Geoscience Data Repositories in KANSAS
Geoscience Data Resources
Kansas Geological Survey
1930 Constant Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66047
Contact: Susan Bolton, Manager
913/864-3965
913/864-5317 (FAX)
sbolton@kgs.ukans.edu
Data Center Staff Size: 4
Type of Repository: Public - State/Local, Academia
Data Access Fee: $0.10 per page photocopy charge
Catalog and Index Type: paper, CD-ROM, fiche
Data Retrieval: on-line
Data Delivery Media: paper, on-line, mail out
Quantity of Holdings:
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well logs: 100,000
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scout tickets/completion cards: 500,000
Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:
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Well Logs
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Lithology Logs
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Cores
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Cuttings
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(digital) - Mid-Continent
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Paleo Reports/Samples
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Drilling/Completion Data
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Scout Data/Strat Tops
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Drill Stem & Other Test Data
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Production Data
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Field Studies
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Reserve Studies
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Topographic Maps
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Geologic Maps (Surface)
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Aerial/Satellite Imagery
Comments: Most of the holdings are paper copies, which are in the
process of being converted to digital data.
Wichita Well Sample Library
Kansas Geological Survey
4150 Monroe Street
Wichita, KS 67209-2699
Contact: Michael T. Dealy, L.G., Manager Wichita Operations
316/943-2343
316/943-1261 (FAX)
Data Center Staff Size: 5
Type of Repository: Public - State/Local
Data Access Fee: Other - see Comments
Catalog and Index Type: Other - computer data base for samples
Data Delivery Media: paper, mail out, fax
Quantity of Holdings:
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well logs: microfiche wireline logs - 133,000
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paper copy wireline logs - 22,000
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lithologic strip logs - 25,000
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eastern Kansas driller's logs - approx. 50,000
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rotary cuttings - 130,000: well samples range in depth; of the 133,000
wells, 96.2% from Kansas, 1.0% from Colorado, 1.6% from Nebraska, and 0.8%
from Oklahoma.
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scout tickets/completion cards: 200,000
Center Services Provided: core/sample services (see Comments), staff
research, bibliographic searches, other (see Comments)
Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:
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Well Logs
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Lithology Logs
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Cuttings
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Drilling/Completion Data
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Scout Data/Strat Tops
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Production Data
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Base Maps
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Lease Ownership Maps
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Topographic Maps
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Geologic Maps (Surface)
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Subsurface Maps
Comments: Rental fee for samples checked out; no charge if examined
on site. Sample cut service charges (as of November 1996): $20.00 per well,
plus $0.30 per envelope and appropriate state sales tax.
The Well Sample Library is a retail outlet for USGS topographic maps
of Kansas and for Kansas Geological Survey maps and publications. Microscopes,
UV light, HCL, etc., are available for on-site sample examination. Microfiche
viewer/copier is available. Copies are $0.25 per page. The Library has
the following available for reference: complete set of AAPG Bulletins,
partial sets of other geologic journals, a complete set of Kansas Geological
Survey publications, miscellaneous Vance-Rowe oil/gas production reports,
miscellaneous 1935-1990 Herndon well-location maps (Kansas).
Independent Oil and Gas Service
226 North Emporia
Wichita, KS 67202
Contact: John Morrison
800/536-8281
316/263-8281
316/263-0874 (FAX)
Data Center Staff Size: 8
Type of Repository: Private - Subscriptions
Data Access Fee: per search
Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital, CD-ROM, newsletters
(daily, weekly, monthly)
Data Delivery Media: paper, CD-ROM, mail out
Quantity of Holdings:
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scout tickets/completion cards: 200,000 (Kansas, Nebraska, southeast
Colorado)
Center Services Provided: digitizing, data packages, subscriptions,
reports (daily, weekly, monthly), scout cards
Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:
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Drilling/Completion Data
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Scout Data/Strat Tops
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Drill Stem & Other Test Data
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(paper, digital) - Mid-Continent
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Digital Well Spots
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(digital) - Mid-Continent