Encontrar datos de núcleos de perforación

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<\/HEAD>Hola a todos, Esta es mi primera vez usando estos foros. Soy un estudiante que recién está comenzando con GIS y estoy tratando de encontrar datos para un proyecto en el que estoy trabajando. Para mi proyecto, intento recopilar datos de núcleos de perforación como profundidad y contactos de unidades, así como datos geoespaciales. El objetivo es introducir esto en GIS y desarrollar una continuidad subterránea entre los contactos estratigráficos. He tenido dificultades para encontrar cualquier dato (probablemente debido a los derechos industriales sobre los datos de núcleos), así que pensé en preguntar si alguien tiene alguna idea sobre dónde podría encontrar este tipo de datos en línea.<\/P> ¡Gracias!<\/P> <\/P> -David<\/P><\/BODY><\/HTML>

RossEvans · Answer

Finding core data is not easy man and accessing them depends on the area you're working. The best place you're going to find physical copies of the cores is at oil libraries, and each one is different. For example Midland Energy Library has gone through and recorded most of the cores they have in house and have a core list downloadable in excel, which is great BUT since most core reports don't have locational info recorded on the document, MEL does not provide any locational info other than the county and field that they were able to record from the core report.

Midland Subsurface Library has cores also but they don't have any type of list of what cores they have, you can either pay them to research your request or you can visit the library and do the research yourself.

The two ways I search cored wells is identifying on scout cards if they've been cored, or using IHS to locate which wells have cores since they are the powerhouse with the best database built from the massive historical datasets purchased from PI/Dwights.

You can search their database for $25/month and download on a per well basis but just be aware that the core data you can download from them is relatively general compared to the actual detailed core reports available from the libraries.

This is just for Texas, other areas may be completely different.

Hope this helps~

IHS Scout Ticket Core Descriptions

Core Report From Library

Scout Ticket From Library

IHS US Well & Production Data

Midland Energy Library

Midland Subsurface Library

JoeBorgione · Answer

If your state (or area of interest) has  Geological Survey, check with them.  I know here in Utah the UGS has (literally) tons of core samples with associated data.

Anonymous User · Answer

David, up until last year I would have suggested the Dept. of Energy's Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) which was about the only non-private oilfield that was liberal with providing lots of data that could be used for various purposes.  However, last year the entire asset including the underlying Teapot Dome reservoir was sold off in to private hands (see http://energy.gov/articles/energy-department-sells-historic-teapot-dome-oilfield) which effectively cut off that content.

You didn't say if you were looking for a soft rock (oil/gas) or hard rock (minerals) example of core but in either case, you might pose the question to the specialist communities in those LinkedIn spaces, namely the Petroleum Users Group (PUG) at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1832102 and the Esri Mining Users Group (MUG) at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4017600. Good luck!