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A Smorgasbord of Internet Sites for the Petroleum
Industry
This page was prepared by John Sharry for his course:
"The Internet for Geoscientists". The page is designed to provide useful
starting points for exploring the internet for those interested in the earth sciences and
the petroleum industry. This list is not comprehensive, but designed to provide an
extensive tour that highlights the variety of uses of the internet and to provide links to
some of the better sources of data. It is also designed to quickly give you an idea of
what the internet is capable of and where it is headed. No endorsement of a site is
intended. If you find a site that you like, particularly ones that are experimental,
send an e-mail message to the webmaster to encourage the continuation of the work. For
more comprehensive lists of petroleum related sites check the section labeled Resource Lists.
This list was updated June 2005.
Newsgroups for the Geosciences
Newsgroups provide an open forum for discussion of issues relating to a specific area. There are over 17,000 different newsgroups. Some of those that may be of interest to the petroleum industry are:
| sci.geo.petroleum | Discussion of issues pertaining to the oil & gas industry. |
| sci.geo.geology | General discussion of geology. |
| sci.geo.earthquakes | Discussion area about earthquakes. Very active when a big one hits. |
| sci.geo.oceanography sci.geo.fluids sci.geo.hydrology sci.geo.oceanography sci.geo.rivers+lakes sci.geo.satellite-nav |
Other related news groups |
| comp.infosystems.gis | Discussion of geographic information systems, map making, sources of digital map data. A good place to ask questions about map projections. |
World Wide Web Sites - The ultimate place to browse the Internet
Search Engines for the Internet
Search Engines are used for finding information on the internet. All
will search the WWW and some will search the USENET newsgroups. Most search engines
provide two methods of finding information. The first is a hierarchical index of subjects
covered, much like the table of contents of a technical report. The second method provides
for key word searching. Enter a key word or words and the search engine will return a
hypertext list of web pages and usually a description of the web pages that match your
selection criteria. To use the search engine effectively you will have do an advanced or
custom search. An advanced/custom search allows you to search on several criteria by
adding ANDs and ORs to your queries. Unfortunately many search engine uses a different
syntax. My advice to you is to pick two search engines that work best for you, and learn
them inside-out. Note: Some search engines index only the first web page of a site and
others index all pages at a site. The use of the search engines is free. These companies
make their money by selling advertising and selling their search engine technology to
companies to use on their intranets.
| A search engine developed at Stanford University. Rated highly by librarians. Does a very good job returning the most relevant sites. | |
| HOTBOT | Very easy to use menu oriented search engine. I bookmark the advanced search page. |
| YAHOO! | Very good hierarchical index. |
| Northern Light | A comprehensive index that also includes 4500 journals. Copies of journal articles can be ordered online. |
| Carl Catalog | Index 0f 26,000 Journals. Order documents online. |
| AltaVista | Advanced search uses Boolean operators only. Perhaps the most comprehensive search engine. |
| LYCOS | |
| excite | Excite tries to add some intelligence to your search and search for ideas it believes are close to your search. This leads to some interesting results at times. This does not mean its bad. |
| New Group Archives | Search USENET news group for current and past articles. Previously called DeajaNews. Now run by Google. |
| Ask Jeeves | Compose your searches in simple English. Looks at multiple search engines. |
| MetaCrawler | Run your search simultaneously against AltaVista, Excite, Infoseek, Lycos, Thunderstone, Webcrawler, and Yahoo! Disadvantage is that you can not customize your search to the extent you can with the individual search engines. |
| Dog Pile | Search up to 25 search engines with one entry. Also search FTP, USENET, YELLOWPAGES, etc. |
| N.Y. Times Reference List | Navigator is the home page used by the newsroom of The New York Times for forays into the Web. Its primary intent was to give reporters and editors new to the Web a solid starting point for a wide range of journalistic functions without forcing all of them to spend time wandering around blindly to find a useful set of links of their own. Its secondary purpose was to show people that there's a lot of fun and useful stuff going on out there. |
| My Virtual Reference Desk | Access to over 411 search engines covering all topics from. Links to hundreds of other useful sites. |
Geosciences - Resource Lists
These lists are comprehensive listings of web pages, newsgroups, ftp
sites, and gophers providing information for the earth sciences and the petroleum
industry.
