Oklahoma Geological Survey

Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS)
Agency overview
Formed May 29, 1908 (1908-05-29)
Preceding agency
  • Oklahoma Territorial Survey
Jurisdiction  Oklahoma
Headquarters Norman, Oklahoma
United States
Employees 42 (2016)[1]
Agency executives
  • Jeremy Boak, Director
  • Richard Andrews, Associate Director
Website ou.edu/ogs

The Oklahoma Geological Survey is a state agency chartered in the Constitution of Oklahoma responsible for collecting and disseminating information about Oklahoma's natural resources, geological formations, and earthquakes.[2][3] Shortly after Oklahoma became a state, its first legislature passed an enabling act on May 29, 1908 and Governor Charles Haskell signed it into law. The OGS was an offshoot of Oklahoma Territory's Territorial Survey, which was established in 1900.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Directory". Oklahoma Geological Survey. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "About The Oklahoma Geological Survey". Oklahoma Geological Survey. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Scientific Research at the Oklahoma Geological Survey". Oklahoma Geological Survey. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Smith, Connie (2009). "Oklahoma Geological Survey". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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