Wyoming State Geological Survey
To commemorate Earth Science Week, the Wyoming State Geological Survey is distributing 50 complementary toolkits to science classrooms throughout the state. These toolkits, developed by the American Geosciences Institute, aim to enhance geoscience education. The toolkits will be made available to Wyoming teachers on a first-come, first-served basis through the Wyoming State Geological Survey’s website.…
A new Wyoming State Geological Survey (W.S.G.S.) map depicts the geology of one of the state’s most landslide-prone regions. It offers new insights into the recent geologic history of the area. The map focuses on the surficial geology—landforms and unconsolidated deposits at the ground surface—of the west half of The Ramshorn 30′ x 60′ quadrangle…
Scientists from the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have launched a collaborative effort to collect a large swath of geophysical data in central Wyoming to better understand the area’s geologic framework for critical and other essential mineral resources. The geophysical survey will focus near South Pass at the southern…
An abundance of maps, papers, and guides are available on the Wyoming State Geological Survey website, and the agency wants to learn how it can improve digital accessibility for everyone. The Wyoming State Geological Survey (W.S.G.S.) is seeking feedback on how the public accesses data the agency provides on its website. Feedback will help the…
The latest summary report by the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) offers a brief synopsis of the state’s oil and natural gas industry in the last 12 months. Highlights include the return of oil and gas production to pre-pandemic trends, the resumption of oil and gas lease sales by the Bureau of Land Management, and…
2020 was dominated by immense impacts from the pandemic, but the statistics bring a comforting sense of déjà vu for Wyoming’s oil and gas industry. The Wyoming State Geological Survey released their “snapshot” of the extractive industry in their annual publication: Oil & Natural Gas Resources in Wyoming. The January 2021 summary report analyzes the…
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