Publicly available borehole logs - North America (USA & Canada) 1

[SKD_BW]

I am looking for any available ground investigation information or general geology characteristics for the Gulf of Mexico (central Florida area).

In Britain we have the following opensource resource which provides this type of info across the UK, it is extremely useful at early tender stage as it gives an idea of the ground conditions.

https://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html

Do you have a similar resource in the US or Canada? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[AgMechEngr]

This may be helpful, but it is only valid to a depth of 6 feet.

https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

 

[SKD_BW]

thanks that is helpful, cheers

 

[MTNClimber]

USGS National Map Database is a great tool. Use the Map View page to help easily populate a list of different geologic maps that include a specific point of interest.

 

[GeoEnvGuy]

In Ontario there is lists of registered holes, there is a lot of work for private clients which do not make the registries.

Ontario Canada well records

https://www.ontario.ca/page/map-well-records

Ontario drillhole logs available here in a google earth addon

https://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/ogsearth.html

 

[geotechguy1]

I doubt there is much! The whole world should adopt something like the New Zealand Geotechnical Database IMO. Even Canadian companies I worked at don't have anything like it internally, it's quite embarrassing. So much missed opportunity from hiding or losing data.

 

[Milliontown]

It's not necessarily an easily searched database, but CALTRANS geotechnical has a web portal that includes all of their geotechnical related reports, boring logs, drawings, foundation testing, etc. It is mapped by location so its best if you have a certain area you are looking at. If anyone is working in California this is a great desk study resource. This wouldn't help with the Gulf of Mexico however.

https://geodog.dot.ca.gov/

 

[BigH]

Geotechguy - I beg to quietly differ. I worked for Geocon (part of Lavalin, now SNC-Lavalin group) and we had a excellent database in Toronto. In fact, I used it to have a good handle on jobs just because we had done a project next door. Again, though, it is an organization by organization.