ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Oil Shale Resources in the Piceance Basin, Colorado

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Oil Shale Resources in the Piceance Basin, Colorado
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Originator: Gregory L. Gunther
Originator: Christopher C. Skinner
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
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:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S.Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
Description:
Abstract:
ESRI GRID raster datasets were created to display and quantify oil shale resources for seventeen zones in the Piceance Basin, Colorado as part of a 2009 National Oil Shale Assessment. The oil shale zones in descending order are: Bed 44, A Groove, Mahogany Zone, B Groove, R-6, L-5, R-5, L-4, R-4, L-3, R-3, L-2, R-2, L-1, R-1, L-0, and R-0. Each raster cell represents a one-acre square of the land surface and contains values for either oil yield in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or isopach thickness, in feet, as defined by the grid name: *_b (barrels per acre), *_g (gallons per ton), and *_i (isopach thickness) where "*" can be replaced by the name of the oil shale zone.
Purpose:
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.
Supplemental_Information:
This document serves as metadata for all oil shale resource models as defined by the grid name: *_b (barrels per acre), *_g (gallons per ton), and *_i (isopach thickness) where "*" can be replaced by the name of the oil shale zone.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2009
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.752154
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.751338
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.166825
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.267678
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002
Theme_Keyword: Oil shale resources
Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
Theme:
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
Place:
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Piceance Basin
Place_Keyword: CO
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
This dataset is appropriate for regional-scale analysis at scales of 1:100,000 or less.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT Specialist
Contact_Address:
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
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<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
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
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:
The raster model contains cell values based on values in the original database and variations (through interpolation and extrapolation) of those values for oil yield in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or isopach thickness in feet.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All raster models have been peer-reviewed and are found to be geologically reasonable and accurate.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Publication_Date: 2009
Title: COPLATOS.mdb
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Originator: Gregory L. Gunther
Originator: Christopher C. Skinner
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
The GIS Project for the Geologic Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Piceance Basin, Colorado
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Type_of_Source_Media: Microsoft Access database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2009
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: COPLATOS.mdb
Source_Contribution:
Values and variations of oil yield in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or isopach thickness in feet.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Values from boreholes for variations of oil yield in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or oil shale zone isopach thickness, in feet, were contained within the Access database "COPLATOS.mdb." These values were joined spatially to a borehole point data location file 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 eight neighbors in 8 sectors. Each GA model was exported to an ESRI GRID format using the appropriate analysis mask 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:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
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:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 1550
Column_Count: 1329
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 63.615000
Ordinate_Resolution: 63.615000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: *_*.vat
Entity_Type_Definition:
Raster value attribute table: *_b (barrels per acre), *_g (gallons per ton), *_i (isopach thickness in feet), (example: r6_b.vat = barrels per acre .vat for the R-6 zone)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rowid
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VALUE
Attribute_Definition:
*_b (barrels per acre, integer), *_g (gallons per ton, floating point), *_i (isopach thickness in feet, floating point)
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S.Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
*_b (barrels per acre oil yield), *_g (shale oil in U.S. gallons per short ton of rock), *_i (oil shale zone isopach thickness in feet)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
All *_b GRIDs contain integer values in barrels per acre oil yield. All *_g GRIDs contain floating point values in U.S. gallons per short ton of rock. All *_i GRIDs contain floating point values for total thickness, in feet, for each oil shale zone.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
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:
The datasets are available at the Energy Program website: <http://energy.usgs.gov>
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI GRID
Format_Information_Content:
Cell values of oil shale resources in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or isopach thickness
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Transfer_Size: 1.859
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/spatial/CO/spatial.zip>
Access_Instructions:
The URL above links to a zipped file of spatial data used to calculate oil shale resources for the Piceance Basin, Colorado. The file contains all spatial data contained on disc 2 of DDS-69-Y.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100617
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
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
Contact_Instructions:
For inquiries regarding this document, please include the metadata contact person's name, dataset name, and publication series and number.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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