Thickness Grids of Coal Beds, Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Osmonson, Lee M.
- Publication_Date: 2015
- Title:
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Thickness Grids of Coal Beds, Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS Data
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/spatial/prbdatapackage.zip>
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://energy.usgs.gov//RegionalStudies/PowderRiverBasin/tabid/330/Agg1092_SelectTab/2/Default.aspx>
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Scott, David C.
- Originator: Haacke, Jon E.
- Originator: Osmonson, Lee M.
- Originator: Luppens, James A.
- Originator: Pierce, Paul E.
- Publication_Date: 2015
- Title:
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Assessment of Coal Geology, Resources, and Reserves in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DS-912
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ds912>
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/912/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Thickness grids were created for 47 coal beds within the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming. The grids were produced as part of the work performed by the U.S. Geological Survey's U.S. Coal Resource and Reserves Assessment Project. Each thickness grid portrays the total thickness of the coal plus parting material for each coal bed.
- Purpose:
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The thickness grids were created to subsequently calculate the amount of total coal resource contained within each coal bed. The grids were also used to calculate the amount of coal resources that had previously been mined, were restricted to mining, and were available for future mining.
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This metadata document pertains to the following ESRI grid files:
hlu_coal UPPER HEALY
hly_coal HEALY/LOWER ULM
mur_coal MURRAY
ucr_coal UCROSS
fxu_coal UPPER FELIX
flx_coal FELIX
fxl_coal LOWER FELIX
ruu_coal ROLAND UPPER RIDER
rul_coal ROLAND LOWER RIDER
rbk_coal ROLAND (BAKER)
rtf_coal ROLAND (TAFF)
smu_coal UPPER SMITH
smt_coal SMITH
auu_coal ANDERSON UPPER RIDER
aul_coal ANDERSON LOWER RIDER
and_coal ANDERSON
anl_coal LOWER ANDERSON
dz1_coal DIETZ 1
dz2_coal DIETZ 2
dz3_coal DIETZ 3
dz4_coal DIETZ 4
cnu_coal UPPER CANYON/COX
can_coal CANYON
cnl_coal LOWER CANYON
fru_coal UPPER FERRY
fer_coal FERRY
wer_coal WERNER/COOK
otu_coal UPPER OTTER
otr_coal OTTER
gat_coal GATES/WALL
paw_coal PAWNEE
bar_coal BREWSTER-ARNOLD
odl_coal ODELL
cac_coal CACHE
azn_coal A ZONE
rdu_coal UPPER ROSEBUD/S1
rk1_coal ROSEBUD/KNOBLOCH/DEEP1
cal_coal CALVERT
mn1_coal MCKAY/NANCE/DEEP2
mkl_coal LOWER MCKAY/S2
fg3_coal FLOWERS-GOODALE/DEEP3
wup_coal UPPER WITHAM
rw4_coal ROBINSON/WITHAM/DEEP4
rob_coal ROBERTS/TERRET
bur_coal BURLEY
stg_coal UPPER STAG
stl_coal LOWER STAG
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2015
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.4
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.7
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.4
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.7
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Coal resources
- Theme_Keyword: Coal reserves
- Theme_Keyword: Coal
- Theme_Keyword: Energy resources
- Theme_Keyword: Coal mining
- Theme_Keyword: Coal exploration
- Theme_Keyword: Coalbed natural gas resources
- Theme_Keyword: Coalbed methane resources
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
- Theme_Keyword: economy
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Wyoming
- Place_Keyword: Northern Wyoming Powder River Basin
- Place_Keyword: Powder River Basin
- Place_Keyword: Campbell County
- Place_Keyword: Crook County
- Place_Keyword: Johnson County
- Place_Keyword: Sheridan County
- Place_Keyword: U.S.
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: USA
- Place_Keyword: Westin County
- Place_Keyword: Powder River County
- Place_Keyword: Big Horn County
- Place_Keyword: Rosebud County
- Place_Keyword: Treasure County
- Place_Keyword: Custer County
- Place_Keyword: Converse County
- Place_Keyword: Niobrara County
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Users of this geospatial database and geologic information derived there from should acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey as the source of the data.