| sci.geo.petroleum Internet Resources | The first comprehensive list of sites relating to the petroleum industry. A great starting place to see what's out there. No longer maintained. |
| The Hub | A list of internet links maintained Schlumberger |
| Thailand - National Energy Policy Office - Internet Links | Surprisingly good set of links, Organized by country and
subject. |
| Oil and Gas Online | Comprehensive list of industry related links. |
| GeologyOne.com | An extensive Australian based list of geology related web sites. Indexes all areas of geology, not just oil and gas |
| Yahoo | Direct link to the Petroleum section of Yahoo. Contains a brief description of many of the companies, check under education for Universities. |
| Internet Guide for Petroleum Professionals | Prepared by the PTTC. A good starting point if you have never used the Web before. |
| CWS-APPS | The best source of information and downloads of internet programs including; browsers, mail programs, USENET, chat, add-ons, etc. Each program is rated and accompanied by a detailed description. |
| List of earth science departments in the U.S. and Canada | Links to department web pages in the United States and Canada. |
Professional Societies
For professional organizations not listed here, you can look them up in the resource list sci.geo.petroleum Internet Resources.
United States
| AAPG | Papers from recent issues of the Explorer and AAPG Bulletin, Calendar of events, continuing education catalog, searchable member directory, publications catalog, discussion areas, meeting abstract search engine |
| AGU | Calendar of events, Table of Contents from recent publications, book catalog, legislative alerts, job listings (members only). |
| Dallas Geological Society | Calendar of events, publication list. |
| Dallas Geophysical Society | Calendar of events, newsletter, gen. info. |
| Houston Geological Society | Calendar of events, publications, job listings |
| Geophysical Society of Houston | Calendar, newsletter, employment service |
| GSA | Calendar of events, publication catalog, employment opportunities, search GSA publications for articles. |
| SEG |
Continuing Ed calendar, calendar of events, member directory, publication catalog, digital index of SEG articles, selected articles from the Leading Edge . |
| SPE | Calendar of events, technical paper index, articles online (members or subscription). |
| SPWLA | Meetings, publication catalog, job vacancies, tool mnemonic lists, Abstracts from the Log Analyst . |
| Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners | Online articles, government relations articles, business alerts. |
| SIPES | Calendar of events, publications catalog. |
| American Petroleum Institute | News, industry standards, issues and position papers. |
| American Geological Institute | Umbrella organization for 31 geoscience societies. Maintains the GEOREF database. Career information and K-12 education materials. |
| American Association of Professional Landmen | Includes extensive list of links for the landman. |
International
| The Geological Society (London) | Meetings, events, publications, good set of educational links. |
| Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britian | Meetings, events, publications, training/education |
| Indonesian Association of Geologists | News, meeting announcements |
| Indonesian Petroleum Association | Meeting announcements, field trips, short courses, workshop proceedings |
| Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia | Events. short courses, Publications, Membership Info |
| Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists | Calendar of events, publications, member search |
| Australian Institute of Petroleum | Events, news, publications |
| Geological Society of New Zealand | Meetings, New Zealand Geology, Publications |
| New Zealand Geophysical Society | News letter, meetings |
| Geological Society of Malaysia | Meetings and publications |
| Petroleum
Institute of Thailand |
Promotes the petroleum indsustry in Thailand. |
| Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society | Activities, conferences, publications, this site appears to hang my browser |
| World Petroleum Congress | Meeting information |
Federal and State Agencies
Unites States
| U.S. Geological Survey
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Catalog of USGS publications and data, map indices,
download data and software. Online reports, Ask-A-Geologist, educational resources.
