Research News

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.

UK Partnership to Engage Underserved Stakeholders in Eastern Kentucky

Dec 9, 2019, 8:14 AM

Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) Director William Haneberg and UK Assistant Professor Lauren Cagle in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies have received one of two grants recently awarded by NASEM.

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.