Drilling and coring of the ancient deep-marine sedimentary rocks around Ainsa has produced superb core material that is used for research and teaching. As part of the research legacy this core is now back in Ainsa.
The Hotel Dos Rios - UCL Core Laboratory is a purpose built and permanent dedicated space that showcases sediment cores from wells that were drilled around Ainsa as part of a large dataset from the industry consortia-funded University College London (UCL) Ainsa Project (directed by Prof. Kevin Pickering), together with more recent geological mapping, sedimentary logging and sampling from outcrop and subsurface material.
It is available for study free of charge for residents of the Hotel Dos Rios by contacting Luis Sierco or staff at the Hotel Dos Rios. A charge is levied for non-residents.