National Geologic Map Database National coverage: DEMs and DLGs from the USGS, various scales Map Based Dataviewer and Download |
| MMS - Minerals Management Service | The MMS manages activities in the offshore. Their sites contains official reports, MMS manuals, revenue information, etc. GOM region has downloadable well header info, directional surveys, protraction diagrams, production volumes, permets etc. |
| National Geophysical Data Center | Repository for geophysical data sets: gravity, magnetics, topography, bathymetry, shorelines, earthquakes, heat flow, global change, natural hazards. Interactive indices, download data and programs for the PC, Mac, and Sun. Excellent shaded relief maps. |
| BLM - Bureau of Land Management | The BLM manages resources on federal lands. Their site discusses BLM programs. They are in the process of building an automated system to report Public Land Survey System coordinates |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Excellent indices to GIS data sets |
| NASA | 1990 and 2000 vintage Landsat of the world |
| Alabama State Oil & Gas Board Wells Production Geological Survey |
Well database. Includes permitting, drilling, completion, test, and plugging information for all wells drilled in Alabama. Monthly production
data by well, pool, operator, and field. All data on one screen. Engineering
PVT database also available. |
| Alaska |
Boundary, hydrography, topography, PLSS, physical features in ArcInfo export format. DLG, DRG, DEM |
| Arizona | |
| Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Geological Commission GeoStor |
Permit/completion reports Publication and map catalogs. Download/ftp DOQQs, TIFF and MR SID format. UTM projection, NAD 83. DRG: TIFF, UTM, NAD27 |
| California California Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Spatial Information Library |
Digital Production and Injection data 1977-present, well locations, maps in PDF, forms, working on making well records available on the internet. Online maps - promarily hazards maps in PDF format. DOQQs, DRGs in TIFF format, California Albers projection |
| Colorado Geologic Survey Oil and Gas Conservation Commission GIS |
Online production data by well, lease, operator, field, county, maps, forms, regulations. Well and permit location shape files. Scanned documents and well logs. Commercial links only |
| Conneticut Geologic Survey |
Mossaiced DRGs back to 1890, DOQQ back to 1934 (Ermapper); DOQQ Mr. Sid NAD 83 UTM, DEM. DRG NAD 27 |
| Delaware Geologic Survey |
Scanned 15' Topos, scanned geologic maps |
| Florida Land Boundary Information System Geographic Information Systems Geologic Survey |
DRG in NAD 27,83; DOQQ in Albers(JPEG), UTM, State Plane Projections
(Mr. Sid); DLG,DEMS ArcInfo Shape Files Oil well permit database, production graphs, well index maps County Geologic Maps in DXF, State as Shape File |
| Georgia Geologic Survey |
General Information only DRGs TiFF format, DOQQs, Satellite images |
| Hawaii Statewide GIS Data Land and Natural Resources |
Data layers as ArcInfo Shape Files or Export files |
| Idaho Inside Idaho - Geodata Geospatial Data Center Geologic Survey |
DRG, DOQQs, Landsat (Find data/Themes) DRG, DLG, DEMS Digital Geologic Maps |
| Illinois State Geological Survey Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse |
Digital well data for sale, log copying service ILoil - Interactive map server for well and field data. DOQQs in Mr Sidd format, UTM, NAD83. DRGs in TIFF format. Other GIS data in .e00 format |
| Indiana Division of Oil & Gas Indiana Spatial Data Portal Geologic Survey |
Forms, Permts, Regulations, Questions and Answers, online digital data DOQQs in Band Sequential or Mr. Sid format, DRG in Geotiff format, DEMS, vector data, well location shape file. Interactive Maps |
| Iowa Iowa Geologic Survey Natural Resources Geographic Information System |
Database of oil tests in Iowa, tops and strip log. Interactive Map Server. A good educational site as well. DRGs TIFF format DOQQs in Mr Sid and JPG formats, lots of other data in .EOO and Shape file format |
| Kansas Kansas Geological Survey Oil & Gas Kansas Digital Petroleum Atlas Data Access & Support Center Kansas Geological Society |
