Kentucky Geologic Survey

KGS to Study Deep Unconventional Oil and Gas Potential With U.S. Department of Energy Grant

Dec 19, 2019, 1:19 PM

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) at UK recently began work on a major research project to investigate the unconventional oil and gas potential of the Rogersville Shale formation in Eastern Kentucky and other related formations.

New KGS Publication Highlights Black Shales in 2 Basins

Apr 17, 2019, 11:18 AM

A new wall-size chart published by the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), a research unit of the University of Kentucky, shows how black shale formations in the Appalachian Basin of Eastern Kentucky are connected to similar shales in the Illinois Basin, which underlies parts of Western Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

New KGS Publication Can Help Protect Groundwater in Oil and Gas Drilling Areas

Mar 28, 2019, 10:49 AM

New analysis from the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS), a research center within the University of Kentucky, indicates the Hopkins map underestimates the maximum depth of fresh groundwater in most areas.

KGS, UK Computer Science Collaborate on Sinkhole Machine-Learning Research

Mar 11, 2019, 8:36 AM

Kentucky is famous not only for having the world’s longest cave system (Mammoth Cave), but also for another geologic occurrence: sinkholes. Some sinkholes are dramatic, such as the one that occurred inside the Corvette Museum in 2014. They can cause property damage and pose a threat to human safety.

Federal Grant Will Help KGS Researcher Develop Landslide Models, Risk Assessments in Eastern Kentucky

Mar 1, 2019, 9:57 AM

A new, three-year project funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will allow the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) to create landslide susceptibility models and risk assessments for communities in the Big Sandy Area Development District of Eastern Kentucky.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Open House at Rock and Sample Facility

Feb 8, 2019, 8:36 AM

Academic, industry and government researchers are encouraged to learn more about KGS' core collection at an open house Friday, Feb. 15.

Federal Grant Will Improve Rock Sample Archives at Kentucky Geological Survey

Sep 20, 2018, 11:26 AM

The $243,473 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences will allow KGS staff and student employees to organize and re-label thousands of core storage boxes, resulting in a collection that meets current archival standards.

Kentucky Geological Survey to Host Digital Mapping Techniques Gathering May 20–23

May 7, 2018, 9:10 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey will welcome to the UK campus approximately 100 geoscientists, cartographers and GIS professionals to attend the Digital Mapping Techniques conference later this May.

KGS Publishes Report on Ground Motions From Capital Plaza Tower Implosion

Apr 10, 2018, 9:05 AM

For seismologists at the Kentucky Geological Survey at UK, the event provided an opportunity to record earthquake-like waves from the scheduled event, using three seismic instruments situated an average of about 1,300 feet from the tower and a fourth one about 2.5 miles away to record weaker ground motions.

Kentucky Riddled with Caves; Ranks Fourth in Nation for Documented Caves

Feb 9, 2018, 10:45 AM

Kentucky ranks fourth in the country in number of officially documented caves. Cave number 5,000 was discovered recently in Jackson County by Kentucky Speleological Survey member Bruce Isaacs.

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