Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jon E. Haacke, David C. Scott and Lee M. Osmonson Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Powder River basin coal assessment areas, Wyoming and Montana Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS Data Online_Linkage: http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/spatial/pmf/PRBwells2011pmf.zip Online_Linkage: http://energy.usgs.gov/Coal/AssessmentsandData/CoalAssessments.aspx Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jon E. Haacke Originator: David C. Scott Publication_Date: 2012 Title: Drill hole data for coal beds in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming Series_Information: Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series Issue_Identification: USGS DS 713 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/713/ Description: Abstract: This report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), of the Powder River Basin (PRB) of Montana and Wyoming is part of the U.S. Coal Resources and Reserves Assessment Project. Essential to that project was the creation of a comprehensive drill hole database that was used for coal bed correlation and for coal resource and reserve assessments in the PRB. This drill hole database was assembled using data from the USGS National Coal Resources Data System, several other Federal and State agencies, and selected mining companies. Additionally, USGS personnel manually entered lithologic picks into the database from geophysical logs of oil, gas, and coalbed methane wells. Of the 29,928 drill holes processed, records of 21,393 are in the public domain and are included in this report. The database contains location information, lithology, and coal bed names for each drill hole. Purpose: For the USGS assessment of coal resources and reserves within the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming, the basin was subdivided into four assessment areas. These assessment areas were defined to keep the databases and modeled areas to a more manageable size and to permit timely publication of assessment results. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2011 Currentness_Reference: The data are current through 08/01/2011. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.365517 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.693180 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.413657 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.754614 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: coal Theme_Keyword: stratigraphy Theme_Keyword: national Theme_Keyword: Coal resources Theme_Keyword: Coal reserves Theme_Keyword: Energy resources Theme_Keyword: Coal mining Theme_Keyword: Coal exploration Theme_Keyword: Coalbed natural gas resources Theme_Keyword: Coalbed methane resources Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme_Keyword: economy Theme_Keyword: environment Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: EnergyResourceActivities Theme_Keyword: CoalAssessments Theme_Keyword: Powder2011 Theme_Keyword: CoalbedGas Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Powder River Basin Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Campbell County Place_Keyword: Converse County Place_Keyword: Johnson County Place_Keyword: Sheridan County Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Big Horn County Place_Keyword: Custer County Place_Keyword: Powder River County Place_Keyword: Rosebud County Place_Keyword: Treasure County Place_Keyword: U.S. Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users of this geospatial database and information derived there from should achnowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the source of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jon E. Haacke Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Denver Federal Center - MS 939, P.O. Box 25046 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-3618 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-0459 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jhaacke@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/graphic/PRBcoalAA2011.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: coal drill holes, Powder River 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: For this USGS Data Series product, the coal assessment areas accuracy is sufficient for the purposes for which they were defined. The Powder River basin coal assessment areas define the four study areas within the basin. No Warranty is made by the USGS for the use of these data. Any use of this information to any specific application should be based on independent examination and verification. Those making use of, or relying on, this information assume all risks and liability arising from such use or reliance. Completeness_Report: The four Powder River basin assessment areas are complete. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: The Powder River Basin assessment area was subdivided into four areas to keep the databases and modeled areas to a more manageable size and permit more timely publications. The Gillette coal field area is based on the Wyodak-Anderson coal outcrop and Wyodak-Anderson clinker. The north and south boundaries of the area were delineated by the closest township and range lines that encompassed the area of active mining around the town of Gillette. The west boundary was defined by the eastern edge of Township 75 West. The Northern Wyoming Powder River Basin area extends from the northern boundary of the Gillette coal field north to the Montana border and east-west across the basin. The Southwestern Powder River Basin area extends from the southern boundary of the Northern Wyoming Powder River Basin area to the southern margin of the Powder River Basin, and eastward to the western boundary of the Gillette coal field. The Montana Powder River Basin area includes all the Powder River Basin in Montana, exclusive of Indian Tribal Lands. Process_Date: 2011 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Powder River Basin Coal Assessment Group Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: P.O. Box 25046, MS 939 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-3618 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Longitude_Resolution: 0.0000001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: PRBcoalAA Entity_Type_Definition: Powder River Basin coal assessment area Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute: Attribute_Label: OBJECTID 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: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ID Attribute_Definition: Number defines order in which the study areas were assessed. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of assessed polygons in meters. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of assessed polygons in meters. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACRES Attribute_Definition: Size of assessed polygons in acres. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape_Length Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape_Area Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Assessment_Area Attribute_Definition: Assessment study area. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of each of four Powder River basin assessment areas. 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: United States of America Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747) Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4200 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4188 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http://ask@usgs.gov Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: The dataset is available at the Energy Resources Science Center 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. This database, identified as DS 713, has been approved for release and publication by the Director of the USGS. Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. 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Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ArcGIS geodatabase and shapefiles and mxd Format_Version_Number: 9.3 Format_Information_Content: This file contains a data package and interactive map intended for use in any ArcGIS desktop product, including the no-cost ArcGIS Reader File_Decompression_Technique: zip files Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://pubs.usgs.gov/data/ds/713 Fees: None Custom_Order_Process: Send email to datamgt@usgs.gov or call the USGS Central Energy Science Center main office at 303-236-1647. Technical_Prerequisites: Requires software that reads dbf files and/or GIS data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20111220 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Jon E. Haacke and Laura R.H. Biewick Contact_Position: Geologist and Physical Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: P.O. Box 25046, MS 939 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-3618 and 303-236-7773 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: none