Master well list, LAS and Tiff well logs for some wells, tops, DST results, scanned forms, Petroleum information. Production history on lease and field levels. Good use of maps. Well and tops files for download. One of the more advanced states. The Digital Petroleum Atlas is a prototype allowing the KGS to display detailed geologic, well, geophysical, and regional information for chosen fields in Kansas. The DPA has several data bases that can be accessed. A great example of what is possible on the web!!! GIS data for the state. This is an on going project. Partial/complete data available for TIGER, DLG, LULC, PLSS and more. Various scales. DOQQs BIl,TIFF, MR Sid formats, DRG: TIFF,UTM NAD 27&83, Lambert NAD83, TM data for state. |
| Kentucky Public Oil & Gas Data Digital Ortho Image Download Center Geospatial Data Libraries Geologic Survey |
Searchable databases and maps DOQQs in JPEG format, State Plane, NAD 83, Zones N&S DRGs, and other map layers available for download. Includes Oil & gas well locations |
| Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
Online access to minerals, lease, and GIS information, electronic documents and well logs Field level production data from 1977 - 1998, yearly figures LUV production from 1977 - 1998, yearly figures County Scale Thematic Mapper data - Mr Sid Format, DEM files, Make-A-Map Download DRGs, DOQQs, DEMs, LIDAR
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| Maine Geological Survey |
DRG NAD 83 UTM 19,TIFF, DOQQ NAD 83 UTM 19 Mr Sid. Numerous other layers |
| Maryland Geological Survey |
Online map making |
| Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs |
DRG NAD 83 State Plane Tiff, Mr. Sid; Color DOQQ NAD 83 State Plane Mr. Sid, DEMS, Bedrock Geology, numerous other layers |
| Michigan Dept. of Environemental Quality
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DOQQ (Mr. Sid), DLG (Shape), DEM, Public Land System, Satellite, Geology, others; all in Michigan GeoRef Projection |
| Minnesota Geological Survey |
DOQQ (Mr. Sid), DRG, DLG, DEM |
| Mississippi Field Production Mississipp Automated Resource Information System |
Field and pool cumulative production for 1996. GIS data in ArcInfo and DXF formats. DRGs, DOQQs in Mr. SIDD format, MS TM projection |
| Missouri Geological Survey |
GIS data |
| Montana
Natural
Resource information System |
Various maps of Montana, GIF, .E00, SHP formats.
DRGs, DOQQs in TIFF and MrSID format. NAD 27 and
83 coordinates. |
| Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division |
DOQQ, DRG, DEM, TIGER, LANDSAT |
| Nevada Commision of Mineral Resources Bureau of Mines and Geology W.M. Keck Earth Sciecnce and Mining Research Center |
Minerals, Oil & Gas, Geothermal info. List of wells 1907 - present. Maps. 30x60' DRGs TIFF format Download DRGs, selected DOQs TIFF format, DEMs,Landsat and SPOT images, geologic maps |
| New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services |
DRG, DOQ, DEM |
| New Jersey Geological Survey |
DOQQ, Orthoimagery, LULC, DEM,Geologic Map, |
| New Mexico Oil Conservation Division Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department New Mexico Tech |
Well, completion, production ftp site. Scanned logs and reports. ONGARD Production Data for download. Note these are very large files. Online access to various petroleum related databases; well, production, and online maps DOQQ (Mr. SID), DEM, PLSS, DRG (GeoTiff) |
| New York Division of Mineral Resources Geological Survey NYS GIS Cleaeinghouse |
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| North Carolina Geological Survey |
DRG (Mr. SID), DOQQ (Mr. SID) |
| North Dakota Geolocical Survey |
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| Ohio Geological Survey |
Interactive Maps DRG, DLG, DOQQ, DEM |
| Oklahoma Geologic Survey Oil & Gas Geo Information System |
Type Logs, Stratigraphic Columns Also check out maps. |
| Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries |
DOQQ, DRG, Boundaries Merged DRGs and DEMs |
| Pennsylvania PA Geological Survey PA Spatial Data Access |
Well Information System - FTP down load. Contact person at bottom of page., Download geologic maps. DOQQs Tiff Format, DOQQ and DRG Mr SID format, SPOT data, DRGs, TIFF format, NAD27, UTM |
| Rhode Island |
Download GIS layers DRG, DOQQ GeoTIff, NAD 83 State Plane |
