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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
USGSCore Research Center
Overview of Collections, New Database and Web-Available Products
Jeannine Honey
Established in 1974 Goal to Rescue Valuable Rock Cores and Cuttings
Threatened with Disposal or Destruction and make them Available to Scientists and Educators from Government, Industry, and Academia
1500 Visitors Each Year Located in Building 810 on the Denver Federal Center
CRC Collections
Cores “Archived” (Slabbed) Unprocessed
Well Cuttings Thin Sections Core Photos Analysis
Examination Rooms for Core and Cuttings
Warehouse: 80,000 Square Feet
States Represented in Collection
Core Collection 1.7 Million Feet of Core from 9000 Wells in 35 States Most from Rocky Mountain Region Majority Drilled for Oil and Gas Exploration and
Donated by Private Companies Collection Includes some Mining Cores Small Percentage Drilled by USGS for Special
Scientific Purposes Annual Cost of Storage
About 0.5 percent of the original cost of drilling 0.05 percent of what it would cost to drill the cores today The USGS can store the cores for at least 200 years before
reaching the original cost of drilling
“Archived” Cores Slabbed Re-boxed in Tray-Style Boxes Photographed Stored on Shelves Like Books in a Library Slabbing Provides Clean, Flat Surface that
Reveals Details in the Rock About 50% of CRC Cores are “Archived”
Unprocessed Cores Same Condition as Received May be Full Diameter, Thick Slab (Butt), Thin Slab, or Split All Sizes and Shapes of Boxes Stacked on Pallets
Archived Core Storage Storing the Archived Cores Like Books in a Library
Allows Easy Access for One Box or Many The CRC Collection has 40,000 Archive Boxes
Containing over 400,000 feet of Core from 4500 Different Wells
Electric Order Picker Used to Reach Boxes on High Shelves
Efficient Storage for Unprocessed Cores
Four-High Pallet Racks
Narrow Aisles Side-Loading
Forklift
Side-Loading Forklift
Cuttings Collection 238 Million Feet of Drilling Represented by
Over 52,000 Wells from 28 States Most from Rocky Mountain Region 125,000 Boxes Stored on 1,785 Feet of
Shelving 16 Feet High Most of Collection Came from a Single
Donation Estimated Replacement Cost of Over $10
Billion New Drilling Methods are Not Producing
Cuttings
Cuttings Storage
Cuttings Stored in Paper Envelopes Marked with Depth
Envelopes Kept in Cardboard Boxes Variety of Sizes and Shapes of Boxes 1,785 Feet of Shelving 16 Feet High
Thin Section Collection 18,000+ Thin Sections from
Sampling of the Core or Cuttings Collections
Stored in Metal or Paper Holders
Holders Filed in Drawers Petrographic Microscope
Available for Viewing and Photographing Thin Sections
Scanned Images Available on Web
Analysis Files
Sampling of Core or Cuttings is Permitted Provided that Enough Material is Available
Results of Analyses Must be Returned to the CRC
Data is Available to All Data Files Have Been
Scanned and are Available on the Web
New Returned Data Should be Provided in Digital Form
2008 - 2009 CRC Database Converted to Oracle
Advantages of the New System Include: Multiple Users can Simultaneously View and Update Data Scanned Images are Included in Database and are Linked to
the Record for the Well Well Catalog on CRC Web Page Updated in Real Time Customers can Download Scanned Images from CRC Web
Page
Legacy Card Catalog is Still Maintained
Digital Data Project and Transition to Web
Well Catalog All Online and Updated in Real Time
Core Photos 20% of Cores have Photos Online
Scans of Thin Sections 95% Scanned and Online
Analysis 99% Scanned and Online
Image Download: Benefits to Customers
Provides Preview so they can Determine if the Material Meets their Needs
Can do Research Prior to Visit so on Arrival they Know what to Target to Maximize the Efficiency of their Visit
Encourages use of Existing Data, Decreases Sampling of Material, Reduces Duplication of Effort – Preserves Collection
Web Catalog
Customers can Click on a State to get a List of all the Cores or Cuttings in that State
OR use Search Boxes to Select by State, Township, Range, and Section
Resulting Well List can be Sorted by any Column or Combination of Columns
Web Core List (Excel Friendly)
More Information and Links to Images
Photos, Thin Sections, Data
USGS Core Research Center Contacts
Betty Adrian [email protected]
Jeannine Honey [email protected]
John Rhoades [email protected]
Web http://geology.cr.usgs.gov/crc/
Phone 303 202-4851