AAPG/Datapages Online Services Guide

MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive (Search & Retrieve 1917 to Present) ............................................ 4

MemberNet (Browse/Read Bulletin online, last 24 months only)................................................... 8
BulletinNet (MemberNet for Libraries)............................................................................................ 12
Search and Discovery (Online Journal) ......................................................................................... 13
AAPG/Datapages Corporate Subscription (Search and Retrieval from Multiple Journals)....... 14
WINDS Technical Publications........................................................................................................ 17
AAPG Online Bookstore .................................................................................................................. 18
Interactive Online Learning (IOL).................................................................................................... 19
AAPG Members Only ....................................................................................................................... 22

Version 1.5 – March 19, 2003

Please send questions or comments to:
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Ron Denton
rdenton@aapg.org
(918) 560-9424
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MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive (Search & Retrieve Bulletin, 1917 to Present)

Location: http://www.petris.com/aapg/search.vpx
Effective July 1, 2002, this service has become a benefit of AAPG membership. This service does
not support browsing by month.

MemberNet (Browse/Read Bulletin online, last 24 months only)

Location: http://membernet.petris.com
MemberNet is an alternative to receiving the printed version of the Bulletin in the mail. Subscribers
also receive an annual CD-ROM of the previous year’s content.

BulletinNet (MemberNet for Libraries)

Location: http://bulletinnet.petris.com/
This is electronic delivery of the Bulletin for libraries. The library cost for a Bulletin subscription is
US$280 whether electronic or printed. The second media, print or electronic, may be added for an
additional US$50.

Search and Discovery (Online Journal)

Location: http://www.searchanddiscovery.net/
Electronic journal for upstream energy linking new ideas, data, and technology for exploration and
production.

AAPG/Datapages Corporate Subscription (Search and Retrieval from Multiple Journals)

Location: http://data3corp.petris.com
Subscription rates depend upon number of users and journal collections selected.

WINDS Technical Publications Database

http://www.petris.com/windsmall/acct/login.jsp?rp=/servlet/proxy%3fAction=FormGen%26Template=wm_search.hts
Through this service you may search and retrieve from multiple journals and then purchase individual
papers.

AAPG Online Bookstore –

Online sales of Books, Maps, CD-ROMs to members and non-members.
Location: http://bookstore.aapg.org/

(IOL)
Information: http://www.aapg.org/iolcourse/index.html
IOL is a computer-based teaching system for continuing education. We currently have 15 “modules”
available through the bookstore.

AAPG Members Only

Location: http://infosystems.aapg.org/members_only/
Member Directory, DPA Directory, DPA Profile Editing, Committee Areas. More coming.
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MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive (Search & Retrieve 1917 to

Present)
Location: http://www.petris.com/aapg/search.vpx
Effective July 1, 2002 this service will be another benefit provided to AAPG Members.

MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive is a subscription service for AAPG members that allows them to
perform search and retrieval of the entire Bulletin database back to 1917. The subscription to this
service has previously been US$99 per year, though it has become a benefit of membership as of
July 2002. This service is for individual AAPG members only* and is not transferable.

MemberPlus+ provides a powerful search capability. By carefully constructing a search, one may filter
out all the similar but undesirable entries without losing the data they are seeking.

All articles can be viewed in HTML while online or downloaded as Adobe Acrobat files for later
viewing or printing.
Features--
1. all AAPG Bulletin articles
2. open 24 hours, 7 days/week
3. all articles include PDF option for download and printing with all images
4. search-and-retrieval of every word in every article, figure caption, table heading

• Initial Search Page Sample on next page.

* Corporate subscriptions to the AAPG/Datapages archive are also available.

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Below is the main search page for MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive. This is what users see after
logging in.
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The page below shows the results from searching for “Baku” in the Full Text, while
inserting “not abstract” into the Title field to suppress abstracts from the list.
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The screen below is the paper from the fourth listing of the preceeding results. The word
“Baku” is highlighted in red because it is the “search term”.” There is a link in the upper left to
download or view the paper as a PDF file.
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MemberNet (Browse/Read Bulletin online, last 24 months only)

Location: http://membernet.petris.com

MemberNet is an electronic version of the AAPG Bulletin, without search and retrieval capability.
Members now can choose whether to receive their monthly AAPG Bulletin in traditional printed form,
or online from a Website. The MemberNet edition of the Bulletin includes memorials and book
reviews.

There is no additional fee to subscribe to MemberNet in lieu of hard copy. If you wish to receive both
the digital and the hard copy, there will be an additional charge of $34. This fee should be remitted
with your annual dues payment. Contact Nancy Ince, (nancyi@aapg.org 918-560-9412), to subscribe
to MemberNet.