| South Carolina Geological Survey |
Includes digital maps. DLG, DRG, DOQQ, DEM |
| South Dakota Geological Survey |
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| Tennessee Division of Geology |
No online data Vector data, DRGs State Plane NAD83, DOQQs UTM NAD83, DEMS |
| Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Texas Natural Resource Information System Railroad Commission |
Information about the Bureau's research activities, publications lists, and some results. DOQQs in Mr Sid format DRGs in FIFF format, DEMs, other files in .EOO, Intergraph, DXF formats Production database Other interactive data. Digital Maps for Sale |
| Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Geological Survey Utah's Statewide Geographic Information Database |
Well data, field data, production data, permitted wells. Topographic maps. 1x2 degree, 30'x60' as PDF files, 7 1/2' quads as gif images. DEMs, DOQs as JPG/JGW, DRGs as TIFF, other GIS layers as .e00 |
| Vermont Geological Survey |
Purchase CDs only, limited download |
| Virginia Division of Mineral Resources |
DOQQ |
| Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources |
Geologic maps, boundaries, DEM, PLSS Merged DRGs and DEMs |
| West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
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GIS layers
including oil and gas wells |
| Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey |
DRGs and basenmap layers |
| Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Geographic Information Science Center/ Natural Resources Data Clearinghouse Geological Survey |
Online databases for wells, cores, logs, production, APD, sundries,
and more. DOQQ in reduced resolution JPEG format, DRG, satelite imagery, and numerous GIS layers available for download. |
International
| U.K. DTI - Oil and Gas Directorate | Data, developments, licensing, environmental regulation, infrastructure, etc. See Common Data Access Limited for offfshore data |
| British Geological Survey | Products, services, contacts, downloads |
| Australian Geological
Survey Organisation |
Good interactive indices to data that can be ordered, listing of products and services, online information about lease areas and data, educational resources |
| Philippine Department of Energy | |
| PTTT Public Company Limited Thailand | Information about petroleum development in Thailand. Formerly Petroleum Authority of Thailand |
| World Energy Center | Information on world energy supply and consumption |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Coorperation - Mineral and Energy Data | Information on Mineral and Energy Development, legal and regulatory, finance, land, some geoscientific |
PTTC - Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
With support from the PTTC and the DOE many experimental projects have
been undertaken.
| PTTC | National clearinghouse to identify and transfer technology for the benefit of the domestic oil and natural gas industry. |
| Appalachian Basin | KY Monthly production, county drilling summary WVA Monthly oil & gas production by well NY - Yearly production by well, well locations OH - Well locations, basemaps, geophysical logs |
| Eastern Gulf PTTC | Mississippi - Field production data for 1996 Alabama - Well Level Productin data, Well database. Florida - Field production data to June 2001 |
| Central Gulf Coast PTTC | LA production data 1977-Jun 1999 |
| Midwest PTTC | Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan |
| North Mid-continent PTTC | Kansas production by field. Nice use of maps. |
| South Mid-continent PTTC | Links to the NRIS system in Oklahoma. |
| Texas PTTC | No digital data. |
| Rocky Mountain PTTC | Internet Guide Data exchange - on line indexes of data availability |
| Southwest PTTC | Links to data from New Mexico Tech |
| West Coast | Links to California production and injection data. |
Demonstration Projects
| PTTC/Kansas Geological Survey | The best place to see what can be done with petroleum data on the web. Examples of petroleum data, structure and isolate maps, production data, well logs. |
| Dept. of Energy - LLNL. | DOE supported work to put different oil & gas data on
the internet. Includes examples of prod. data, electronic form filing, wildcat wells.
