MATERIALS:
- Geology of different countries
- Oil & gas laws and taxation
- Well logging
- Hazardous waste
- History of the oil & gas industry
- Chemistry
- Oil industry directories
- Geophysics
- Engineering
- Hydrology & Hydrogeology
- Volcanoes
- Biographical information
- PPetroleum association & society membership directories
INTERNET LINKS/p>
- American Geological Institute—nonprofit federation of 47 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists, and other earth scientists. http://www.agiweb.org/index.html
- Geology.com—Geology and Earth Science current events, news, articles, dictionary, satellite images, career information, reference maps, and more. http://geology.com/
- GeoScienceWorld—comprehensive Internet resource for research and communications in the geosciences, built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals indexed, linked, and inter-operable with GeoRef. http://geoscienceworld.org/
- Lyell Collection—created in 2007 by the Geological Society of London, is an integrated collection of online Earth science literature. http://www.lyellcollection.org/
- Oil & Gas Journal—subscription site, but allows limited access to articles. http://www.ogj.com/index.html
- OnePetro—a multi-society library that provides a simple way to search for and access a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/app/search.do
- PennEnergy—subscription site, but allows limited access to articles. http://www.pennenergy.com/index.html
- Petroleum Listings—manages the industry's multiple listing service. Buyers and sellers come here to access properties, prospects, overrides, minerals and midstream assets for sale. There is a charge to access the MLS Service. http://www.plsx.com
- Public Library of Science—nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. http://www.plos.org/
- Scirus—Free web search engine developed especially for scientists, researchers and students. http://scirus.com/
- SEPM publications—Permian Basin Section - SEPM Publications and Contentshttp://www.beg.utexas.edu/resprog/permianbasin/geolog_synth/PBGSP_images/PBS_SEPM_Publications.pdf
- Society of Petroleum Engineers—subscription site, but allows limited access to articles. http://www.spe.org/index.php
- U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics and Analysis—The statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. EIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. http://www.eia.doe.gov/
- U.S. Geological Survey—Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment. http://water.usgs.gov/
- USGS map store—view and download quadrangle maps from USGS http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/usgs/maplocator/(ctype=areaDetails&xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&carea=%24ROOT&layout=6_1_61_48&uiarea=2)/.do
PHONE BOOKS are also located in this department.
Acronym Key:
• AAPG-American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• AIME- (SPE) American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
• AJS-American Journal of Science
• AM –American Mineralogist
• API-American Petroleum Institute
• AS-American Scientist
• EC-Engineering Committee (Field Reports)
• EG-Economic Geology
• GP-Geophysical Prospecting
• GSA-Geological Society of America
• GY-Geophysics
• JG-Journal of Geology
• JGR-Journal of Geophysical Research
• JP-Journal of Paleontology
• JSP- Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
• NEG-Northeastern Geology
• PF-Petroleum Frontiers
• SD-Sedimentology
• SEG-Society of Exploration Geophysicists
• SEPM-Society for Sedimentary Geology
• SSA –Seismological Society of America
• USBM-United States Bureau of Mines
• USDA-United States Department of Agriculture
• USDE-United States Department of Energy
• USGS-B-United States Geological Survey Bulletin
• USGS-C-United States Geological Survey Circular
• USGS-PP-United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
• USGS-WSP-United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper