Schwietering Thickness Contours (Plate_7, Augmented), Marcellus Shale, West Virginia

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Joseph F. Schwietering, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (original author), John M. Bocan (digital compiler and editor)
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Schwietering Thickness Contours (Plate_7, Augmented), Marcellus Shale, West Virginia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: WVGES Open File Reports
Issue_Identification: OF-8608
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown, WV
Publisher: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Online_Linkage: http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/datastat/devshales.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: March, 1981
Series_Information:
Series_Name: WVGES Open File Reports
Issue_Identification: WVGES OF-8608
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown, West Virginia
Publisher: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Online_Linkage: http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/wvges2/publications/PubCat_Details.aspx?PubCatID=OF-8608
Description:
Abstract:
Marcellus thickness contours are derived from Plate 7 "Thickness of Highly Radioactive Shale in Hamilton Group" from Joseph F. Schwietering, "The Occurrence of Oil and Gas in Devonian Shales and Equivalents in West Virginia", March 1981. WVGES Open File Report OF-8608
Purpose:
To show thickness contours for the Marcellus Shale of the Hamilton Group in West Virginia
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: circa 1979
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.180651
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.537979
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.275660
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.232650
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Theme_Keyword: Marcellus
Theme_Keyword: Marcellus Shale
Theme_Keyword: Devonian Shales
Theme_Keyword: Shale
Theme_Keyword: Shale Gas and Oil
Place:
Place_Keyword: West Virginia
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The intended use is for small scale map rendering (i.e., "state size" or 1:~1,500,000) and not for any serious analysis, especially on large scale mapping (i.e., county or quadrangle size or anything below 1:1,500,000).  Permission to reproduce this material is granted if acknowledgment is given to the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John M. Bocan
Contact_Organization: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Programmer/Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mont Chateau Research Center
Address:
1 Mont Chateau Road
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: West Virginia
Postal_Code: 26508-8079
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-594-2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-594-2575
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bocan@wvgs.wvnet.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
Contact Instructions:
Directions:  http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/allabout/alladrct.htm
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/datastat/Marcellus/images/WVMarcellus_ThicknessLines_11102011_200x125.png
Data_Set_Credit:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Mont Chateau Research Center, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508-8079
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Publication_Date: March, 1981
Title:
The Occurrence of Oil and Gas in Devonian Shales and Equivalents in West Virginia
Series_Information:
Series_Name: WVGES Open File Reports
Issue_Identification: OF-8608
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown, WV
Publisher: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The intended use is for small scale map rendering (i.e., "state size" or 1:~1,500,000) and not for any serious analysis, especially on large scale mapping (i.e., county or quadrangle size or anything below 1:1,500,000).
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: March, 1981
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A TIFF was generated from the 8.5" x 11" inch PDF report.  The TIFF was georeferenced and rectified with ESRI ArcGIS Desktop (i.e., "ArcMap") version 10.0 using first order polynomial (Affine) and about 35 reference points.  Lines were created from a zoomed in range of 20,000 to 40,000 and drawn at center points of the pixel width of the darkest pixels from the TIFF line.
Process_Date: November 3, 2011
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John M. Bocan
Contact_Organization: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Programmer/Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mont Chateau Research Center
Address:
1 Mont Chateau Road
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: West Virginia
Postal_Code: 26508-8079
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-594-2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-594-2575
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bocan@wvgs.wvnet.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST
Contact Instructions:
Directions:  http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/allabout/alladrct.htm
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 17
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
Altitude_Distance_Units: meters
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Schwietering_Contour_Lines_NAD83_UTMz17n
Entity_Type_Definition:
Thickness of Highly Radioactive Shale in Hamilton Group
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
The Occurrence of Oil and Gas in Devonian Shales and Equivalents in West Virginia
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Feature Identification 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: Id
Attribute_Definition:
Created identification number.  This identifier number should be similar to FID.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Isopach_Ft
Attribute_Definition:
Value of the contour line in U.S. feet.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LineType
Attribute_Definition:
The type of line.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: contour
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Thickness in U.S. feet of shale
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: edge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A line created to allow generation of isopach polygons
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Confidence
Attribute_Definition:
Certainty attributed to thickness value by Schwietering.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Notes
Attribute_Definition:
Additional information concerning the line value.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: depression; hatchured
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Value for cartographically/geologically rending the line as a depression
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Western Extent of Hamilton Group
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The western extent of the shale within the Hamilton Group as determined by Schwietering
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: edge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A line created to allow generation of isopach polygons
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mont Chateau Research Center
Address:
1 Mont Chateau Road
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: West Virginia
Postal_Code: 26508-8079
Country: United States of America
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
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1. We believe the data from WVGES to have been generated and assembled with a high degree of professionalism, accuracy, and precision for the purposes for which they were originally intended. In this context, "data" refer to numerical and textual data (such as in the "pipeline" application), digitial data (such as .las files), digital images (such as digital photographs), scanned records (such as completion reports), and spatial data (such as shapefiles). Some data have been compiled from other sources and the WVGES accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies in those data. Therefore, we cannot and do not, either implicitly or explicitly, guarantee the accuracy, precision, or completeness of the data.

2. Neither the WVGES nor its staff members are liable or responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the data or from inaccuracies contained in the data.

3. These data are provided as a service to the State of West Virginia through the WVGES for the purpose of research and development efforts. Final use of these data is the sole responsibility of the user.

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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.017
Technical_Prerequisites:
Geographic Information System Software, editors or viewers for shapefiles
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: November 4, 2011
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: John M. Bocan
Contact_Organization: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Programmer/Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mont Chateau Research Center
Address:
1 Mont Chateau Road
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: West Virginia
Postal_Code: 26508-8079
Country: United States of America
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Mont Chateau Research Center
Address:
1 Mont Chateau Road
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-594-2331
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-594-2575
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bocan@wvgs.wvnet.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Contact Instructions:
Directions:  http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/allabout/alladrct.htm
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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