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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the State of Ohio Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells

By: Biewick, Laura R.H.
Published: 2008
Summary
Abstract:	A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the State of Ohio. Each cell represents a quarter-mile square of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. The well information was acquired from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey in a Geographic Information System (GIS) data layer that contains all of the locatable oil and gas wells in Ohio. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps. The data are current as of 2004.
Purpose:	This Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset was created to display present and past oil and gas production in the United States, as well as the location and intensity of exploratory drilling outside producing areas. This map compilation is an updated version of the USGS map that was published by Mast and others (1998). This product differs from other oil and gas maps of the United States in the following ways: (1) the oil and gas data sources are current as of 2004 through 2006, (2) base cartographic reference data are included, using the USGS National Map and a World Shaded Relief map service from the ESRI geography network, (3) an internet map service is available online, (4) Alaska oil and gas data are included. To construct this map, digital data were used from more than 3 million wells in IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, current through 10/1/2005. In some areas, the PI/Dwights data tend not to be complete, particularly for pre-1920 production. IHS data was supplemented with state wells databases for Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio, (current as of 2004 to 2006).
Product Type:	Downloadable GIS Data
Information Access & Use
Access Contraints:	There are no constraints on the access of this data layer.
Use Contraints:	The well data product of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey is intended to provide general geologic information only and should not be used for any other purpose. It is not intended for resale or to replace site-specific investigations. The source well data used to create these cells were compiled by the Ohio Division of Geological Survey. If these data are used in the compilation of other data sets or maps for distribution or publication, both the U.S. Geological Survey and the Ohio Division of Geological Survey sources must be referenced. Neither the U.S. Geological Survey, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this product. Any use thereof for a purpose other than for which said information or product was intended shall be solely at the risk of the user.
Citation & Contact Information
USGS Publication Number and Series:	U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-069-Q (Larger Work)
Contact Person:	Laura R.H. Biewick

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