Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Berhane, H.
Publication Date: 200907
Title: CBM Potential of the Alberta Plains - Net Coal Thickness of the Lethbridge Coal Zone (GIS dataset)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2009-0040
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2009_0040.zip
Description:
Abstract:
Alberta Geological Survey created a coal and coalbed methane (CBM) database to capture and manage CBM data. The database compiles different sources and contains information on 7923 wells (15,200 formation picks, 37,357 coal picks, 495 coal analyses and 363 vitrinite reflectance measurements). From this parent dataset, individual coal zone was evaluated. This record describes the Lethbridge coal zone net coal thickness.
Purpose:
To evaluate coalbed methane potential in the Alberta Plains area. In addition, to ensure the data are publicly available to government and industry for coal and CBM studies.
Supplemental Information:
In English. Details of stratigraphy, evaluation procedures and other technical information can be found in Alberta Geological Survey Earth Sciences reports 2002-06 and 2003-03.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2002
Ending Date: 2007
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -119.576239
East Bounding Coordinate: -109.361221
North Bounding Coordinate: 54.89104
South Bounding Coordinate: 49.087978
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: cbm
Theme Keyword: coal
Theme Keyword: coal zone
Theme Keyword: coalbed methane
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: lethbridge coal zone
Theme Keyword: net coal thickness
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: 72e
Place Keyword: 72l
Place Keyword: 72m
Place Keyword: 73d
Place Keyword: 73e
Place Keyword: 73l
Place Keyword: 82g
Place Keyword: 82h
Place Keyword: 82i
Place Keyword: 82j
Place Keyword: 82n
Place Keyword: 82o
Place Keyword: 82p
Place Keyword: 83a
Place Keyword: 83b
Place Keyword: 83c
Place Keyword: 83d
Place Keyword: 83e
Place Keyword: 83f
Place Keyword: 83g
Place Keyword: 83h
Place Keyword: 83i
Place Keyword: 83j
Place Keyword: 83k
Place Keyword: 83l
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: alberta plains
Place Keyword: canada
Access Constraints: Public
Use Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Data Set Credit: M.C. Price, GISmo Solutions Ltd.
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Se
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Wynne, D.A.
Originator: Langenberg, C.W.
Publication Date: 2002
Title: Coalbed Methane Potential of Upper Cretaceous-Tertiary Strata, Alberta Plains
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Earth Sciences Report
Issue Identification: ESR 2002-06
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rottenfusser, B.
Originator: Langenberg, C.W.
Originator: Mandryk, G.B.
Originator: Richardson, R.J.H.
Originator: Fildes, B.J.
Originator: Olic, J.
Originator: Stewart, S.A.
Originator: Eccles, D.R.
Originator: Evans, C.
Originator: Spelrem, M.
Originator: Sprecher, B.
Originator: Brulotte, M.
Originator: Gentzis, T.
Originator: Wynne, D.A.
Originator: Yuan, L.P.
Publication Date: 1999
Title:
Regional Evaluation of the Coal Bed Methane Potential in the Plains and Foothills of Alberta, Stratigraphy and Rank Study
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Special Report
Issue Identification: SPE 007
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Publication Date: 2003
Title: Production Potential of Coalbed Methane Resources in Alberta
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Earth Sciences Report
Issue Identification: ESR 2003-03
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Wynne, D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Publication Date: 2003
Title: CBM - Coal Database for the Alberta Plains Area
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: database
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2003-0001
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report:
Net Coal Thickness shapefile is generated from a grid surface with data points that have been mapped and corrected as needed.
Completeness Report:
Contours are generated from a gridded surface without applying any smoothing function. They are continuous and clipped with the coal zone boundary.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
Coal bed tops and bottoms were extracted from the CBM dataset (Alberta Geological Survey DIG 2003-0001), bottom depths were subtracted from tops in MS Access to get bed thickness and summed together to get Net Coal Thickness of the coal zone. Results were gridded and contoured in Viewlog using its Simple Kriging method. Contour lines were exported from Viewlog as a DXF file to ArcGIS and written out as a shapefile.
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: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 158
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Planar Distance Units: meters
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate Resolution: 0.001024
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator:
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999200
Longitude of Central Meridian: -115.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.000000
False Easting: 500000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
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: netcoal_thick_ln_tm
Entity Type Definition: Line features
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COALZONE
Attribute Definition: coal zone name
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: THICK_M
Attribute Definition: calculated thickness
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 1
Range Domain Maximum: 5
Attribute Units of Measure: metre
Attribute Measurement Resolution: 1
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability:
The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20131107
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none