Petroleum Collection

The Petroleum Collection has been in existence since 1935, when the West Texas Geological Society voted to sponsor a technical library. The department is maintained through the gifts and donations of its patrons and local petroleum organizations and societies.

The periodical collection contains a large selection of magazines including these popular titles: Oil and Gas Journal, Water and Wastes Digest, AAPG Bulletin and Explorer, SPE Journal, and many more.

The book collection contains titles from some of the leading organizations in the region and in the world, including but not limited to: AAPG, AIME, EG, GSA, USBM, USDA, USDE, and USGS.

The collection is housed at the Downtown Library. For more information please Ask a Librarian or call 432-688-4320.

Acronym Key

AAPG-American Association of Petroleum Geologists	JSP- Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
AIME-(SPE) American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers	NEG-Northeastern Geology
AJS-American Journal of Science	PF-Petroleum Frontiers
AM-American Mineralogist	SD-Sedimentology
API-American Petroleum Institute	SEG-Society of Exploration Geophysicists
AS-American Scientist	SEPM-Society for Sedimentary Geology
EC-Engineering Committee (Field Reports)	SSA –Seismological Society of America
EG-Economic Geology	USBM-United States Bureau of Mines
GP-Geophysical Prospecting	USDA-United States Department of Agriculture
GSA-Geological Society of America	USDE-United States Department of Energy
GY-Geophysics	USGS-B-United States Geological Survey Bulletin
JG-Journal of Geology	USGS-C-United States Geological Survey Circular
JGR-Journal of Geophysical Research	USGS-PP-United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
JP-Journal of Paleontology	USGS-WSP-United States Geological Survey Water Supply Paper