Includes data from 20 states, including Texas. This was a 1994-1996
project. Many links are either broken or not there anymore. 3D-Synthetic Seismic Project for thrust faults and salt structures |
Education Resources
| E&P Training Catalog | Comprehensive list of courses from many sources for all aspects of the
petroleum industry. I didn't see anything listed on 3/28/02 |
| North Harris Montgomery Community College - Geoscience Technology Training Center, Houston | |
| Ellison Miles
Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College, Dallas |
Courses, seminars, professional society meetings |
| AAPG | Short courses, field trips, onl-line learning |
| SEG | They have switched to frames so you can not get directly there from here. Go to the home page and look for education. |
| SPE | Online courses |
| IHRDC | Courses covering a wide range of management and E&P activities. |
Companies
Many companies have web sites. To find them, look them up using one of the links in the Resource Listings section. On their web pages you may find descriptions of company products and services, press releases, contact list, jobs page, financial information, and links to related sites.
| Pertamina | Pertamina home page, loads slow |
| Petronas |
Software Support
| Landmark | FAQ's, Solution, Downloads - Registered Users Only |
| Geoquest | Knowledge Base Support System |
| Geographix | Registered users only, FAQs, downloads |
| Microsoft | Online knowledge base among others. |
Magazines and Oil and Gas News
| World Oil | Headline news, articles, industry statistics |
| Oil and Gas Journal Online | $49 per year |
| Oil and Gas Online | Oil and Gas headlines, calendar, links, employment |
| First Exchange | News about the Caspian Region - Look out of date |
| Oil Online | |
| American Petroleum Institute | News stories |
| CNNfn - Oil and Gas Prices | Delayed 20 minutes |
| New York Mercantile - Current oil and gas prices | |
| Baker Hughes Rig Count | |
| BP Statistical Review of World Energy | Great statistical reference for all energy sources world wide. Reserves, consumption, etc. |
| Bloomberg Energy | News reports, pricing |
Discussion areas
| sci.geo.petroleum | Usenet newsgroup - open to everyone. |
| AAPG | Open forum |
| Yahoo | Open forum |
| Oil Talk | Open forum |
Journal Indexes - How to find technical articles
| Georef | Bibliography from the AGI - Info and sources for pay per use services |
| Petroleum Abstracts | Abstracting service maintained by the University of Tulsa. Members may search the database online. |
| AAPG | Members only - Last 3 months Bulletin articles, Meeting Abstracts search engine. |
| HGS | Online versions of articles primarily from the HGS Bulletin |
| SEG | Online, Cumulative Index of SEG, EAEG, ASEG and CSEG Publications, 1936-1997 |
| SPWLA | Cumulative SPWLA index online. |
| SPE | Members free, subscription service for non-members. MasterDisc On-Line lists papers published by the Society since 1951 and is your one-stop source for the complete technical information available in the industry. |
| GSA | Online abstracts for Geology and the GSA Bulletin 1995 - current |
| Elsiver | Search Table of Contents and Abstracts of Elsiver publications |
| Northern Light | A comprehensive index that also includes 4500 journals. Copies of journal articles can be ordered online. |
| Scirus | Science on searches |
| Ingenta | Ingenta is a database of current article information taken from well over 26,800 multidisciplinary journals. Ingenta contains brief descriptive information for over 12,500,00 articles which have appeared since Fall 1988. Ingenta offers you the opportunity to order fax copies of the articles from this database. Ingenta is easy to use, with keyword access to article titles and summaries. |
Software Sources
These are sources where you can download programs for free. Depending upon your software and data source
some additional processing may be needed before you can use the data.
