ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Overburden Above the Mahogany Bed in the Uinta Basin, Utah and 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
- Title:
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ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Overburden Above the Mahogany Bed in the Uinta Basin, Utah and 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-BB
- 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-bb/>
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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 Uinta Basin, Utah and 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-BB
- 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-bb/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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An ESRI GRID raster data model of the overburden material above the Mahogany bed was needed to perform calculations in the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado as part of a 2009 National Oil Shale Assessment.
- 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
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.326645
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.894216
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.334085
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.079463
- Keywords:
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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
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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: Structure
- Theme_Keyword: Mahogany bed
- Theme_Keyword: Mahogany
- Theme_Keyword: Overburden
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Uinta Basin
- Place_Keyword: UT
- Place_Keyword: Utah
- Place_Keyword: CO
- Place_Keyword: Colorado
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints:
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This dataset is appropriate for regional-scale analysis at scales of 1:250,000 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
- Browse_Graphic:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/graphic/uinta_location.jpg>
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail view of Uinta Basin
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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 source maps, the scale of the source maps, the scale at which the original linework was digitized, and the interpolations and extrapolations of the source values during vector to raster conversion.
- Completeness_Report:
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The raster model contains cell values based on the thickness of overburden and variations (through interpolation and extrapolation) of those values above the Mahogany bed in the Uinta Basin, Utah.
- 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.
- Lineage:
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bryant, B.H.
- Publication_Date: 1997
- Title:
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Geologic and structure maps of the Salt Lake City 1 degree by 2 degrees quadrangle, Utah and Wyoming
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
- Issue_Identification: I-1997
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1997>
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- Originator: Cashion, W.B.
- Publication_Date: 1973
- Title:
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Geologic and structure map of the Grand Junction quadrangle, Colorado and Utah
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
- Issue_Identification: I-736
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i736>
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- Originator: Rowley, P.D.
- Originator: Hansen, W.R.
- Originator: Tweto, Ogden
- Originator: Carrara, P.E.
- Publication_Date: 1985
- Title:
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Geologic map of the Vernal 1 degree by 2 degrees quadrangle, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
- Issue_Identification: I-1526
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i1526>
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Contribution: outcrop lines
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- Source_Citation:
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- Originator: Witkind, I.J.
- Publication_Date: 1995
- Title:
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Geologic map of the Price 1 degree by 2 degrees quadrangle, Utah
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
- Issue_Identification: I-2462
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i2462>
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Contribution: outcrop lines
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- Originator: Cashion, W.B.
- Originator: Smith, M. C., 1994
- Publication_Date: 1973
- Title:
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Geology and fuel resources of the Green River Formation, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
- Issue_Identification: PP548
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: plate 1
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp548>
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:125,000
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
- Source_Contribution: structure contour lines for the Mahogany bed
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Johnson, R.C.
- Originator: Roberts, L.N.
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title:
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Depths to selected stratigraphic horizons in oil and gas wells for upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary strata of the Uinta Basin, Utah
- 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 69-B
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: chapter 13
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-b/>.
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:125,000
- Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
- Source_Contribution: structure contour lines for the Mahogany bed
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 1999
- Title: National Elevation Dataset
- Edition: 1
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
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- Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://ned.usgs.gov/>
- Type_of_Source_Media: online
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: National Elevation Dataset (NED)
- Source_Contribution: Elevation information.
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- Process_Description:
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The original paper source maps were scanned, registered, and rectified and the top of the Mahogany bed outcrop and structure contour lines were digitized in ArcGIS v. 9.1. The structure contour lines were converted to a point file containing elevation values for the top of the Mahogany bed. For the Mahogany outcrop line surface elevation values in feet were extracted from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to obtain elevation values for the Mahogany bed. The two point files were merged to generate a surface model in ArcGIS by using the GeoStatistical Analyst's Radial Basis Function (RBF) contouring method. The RBF surface model was converted to an ESRI GRID. The Mahogany surface GRID was then subtracted from a DEM GRID using the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Raster Calculator. The resultant GRID contains values of total overburden, in feet, above the Mahogany bed for each one-acre cell.
- Process_Date: 2009
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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
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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
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
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- Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
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- Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
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- Entity_Type_Label: mhg_ob_g.vat
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: VALUE
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- Address: Box 25286
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- State_or_Province: Colorado
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- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 888 ASK USGS
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202 4693
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The dataset is available at the Energy Program website: <http://energy.usgs.gov>
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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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- Format_Name: ESRI GRID
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/spatial/UT/spatial.zip>
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The URL above links to a zipped file of spatial data used to calculate oil shale resources for the Uinta Basin, Utah and Colorado. The file contains all spatial data contained on disc 2 of DDS-69-BB.
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
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U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center
- City: Denver
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- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 236 5088
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
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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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