ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Nahcolite Resources in the Piceance Basin, Colorado
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
- Publication_Date: 2009
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ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Nahcolite Resources in the Piceance Basin, Colorado
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, CO
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
- Originator: Gregory L. Gunther
- Originator: Christopher C. Skinner
- Publication_Date: 2009
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The GIS Project for the Geologic Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Piceance Basin, Colorado
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S.Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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ESRI GRID raster datasets were created to display and quantify nahcolite resources for eight oil shale zones in the Piceance Basin, Colorado as part of a 2009 National Oil Shale and Nahcolite Assessment. The zones in descending order are: L-5, R-5, L-4, R-4, L-3, R-3, L-2, and R-2. Each raster cell represents a one-acre square of the land surface and contains values for nahcolite tonnage. The gridnames follow the naming convention *_n, where "*" can be replaced by the name of the oil shale zone.
- Purpose:
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Increasing energy demand, changing economics, new technology, and geopolitical issues have spurred renewed interest in other energy alternatives such as oil shale, heavy oil, and tar sands. The USGS Energy Resources Program has previously conducted extensive field and geologic research on these commodities and is initiating an effort to inventory and make these important legacy information assets accessible to the public, land managers, and other decision-makers. In addition, the Energy Program is scoping the geologic, technical, economic, and environmental factors controlling the production and use of these energy sources and will provide recommendations for future research in order to meet the energy needs of the United States.
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- Calendar_Date: 2009
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.775514
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.727222
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.190224
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.249306
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002
- Theme_Keyword: Oil shale resources
- Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
- Theme_Keyword: Nahcolite resources
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Energy Resources Science Center Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: Energy resources
- Theme_Keyword: Oil shale
- Theme_Keyword: Oil
- Theme_Keyword: Resource assessment
- Theme_Keyword: Earth science
- Theme_Keyword: Natural resources
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Theme_Keyword: Geology
- Theme_Keyword: Eocene Green River Formation
- Theme_Keyword: Nahcolite
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Piceance Basin
- Place_Keyword: CO
- Place_Keyword: Colorado
- Access_Constraints: none
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This dataset is appropriate for regional-scale analysis at scales of 1:100,000 or less.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
- Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
- Contact_Position: IT Specialist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing address
- Address: Denver Federal Center, MS 939
- Address: PO Box 25046
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 236 5088
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tmercier@usgs.gov
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/graphic/piceance_location.jpg>
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail view of Piceance Basin
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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The accuracy of the data contained in this raster model is a reflection of the accuracy of the data contained in the original database, the calculations performed on those data, and the geologic interpretations contained therein.
- Completeness_Report:
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The raster model containes cell values based on values in the original database and variations (through interpolation and extrapolation) of those values for average weight percent nahcolite for a specific oil shale zone.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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All raster models have been peer-reviewed and are found to be geologically reasonable and accurate.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
- Publication_Date: 2009
- Title: Piceance_Nahcolite_Holes.shp
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DDS-??-?
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
- Originator: Gregory L. Gunther
- Originator: Christopher C. Skinner
- Publication_Date: 2009
- Title:
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The GIS Project for the Geologic Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Piceance Basin, Colorado
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DDS-??-?
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Type_of_Source_Media: shapefile
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Piceance_Nahcolite_Holes.shp
- Source_Contribution:
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Values and variations of nahcolite in weight percent for eight oil shale zones.
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- Process_Description:
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Values from boreholes for variations of nahcolite tonnage per acre for a specific oil shale zone were contained within the ESRI shapefile "Piceance_Nahcolite_Holes.shp." The shapefile was accessed in ArcGIS v. 9.2. The ESRI extension GeoStatistical Analyst (GA) was used to model each parameter using a multiquadric Radial Basis Function (RBF), with fifteen neighbors in 10 sectors. Each GA model was exported to an ESRI GRID format using an analysis mask which defined the nahcolite-bearing zone for each oil shale zone with a 63.615 meter (1 square acre) cell size and one point per cell for block interpolation.
- Process_Date: 2009
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
- Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
- Contact_Position: IT Specialist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
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U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: Colorado
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 236 5088
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tmercier@usgs.gov
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
- Raster_Object_Information:
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- Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
- Row_Count: 1622
- Column_Count: 1392
- Vertical_Count: 1
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
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- Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
- Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39.000000
- False_Easting: 0.000000
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 63.615000
- Ordinate_Resolution: 63.615000
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
- Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type_Label: *_n.vat
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Raster value attribute table: *_n (average weight percent nahcolite)
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- Attribute_Label: Rowid
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: VALUE
- Attribute_Definition: *_n (average weight percent nahcolite)
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: *_n (average weight percent nahcolite)
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- Attribute_Label: COUNT
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All *_n GRIDs contain floating point values in average weight percent nahcolite for each oil shale zone.
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: Information Services
- Address: Box 25286
- Address: Denver Federal Center
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: Colorado
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 888 ASK USGS
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202 4693
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ask@usgs.gov
- Contact_Instructions:
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The dataset is available at the Energy Program website: <http://energy.usgs.gov>
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also contains copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items for other than personal use must be secured from the copyright owner.
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- Digital_Form:
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- Format_Name: ESRI GRID
- Format_Information_Content: Cell values of nahcolite resources in average weight percent
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/spatial/CO/spatial.zip>
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The URL above links to a zipped file of spatial data used to calculate oil shale and nahcolite resources for the Piceance Basin, Colorado. The file contains all spatial data contained on disc 2 of DDS-69-Y.
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- Metadata_Date: 20100624
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
- Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
- Contact_Position: IT Specialist
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U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: Colorado
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 236 5088
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@usgs.gov
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For inquiries regarding this document, please include the metadata contact person's name, dataset name, and publication series and number.
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