Energy Map of Southwestern Wyoming, Part A—Coal and Wind By Laura R.H. Biewick1 and Nicholas R. Jones2 1U.S. Geological Survey 2Wyoming State Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 683 2012 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR KEN SALAZAR, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Marcia K. McNutt, Director For sale by U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Box 25286, Building 810 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0086 Telephone (303) 202-4200 For more information about the U.S. Geological Survey and its products: Telephone 1-888-ASK-USGS URL: http://www.usgs.gov/ INTRODUCTION To further advance the objectives of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) have compiled Part A of the Energy Map of Southwestern Wyoming. Focusing primarily on electrical power sources, part A of the energy map is a compilation of both published and previously unpublished coal (including coalbed gas) and wind energy resources data, presented in a Geographic Information System (GIS) data package. Data are included from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) coal and coalbed gas assessments (see references on plates 1, 2, 3 and 4), an updated coal map of Wyoming (Jones and others, 2009), geology and coal stratigraphy of the Rawlins-Little Snake River area (Hettinger and others, 2008), a coalbed natural gas map of the Atlantic Rim (Quillinan and others, 2009), and spatial mapping and attribution of Wyoming wind turbines (O’Donnell and Fancher, 2010). In addition, National Coal Resource Data System (NCRDS) stratigraphic data, coalbed gas wells from the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) authorized and pending coalbed gas units are included. Energy maps, data, documentation and spatial data processing capabilities are available in a geodatabase (ESRI, 2012), published map file (PMF; ESRI, 2008b), ArcMap document (MXD; ESRI, 2000), Adobe Acrobat PDF map (Adobe Systems Incorporated, 2010, plate 1) and other digital formats that can be downloaded at the USGS website. Accompanying the map (plate 1) and the geospatial data are four additional plates that describe the geology, energy resources and related infrastructure. These tabular plates include coal mine (plate 2), coal field (plate 3), coalbed gas assessment unit (plate 4), and wind farm (plate 5) information with hyperlinks to source publications and data on the internet. The plates can be printed and examined in hardcopy, or accessed digitally in Excel (Microsoft, 2007) and Adobe PDF files. The data represent decades of research by the USGS, WSGS, and others (BLM and private industry), and can facilitate landscape-level science assessments, and resource management decision making.   CONTACT INFORMATION Laura R.H. Biewick U.S. Geological Survey Box 25046, Mail Stop 939 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0046 Telephone: (303) 236-7773 E-mail: lbiewick@usgs.gov DISCLAIMERS This database, identified as DS 683, has been approved for release and publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (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 U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. 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 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. LIST OF FILES 00Readme.txt DS683_pamphlet.pdf Datafiles: NOTE: the gdb, mxd, and pmf, should be kept in the same folder to ensure that they work properly. The .gdb, .mxd, and .pmf are provided in WLCI_CoalWindMap.zip. Shapefiles.zip WLCI_CoalWindMap.zip WLCI_CoalWindMap.gdb WLCI_CoalWindMap.mxd WLCI_CoalWindMap.pmf Metadata: CBNG_wells_WOGCC.htm CBNG_wells_WOGCC.txt CBNG_wells_WOGCC.xml NCRDS_WLCI.htm NCRDS_WLCI.txt NCRDS_WLCI.xml  Plates: Plate1_WLCI_CoalWindMap.pdf Plate2_CoalMines.pdf Plate2_CoalMines.xls Plate3_CoalFields.pdf Plate3_CoalFields.xml Plate4_CoalBedMethaneAUs.pdf Plate4_CoalBedMethaneAUs.xls Plate5_Wind.pdf Plate5_Wind.xls Table1: Table1.pdf Table1.xls HOW TO OBTAIN THE DIGITAL FILES The digital files constituting this report can be obtained via the Internet from the U.S. Geological Survey publications website. Go to the web page at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/683/ and follow the directions to download the files. The main product is a Portable Document Format (.pdf) pamphlet, and maps, which requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing, and from which paper copies may be printed. Acrobat software runs on a variety of systems, and is available for download free of charge from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com. ArcReader may be downloaded free of charge from http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcreader/download.htm for viewing additional files included in this report. Excel Viewer may be downloaded free of charge from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=10 for viewing additional files included in this report.