be answered before Jack starts filling gas tanks.  |
Geotimes March 2004 Nakada & Eichelberger |
Looking Into a Volcano: Drilling Unzen Geologists have long wanted to peer inside a volcano. Although we have good evidence from extinct and eroded volcanoes of their inner structure, we know little about the conditions in and near active volcanic conduits.  |
Geotimes August 2005 |
Drilling project finds fault A drill rig in California is being used to research the San Andreas fault.  |
Geotimes April 2003 Greg Peterson |
Debating the fastest evolution on record A new study presents a new example of how geology and evolutionary biology can lead to different conclusions.  |
Geotimes January 2004 Megan Sever |
Unraveling the Chicxulub Case On the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, geologists are drilling one of Earth's three largest impact structures, hoping to reveal clues about a devastating event linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.  |
Popular Mechanics April 3, 2009 Trevor Williams |
Ocean Drilling: How the Past Can Provide Clues to our Planet's Future Climate By pulling cores of ancient ooze from beneath the ocean floor, scientists hope to learn how the Earth responded to climate change 50 million years ago and how it may react to future warming.  |
Popular Mechanics February 19, 2010 Trevor Williams |
On Thick Ice: Live From An Antarctic Drilling Trip The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is exploring the ocean floor around Antarctica to learn how the ice sheet reacted in warmer climates of the past and how they might respond to future warming.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2005 William Sweet |
Victor Zagorodnov: Getting High on Glaciers How did a Russian who worked his way through an institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, earning degrees in electrical engineering and hydrology, end up working in Ohio for the world's leading research group in the field of tropical and subtropical glaciers?  |
Geotimes September 2004 Sara Pratt |
Geophenomena Lake Vostok's Complicating Ridge Could Alter Current Efforts to Sample the Lake... Gauging the Geysers with Quakes...  |
Geotimes March 2004 Goff &. Heikoop |
Valles Caldera Scientific Drilling In the heart of the Jemez volcanic field in northern New Mexico lies the 22-kilometer Valles caldera -- a beautiful example of a resurgent caldera.  |
Geotimes September 2006 Carolyn Gramling |
All Aboard the School of Rock The JOIDES Resolution, a 143-meter drill ship originally designed for oil exploration and converted for scientific exploration of the ocean floor, now has another new gig: It doubles as a floating classroom for earth science educators.  |
Geotimes June 2003 Chan et al. |
Geology for the Record Deltas, sandbars, shoreline deposits, and other geological relics contain valuable information about Utah's changing climate over the past thousands of years. But that information could be lost to urban growth and the need for resources unless people understand their geologic value.  |
Geotimes December 2004 Rasoul Sorkhabi |
Deepwater: Petroleum's Third Wave A new wave of discovery is in full swing, with petroleum exploration reaching offshore environments deeper than ever before.  |
Geotimes June 2005 Kathryn Hansen |
Great Salt Lake Spiral Submerged The elements may momentarily triumph over Robert Smithson's 1970 sculpture, as rising water levels threaten to obscure the famous piece known as Spiral Jetty.  |
BusinessWeek May 6, 2010 Coy & Reed |
Lessons of the Spill Poised for dramatic expansion, high-tech offshore drilling was considered ultra-safe. Then came BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster. What the company - and the industry - must do to bounce back.  |
Wired July 2004 Brendan I. Koerner |
The Seismic Underground It's the sweet spot of the San Andreas fault, the perfect place to build the ultimate earthquake science lab. It's also 2 miles straight down.  |
Popular Mechanics February 2007 Jeff Wise |
Building Canada's Epic Ice Road The truckers who haul 70-ton rigs hundreds of miles across Canada's frozen lakes aren't afraid of much except warm weather.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Why "Drill Baby, Drill!" Is a Stupid Motto Increased drilling in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices.  |
Geotimes March 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Great Lakes of Antarctica Two "great lakes," each more than 1,000 square kilometers in area and buried deep under Antarctic ice, are giving scientists a new view of the continent and how such large lakes formed there.  |
Geotimes November 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Detecting Marine Gas Hydrates To better find large enough deposits to extract, scientists are working to improve seismic profiling techniques and other tools for better mapping of gas hydrates.  |
Geotimes December 2005 Megan Sever |
