“To establish, endow, administer, equip, maintain and operate a research library, and thereby encourage foster, promote and advance, research and education in the field of engineering and geological science. The facilities of the library will be open and for the use and benefit of the general public. ”
Work space and Meeting Area -- Fort Worth OIL.
OIL History
The Oil Information Library of Ft. Worth opened its doors in 1985, creating a service center to the Oil and Gas community for housing hard data donated by majors, independents, and individuals for Texas and the surrounding states.
Starting with Microfiche Log purchase from MJ and Texas Scout cards from UPR, specifically the Champlin Collection, and with the efforts of Clayton Valder, Wayne Mudd, Dan Murphy, Dennis Browing, Keith Davis and with Stuart Strife and Connie Hildebrand of UPR, and many Ft. Worth oil industry champions, the Library has grown in donations, and data, providing a robust set of Scout Cards, Microfiche electric logs, drillers logs, and maps, as well as published and gathered field studies, engineering and geological texts and treatises.
The Oil Information Library doors have remained open since then and provide a unique body of oil and gas drilling and completion data, in particularly valuable, as individual companies merged, and scout reporting companies and collections have bought up and recreated digitally.
The Library is a first source for Geological research, and an ultimate source for running down that hard- to-find, old completion or wellbore information for your Prospect.
OIL Recent and Today
Kathryn Canty came on board as Librarian in 2014, after the long care and stewardship of the Library under Roy English. Kathryn came with tremendous experience from the Wichita Falls Library, and Geo-Tech experience; with Kathryn, OIL FW has been able to keep the doors open, take in multiple and extensive collections, and provide research to its members. Though Kathryn has stepped away as of July 2021, OIL’s missions remains the same. WE ARE OPEN FOR YOU.
NEW Facilities at the Library
We have cleaned up and organized as new collections have come in. Come see us and use our Library for your work space.
Available:
Wifi
Work Cubicles
Lighted drafting tables
Microfiche Readers and Printers
Copy machines and Log Scanners
Get in Touch
or Stop By
Our library, housed in the basement of the Bank of America Building has WiFi and work cubicles, places to spread out and research and review data. Our Librarian can direct you and connect you to the data you want. Stop in, and find your next prospect. All communication is held in confidence.
Cubicle and Free WiFi
Contact
LOCATION
500 W 7th St. #LL150
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Basement of Bank of America Building
CONTACT
OILFORTWORTH@GMAIL.COM
YOUR CALLS WILL BE ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY OR WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS
817.332.4977
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY
Through their dedicated and significant donations, time and contributions, these individuals and foundations have launched and sustained the library. We thank you:
Clayton Valder Bob McReynolds McGuire Oil Sid Richardson Foundation Burnett Foundation Amon Carter Foundation Minnie Piper Foundation Klabzuba Oil and Gas Jerry Stokes UPRC Range Resources Burnett Oil TEP Barnett LLC