The Total Petroleum System is used in the National Assessment Project and incorporates the Assessment Unit, which is the fundamental geologic unit used for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources. The Total Petroleum System is shown here as a geographic boundary defined and mapped by the geologist responsible for the province and incorporates not only the set of known or postulated oil and (or) gas accumulations, but also the geologic interpretation of the essential elements and processes within the petroleum system that relate to source, generation, migration, accumulation, and trapping of the discovered and undiscovered petroleum resource(s).
Purpose:
The purpose of this map is to define and illustrate the geographic limit and geologic boundaries of the Total Petroleum System as required for the USGS National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project. The boundaries define the combined limits of the petroleum system elements -- source rock, reservoir rock, seal rock, and trap--which are described and defined in the text portions of this publication.
Supplemental_Information:
Total Petroleum Systems (TPS) within province 067 (Appalachian Basin) are listed here by TPS number and name:
Number Name
506701 Conasauga-Rome/Conasauga
506702 Sevier-Knox Trenton
506703 Utica-Lower Paleozoic
506704 Devonian Shale-Middle and Upper Paleozoic
506705 Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
506706 Pottsville Coal-Bed Gas
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.50
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.00
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.00
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Central Energy Resources Team Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: National Assessment of Oil and Gas
Theme_Keyword: USGS World Energy Region 5
Theme_Keyword: Energy Resources
Theme_Keyword: Oil
Theme_Keyword: Natural Gas
Theme_Keyword: Resource Assessment
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resources
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Geology
Theme_Keyword: Total Petroleum System
Theme_Keyword: Milici, Robert C.
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002
Theme_Keyword: Oil shale resources
Theme_Keyword: Oil sand resources
Theme_Keyword: Coalbed methane resources
Theme_Keyword: Gas hydrate resources
Theme_Keyword: Natural gas resources
Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ArcIMS Metadata Server Theme Codes
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: USGS World Energy Region 5
Place_Keyword: Appalachian Basin
Place_Keyword: AL
Place_Keyword: GA
Place_Keyword: KY
Place_Keyword: MD
Place_Keyword: NJ
Place_Keyword: NY
Place_Keyword: NC
Place_Keyword: OH
Place_Keyword: PA
Place_Keyword: TN
Place_Keyword: VA
Place_Keyword: WV
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Augmented FIPS 10-4 and FIPS 6-4, version 1.0
Place_Keyword: US01 = Alabama
Place_Keyword: US13 = Georgia
Place_Keyword: US21 = Kentucky
Place_Keyword: US24 = Maryland
Place_Keyword: US34 = New Jersey
Place_Keyword: US36 = New York
Place_Keyword: US37 = North Carolina
Place_Keyword: US39 = Ohio
Place_Keyword: US42 = Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword: US47 = Tennessee
Place_Keyword: US51 = Virginia
Place_Keyword: US54 = West Virginia
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Oil and Gas Provinces (NOGA-95)
Place_Keyword: 67 = Appalachian Basin
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Oil and Gas Total Petroleum Systems (NOGA-2000)
Place_Keyword: 506701 = Conasauga-Rome/Conasauga
Place_Keyword: 506702 = Sevier-Knox Trenton
Place_Keyword: 506703 = Utica-Lower Paleozoic
Place_Keyword: 506704 = Devonian Shale-Middle and Upper Paleozoic
Place_Keyword: 506705 = Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
Place_Keyword: 506706 = Pottsville Coal-Bed Gas
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Oil and Gas Assessment Units (NOGA-2000)
Place_Keyword: 50670463 = Devonian Siltstone and Shale
Place_Keyword: 50670464 = Marcellus Shale
Place_Keyword: 50670465 = Catskill Sandstones and Siltstone
Place_Keyword: 50670466 = Berea Sandstone
Place_Keyword: 50670581 = Pocahontas Basin
Place_Keyword: 50670582 = East Dunkard (Folded)
Place_Keyword: 50670583 = West Dunkard (Unfolded)
Place_Keyword: 50670584 = Central Appalachian Shelf
Place_Keyword: 50670585 = Appalachain Anthracite and Semi-Anthracite
Place_Keyword: 50670681 = Cahaba Basin
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Christopher J. Schenk
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team
Contact_Position: Geologist
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) 236-5796
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: schenk@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The Total Petroleum System was defined on the basis of mapping the surface and subsurface geology of the source rock(s) from the literature and well data files, and by burial and thermal history modeling the source-rock stratigraphic intervals. The province geologist was required to defend the geologic boundaries and geologic history of each Total Petroleum System in a formal petroleum system review meeting.
Completeness_Report:
The Total Petroleum System was mapped from published literature, interpretations of in-house geophysical well logs, thermal- and burial-history modeling, and on the data contained in the IHS Energy Group, WHCS data base for wells (1999 update), and the Nehring Significant Oil and Gas Field File (1999 update).
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The Total Petroleum System boundary represents the gross boundary of the combined geologic elements that comprise the Total Petroleum System. The Total Petroleum System boundary was mapped on a 1:2,000,000-scale hard copy base map by the province geologist and the boundary line digitally transferred using Arcedit. The Total Petroleum System boundary lines are not intended for use at a scale greater than 1:2,000,000.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The province geologist mapped the Total Petroleum System boundary on a hard copy base map at 1:2,000,000 provided by the project after plotting all available geologic and geophysical well data and information on the hard copy base map. Similarly, data contained in the IHS Energy Group, WHCS data base for wells (1999 update), and the Nehring Significant Oil and Gas Field File (1999 update) were plotted on the base map for reference. Following review, the Total Petroleum System boundary was digitally transferred from the hard copy base map using Arcedit.
Process_Date: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage was projected to Lambert Conformal Conic, the Appalachian Basin was selected and placed into this unique coverage. The data were then projected to Geographic, NAD 83, for consistency with data in other provinces.
Process_Date: 2002
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 119
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
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: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: tps"tpsnum"g.pat or tps"tpsnum"g.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition:
Polygon Attribute Table. For each Total Petroleum System (TPS), "tpsnum" is replaced with the TPS number in either a file, tps"tpsnum"g.pat, or a table, tps"tpsnum"g.dbf. To keep the size of filenames less than 10 characters, "tpsnum" does not include the first 2 characters of the region/province number.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
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: AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TPS6705G_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TPS6705G_I
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REG_NUM
Attribute_Definition: Region Number
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resource World Regions
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North America
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REG_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Region Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resource World Regions
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: North America
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROVCODE
Attribute_Definition: Province Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resource Provinces
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 506705
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 506706
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pottsville Coal-Bed Gas
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TPSNAME
Attribute_Definition: Total Petroleum System Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resource Total Petroleum Systems
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conasauga-Rome/Conasauga
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sevier-Knox Trenton
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Utica-Lower Paleozoic
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pottsville Coal-Bed Gas
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CODE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_ACRES
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA_KM2
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.442
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS Information Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
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_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4693
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ask@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Although all data and software published are used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data and related materials and (or) the functioning of the software. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data, software, or related materials.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Information_Content: Total Petroleum System geographic features and attribute data
This URL links to a web-based interactive mapping system that accesses an ArcIMS Image Map Service. The mapservice can also be accessed using any custom client that adheres to the protocol specified through ArcXML.
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.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020722
Metadata_Review_Date: 20020730
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team, Data Management Project
Contact_Person: Denise Dundon
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
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:
REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@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