- 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
- Contact_Person: Scott Kinney
- Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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: 303-236-5894
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-0459
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: skinney@usgs.gov
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/graphic/prb_coal_seams.jpg>
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description: This is a picture of coal thickness
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- Data_Set_Credit:
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Thickness grids were created with PC/Cores and ArcView Spatial Analyst 2.0 by Lee M. Osmonson (USGS).
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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The accuracy of the cell attributes are dependent upon the PC/Cores geologic modeling program that produced them.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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These grids are considered to be error-free. All thickness grid cells have a value associated with them and contain no negative values.
- Completeness_Report:
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The drill-hole data used to construct the grids comprise the most complete database available at the time of compilation.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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The accuracy of the grid cells depends upon the accuracy of the drill hole locations used to construct the database in StratiFact.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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L.J. Bragg, J.K. Oman, S.J. Tewalt, C.J. Oman, N.H. Rega, P.M. Washington, and R.B. Finkelman
- Publication_Date: 1997
- Title:
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U.S. Geological Survey Coal Quality (COALQUAL) Database: Version 2.0
- Edition: Version 2.0
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
- Issue_Identification: USGS OFR 97-134
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: National Coal Resources Data System US Coal Quality Database
- Online_Linkage: <http://energy.er.usgs.gov/products/databases/CoalQual/index.htm>
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- Calendar_Date: unknown
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: National Coal Resources Data System US Coal Quality Database
- Source_Contribution:
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Point source locations of well drill holes and measured sections with associated coal bed thicknesses and depths of burial.
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Publication_Date: 2009
- Title: Wyoming wells database
- Online_Linkage: <http://wogcc.state.wy.us/>
- Type_of_Source_Media: online
- Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2009
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WOGCC
- Source_Contribution: Digital drill hole well logs
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Wyoming State Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 2007
- Title: Digital well logs
- Other_Citation_Details: P.O. Box 1347, Laramie, WY 82073
- Type_of_Source_Media: paper
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- Calendar_Date: 2007
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WSGS
- Source_Contribution: Digital drill hole well logs
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- Process_Description:
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Drill hole information for well locations obtained from the USGS, the Wyoming State Geological Survey, and the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission were used to construct a database for the Powder River Basin. This database was imported into the StratiFact computer program to correlate the coal beds within the Powder River Basin. Once correlated, the coal bed information from StratiFact was imported into the PC\Cores geologic modeling program. PC\Cores was used to produce thickness grids within the project extent of the Powder River Basin. The thickness grids were produced with a cell size of 150 meters for each coal bed. The PC/Cores grids were imported into the ArcView GIS program (Spatial Analyst 2.0 extension) and resampled to a cell size of 30 meters.
- Process_Date: 2009
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Lee M. Osmonson
- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Geologist
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: Denver Federal Center MS 939
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: Colorado
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5894
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: skinney@usgs.gov
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- Process_Description: Dataset copied.
- Process_Date: 20100312
- Process_Time: 14315000
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 13
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- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
- False_Easting: 500000.000000
- False_Northing: 0.000000
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 30
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
- Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
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- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Coal bed thickness
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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- 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_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@usgs.gov
- Contact_Instructions:
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The dataset is available at the Energy Resources Science Center website - <http://energy.usgs.gov/>
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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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.
This database, identified as DS XXX, 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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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/spatial/prbdatapackage.zip>
- Access_Instructions:
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The URL above links to a zipped file containing 47 coal-bed thickness grids in the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming.
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- Format_Name: ASCII
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<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/crra/spatial/prbdatapackage.zip>
- Access_Instructions:
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The URL above links to a zipped file containing coal thickness for the Powder River Basin, Montana and Wyoming.
- Fees: None
- Custom_Order_Process:
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Send email to datamgt@usgs.gov or call the USGS Central Energy Team main office at 303-236-1647.
- Technical_Prerequisites: Requires software that reads GIS data.
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- Metadata_Date: 2014
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Person: Scott Kinney
- Contact_Position: Physical Scientist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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: 303-236-5894
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@usgs.gov
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