Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Cheng, Y.
Originator: Mack, T.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Publication Date: 201307
Title: Alberta Shale Report: Outlines of Evaluated Shale and Siltstone Units (GIS data, polygon features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2013-0024
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2013_0024.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This dataset contains the outlines of the evaluated areas for shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons in Alberta from the Energy Resources Conservation Board/Alberta Geological Survey Open File Report 2012-06. These evaluated areas are for the following units:

- Duvernay Formation,

- Muskwa Formation,

- Montney Formation,

- Basal Banff/Exshaw study area,

- North Nordegg study area, and

- Wilrich Member.

For information on the extent and characteristics of the shale and siltstone units and the overall resource assessment approach see Energy Resources Conservation Board/Alberta Geological Survey Open File Report 2012-06.

Purpose: To provide the public with estimates of hydrocarbon resources in place.
Supplemental Information: Language: In English;
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2010
Ending Date: 2012
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120
East Bounding Coordinate: -110.004959
North Bounding Coordinate: 60.000193
South Bounding Coordinate: 48.996929
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: duvernay formation
Theme Keyword: exshaw formation
Theme Keyword: montney formation
Theme Keyword: muskwa formation
Theme Keyword: natural gas
Theme Keyword: nordegg member
Theme Keyword: resource assessment
Theme Keyword: shale
Theme Keyword: shale gas
Theme Keyword: siltstone
Theme Keyword: wilrich member
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: 73m
Place Keyword: 74d
Place Keyword: 74e
Place Keyword: 74l
Place Keyword: 74m
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: 83m
Place Keyword: 83n
Place Keyword: 83o
Place Keyword: 83p
Place Keyword: 84a
Place Keyword: 84b
Place Keyword: 84c
Place Keyword: 84d
Place Keyword: 84e
Place Keyword: 84f
Place Keyword: 84g
Place Keyword: 84h
Place Keyword: 84i
Place Keyword: 84j
Place Keyword: 84k
Place Keyword: 84l
Place Keyword: 84m
Place Keyword: 84n
Place Keyword: 84o
Place Keyword: 84p
Place Keyword: alberta
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: G.J. Prior and R. Elgr compiled and edited the data for 1 000 000 scale.
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Cheng, Y.
Originator: Mack, T.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Publication Date: 20121105
Title: Summary of Alberta's Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resource Potential
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2012-06
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0082-0
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Lyster, S.
Publication Date: 201306
Title: Quantification of Uncertainty in Shale Gas Resources
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2013-13
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0108-7
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Cheng, Y.
Originator: Mack, T.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Publication Date: 201307
Title:
Alberta Shale Report: Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resources of Alberta (tabular data, tab-delimited format, to accompany Open File Report 2012-06)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2013-0023
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:
The polygons are not topologically correct due to the fact that they denote geologic units at different depths.
Completeness Report:
This dataset only includes those shale and siltstone units that were evaluated for the original hydrocarbons in place for Energy Resources Conservation Board/Alberta Geological Survey Open File Report 2012-06. Other units were included in that report but were not quantitatively assessed; therefore, they are omitted from this dataset.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Cheng, Y.
Originator: Mack, T.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Publication Date: 20121105
Title: Summary of Alberta's Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resource Potential
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2012-06
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0082-0
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2009
Ending Date: 2012
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: OFR 2012-06
Source Contribution: geological information of the assessed areas
Process Step:
Process Description:

To produce the outlines of shale and siltstone units for evaluation, the depositional and erosional extents of the units were modified to only include the areas that are

1. within the borders of Alberta,

2. not within the disturbed belt of the Rocky Mountains, and

3. in the areas where sample data were available.

Process Date: 2012
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
Point and Vector Object Count: 6
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Latitude Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude Resolution: 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: shalegas_fms_py_ll.dbf
Entity Type Definition: Polygon attribute table
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shale_Unit
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Definition: Name of the formation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Figure_Ref
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Definition: Associated figure number
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Report_Ref
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Definition: Associated open file report
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