The California Well Sample Repository is California’s only facility for the permanent storage and public use of cores, sidewall samples, drill cuttings, outcrop samples, microfaunal slides, foundation borings, and mineral suites. The repository, founded in 1975, consists of two buildings---each 6,000 square feet in area---that are located on the campus of California State University at Bakersfield.
On this website, you can find extensive catalogs that contain information about the thousands of oil, gas, water and core wells from California that are in our collection. There are tens of thousands of entries in our catalogs that list available core, cuttings, well logs, and paleo samples. Our files are in Microsoft Excel (.XLS) format, and they can be downloaded from this site by any interested party. Or, you can visit us at our present facility on the campus of the California State University at Bakersfield.
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The Repository is the only public facility of its type in California. It is open to anyone interested in studying these materials. Primary users are oil company personnel, students and faculty of colleges and universities, and government agencies. The facility is open several days a week, year round. Space is available for on-site examination, but materials may also be sent out on loan.
From time to time, the Repository organizes special displays, called "Open Houses", of representative core from important California reservoirs, such as the Stevens, Winters, Monterey, and Temblor. Maps, logs, cross-sections, and outcrop samples supplement these presentations. Special publications prepared by the Repository staff and other knowledgeable workers provide additional supporting information for these "Open Houses".
Materials from the Repository are used for seminars, schools, and professional meetings, as well as academic and petroleum research. The Repository is eager to cooperate and support any legitimate request for use of Repository facilities or materials.
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