The MemberNet subscription offers:

• online access to most recent 24 months of the Bulletin, no search and retrieval
• all the features of the printed AAPG Bulletin, including Memorials, Book Releases and Reviews
• enhanced features (data sets, animation, etc.)
• monthly email notices that new articles have been posted
• special offers and discounts available only to MemberNet subscribers
• CD-ROM of Bulletin articles via regular mail every six months to archive your collection
o The first disc of the year is January through June
o The second disc of the year is all of that calendar year

• MemberNet Main page sample shown on next page

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MemberNet Main page. This is the first page users see after logging in.
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MemberNet Bulletin Articles page. Click on the “thumbnail image” of a Bulletin issue to read
that issue.
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May 2002 Bulletin issue in MemberNet. Memorials and Book Reviews are also included.
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BulletinNet (MemberNet for Libraries)

Location: http://bulletinnet.petris.com

BulletinNet is an electronic version of the AAPG Bulletin, without search and retrieval capability.
BulletinNet is essentially the same product as MemberNet, only modified for use primarily by libraries.
Although the appearance of BulletinNet is different from MemberNet, the information accessed is the
same.
A subscription to BulletinNet by itself costs the same as a subscription to the printed Bulletin for a
library, currently US$280. BulletinNet costs an additional US$50 for library subscribers of the Bulletin.
Subsciptions may come in direct or via Ebsco, Swets Blackwell or other agents.

The BulletinNet subscription offers:

Online access to most recent 24 months of the Bulletin, NO SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL.
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Search and Discovery (Online Journal)

Location: http://www.searchanddiscovery.net/
Search and Discovery is an online journal for upstream energy (oil, gas, and energy minerals), linking
new ideas, data, and technology related to the exploration and development of the various energy
sources. It is published by AAPG/Datapages, Inc.

Search and Discovery is currently free to members and nonmembers.

Mission Statement

• S&D will strive to provide the latest geoscientific information, especially related to energy
sources, to the greatest number of users in the most expeditious time-frame by means of the
most appropriate electronic media.

•
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AAPG/Datapages Corporate Subscription (Search and

Retrieval from Multiple Journals)
Location: http://data3corp.petris.com

Corporate subscriptions to the same database that is used for MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive are also
available to universities and firms in the oil and gas industry. Universities and other not-for-profit
educational institutions receive a discounted rate for their subscriptions.

Several major firms were sponsors of the original digitization project and still get their basic
subscription as a result of their sponsorship. Subscription rates depend upon the number of users at
a firm. An entire company may have a subscription, or only a particular division of that firm.

This database uses the same search engine as MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive, but with several
added criteria such as searching the references, acknowledgements or publication type.

Access to this database is controlled by IP address. We will “allow” a range of public IP numbers that
represent all the firms’ computers that can see the Internet. This is the preferred method of access for
both ease of use and security. Passwords can also be supplied upon request for use in the field or off
site.

Like MemberPlus+ Bulletin Archive, all the papers are presented as HTML with links to a full PDF file
of the document complete with figures.

The database is maintained and served up by Petris Technologies in Houston. The collections
currently available are:

• AAPG Bulletin (1917-Present)

• AAPG Special Publications (Memoirs, Studies in Geology, Course Notes, etc.)
• GCAGS Transactions (Gulf Coast Assn. Of Geological Societies)
• Journal of Sedimentary Research (JSR, published by SEPM)
• Journal of Petroleum Geology (JPG, published by Geological Society of London)
• Field Papers from the New Orleans Geological Society
• Field Papers from the East Texas Geological Society
• Petroleum Abstracts

Several new collections are currently in progress. These include publications by the Pacific Section of
AAPG and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) publications.

We have recently added the University of Tulsa’s Petroleum Abstracts. The Petroleum Abstracts
service provides bibliographic petroleum information products and services for the global petroleum
exploration and production industry. These products cover the petroleum topic areas of geosciences,
drilling, reservoir and production engineering, shipping and storage and other technologies relevant to
the upstream petroleum industry.

The AAPG collection always includes both the Bulletin and Special Pubs. Corporate users will be
directed to different URLs depending upon the subscription purchased. There are as many URLs as
there are combinations of collection subscriptions.

Note: the URL does not include www.

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A subscription is only good for one URL, so a client that "cannot log in" may be at a URL that their
firm was formerly using. Custom URLs may be created, primarily for gift subscriptions.

The opening search page for Data3Corp is pictured below.

