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Data From 1,000,000 Wells Online
December 4, 2012 | Arizona Geological Survey

“The National Geothermal Data System, an online network of data repositories and state geological survey providers, reached a major milestone recently with the inclusion of data from more than 1 million wells in its distributed national data system. This includes more than 717,000 oil and gas wells, 414,000 water wells, and 9,300 geothermal wells spread broadly across the nation. The data are all free for online viewing or downloading.” Quoted from the Arizona Geological Survey press release.


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