Halting Exploding Lakes It sounds like a bad horror movie: exploding killer lakes. But such lakes are a reality in Cameroon, Africa. Scientists there are developing a solution, however, to stop the natural hazard.  |
Geotimes April 2007 Sally Adee |
Massive Antarctic Lakes Discovered The recent discovery of a massive "plumbing" system of linked reservoirs 1,000 meters beneath two major ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may help fill out climate change models.  |
Geotimes September 2003 Greg Peterson |
A muddy picture for the Great Lakes Lake level is just one of 43 indicators of lake health described in an EPA report that together paint a mixed picture of the lakes -- noting some environmental gains but also persistent problems.  |
This Old House Norm Abram |
All About Bits Master Carpenter Norm Abram offers these techniques for using drill bits.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Success for the Other HP Good customer service and modern rigs help contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne stand apart. Second-quarter results were quite good for the driller.  |
Real Travel Adventures September 2006 Michael A. Norton |
Zen and the Art of Ice-Fishing Winter on the frozen lakes of Traverse City, Michigan is perfect for ice-fishing.  |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Kenny DuBose |
So, You Want To Invest In An Oil Deal? With oil recently trading at between $50 and $55 per barrel, more drilling prospects will be looking for funding. If you're considering jumping in, read on for further understanding of the risks.  |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 David Lee Smith |
An Energy Services Starter Kit Here are the basic tools necessary for dipping your toe into the oil services investment water.  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2011 Paul Chi |
Another Way to Play the Shales This company is benefiting from increased horizontal drilling.  |
Wired August 24, 2009 Christopher Mims |
Hammers, Water, Lasers Make Deep Drilling Easier The process of punching a well hasn't changed in a century, so researchers are focusing efforts on the development of a new generation of drills to improve drill time.  |
CIO July 31, 2015 Bob Violino |
5 things CIOs need to know about data lakes A data lake is a massive storage repository that can hold all types of data until it is needed for business analytics or data mining. But it's not a panacea for big-data projects.  |
National Defense January 2005 Robert Williams |
Drilling Machine Explores Ocean A remotely operated underwater drilling system that can operate at depths of up to 4,000 meters is being developed by Schilling Robotics LLC, for the Marum Center for Marine Environmental Sciences of the University of Bremen.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Adee & Moore |
In the American Southwest, the Energy Problem Is Water Energy producers on the Colorado River are struggling  |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2009 Toby Shute |
Seahawk Drilling Is for the Birds Investors who don't like risk should probably sidestep this spinoff of Pride International.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Kris Eddy |
Understanding Natural Gas Know the basics before you investigate the stocks of natural gas exploration and production companies.  |
This Old House September 5, 2000 Scott Gibson |
Hang Tough All you need to know to secure anything to concrete, brick or stone...  |
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Grey Wolf Endangered? U.S. land-based drilling may be energy's riskiest subsector. Investors, approach with caution.  |
Geotimes June 2004 Naomi Lubick |
Tapping Methane Hydrates in the Gulf The research program in the Gulf of Mexico, officially known as the Chevron Texaco-Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Industry Project, will assess the threats of drilling through unstable methane hydrate and other gas deposits, from collapsed boreholes to the potential to destabilize offshore slopes.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Recession-Proof Stocks: Diamond Offshore This deepwater driller taps a great combination of growth and income.  |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer |
Drill Deeper Than Big Oil The Gulf find could jack up profits for oil rig equipment manufacturers. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith |
A Nicely Rigged Drilling Combo Hercules Offshore's expected acquisition could be attractive to wise energy investors.  |
Adventure February 2005 Rachel Scheer |
High and Dry in the Altiplano Ready for the highest, driest, and most stunningly beautiful terrain ever? The Altiplano region of South America offers this exactly. Bring your kayak and don't expect any rain.  |
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Robert Aronen |
I Love Deepwater Drillers Investors' heart's should be a-flutter for the leaders in oil patch technology. As basic economics would suggest, limited supply and strong demand has caused prices to increase.  |