Cores being banded on pallet.	Flatbed truck loaded with cores at mineral mine in western Kentucky.

Well samples are delivered by operators to the library itself and to nine collection stations throughout the state. Each station is visited once a month by library personnel, who retrieve the samples and meet with representatives of the oil and gas industry .This interaction helps to maintain good working relationships between industry and KGS. Core samples donated to the library are picked up wherever they are stored.

KGS flatbed truck loaded with cores picked up in Missouri.

Pallets of cores being unloaded at core facility.