Collection of oil and gas rock cores from Alaska (GMC)
Summary
This collection is comprised of oil- and gas-related well cores and cuttings from wells drilled to either test for the presence of liquid or gas fossil fuels, examine subsurface stratigraphy and structures, or to produce liquid or gas fossil fuels. All well data in the Alaska Geologic Materials Center (GMC) database represents both exploration and production wells. Core has been donated by oil and gas exploration companies as well as state and federal agencies. This oil and gas related sample collection includes core, core chip, side wall core, cuttings, and unwashed cutting samples as well as oil and gas related surface and shot-hole samples.
Summary
This collection is comprised of oil- and gas-related well cores and cuttings from wells drilled to either test for the presence of liquid or gas fossil fuels, examine subsurface stratigraphy and structures, or to produce liquid or gas fossil fuels. All well data in the Alaska Geologic Materials Center (GMC) database represents both exploration and production wells. Core has been donated by oil and gas exploration companies as well as state and federal agencies. This oil and gas related sample collection includes core, core chip, side wall core, cuttings, and unwashed cutting samples as well as oil and gas related surface and shot-hole samples.
Please view the full GMC inventory at https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/gmc/ or contact the GMC, at 907-696-0079 or visit the website http://dggs.alaska.gov/gmc/ to arrange a visit.
Purpose
The Alaska Geologic Materials Center (GMC) connects the state's largest geologic collections to research, industry and education communities for the purposes of greater geologic understanding, increased awareness of economic opportunities, and to stimulate public interest and understanding in Alaska's geologic history.
Rights
All samples, processed materials, maps, documents, and data reports at the Alaska GMC are available to the public for examination except those designated by the Curator as confidential. Please view the use and access constraints on the Geologic Materials Center website: https://dggs.alaska.gov/gmc/access-samples.html
This collection has been reviewed and updated by funding from FY 2020 National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program, award number G19AP00077.
Additional Information
Identifiers
Type
Scheme
Key
sourceSystem
CSC
1089109
UniqueKey
State Inventory
P1285
NGGDPP Collection Extension
collectionCategories
Rock cores (Rock cores, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/category)
Research (Research, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/primaryPurpose)
Oil & Gas Exploration (Oil & Gas Exploration, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/primaryPurpose)
size
27500
unit
Boxes of Core Materials (Boxes of Core Materials, http://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NGGDPP/collection/unit)
usageTrend
It is expected that usage will continue at least a rate of 300
"visits" per year. However, it is expected that the usage will
increase due to focus on energy research.