| ESRI | ArcExplorer. free viewer for GIS data |
| Ermapper | ErViewer. free viewer for GIS data |
| Lizardtech | ExpressView Browser Plugin - Plugin for Netscape and Internet Explorer that allows you to view Mr. Sid or Jpeg 2000 files. |
| USGS | DLGV32 - Free viewer for many types of USGS GIS data. |
| 3DEM | 3D Terrain visualization, stereo visualization, 3D flyby |
| Global Mapper | Excellent commercial utility for viewing numerous vector and image formats, format conversion, image resampling and manipulation, change projections. |
| Bureau of Land Management Software and Data Download |
PC and UNIX Software for working with DLGs, DEMs, Digital Chart of the World, data files, links to other sites |
| National Geophysical Data Center | Repository for geophysical data sets: gravity, magnetic, topography, bathymetry, shorelines, earthquakes, heat flow, global change, natural hazards. Interactive indices, download data and programs for the PC, Mac, and Sun. |
| SeisVU | Free SEG-Y viewer, can also view all header information. |
| Kansas Geologic Survey Software | Mapping, log analysis, seismic processing |
| Canadian Well Log Society | Documentation about the LAS standard. Download certification and resampling programs |
| Colorado School of Mines | Seismic processing package |
| GMT - Generic Mapping Tools | Unix based mapping system |
| Software list at the Kansas Geologic Survey | List software available at several sites. |
| Department of Energy Software | Simulators, predictive models, databases |
| D.Watson | Triangulation based contouring programs |
Online Data
| WesternGeco | Online maps of Western Geco SPEC surveys |
| TGS-NOPEC | Online data library. |
| A2D Technologies, Inc. | Search a a catalog of available well logs, purchase logs and download online. |
| Rileys Electric Logs | Search Rileys log data base and order by e-mail or fax. |
| Bureau Gravimetrique International | Source of gravity data |
| Australian Geological Survey Organisation | Good interactive indices to data that can be ordered. |
For Sale
| Oil Online | Listing of new and used equipment, consulting companies |
| Oil and Gas Online | Extensive list of links to Oil and Gas Service companies |
| Petroleum Place | Marketplace for equipment, Property and Prospect Listings |
| Hydrocarbononline | Market place, product reviews, news |
| Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections | Oil and Gas news, tenders, contracts, discoveries, etc. |
| Indigo Pool.com | E-commerce for the petroleum industry. propetry aquisitiona and divestiture, data sales amd service. |
Employment
| Houston Geological Society | A good up to date list |
| SPE - Gulf Coast Section | |
| SEG | |
| Geological Society of America | Primarily academic positions |
| AGI - Geotimes | Primarily academic positions |
| Earth Works | Broad Range of Listings, including foreign |
| Oil Online | Good source of job information |
| Houston Chronicle Classifieds | |
| America's Job Bank | America’s Job Bank is joint site of the U.S. Dept. of Labor and State labor departments. It’s computerized network links state Employment Service offices to provide job seekers with the largest pool of active job opportunities available anywhere and nationwide exposure for job seekers resumes |
| Fed World | Search for jobs with the U.S government. |
| Texas Workforce Commission | |
| The Monster Board | One of the largest internet based job listing services |
| Job Search Engine | Search multiple job listing sources simultaneously. Lots of environmental jobs, some petroleum. |
| MLA Resources, Inc | We are the premier Executive Search firm serving the energy industry. |
| The Ultra Group | The Ultra Group is a Professional placement firm with over 20 years experience in the Oil & Gas industry. |
Reference
| Georef | Bibliography from the AGI - Info and sources for pay per use services |
| Petroleum Abstracts | Abstracting service maintained by the University of Tulsa. Members may search the database online. |
| BP Statistical Review of World Energy | Great statistical reference for all energy sources world wide. Reserves, consumption, etc. |
| CIA | Catalog of Products, World Fact Book - Good background information on countries. |
| Mbendi - Information for Africa | Comprehensive oil, gas, upstream/downstream operations and opportunities in Africa. Country by country review of not only the petroleum industry, but also general country information, investment profiles, taxation, etc. Includes maps of oil field locations. |
| Library of Congress | Search the card catalog online |
| University of Texas Map Library | Digital maps of all types. Need to know what the permafrost regions of the FSU are. They have a map. |
| U.S. State Department | Travel advisories and related travel information |
| U.S. Dept. of Commerce Market Access and Compliance |
Information about doing business around the world. Extensive information on the FSU. |
| CDC - Center for Disease Control | Travel health and medicine information |
| Energy Information Agency | Produces the Annual Energy Outlook, forecasts, data by country |
| USGS World Petroleum Assessment and Analysis | Basin level assessment of reserves, maps and tabular data. |
| Write Your Representative | Site that makes it easy to write your Congressional representatives. Includes representative lookup feature. |
Travel
Many geoscientists travel extensively, often to out of the way places. These sites will give you a broad range of information concerning your travel.
