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The next Wiki Write Off will begin March 1, 2015.
 
The next Wiki Write Off will begin March 1, 2015.
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==Instructions==
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Each chapter who wishes to participate must:
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# Write and post 5 '''original''' wiki articles to the AAPG wiki page on geoscience topics of their choice
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# Send an e-mail with the titles of their five articles, the name and address of the chapter, and the names of the students who helped author the articles to [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]
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# Complete the previous two items no later than '''current competition has ended'''
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# '''Articles should be original works--if other sources are utilized they should be quoted and cited according to proper literary rules. Articles containing plagiarized material will be automatically disqualified.'''
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The articles will be judged by the AAPG Wiki Advisory Board and the AAPG Senior Associate Editor Board. The judges will select one article from all articles submitted to be the winning article based on:
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# Quality of science
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# Completeness
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# Quality of writing
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[[Help:Contents|Need help getting started?]]
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==Suggested pages==
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A few suggested topics for articles include:
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* STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
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** [[Growth fault]]
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** [[Syncline]]
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** [[Fracture]]
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** [[Strike]]
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** [[Dip]]
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*PLATE TECTONICS
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** [[Plate tectonics]]
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** [[Crust]]
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** [[Mantle]]
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** [[Subduction]]
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* GEOPHYSICS
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** [[Interval transit time]]
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** [[Amplitude (seismic)]]
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** [[Two-way traveltime]]
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** [[Prestack]]
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** [[Poststack]]
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* SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
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** [[Sandstone]]
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** [[Siltstone]]
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** [[Diagenesis]]
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* MATH, STATISTICS, ECONOMICS
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** [[Risk analysis]]
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** [[Peak oil]]
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** [[Historic plays or fields]]
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* PALEONTOLOGY
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** [[Paleogeography]]
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** [[Paleoecology]]
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** [[Miocene]], [[Pliocene]], etc.
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* GEOCHEMISTRY
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** [[Ro]]
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** [[Gas chromatograms]]
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** [[RockEval]]
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*** Some material exists on this but The AAPG Wiki needs better descriptions and application for S1 and S2 especially
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** [[Hydrocarbon]]
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** [[Burial history]]
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* LOG ANALYSIS
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** [[Modern logs - interpretation]]
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** [[Old logs - interpretation]]
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** [[Mud information - interpretation]]
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** [[Pressure test interpretation]]
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* ENGINEERING
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** [[Reservoir engineering]] (all aspects)
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** [[Reserve estimation]]
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** [[Fracking]]
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** [[Directional drilling]]
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** [[Geosteering]]
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* OTHER
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** [[Seal]]
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** [[Reservoir]]
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** [[Map]] - How to make and how to read geologic maps
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** [[LIDAR]]
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** [[Ground water]]
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** [[Coal bed methane]]
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** [[Karst]]
  
 
==Past competitions==
 
==Past competitions==
 
[[2014 wiki write off|December 2014 Wiki Write Off]]
 
[[2014 wiki write off|December 2014 Wiki Write Off]]

Revision as of 19:28, 19 February 2015

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Welcome to AAPG's Wiki Write Off!

The Write Off competition is open to all AAPG Student Chapters, and the winning Student Chapter will receive a check for $500.

The next Wiki Write Off will begin March 1, 2015.

Instructions

Each chapter who wishes to participate must:

  1. Write and post 5 original wiki articles to the AAPG wiki page on geoscience topics of their choice
  2. Send an e-mail with the titles of their five articles, the name and address of the chapter, and the names of the students who helped author the articles to [email protected]
  3. Complete the previous two items no later than current competition has ended
  4. Articles should be original works--if other sources are utilized they should be quoted and cited according to proper literary rules. Articles containing plagiarized material will be automatically disqualified.

The articles will be judged by the AAPG Wiki Advisory Board and the AAPG Senior Associate Editor Board. The judges will select one article from all articles submitted to be the winning article based on:

  1. Quality of science
  2. Completeness
  3. Quality of writing

Need help getting started?

Suggested pages

A few suggested topics for articles include:

Past competitions

December 2014 Wiki Write Off

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