Agency overview | |
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Formed | May 29, 1908 |
Preceding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Oklahoma |
Headquarters |
Norman, Oklahoma United States |
Employees | 42 (2016) |
Agency executives |
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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. 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.