Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the State of Kentucky Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Biewick, Laura R.H.

Publication_Date: 2008

Title:

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the State of Kentucky Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS Data

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U. S. Geological Survey

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado

Online_Linkage: <http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Biewick, Laura R.H.

Publication_Date: 2008

Title:

Areas of Historical Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Maps

Series_Information:

Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series

Issue_Identification: DDS-069-Q

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-q/>

Description:

Abstract:

A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the State of Kentucky. Each cell represents a quarter-mile square of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. Data were retrieved from the Kentucky Oil and Gas Well Records database and saved as a shapefile of oil and gas well locations for Kentucky. 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. The data are current as of 2005.

Purpose:

This Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset was created to display present and past oil and gas production in the United States, as well as the location and intensity of exploratory drilling outside producing areas. This map compilation is an updated version of the USGS map that was published by Mast and others (1998). This product differs from other oil and gas maps of the United States in the following ways: (1) the oil and gas data sources are current as of 2004 through 2006, (2) base cartographic reference data are included, using the USGS National Map and a World Shaded Relief map service from the ESRI geography network, (3) an internet map service is available online, (4) Alaska oil and gas data are included. To construct this map, digital data were used from more than 3 million wells in IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, current through 10/1/2005. In some areas, the PI/Dwights data tend not to be complete, particularly for pre-1920 production. IHS data was supplemented with state wells databases for Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio, (current as of 2004 to 2006).

Supplemental_Information:

The source well data is a static product extracted from the main Kentucky Oil and Gas Well Records database. Scanned images of oil and gas well data on file for these wells can be viewed on the Web at <http://kgsweb.uky.edu/DataSearching/OilGas/OGSearch.asp>.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1866

Ending_Date: 2005

Currentness_Reference: data retrieval date is 2005

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.337488

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.985763

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.089982

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.502253

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002

Theme_Keyword: Natural gas resources

Theme_Keyword: Oil shale resources

Theme_Keyword: Oil sand resources

Theme_Keyword: Coalbed methane 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: Coalbed Methane

Theme_Keyword: Sedimentary Basin

Theme_Keyword: Oil and Natural Gas

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: Oil

Theme_Keyword: Gas

Theme_Keyword: Oil and Gas Exploration

Theme_Keyword: Oil and Gas Production

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: OIL WELL

Theme_Keyword: GAS WELL

Theme_Keyword: PETROLEUM

Theme_Keyword: LOCATION

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: U.S.

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: Kentucky

Place_Keyword: KY

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Board of Geographic Names

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: United States of America

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: KENTUCKY

Place_Keyword: APPALACHIAN BASIN

Place_Keyword: CINCINNATI ARCH

Place_Keyword: ILLINOIS BASIN

Place_Keyword: JACKSON PURCHASE

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: PALEOZOIC

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

This database may not be distributed in whole or in part without acknowledgement of the Kentucky Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team

Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick

Contact_Position: Geologist / GIS Coordinator

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: datamgt@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/graphic/kycells05g.jpg>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail view of Kentucky State oil and gas cells

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Kentucky Geological Survey Oil and Gas Well Records Database. To aggregate well data into quarter-mile cells, oil and gas well data were run through an Arc Macro Language (AML) program written by L.R.H. Biewick, S. Weiler, and C.C. Skinner.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The cell locations and cell attributes were visually compared to the hard-copy map: Mast, R.F., Root, D.H., Williams, L.P., Beeman, W.R., and Barnett, D.L., 1998, Areas of historical oil and gas exploration and production in the conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigations Map I-2582, 1 sheet; <http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/oilgasmap.htm> and <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1995/ofr-95-0075-c/>

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The accuracy of the cells, as created by the Arc Macro Language (AML) program of L.R.H. Biewick, S. Weiler and C.C. Skinner, depends upon the accuracy of the locatable oil and gas wells GIS data layer from the Kentucky Geological Survey. For the USGS map compilation showing Areas of Historical Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States, the assumption was made that the data from the Kentucky Geological Survey were of sufficient accuracy for such a national-scale analysis.

