Kentucky Geological Society First in Nation to Launch Online Database

From: Kentucky Geological Survey

For decades, oil and gas producers in Kentucky have been using the vast paper archive of oil and gas well records housed at the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), a research and public service institute located at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Now they have a convenient and free alternative. On July 29, 2002, KGS launched the nation's first free statewide, Web-accessible database of oil and gas well records.

Until recently, anyone requiring this information had to contact the KGS or use the paper records archived by KGS in its offices in Lexington or Henderson. The new system provides free, 24/7 access to 1.3 million digital images of well records for anyone with an Internet link and desktop computer. This makes it possible to view, print, copy, export, or save images of the original oil and gas well records directly on a personal computer in a business office, home, or local library. This online access promises to revolutionize the way companies explore for oil and gas reserves in Kentucky.

The online well record system represents a great milestone in the history of
KGS and the Commonwealth, and is one of the few data systems of its type anywhere in the nation. This achievement required technical innovation and more than 20 years of laborious work. It was made possible by funding from the Commonwealth and foresighted thinking by KGS staff.

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August,
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