Geoscience Data Repositories in IOWA

Geological Survey Bureau

Iowa Department of Natural Resources
109 Trowbridge Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1319

Contact: Raymond Anderson, Supervisor, Geological and Mineral Resources Section
319/335-1575
319/335-2754 (FAX)
raymond-anderson@uiowa.edu
http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu
ftp.igsb.uiowa.edu

Type of Repository: Public - State/Local
Data Access Fee: per search
Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital, CD-ROM
Data Retrieval: in-line, GIS and ftp service
Data Delivery Media: paper, on-line, mail out

Quantity of Holdings:

well logs: 12,000
feet of core: 105,000

Center Services Provided: staff research, interpretation, data packages

Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:

Potential Fields

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Well Logs

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Lithology Logs

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Cores

Mid-Continent

Cuttings

(paper) - Mid Continent

Paleo Reports/Samples

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Drilling/Completion Data

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Drill Stem & Other Test Data

(paper) - Mid-Continent

Production Data

(paper) - Mid-Continent

Base Maps

(paper) - Mid Continent

Digital Well Spots

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Topographic Maps

(paper) - Mid-Continent

Geologic Maps (Surface)

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Subsurface Maps

(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent

Paleontological Collections

Mid-Continent

Rock and Mineral Specimens

Mid-Continent

Thin Sections

Mid-Continent

Comments:
The Geological Survey Bureau has logs and about 25,000 sample sets from Iowa wells. Sample sets and core splits are available for approved research projects. Paper copies of logs and other data are available at a nominal cost. Select digital data on well stratigraphy, lithology, and water production information are available at a nominal cost.