Square-Mile Cells that represent Proprietary Gas-producing Wells from Shale Intervals in the United States

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Laura R.H. Biewick
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Square-Mile Cells that represent Proprietary Gas-producing Wells from Shale Intervals in the United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage:
<http://energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/NationalOilGasAssessment.aspx>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Laura R.H. Biewick
Originator: USGS National Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources Team
Publication_Date: 2013
Title: Map of Assessed Shale Gas in the United States, 2012
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Maps
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-069-Z
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-z/>
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey has compiled a map of shale gas assessments in the United States that were completed by 2012, such assessments having been included as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey quantitatively estimated potential volumes of undiscovered gas within shale-gas assessment units. These shale-gas assessment units are mapped, and square-mile cells are shown to represent proprietary shale-gas wells. The square-mile cells include gas-producing wells from shale intervals.
In some cases, shale gas formations contain gas in deeper parts of a basin and oil at shallower depths (for example, the Woodford Shale and the Eagle Ford Shale). Because a discussion of shale oil is beyond the scope of this report, only shale gas assessment units and cells are shown.
The map can be printed as a hardcopy map or downloaded for interactive analysis in a Geographic Information System data package using the ArcGIS map document (file extension MXD) and published map file (file extension PMF). Also available is a publications access table with hyperlinks to current U.S. Geological Survey shale gas assessment publications and web pages. Assessment results and geologic reports are available as completed at the U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Program Web Site, <http://energy.usgs.gov/OilGas/AssessmentsData/NationalOilGasAssessment.aspx>.
A historical perspective of shale gas activity in the United States is documented and presented in a video clip included as a PowerPoint slideshow.
Purpose:
A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to represent proprietary shale-gas wells in the United States. Each cell covers a square mile of the land surface, and the cells are coded to show that the wells included within the cell are predominantly gas-producing. The well information was initially retrieved from the IHS PIDM Well and Production Oracle Database, Currency: 12/2008, and from IHS Energy, 2012, PI/Dwights PLUS on CD, Volume 22, Issue 3, Currency: February 2012. IHS is a proprietary, commercial database containing information for most oil and gas wells in the U.S. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1900
Ending_Date: 2012
Currentness_Reference: The data are current to February 2012
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -165.
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002
Theme_Keyword: Natural gas resources
Theme_Keyword: Shale gas resources
Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ArcIMS Metadata Server Theme Codes
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Energy Program Themes Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Impacts of Energy Production
Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Basin
Theme_Keyword: Energy Resources
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resources
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Natural Gas
Theme_Keyword: Petroleum
Theme_Keyword: Biogenic Gas
Theme_Keyword: Gas
Theme_Keyword: Oil and Gas Exploration
Theme_Keyword: Oil and Gas Production
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: U.S.A.
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: North America
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Board of Geographic Names
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Users of this geospatial database and geologic information derived therefrom should acknowledge 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, Central Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
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: 80225-0046
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-7773
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lbiewick@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/graphic/ShaleGasCells11g.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Thumbnail view of shale gas cells in the contiguous United States
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Data_Set_Credit:
To aggregate well data into square-mile cells, gas well data were processed using ArcGIS models developed by L.R.H. Biewick.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcInfo
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The cell locations and cell attributes are based on the oil and gas data in the wells databases.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The accuracy of the cells, as created using ArcGIS models, depends upon the accuracy of IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights Well Data and some State wells databases. For the USGS Map of Assessed Shale Gas in the United States, 2012, the assumption was made that the data from the IHS Energy, Inc., PI/Dwights Well Data and from various States were of sufficient accuracy for such a national-scale analysis.
Completeness_Report:
The cells were defined using the well data in the IHS Energy, Inc., PI/Dwights Well database and some State wells databases. The IHS, Inc. database contains over three million wells for the U.S., which, although not a complete tabulation of all U.S. wells, is the most complete wells database available for the United States.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A visual comparison was made using a sampling of cell locations and cell attributes with well locations and attributes. In particular, the values of latitude and longitude for the wells in IHS, Inc. and various State wells databases were assumed to be accurate.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: IHS Energy Group
Publication_Date: 20120201
Title: PI/Dwights Well Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: IHS Energy Group
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM and Oracle Database
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2012
Source_Currentness_Reference: data current to 2012
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PI/Dwights Well Data
Source_Contribution: Lat./Long. Points, Final Well Class, Completion dates
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Because of the proprietary nature of the more than three million wells in IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights Well Data, the area of the United States was divided into square mile cells, and the production information of each well was aggregated in each cell. To accomplish this, oil and gas well data for the United States were processed using ArcGIS models written by L.R.H. Biewick. These models aggregated and converted the 2012 PI/Dwights Well Data into square-mile cells. The cells were then assigned an attribute to identify the gas-producing interval.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
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: 303-236-7773
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lbiewick@usgs.gov
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
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS 1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Shale Gas Interval"GasG84_2012"
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Interval
Attribute_Definition: gas producing interval
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: usually formation name
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CellSymb
Attribute_Definition: Production Status
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 or 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cell contains at least one productive gas well (red).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cell contains at least one productive gas and condensate well (red).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS
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 Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4693
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ask@usgs.gov
Contact_Instructions:
The dataset is 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: Shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Shale gas square-mile cell geographic features and attribute data
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/spatial/shape/ShaleGasCells2012shp.zip>
Access_Instructions:
The URL above links to a zipped file containing shale gas cells for the United States.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcGIS Geodatabase File
Format_Version_Number: 9.3
Format_Information_Content:
Contains polygon features depicting shale gas cells in the United States
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/spatial/geodatabase/ShaleGasCells2012gdb.zip>
Access_Instructions:
The URL above links to a zipped file containing shale gas cells for the U.S.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcGIS Published Map File Package
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
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/spatial/pmf/ShaleGas2012pmf.zip>
Access_Instructions:
Download and unzip the package. Open the mxd within the package using ArcGIS ArcMap 9.3.1 or later. Open the pmf within the package using ArcGIS Reader or ArcGIS ArcMap.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: CD-ROM
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-z/>
Access_Instructions: send email request to eteamdisks@usgs.gov
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: unknown
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
These products can be downloaded individually using any one of the Network_Resource_Name URLs above. Each of these URLs provide access to various formats of these data.
Technical_Prerequisites: Requires software that reads GIS data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120429
Metadata_Review_Date: 2012
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick
Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
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: 80225-0046
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-7773
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lbiewick@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
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