Open-File Reports
Description: Below are lists of open-file reports published by the Pennsylvania Geological Survey. Open-file reports are informal releases that have not gone through an editorial review process; they have, however, received a technical review by at least one (and commonly two) bureau staff member(s).
Open-file reports cover a variety of geologic topics, including bedrock and surficial geologic maps, and maps pertaining to sinkholes and karst-related features. More detailed bibliographic information (including the types of maps and map scales found in many of these reports) is given in the Survey’s list of publications, Pennsylvania Geological Publications.
Abbreviations for open-file reports published before 2004, and a few of the reports published in 2005 and 2006, have a prefix of “OF.” In 2004, the bureau began categorizing the open-file series by prefix and number.
Disclaimer: Each user is responsible for the appropriate application of Pennsylvania Geological Survey reports and data as explained in our official disclaimer.
Availability: All titles in the lists below are active links, and clicking a title will either initiate the download of a ZIP file that was prepared for the report or will open a web page for the report.
GIS Data: The ZIP files for all of the open-file bedrock and surficial geologic map reports (OFBM and OFSM) include ArcGIS shapefiles and feature classes of data that were used to create the report maps. In addition, OFGG 05–01.1 includes ArcGIS shapefiles and georeferenced images, OFGG 11–01.0 includes ArcGIS feature classes and shapefiles, and OFMR 11–01.1 has an associated interactive map from which ArcGIS layers can be downloaded.
Georeferenced images of the Wellsboro and Towanda surficial geologic maps, which could be imported into GIS software, are included in the ZIP files for OF 97–02 and OF 97–03, respectively. Tabular (Excel or Access) latitude-longitude values are included with point data in OF 00–01, OF 00–02, OFOG 07–01.1, OFOG 11–01.1, and OFMI 11–01.0, making it possible to add those data to a GIS project.
OF OFBM OFGG OFMI OFMR OFOG OFSM
Series | Title |
OF 87–01 | |
OF 87–02 | |
OF 88–01 | |
OF 88–02 | |
OF 89–01 | |
OF 89–02 | |
OF 89–03 | |
OF 90–01 | |
OF 92–01 | |
OF 93–01 | |
OF 93–02 | |
OF 93–03 | |
OF 95–02 | |
OF 95–03 | |
OF 95–04 | |
OF 95–05 | |
OF 95–06 | |
OF 95–07 | |
OF 95–08 | |
OF 95–09 | |
OF 96–01 | |
OF 96–02 | |
OF 96–03 | |
OF 96–04 | |
OF 96–05 | |
OF 96–06 | |
OF 96–07 | |
OF 96–08 | |
OF 96–09 | |
OF 96–10 | |
OF 96–11 | |
OF 96–12 | |
OF 96–13 | |
OF 96–14 | |
OF 96–15 | |
OF 96–16 | |
OF 96–17 | |
OF 96–18 | |
OF 96–19 | |
OF 96–24 | |
OF 96–25 | |
OF 96–32 | |
OF 96–33 | |
OF 96–34 | |
OF 96–35 | |
OF 96–36 | |
OF 96–37 | |
OF 96–38 | |
OF 96–39 | |
OF 96–40 | |
OF 96–41 | |
OF 96–42 | |
OF 96–43 | |
OF 96–44 | |
OF 96–45 | |
OF 96–46 | |
OF 96–47 | |
OF 96–48 | |
OF 96–49 | |
OF 96–50 | |
OF 97–01 | |
OF 97–02 | Includes georeferenced image |
OF 97–03 | Includes georeferenced image |
OF 97–07 | |
OF 97–08 | |
OF 97–09 | |
OF 97–10 | |
OF 97–11 | |
OF 97–12 | |
OF 98–03 | |
OF 98–12 | A printd copy of OF 98-12 may be purchased for $2.00 from Nottingham County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362; telephone 610-932-2589 |
OF 98–13 | |
OF 00–01 | Includes spreadsheet wit located data |
OF 00–02 | Includes spreadsheet wit located data |
OF 05–01 | |
OF 05–02 | |
OF 06–01 | |
OF 06–02 |
Open-File Bedrock Geologic Maps
Series No. | Title |
OFBM 04–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 04–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–06.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–07.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 05–08.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 06–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 06–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 06–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 06–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 07–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 07–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 07–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 07–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 07–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 08–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 08–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 08–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 08–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 08–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 09–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 10–01.2 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 10–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 10–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 11–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFBM 12–01.0 | includes GIS data |
13–01.0 | Bedrock geologic map of the Troy Quadrangle, Bradford County, Pennsylvania includes GIS data |
Open-File General Geology Reports
Series No. | Title |
OFGG 05–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFGG 08–01.0 | |
OFGG 11–01.0 | includes GIS data |
Open-File Miscellaneous Reports
Series No. | Title |
OFMI 05–01.1 | |
OFMI 09–01.0 | |
OFMI 11–01.0 | includes spreadsheet with located data |
Open-File Mineral Resource Reports
Series No. | Title |
OFMR 08–01.0 | |
OFMR 08–02.0 | |
OFMR 11–01.1 | includes GIS data and interactive map |
Series No. | Title |
OFOG 07–01.1 | includes spreadsheet with located data |
OFOG 10–01.0 | |
OFOG 11–01.0 | includes some located data |
Open-File Surficial Geologic Maps
Series No. | Title |
OFSM 04–01.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 04–02.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 05–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 05–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–01.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–06.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–07.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–08.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–09.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–10.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–11.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–12.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–13.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–14.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–15.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–16.2 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–17.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 06–18.0 | |
OFSM 07–01.0 | Surficial geology of the Dalton 7.5-minute quadrangle, Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, Pennsylvania includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–05.0 | |
OFSM 07–06.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–07.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–08.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–09.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–10.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–11.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–12.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–13.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 07–14.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–06.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–07.0 | Surficial geology of the Sterling 7.5-minute quadrangle, Wayne and Lackawanna Counties, Pennsylvania includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–08.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–09.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–10.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–11.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–12.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–13.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–14.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–15.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–16.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–17.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 08–18.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–06.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–07.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 09–08.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–03.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–04.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–05.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–06.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–07.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–08.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 10–09.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 11–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 11–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 12–01.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 12–02.0 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 12–03.1 | includes GIS data |
OFSM 12–04.0 | includes GIS data |

