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June 22, 2026

Corporate members can now add, edit, and remove individual ogsrlibrary.com user accounts for people within their corporation. Going forward, each user should have their own account and password rather than sharing a single login.

Companies can also choose a billing contact to receive renewal notices and assign any number of account administrators who can manage users. All corporate accounts include 25 seats for users in the corporation.

This update will help keep corporate accounts more secure and prepare members for the upcoming PxTools Workbench, which will support per-user tools for well lists, flagging, and notes.

Manage your corporate account: Visit www.ogsrlibrary.com/account to update users, billing contacts, and account administrators.

January 01, 2026

The Ontario Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Corporation is inviting proposals from industry members to develop a new rock core workshop for EPEX 2026: OPI’s 63rd Conference and Trade Show. The workshop should highlight the sedimentary rock strata of southern Ontario with forward-looking resource potential and support Ontario’s geological knowledge and opportunities related to activities regulated (or likely to become regulated) under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act or the Geologic Carbon Storage Act.

Submission deadline: January 31, 2026 (submit to info@ogsrlibrary.com). Selection date: February 6, 2026.

Important: Proposals will be assessed using the Selection Criteria scoring matrix included in the call document. Please review the full PDF before submitting: OGSRL Call for Core Workshop Proposals 2026 (PDF).

April 24, 2025

The Oil, Gas & Salt Resources Library (OGSR Library) has summer work experience opportunities for students or recent graduates in GIS or geography. Successful Candidates will join the primary provider of data to the Ontario petroleum and subsurface industries to support the industries in the crucial role of collecting, processing, cataloging, and querying vital documents and physical samples. Work experience will likely include GIS, data management, 3D modelling, geology and industry training, industry tours, and field trips. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn a great deal about Ontario's sedimentary geology, petroleum industry, data management, and a wide variety of software including specific industry software.

Available Positions:

GIS and Database Assistant

Please follow the instructions in the posting and apply by May 2^{n d}. Interviews will be conducted by video or in-person.

Upcoming Activities:

• Mapping and updating resources databases
• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Photogrammetry of rock cores
• 3D printing of geological models
• Using AR & VR as outreach and science communication tools
• Assisting industry members in rock core sampling

Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

March 27, 2023

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library manages Ontario's public drilling and production data from all borings licenced under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act. This includes a wide range of borings from oil & gas to stratigraphic testing to storage; including compressed air energy storage and the potential for CCUS and hydrogen storage in the future.

We are seeking talented students and recent graduates in the fields of GIS, geography, geology, or computer science to join our team and help advance our data and knowledge of Ontario's subsurface.

Available Positions:

Geological Laboratory Assistant

GIS and Database Assistant

Please follow the instructions in the posting and apply by April 9^th. Interviews will be conducted by video or in-person.

Upcoming Activities:

• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Quality assurance of borehole data
• Online publishing of data and maps
• Using 3D Printing and VR as outreach and science communication tools
• Using AR as an outreach and science communication tool
• Creating technology to help people explore the subsurface

Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

March 24, 2022

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library manages Ontario's public drilling and production data from all borings licenced under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act. This includes a wide range of borings from oil & gas to stratigraphic testing to storage; including compressed air energy storage and the potential for CCUS and hydrogen storage in the future.

We are seeking talented students and recent graduates in the fields of GIS, geography, geology, or computer science to join our team and help advance our data and knowledge of Ontario's subsurface.

Available Positions:

Postings are currently closed.

Please follow the instructions in the posting and apply by April 8^th. Interviews will be conducted by video or in-person.

Upcoming Activities:

• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Quality assurance of borehole data
• Study and classification of specific deep geological formations for potential future uses
• Online publishing of data and maps
• Using 3D Printing and VR as outreach and science communication tools
• Creating technology to help people explore the subsurface

Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

April 11, 2021

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library is the not-for-profit manager of Ontario's public drilling and production data from all borings licenced under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act.

We are seeking talented students and recent graduates in the fields of GIS, geography, geology, or computer science to join our team and help advance our data and knowledge of Ontario's subsurface.

Available Positions:

• Postings are closed.

Please follow the instructions in the posting and apply by April 16^th. Interviews will be conducted by video.

Work may be conducted remotely or on site depending on public health guidance during the work period.

Upcoming Activities:

• Hydrogeological mapping and modelling
• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Quality assurance of borehole data
• Online publishing of data and maps
• Creating technology to help people explore the subsurface

Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

March 23, 2020

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library is the not-for-profit manager of Ontario's public drilling and production data from all borings licenced under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act.

We are seeking talented students and recent graduates in the fields of GIS, geography, geology, or computer science to join our team and help advance our data and knowledge of Ontario's subsurface.

Available Positions:

Postings are closed. Selected applicants will be contacted shortly for interviews.

Please follow the instructions in the posting and apply by April 10^th. Interviews will be conducted by video.

Upcoming Activities:

• Communicating Ontario's geology in VR and 3D models
• Updating geological mapping
• Publishing Pools & Pipelines of Ontario map
• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Quality assurance of borehole data
• Online publishing of data and maps
• Creating technology to help people explore the subsurface

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library is a not-for-profit corporation that manages data under a trust agreement with the government of Ontario. Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

August 30, 2019

The 2019 Oil & Gas Pools & Pipelines of Southern Ontario map is now in stock!

The freshly updated 2019 map features the following valuable information:

• Oil & Gas 2019 Pool Boundaries and Names
• Cumulative Oil & Gas Production to end of 2018 (most recent submission)
• Inset Maps of Highly Productive Areas
• Great Lakes Bathymetry
• Valuable Industry Contacts and Stratigraphic Succession Chart

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March 29, 2019

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library is the not-for-profit manager of Ontario's public drilling and production data from all borings licenced under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act.

We are seeking talented students studying GIS, geography, geology, or computer science to join our team and help advance our data and knowledge of Ontario's subsurface.

Available Positions:

Upcoming Activities:

• Communicating Ontario's geology in VR
• Updating geological mapping
• Publishing Pools & Pipelines of Ontario map
• Laboratory preparation of geologic samples
• Quality assurance of borehole data
• Online publishing of data and maps
• Creating technology to help people explore the subsurface

The Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Library operates through a trust agreement with the government of Ontario, we are a not-for-profit corporation that is not part of the government of Ontario. Learn more about us on our About Library page.

We look forward to hearing from you!

August 15, 2018

The 2018 Oil & Gas Pools & Pipelines of Southern Ontario map is now in stock!

The freshly updated 2018 map features the following valuable information:

• Oil & Gas 2018 Pool Boundaries and Names
• Cumulative Oil & Gas Production to end of 2017 (most recent submission)
• Inset Maps of Highly Productive Areas
• Great Lakes Bathymetry
• Valuable Industry Contacts and Stratigraphic Succession Chart

Premium Wall Map ($70) + FREE Shipping

Use as a wall map in an office, and a reference map for Ontario companies, ink won't fade over time

• High quality 36 x 60 inch print on satin photo paper at 1:400,000 scale

A special thanks to all the sponsors and advertisers that make this map possible!