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State Geological Surveys in Appalachian Region

Kentucky Geological Survey
Contact Person: David C. Harris, Head, Oil and Gas Section,
e-mail: dcharris@uky.edu
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building,
Lexington, KY
Phone (859) 257-5500 ext. 175
Fax (859) 258-1049 		Maryland Geological Survey
C2300 St. Paul Street,
Baltimore MD 21218
Phone (410) 554-5500
Fax (410) 554-5502
New York State Geological Survey
3140 Cultural Education Center, Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY 12230
Phone (518) 474-5816
Fax (518) 473-8496
 Ohio Geological Survey
Contact Person: Larry Wickstrom, Head, Oil and Gas Section,
e-mail: larry.wickstrom@dnr.state.oh.us
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. B,
Columbus, OH 43229-6605
Phone (614) 265-6598
Fax (614) 447-1918
Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Contact Person: John Harper, Head, Oil and Gas Section,
e-mail: harper.john@a1.dcnr.state.pa.us
500 Waterfront St.,
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone (412) 442-4230
Fax (412) 442-4298
Tennessee Division of Geology
401 Church Street, 13th Floor, L & C Tower,
Nashville, TN 37243-0445
Phone (615) 532-1500
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources
Contact Person: Cathy Enomoto
e-mail: cathy.enomoto@dmme.virginia.gov,
Geologist Specialist
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Division of Mineral Resources
900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500
Charlottesville, VA 22903-0667
Phone: (434) 951-6362
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Contact Person: Lee Avary, Head, Oil and Gas Section,
e-mail: avary@geosrv.wvnet.edu
1 Mont Chateau Road,
Morgantown, WV 26508-8079
Phone (304) 594-2331
Fax (304) 594-2575
Other Surveys
(  A more extensive list of Geological Surveys can be found at this link.)
  
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Oil & Gas and Other Professional Associations

American Association of Petroleum Geologists   (AAPG)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section Affiliated Societies
American Geological Institute   (AGI)
Appalachian Geological Society   (AGS)
Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists   (PAPG) Society of Exploration Geophysicists   (SEG)
Society of Petroleum Engineers  (SPE)
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Illinois Basin Petroleum Section
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Northern WV Section
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Pittsburgh Section
Society of Professional Well Log Analysts   (SPWLA)
More Extensive List of Geoscience Organizations
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Trade and Other Associations

National Website, American Association of Petroleum Landmen new item
Appalachian Association of Professional Landmen new item
Michael Late Benedum (MLB) American Association of Petroleum Landmen new item
Tri-State Association of Petroleum Landmen (IL, IN, KY) new item
Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York   (IOGA-NY):
   One Main Street, Hamburg, NY 14075;
   Phone: (716) 648-9570; Fax: (716) 648-0980;
   e-mail: gill@buffnet.net
Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania   (IOGA-PA)
Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia   (IOGA-WV)
Independent Petroleum Association of America   (IPAA)
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission   (IOGCC)
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association   (KOGA)
Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists   (KSPG)
Ohio Oil and Gas Association   (OOGA)
Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association   (POGA)
Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association   (SOOGA)
Tennessee Oil and Gas Association    (TOGA)
West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association   (WVONGA)
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Other Resources

Active Energy Futures (CNN Financial)
Enerfax Daily Gas, Oil and Power Prices
OILNERGY
RigData Rig Counts by State  (Now a pay site for data.)
Worldwide Rig Activity from Schlumberger
Search Engines
Stock Market - Financial News (Yahoo)
US & World News (CNN)
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University and University-Related Organizations

Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium (AONGRC)
National Research Center for Coal and Energy (NRCCE)
West Virginia University (WVU)
WVU Dept. of Geology and Geography
WVU Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
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U. S. Government Agencies

Energy Information Administration (EIA)
National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL)
Office of Scientific and Technical Information (DOE-OSTI)
OSTI's Information Bridge
Strategic Center for Natural Gas & Oil (DOE-SCNGO)
U. S. Department of Energy (US DOE)
U.S. DOE Fossil Energy Network
U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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DOE Projects in the Appalachian Region

Fossil Energy R&D Project Database

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy typically manages more than 500 active research and development projects spanning a wide range of coal, petroleum and natural gas topics. You can access information on each of these projects from the Fossil Energy Online Project Database. There are three ways to obtain specific data on these projects: keyword, state or program topic. Follow this link to start your search.

What Fossil Energy R&D Projects Are In Your State?

To read about advanced energy projects in the DOE Fossil Energy program, click here or click on a link below to select a PTTC Appalachian Region state.

Kentucky
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
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State Regulatory Bodies

All states listed by IOGCC
Maryland: Permitting
New York State Division of Mineral Resources
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Virginia Division of Gas and Oil
West Virginia Office of Oil and Gas :
    James Martin,
   Chief, Office of Oil and Gas,
   601 - 57th Street
   Charleston, WV 25304
   Phone: (304) 926-0450 Fax: (304) 926-0452
   e-mail: jmartin@wvdep.org
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Petroleum History

An Index to Early Petroleum History Sites
Drake Well Museum, Titusville, PA
Oil 150, Promoting the Sesquicentennial of Oil (Drake Well, 1859 to 2009)
Oil Region National Heritage Area
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