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Core Photos and Descriptions
Salt Mining
Land Subsidence
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Previous Incidents
Response Activities
Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey
Vent Well Drilling Program
Locating Brine Wells
Groundwater Monitoring
NASA Flights
References and Links


Recent Reports and Products

Geologic Factors Controlling Natural Gas Distribution Related to the January 2001 Gas Explosions in Hutchinson, Kansas

*2004 Companion Reports*

Evaluation of the Role of Evaporite Karst in the Hutchinson, Kansas, Gas Explosions, January 17 and 18, 2001

Detailed Mapping of the Upper Hutchinson Salt and Overlying Permian Strata Beneath Hutchinson, Kansas


GSA North-Central Section Annual Meeting
Session S2. Natural Gas Explosions in Hutchinson, Kansas:

  • ANALYSES OF PRESSURE AND FLOW DATA
    Abstract | Presentation (pdf file)
  • DETECTING GAS WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA
    Abstract | Presentation (pdf file)
  • LOCATING ABANDONED BRINE WELLS BY HIGH-RESOLUTION MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY
    Abstract | Presentation (pdf file)


Using the High-Resolution Magnetic Method to Locate Abandoned Brine Wells in Hutchinson, Kansas (pdf file)

Detecting Shallow Natural Gas Beneath Hutchinson, Kansas, Using High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Data


Other Kansas Geological Survey Links

Geology and Ground-water Resources of Reno County, Kansas

Equus Beds Mineral Intrusion Project

Digital Well Log Database

October 2001 Geotimes Cover Story Features KGS' Role in Hutchinson

Hutchinson, Kansas: A Geologic Detective Story


KU Commercial Features KGS Response

Fox television ran a 30 second spot featuring KGS. The video describes the Survey's response in the Hutchinson gas crisis.

Click here to view.

 

This web site provides information concerning the recent and current situation in Hutchinson, Kansas. The information is necessarily incomplete and has not been subject to technical review. The Kansas Geological Survey does not guarantee this web site to be free from errors or inaccuracies and disclaims any responsibility or liability for interpretations based on data used in the production of this web site or decisions based thereon. This site is intended to make information available at the earliest possible date, but is not intended to constitute final or formal publication.


Kansas Geological Survey, Hutchinson Response Project
Updated August 25, 2004
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