Geosam database statistics

There are currently a total of 68234 records in Geosam!

There are 37978 sites that have chip samples! (Total footage: 9774836')
Total number of samples: 1407121

There are 1635 sites that have core samples! (Total footage: ~448539.98')

There are 19664 sites that have only a drillers log - no samples

Average well depth for 64028 drilled holes: 247'

There are 1266 exposures (outcrop, quarry face or pit, and roadcut) catalogued! (Total footage: ~25159')

There is a total of 15898349.28 feet (3011 miles) of data information available.

There are 21393 scanned striplogs online!
There are 32417 pdfs of the drillers logs online!

Records received this year (2009): 1263 (Total footage: 292184')
    Total footage received Core: 130'
    Total footage Chip samples (839 wells) cut: 33373'
    Total footage Chip samples uncut: 19980'

Number of wells drilled in the 2000s: 13654
Number of wells drilled in the 1990s: 12183
Number of wells drilled in the 1980s: 5090
Number of wells drilled in the 1970s: 5980
Number of wells drilled in the 1960s: 10965
Number of wells drilled in the 1950s: 7862
Number of wells drilled in the 1940s: 3087
Number of wells drilled in the 1930s: 966
Number of wells drilled in the 1920s: 290
Number of wells drilled in the 1910s: 230
Number of wells drilled in the 1900s: 141
Number of wells drilled in the 1800s: 96

There are 134 oil tests on file!

  Well type
(with chip samples)
Studied
(count / footage)
Unstudied
(count / footage)
  Bridge sounding 0 / 0 /
  Commercial 490 / 279977 379 / 131808
  Drainage 0 / 0 /
  Exploration (Other) 1351 / 264093 792 / 225017
  Gas storage 245 / 262540 290 / 457687
  Geotechnical 0 / 0 /
  Heat pump 1 / 310 34 / 10133
  Irrigation 26 / 6349 293 / 51748
  Livestock 111 / 36141 1144 / 297822
  Mineral Exploration 2 / 452 123 / 9019
  Monitor 36 / 7271 51 / 3992
  Municipal 1081 / 773484 684 / 203049.5
  Oil Exploration 115 / 225759 6 / 8015
  Other 1515 / 330112 1269 / 296208
  Private 10324 / 2332034 14033 / 3042105
  Public access 579 / 257401 473 / 151403.5
  Rural Water District 11 / 1844 101 / 7388
  Stratigraphic 1 / 264 4 / 2567
  Structure 0 / 1 / 1795
  Subdivision 27 / 9700 51 / 14909
  Test (water only) 1186 / 139875 1420 / 139939
  Unknown 1679 / 319742 821 / 188910

Total footage of 37,978 wells with chip samples: 9,774,836
Total studied footage of 17,315 wells with chips: 4,904,635 (50%)
Total unstudied footage of 20,663 wells with chips samples: 4,870,201 (50%)