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Where can I find a well log in Oregon?

Where can I find a well log in Oregon?

The Water Resources Department (WRD) has drilling records of most water wells drilled in Oregon since 1955.

  1. If there is a copy of your well log, you can find it using the WRD’s search program called GRID.
  2. You may also contact your local Watermaster for a copy of well logs and for help interpreting the information.

Where can I find well logs?

Depending on your location, your state or county health department, Department of Natural Resources, or some other similar agency may house well logs that you can access or request a log from. If you know who drilled your well, it might be a good first step to contact them and ask for your log.

How many wells are in Oregon?

250,000 wells
Well drilling is a big industry. According to OWRD’s database, there are approximately 250,000 wells in Oregon today, not counting many drilled prior to 1955, when the Oregon Groundwater Act created basic well construction standards and established a database. About 3,100 new wells are drilled in the state each year.

What are water rights in Oregon?

Under Oregon law, all water belongs to the public. With some exceptions, cities, irrigators, businesses, and other water users must obtain a permit or license from the Water Resources Department to use water from any source – whether it is underground, or from lakes or streams.

How do I find my well report?

Groundwater level status reports and groundwater contour maps are available online from DWR at the following Webpage address: http://www.nd.water.ca.gov/PPAs/GroundwaterBasins/GroundwaterLevel/. For assistance with interpreting the groundwater level information, please contact one of DWR’s Regional Offices.

What is in a well report?

Well Completion Reports contain information collected by drilling contractors during the drilling and construction of water wells, including the location, dates of construction, planned use, depth of the well, subsurface geologic units encountered, well construction, and well yield.

How do I find the well on my property?

For assistance in locating a well in the database or obtaining a well tag number, please contact the AEP Groundwater Information Centre by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 780-427-2770.

What does it cost to drill a well?

Well Drilling Cost Drilling a well costs $5,500 for an average depth of 150 feet. Most projects range between $1,500 and $12,000. Expect to pay between $15 and $30 per foot of depth, or up to $50 for difficult terrain.

Where can I find online well log data?

Each format can be conveniently accessed online through the new online well data portal R360™, the industry’s largest online collection of digital well log data. Need complete-curve LAS?

What is the purpose of the well log downloader?

Well Log Downloader is a bulk delivery tool designed to improve efficiency by delivering raster logs, XML calibration files and/or digital LAS in large or small quantities with minimal end user intervention. Available for use with IHS Markit well log subscription data, Well Log Downloader enables users to:

How are well logs collected by the TGS?

TGS collects and digitizes well log data from the most popular hydrocarbon plays around the globe. Depending on customer project needs, the digital formats available for each well log range from depth-calibrated smartRASTER® image files to completely digitized and standardized LAS and LAS+ curve suites.

What are the different types of well logs?

Depth-calibrated SmartRASTER® well logs are only one component of our well data library. Hundreds of thousands of global complete-curve LAS, LAS+ and workstation ready formats are available immediately.