Recent Additions and Ongoing Features of the Indiana Geological Survey's Online Petroleum Database Management System

Abstract

The Indiana Geological Survey's (IGS) Petroleum Database Management System (PDMS) was made available online in 2003 (http://www.igs.indiana.edu/pdms). At that time the PDMS contained one module which provided (and continues to provide) extensive data on more than 71,000 petroleum test wells drilled in Indiana. This module is at present termed the "Well Record Tables" of the PDMS. Well records can be searched and sorted by various criteria. Complete data for individual wells is printable in a convenient well history report. For those who wish to incorporate PDMS data into their own databases or mapping programs, all the PDMS well data tables can be downloaded, in whole or in part, as ASCII spreadsheet files.

In 2005, a second module, the Map Viewer, went online. It offers an interactive map interface that presents considerable well data in map view, as well as other supporting spatial data such as topographic maps, aerial photographs, and cultural and natural features. The map view may be configured to show productive formations (pay zones), wells with samples or cores, and wells which have been designated as "Type Wells" (so designated for their particular geologic significance).

The Fields and Production module, added in 2006, summarizes information on more than 800 oil, gas, and gas storage fields in the state. A table and accompanying graph portray current and cumulative primary and secondary oil production for each oil field. Links to available field studies are also presented.

Additional resources in the PDMS include IGS Petroleum Topic Reports (short single-topic reports related to petroleum geology in Indiana) and an extensive interactive Help.