Geoscience Data Repositories in MICHIGAN

Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory

Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory
Department of Geosciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241

Contact:
William B. Harrison III, Ph.D. - Director
Robert H. Gillespie, Ph.D. - Assistant Director
Linda Harrison, MS – Administrator

(616) 387-8633 (Voice and FAX)

core-lab@wmich.edu
www.wmich.edu/geology/corelab/corelab.htm

Data Center Staff Size: 1 Full-time, 2 Part-time, 9 Student Employees

Type of Repository: Public - State/Local
Data Access Fee: Free, Sustaining Donations Accepted
Catalog and Index Type: Cores, Cuttings, Paper, Digital, Fiche
Data Delivery Media: Online Searchable Databases, Paper, Mail-out, Digital, Maps, Reports
Quantity of Holdings:

• Cores – over 40,000 feet
• Cuttings – over 600 wells
• Well Logs, Scout Tickets, Drilling Records, Well-Test Data - 45,000 Sets

Center Services Provided: Core/Sample Services, Data Packages, Regional to Field Level Studies, Basic and Applied Research, Continuing Education, Public Service

Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:

• Well Logs
  • (paper) – Michigan Basin
• Lithology Logs
  • (paper) – Michigan Basin
• Cores
  • Michigan Basin
• Cuttings
  • Michigan Basin
• Paleo Reports
  • Michigan Basin
• Drilling/Completion Data
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Scout Data/Strat Tops
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Drill Stem & Other Test Data
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Production Data
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Field Studies
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Field Maps
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Base Maps
  • (paper, digital) - Michigan Basin
• Digital Well Spots
  • (paper, digital) - Michigan Basin
• Lease Ownership Maps
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Topographic Maps
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Geologic Maps (Surface)
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Subsurface Maps
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin
• Geochemical Data
  • (paper) - Michigan Basin

Comments: More than 40,000 feet of core and cuttings from over 600 wells are archived at the Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory. Services include standard archiving, layout, photography, sampling and description. Individuals may examine cores and cuttings at the Laboratory with 1 to 2 days advanced notice.

The Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory also archives approximately 45,000 oil-and-gas well records. Drillers’ reports, completion reports, geochemical analyses and DST/Pressure test data are also available. Most files contain e-logs.

Searchable data bases are maintained on-line for individual use with no access fees. Specific/specialized data searches may be requested through staff members. The Laboratory maintains a geo-technical library that includes basic references to the latest professional journals.

The professional staff, with over 50 years combined experience in state, national and international oil and gas exploration, production and research is available to consult for particular questions or core descriptions, or to perform regional to field level geological studies. Basic and applied research is ongoing at the Core Lab. Short-term office space and facilities can be provided (with prior arrangements) for visiting researchers.

Serving as the Michigan Center for the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PPTC), the Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory offers low-cost, cutting-edge workshops focused on environmentally sound methods of recovering by-passed reserves at reduced costs.