| Airlines | Most major airlines have their own web pages for flight information and reservations. This list of airline web sites is from Yahoo. |
| Travelocity | Full service online travel agency. Book flights, hotels, vacations, etc. |
| Expedia | Full service online travel agency. Book flights, hotels, vacations, etc |
| CDC - Center for Disease Control | Travel health and medicine information |
| Travel Health Online | Country by country heath information. Also includes other safety concerns and the locations of the American consulate in each country. |
| U.S. State Department | Travel advisories and related travel information |
| U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office | Travel advisories and related travel information, consular leaflets, Do's and Don'ts |
| Yahoo Weather | Forecasts for 100s of cities worldwide. Satellite images and weather maps |
| Intellicast | Forecasts for 100s of cities worldwide. Satellite images radar images, and weather maps. Almanac |
New Ventures
People working in New Ventures not only study the geology of an area, but need to know about the economic environment and local infrastructure. These sites may provide some of that additional information
| Energy Information Agency | Produces the Annual Energy Outlook, forecasts, data by country |
| USGS World Petroleum Assessment and Analysis | Basin level assessment of reserves, maps and tabular data. |
| Mbendi - Information for Africa | Comprehensive oil, gas, upstream/downstream operations and opportunities in Africa. Country by country review of not only the petroleum industry, but also general country information, investment profiles, taxation, etc. Includes maps of oil field locations. |
| World Energy Center | Information on world energy supply and consumption |
| Thailand - National Energy Policy Office - Internet Links Select Energy Links | Suprisingly good set of links, Organized by country and
subject. |
| Asia-Pacific Economic Coorperation - Mineral and Energy Data | Information on Mineral and Energy Development, legal and regulatory, finance, land, some geoscientific |
Stock and Corporate Information
Most search engines and news companies on the web have a section on stock or
finance. Rather than relist them here I have listed a few other sources of
information. Most companies on the web also have a pages for stockholder information
and press releases.
| Edgar | Online retrieval of reports files with the SEC |
| Marketwatch | Quotes, Charts, research, commentaries, |
| Hoovers | Company profiles |
Fun Stuff
| The Essential Guide to Rocks from the BBC | Traces the geologic history of England, rocks, walking tours, and more. |
| Try it -Tectonics from PBS | Geology and other science project for kids. |
| Oceans of Kansas | Story of the Western Interior Sea |
| The Fossil Hunter | A list of collecting sites with entries for most states. |
| Guide to Dinosaur Sites on the Colorado Plateau |
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| Oklahoma Minerals, Crystals and Rocks | County by county information |
| Geology.About.com | Index to all sorts of geologic information, maps, fossils, minerals, earthquakes, etc. Very comprehensive. |
| ROCKHOUNDING ARKANSAS | Mineral collecting in Arkansas, particularly quartz. |
| Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection | Pictures from the Smithsonian Collection |
| Worldwide Earthquake Locator | Information on earthquakes within hours of their occurrence. |
| The Grand Canyon in Pictures | |
| Virtual Tour of the Big Bend |
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