Completeness_Report:

The cells were defined using the 2005 well data from the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS). The KGS database contains over 97,000 wells, which is the most complete well database available for the State of Kentucky.

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. The horizontal positional accuracy of the Kentucky oil and gas well locations is a function of the quality of map data available at the Kentucky Geological Survey. Historic well location maps and literature that do not meet current standards are often used in conjunction with modern topographic maps to determine a location. Beginning with the adoption of KRS 353 in 1960, a well location plat prepared by a licensed land surveyor is required to be submitted with an application for a permit to drill a well. Most locations have not been field checked.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Energy and Minerals Section, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky

Publication_Date: 20050510

Title: kyog83v10

Edition: version 10

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Kentucky Oil and Gas Well Data, NAD 83

Issue_Identification: Version 10

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Lexington, Kentucky

Publisher: Kentucky Geological Survey

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2005

Source_Currentness_Reference: shapefile date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: kyog83v10

Source_Contribution: Kentucky oil and gas well data

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS) made available a wells shapefile at <http://kgsweb.uky.edu/DataSearching/oilsearch.asp>.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Kentucky Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Brandon C. Nuttall

Contact_Position: Geologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 228 MMRB

Address: University of Kentucky

City: Lexington

State_or_Province: KY

Postal_Code: 40506-0107

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 859-257-5500

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 859-257-1147

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bnuttall@uky.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, except University holidays

Contact_Instructions: E-mail preferred

Process_Date: 20060309

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The shapefile was brought into ArcMap and the attribute wellsymb was populated based on the production information provided in the KGS wells shapefile. The shapefile was converted to a coverage to create quarter-mile cells using AML programs that were written by the USGS. This program aggregated and converted the 2005 Kentucky oil and gas well data into quarter-mile cells and latitude-longitude points that represent the center-points of the quarter-mile cells. The Kentucky cells were then assigned an attribute based on the type of production of the wells located within the cell.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team

Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick

Contact_Position: Geologist / GIS Coordinator

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: datamgt@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: 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: kycells05g

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CC83XCOORD

Attribute_Definition: Center-cell X-coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -89.337488

Range_Domain_Maximum: -81.985763

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CC83YCOORD

Attribute_Definition: Center-cell Y-coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 36.502253

Range_Domain_Maximum: 39.089982

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CELLSYMB

Attribute_Definition: Production Status

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Cell contains at least one productive oil well, but no productive gas wells (green).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Cell contains at least one productive gas well, but no productive oil wells (red).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Cell contains at least one productive oil well and at least one productive gas well or one well producing both oil and gas (gold).

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown, or the wells within the cell had no production (charcoal).

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_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/>

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4700

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: datamgt@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:

Oil and gas quarter-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/kycells05g.zip>

Access_Instructions:

The URL above links to a zipped file containing oil and gas cells for the State of Kentucky.

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcInfo Export File

Format_Information_Content:

Oil and gas quarter-mile cell geographic features and attribute data

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/spatial/export/kycells05ge.zip>

Access_Instructions:

The URL above links to a zipped file containing oil and gas cells for the State of Kentucky.

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Image Map Service (US_Production)

Format_Version_Number: 9x

Format_Specification: ArcIMS Image Map Service

Format_Information_Content:

A web-based interactive mapping system that accesses an ArcIMS Map Service running on certmapper.cr.usgs.gov.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/pubs/servlet/MapViewerBroker?project=national&Service=US_Production&OVMap=US_overview>

Access_Instructions:

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.

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcGIS Geodatabase File

Format_Version_Number: 9x

Format_Information_Content:

Contains polygon features depicting oil and gas cells in the State of Kentucky

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/noga00/natl/spatial/geodatabase/uscells06gg.zip>

Access_Instructions:

The URL above links to a zipped file containing oil and gas cells for the U.S. as well as the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

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.

Custom_Order_Process:

Send email to datamgt@usgs.gov or call the USGS Central Energy Team main office at 303-236-1644.

Technical_Prerequisites: Requires software that reads GIS data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20071219

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071217

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team

Contact_Person: Laura R.H. Biewick

Contact_Position: Geologist / GIS Coordinator

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_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.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-7773

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile