Geoscience Data Repositories in WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26505-6064

Contact: Douglas G. Patchen, Director
304/293-2867 ext 5415
304/293-7822 (FAX)
dpatch@wvunrcce.nrcce.wvu.edu 

Data Center Staff Size: 2 1/4 FTE
Type of Repository: Public
Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital

Center Services Provided: bibliographic searches

Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:

• Field Studies
• Eastern Onshore
• Reserve Studies
• Eastern Onshore

Contact: Katharine Lee Avary, Assistant Head
304/594-2331
304/594-2575 (FAX)
avary@geosrv.wvnet.edu 
http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu 

Data Center Staff Size: 8
Type of Repository: Public - State/Local
Data Access Fee: per search, membership dues for core and sample warehouse
Catalog and Index Type: paper, digital
Data Retrieval: on-line
Data Delivery Media: paper, on-line, mail out; registered users can access "Pipeline" for on-line access of well data via permit number. Custom retrievals of data, with user-specified criteria, can be made by the staff and printed to disk, listing, map, or retrieved via ftp.

Quantity of Holdings:

• well logs: more than 19,000
• feet of core: about 14,000
• scout tickets/completion cards: more than 80,000

Geographic Areas of Holdings, by type and media:

• Well Logs
• (paper, film, microfiche) - Eastern Onshore
• Lithology Logs
• (paper) - Eastern Onshore
• Cores
• Eastern Onshore
• Cuttings
• Eastern Onshore
• Drilling/Completion Data
• (paper, digital, film, microfiche) - Eastern Onshore
• Scout Data/Strat Tops
• (paper, digital) - Eastern Onshore
• Production Data
• (paper, digital) - Eastern Onshore
• Field Studies
• (paper) - Eastern Onshore
• Base Maps
• (paper, digital) - Eastern Onshore
• Digital Well Spots
• (digital) - Eastern Onshore
• Topographic Maps
• (paper) - Eastern Onshore
• Geologic Maps (Surface)
• (paper) - Eastern Onshore
• Subsurface Maps
• (paper, digital) - Eastern Onshore
• Aerial/Satellite Imagery
• (paper) - Eastern Onshore

Limited production data are available. The recently (1996) published "Atlas of Major Appalachian Gas Plays," available from the Survey, provides field and reservoir studies and data. Custom data retrievals can be made from the Survey's database.

The Survey is actively engaged in a GIS program, which, when completed, will result in full digital topographic base coverage for most of West Virginia. The Survey's ESIC office maintains aerial and satellite coverage, as well as historic topographic maps.

The West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey's data repository consists of three parts: 1) paper copies of well records, location plots, well-spot maps, and well logs; 2) a digital data base of completion, location, stratigraphy, pays, production, and header information; and 3) a core and sample repository. Many of the records and all of the wireline logs are also available on microfilm and microfiche.