ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model and TIN Model of the LaClede Bed Structure in the Green River and Washakie Basins, southwestern Wyoming

Raster Dataset - GRID

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Theme: geoscientificInformation
Theme: Oil shale resources, Economic geology
Theme: Energy resources, Oil shale, Oil, Resource assessment, Earth science, Natural resources, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, Geology, Eocene Green River Formation, Structure, LaClede bed, Laney Member, Overburden
Place: United States, Green River Basin, WY, Washakie Basin, Wyoming

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Abstract
An ESRI GRID raster data model and TIN model of the LaClede bed of the Laney Member of the Eocene Green River Formation structure was needed to perform overburden calculations in the Green River and Washakie Basins, southwestern Wyoming as part of a National Oil Shale Assessment.

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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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