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core and well cutting research facility
Left: View down one of OPIC's warehouse rows looking at stored cores, samples, and other material.
Summer Hours 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Starting April 1st.
Access to the viewing area prior to 8:00 am at the side entrance near the handicap ramp.
Winter Hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Starting November 1st.
Schedule may change due to seasonal weather.
OPIC's Core and Well Cutting Research Facility contains 408,500 boxes of subsurfacel cores and/or well cuttings from more than 9,000 Oklahoma wells. The collection also contains a limited amount of material from 44 other states, the Gulf of Mexico, and Canada. Core material related to coal, minerals and special stratigraphic studies also can be accessed on request.
The material can be shipped directly to the user or viewed at OPIC by appointment. OPIC offers services such as core gamma-ray scan, X-ray imaging, core slabbing, core plug extraction, and photography. OPIC makes available large layout tables for patrons to use., and a number of offices are available to rent for those needing work space.
Cores and samples can be borrowed or examined on site by appointment (see fee schedule). For customers using the material at the facility, Geological Survey personnel will locate and pull the requested material and make it available on the layout tables. Specialized searches can be conducted by the staff for a small charge. Materials needed should be requested in advance by e-mailing or calling Gene Kullmann or Vyetta Jordan using the contact information below.
For an appointment or further information, contact:
Gene V. Kullmann
OPIC Manager
kullmann@ou.edu
405/325-1279
Vyetta Jordan
Lab Research Technician
jordan@ou.edu
405/325-1169
OPIC
2020 Industrial Blvd.
Norman, OK 73069
405/325-1299, 800/330-3996
Summer Hours 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. Starting Monday, April 12.
Access to the viewing area prior to 8:00 am at the side entrance near the handicap ramp.
Winter Hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Starting November 1st.
Schedule may change due to seasonal weather.
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OPIC layout tables with boxes of core ready for examination.
OPIC Manager Gene Kullman gets ready to make an X-ray image of core for a customer.
OPIC
Well Data Library the official repository for Oklahoma paper logs. Also contains production reports, mud logs, and other data.
OPIC Facilities include conference center, meeting rooms, offices, warehouse, ample parking.
Fee-based Services such as core gamma scan, lay-out tables, core clabbing, cutting, photography, and X-ray.
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