ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Overburden Above the Mahogany Zone in the Piceance Basin, Colorado

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
ESRI GRID Raster Dataset Model of Overburden Above the Mahogany Zone in the Piceance Basin, Colorado
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Downloadable GIS data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tracey J. Mercier
Originator: Gregory L. Gunther
Originator: Christopher C. Skinner
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:
The GIS Project for the Geologic Assessment of In-Place Oil Shale Resources of the Piceance Basin, Colorado
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: DDS-69-Y
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S.Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-y/>
Description:
Abstract:
An ESRI GRID raster data model of the overburden material above the Mahogany Zone was needed to perform calculations in the Piceance Basin, Colorado as part of a 2009 National Oil Shale Assessment.
Purpose:
Increasing energy demand, changing economics, new technology, and geopolitical issues have spurred renewed interest in other energy alternatives such as oil shale, heavy oil, and tar sands. The USGS Energy Resources Program has previously conducted extensive field and geologic research on these commodities and is initiating an effort to inventory and make these important legacy information assets accessible to the public, land managers, and other decision-makers. In addition, the Energy Program is scoping the geologic, technical, economic, and environmental factors controlling the production and use of these energy sources and will provide recommendations for future research in order to meet the energy needs of the United States.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2009
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.775514
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.727222
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.190224
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.249306
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002
Theme_Keyword: Oil shale resources
Theme_Keyword: Economic geology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Energy Resources Science Center Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Energy resources
Theme_Keyword: Oil shale
Theme_Keyword: Oil
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: Eocene Green River Formation
Theme_Keyword: Structure
Theme_Keyword: Mahogany ledge
Theme_Keyword: Mahogany
Theme_Keyword: Overburden
Place:
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Piceance Basin
Place_Keyword: CO
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
This dataset is appropriate for regional-scale analysis at scales of 1:100,000 or less.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Denver Federal Center, MS 939
Address: PO Box 25046
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 236 5088
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tmercier@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/graphic/piceance_location.jpg>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Thumbnail view of Piceance Basin
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The accuracy of the data contained in this raster model is a reflection of the accuracy of the data contained in the original source maps, the scale of the source maps, the scale at which the original linework was digitized, and the interpolations and extrapolations of the source values during vector to raster conversion.
Completeness_Report:
The raster model contains cell values based on the thickness of overburden and variations (through interpolation and extrapolation) of those values above the Mahogany zone in the Piceance Basin, Colorado.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All raster models have been peer-reviewed and are found to be geologically reasonable and accurate.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hail, W. J.
Originator: Smith, M. C.
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Geologic map of the northern part of the Piceance Creek basin, northwestern Colorado
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
Issue_Identification: I-2400
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i2400>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Contribution:
outcrop and structure contour lines for the Mahogany ledge or zone
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Hail, W. J.
Originator: Smith, M.C.
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
Geologic map of the southern part of the Piceance Creek basin, northwestern Colorado
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Map
Issue_Identification: I-2529
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i2529>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Contribution:
outcrop and structure contour lines for the Mahogany ledge or zone
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: National Elevation Dataset
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://ned.usgs.gov/>
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: National Elevation Dataset (NED)
Source_Contribution: Elevation information.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The original paper source maps were scanned, registered, and rectified and the top of the Mahogany ledge outcrop and structure contour lines were digitized in ArcGIS v. 9.1. Gaps in coverage near Battlement Mesa were contoured by hand by staff geologist and transferred to the digital polyline file. The structure contour lines were converted to a point file containing elevation values for the top of the Mahogany zone. For the Mahogany outcrop line surface elevation values in feet were extracted from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to obtain elevation values for the Mahogany ledge. The two point files were merged to generate a surface model in ArcGIS by using the GeoStatistical Analyst's Radial Basis Function (RBF) contouring method. The RBF surface model was converted to an ESRI GRID. The Mahogany surface GRID was then subtracted from a DEM GRID using the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Raster Calculator. The resultant GRID contains values of total overburden, in feet, above the Mahogany zone for each one-acre cell.
Process_Date: 2009
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT 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: 303 236 5088
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tmercier@usgs.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 1622
Column_Count: 1392
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 63.615000
Ordinate_Resolution: 63.615000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: mhg_ob_g.vat
Entity_Type_Definition: Mahogany zone overburden value attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rowid
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: VALUE
Attribute_Definition: thickness of overburden, in feet
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT
Overview_Description:
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
Address: 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>
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: ESRI GRID
Format_Information_Content: Cell values of Mahogany zone overburden, in feet
File_Decompression_Technique: unzip
Transfer_Size: 1.728
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://certmapper.cr.usgs.gov/data/oil_shale/spatial/CO/spatial.zip>
Access_Instructions:
The URL above links to a zipped file of spatial data used to calculate oil shale resources for the Piceance Basin, Colorado. The file contains all spatial data contained on disc 2 of DDS-69-Y.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100624
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center
Contact_Person: Tracey J. Mercier
Contact_Position: IT 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: 303 236 5088
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 236 0459
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
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
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