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Custom pages may also be produced, such as this page for Chulalongkorn University in
Thailand.
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WINDS Technical Publications

http://www.petris.com/windsmall/acct/login.jsp?rp=/servlet/proxy%3fAction=FormGen%26Template=wm_search.hts

This search and retrieval site contains the same items as the Datapages Corporate subscription
database. Users may purchase individual papers for $8 and abstracts for $2 with no subscription
obligation.
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AAPG Online Bookstore

Location: http://bookstore.aapg.org/

The AAPG Online Bookstore allows members and nonmembers to purchase any of our Books, CD-
ROMS, Maps, IOL Modules, etc. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The current setup requires
everyone to register at the bookstore site and create a username and password. This is to ensure
that AAPG or The Geological Society (London) members receive the member pricing. Only
purchases with credit cards can be completed through the online bookstore. Users may go through
the online process and get their total with shipping, then print that page and send it in with their
payment. This site will be changing in the next few months, to simplify the ordering process.

Credit Card security is assured through use of a secure server using the “Verisign” system. There are
descriptions of the books, reviews and sample pages of most of the products. This is also the only
place to purchase Interactive Online Learning (IOL) modules.
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Interactive Online Learning (IOL)

Information: http://www.aapg.org/iolcourse/index.html
Courses online: http://www.iol.agiweb.org/

IOL is a computer-based teaching system for continuing education. We currently have 15 “modules”
available. Each module covers a fairly narrow concept and takes approximately 30 to 90 minutes to
complete. The modules are truly “interactive” in that a student must complete various exercises to
proceed in the module. The exercise may be placing downhole sensors and positioning a ground
station before firing a seismic charge, then clicking on “fire” to actually run the model based on their
sensor placement (Designing Velocity Checkshot Surveys and Interpreting Checkshot Data). In
other modules the student may have to decide what time shift creates the optimal correlation between
the VSP and 3-D seismic reflection events by moving the seismic image up and down in relation to
the 3-D image. (A Practical Use of Vertical Seismic Profiles - Stratigraphic Calibration of 3D
Seismic Data).

The individual modules cost $35 and are active for 45 days. A student may go through the module as
many times as they wish in that time.The time may be extended by notifying us in advance of the
module expiration. Special pricing is currently being offered. For anyone purchasing four modules at
the same time, they may get the modules for only $120, but they must use coupon number
1296103825F. There are also coupons to save more when purchasing 8 or 12 at once. These
coupons are listed on the web site: http://www.aapg.org/iolcourse/index.html

When IOL modules are purchased, it may take up to three days to activate the modules. When the
modules are purchased, we get notification from the bookstore vendor, then the Education Registrar
must enable the modules for that purchaser.

The IOL modules are written in Java. Java modules can run on many different types of computers.
This includes PCs running Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Macintosh, Sun or Silicon Graphics
workstations, etc. The modules are not 100% compatible with every version of Java that is in
circulation. Users need to make sure they have the latest version of Java for their computer. There
are some other technical specifications about “session cookies” and browser versions that need to be
read before a user buys these modules. AAPG Geoscience Services will do our best to support all the
users and walk them through any difficulties.
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The current modules are:

Module 1: Facies Mapping of Fluvial Gas Reservoirs in Seeligson Field, South Texas
Module 2: Outcrop Analogs of Fluvial Valley-Fill Reservoirs
Module 3: Correlation of Fluvial Gas Reservoirs in Stratton Field, South Texas
Module 4: Seismic Stratigraphy
Module 5: Determination of Net Pay in Fluvial/Deltaic Environments
Module 6: Interpreting Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy from Well Logs
Module 7: Seismic Attributes
Module 8: Thin-Bed Interpretation
Module 9: Principles of Onshore 3-D Seismic Design
Module 10: Stratigraphic Calibration of 3-D Seismic Data Using Vertical Seismic Profiles
Module 11: Designing Velocity Checkshot Surveys and Interpreting Checkshot Data
Module 12: Seismic Modeling
Module 13: Production History Analysis for Reservoir Characterization
Module 14: Analysis of Initial Fluid Conditions for Reservoir Characterization
Module 15: Pressure-Interference Testing
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AAPG Members Only

Location: http://infosystems.aapg.org/members_only/

This is the newest addition to the AAPG family of online services. Started as a way to provide a
Members’ Directory and ensure it was only available to Members, the site has expanded to
encompass the DPA Directory and private Committee Areas. DPA Members may even edit their
profile online.

Coming soon: Online Dues Payment and updating of Member Information. The Bulletin Archive
search (MemberPlus+) will soon be available through this area as well. Members will need a current
email address in our records to access this area.