The West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey's (WVGES) "Pipeline-Plus" is a collection of tools/applications to allow the user the ability to search and gather information that WVGES has available about oil & gas wells in West Virginia. The following tools/applications are available within the system.
Oil & Gas Well Data Search (Detailed Help)
This application allows the user to query oil & gas header records in our system through the given fields on the form. The queries include a combination of numeric, character, pull-down and checkbox searches. Once the user enters their selection criteria and hits the search button, the matching header records are then returned. Latitude and longitude coordinates for wells are provided in NAD83 datum. The system will also provide a link to "pipeline" and other system applications to provide more complete well information if the data is available. Again, more detailed help on this application can be found here.
"Pipeline"
The Survey's "pipeline" system provides public access, through a Web browser, to oil and gas well data for more than 154,000 oil and gas wells. The data are keyed on the well's API number, which consists of the state code, county code, and permit number for the well. Data contained within tables include: locations; completions; farm name and operator; pays and shows of hydrocarbons; monthly and annual production of gas and/or oil, generally since 1979; formation tops and thicknesses; plugging; data about mechanical logs on file in the Survey's log library as well as access to selected scanned well log images; and data about well samples and cores in the Survey's core library. UTM and latitude/longitude coordinates for wells are provided in NAD83 datum. Users of the "pipeline" system select the county from a menu, enter the permit number, and select the desired data type(s). The data are then displayed on the user's computer screen.
Digital Record Viewer/Download (Detailed Help)
This application allows the user to search, view and download electronic files which WVGES has available. Some file types currently in the system include scanned logs (wireline logs), digitized logs, well plats, completion reports, plugging affidavits, core photographs, well permits, various core and sample analyses, and other images such as CT scans, SEM images and thin section photographs. Most files available are of type .tif, .jpg, .las, .pdf, .xlsx or .xls. Fields available for query are well API number, file type, county, 7.5 minute quad, batch date and file modified date. Once the user enters their selection criteria and hits the search button, the matching records are then returned. Select any file name to view that file beside the results or to download it. Each API # is also a link to "pipeline", which opens that well in a new tab. Large files can be slow to open in the browser, so for these, downloading is usually quicker than viewing; file sizes of 50 MB or more are shown in red. Again, more detailed help on this application can be found here.
Slabbed Core Photos
This is a listing of all wells for which we have slabbed core photographs. These are listed by well API number. The page provides the number of images we have for the well, which mostly appear in one foot intervals. It also provides a link to our core viewer application to see or download the photographs.
File Repositories
This is an HTTPS file server that allows the user to navigate the directory structure to download or view the file(s) of interest. Large files are better downloaded than viewed in the browser. To download a file, open its menu (right-click, press and hold on a touch screen, or press Shift+F10 on the keyboard) and choose the save option; you can then choose where to save it. Files vary in size, and the largest may take several minutes to download, especially on a slower connection. Generally files are organized in county folders with some exceptions.
If you have any questions or comments about the Oil & Gas Well Information System please (E-mail) us with your questions or comments.