Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: MacCormack, K.E.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Battle Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0013

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2015_0013.zip

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset is part of the three-dimensional (3-D) hydrostratigraphic model of the Sylvan Lake sub-basin in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, central Alberta. It represents the structure top of the Battle Formation in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin. Bedrock units included in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model are derived from the Geological Framework of Alberta, a regional geological model of the province. The Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta, was clipped to the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain for integration into a multi-layer hydrostratigraphic model.
This dataset supplements Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) Open File Report 2014-10, which includes a full description of the methodology used to produce this grid.

Purpose:

To form part of the Sylvan Lake sub-basin 3-D hydrostratigraphic model, used as a framework for assigning geological information from the subsurface into groundwater flow models.

Supplemental Information: Language: In English;

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 2012

Ending Date: 2013

Currentness Reference: compilation date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -116

East Bounding Coordinate: -112

North Bounding Coordinate: 53

South Bounding Coordinate: 51

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none

Theme Keyword: 3d models

Theme Keyword: aquitard

Theme Keyword: battle formation

Theme Keyword: boreholes

Theme Keyword: geology

Theme Keyword: gis data

Theme Keyword: hydrogeology

Theme Keyword: hydrostratigraphy

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: none

Place Keyword: 82o

Place Keyword: 82p

Place Keyword: 83a

Place Keyword: 83b

Place Keyword: alberta

Place Keyword: canada

Place Keyword: red deer

Place Keyword: sylvan lake

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: AGS Information Manager

Contact Position: AGS Information Manager

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.

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit C2 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0005

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: MacCormack, K.E.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Scollard Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0006

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 201501

Title:

Three-Dimensional Hydrostratigraphic Modelling of the Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, Central Alberta

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document

Series Information:

Series Name: Open File Report

Issue Identification: OFR 2014-10

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0137-7

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0007

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0008

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Net-to-Gross Sandstone Distribution for the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0009

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0010

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0011

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Distribution of greater than or equal to 0.60 Net-to-Gross Sandstone Values Within the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0012

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: MacCormack, K.E.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Wapiti Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0014

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: MacCormack, K.E.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Lea Park Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0015

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit S2 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0016

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit C1 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0017

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of Hydrostratigraphic Unit S1 Within the Neogene-Quaternary Succession, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0018

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Upper Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0019

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Middle Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0020

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: Glombick, P.M.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Paskapoo Formation - Lower Composite Slice, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0021

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: NODATA_value for the ASCII grid is coded as -9999.

Completeness Report:

To satisfy the requirements of a numerical groundwater flow model, the top of the Battle Formation grid is extended across the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain. Where the Battle Formation is absent, grid nodes are assigned a value equal to the underlying top of the Wapiti Formation grid value plus a constant of 0.10 m.

Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:

This grid was derived from the Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta. The subsurface stratigraphic picks used as data input to create that grid are estimated to have recorded well locations within a 10 m radius of their actual locations. The cells of this grid are 400 m on each side, so any horizontal positional error will have little impact on the accuracy of the grid, considering this is a regional scale grid and not intended for local scale studies.

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Vertical Positional Accuracy Report:

For integration into the Sylvan Lake sub-basin 3-D hydrostratigraphic model, the Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta, was clipped to the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain and re-interpolated in RockWorks15. The elevation difference between the original and re-interpolated Battle Formation grid is negligible.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator

Originator: Alberta Geological Survey

Originator: Atkinson, L.A.

Originator: MacCormack, K.E.

Publication Date: 2014

Title:

Sylvan Lake Sub-Basin Hydrostratigraphic Model - Top of the Wapiti Formation, Central Alberta (Gridded data, ASCII format)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data

Series Information:

Series Name: Digital Data

Issue Identification: DIG 2015-0014

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey

Source Scale Denominator: 0

Type of Source Media: online

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 2012

Ending Date: 2013

Source Currentness Reference: compilation date

Source Citation Abbreviation: Wapiti Formation Top

Source Contribution: Elevation values used to complete the grid in areas where the Battle Formation is absent

Process Step:

Process Description:

The methodology to create this grid dataset is fully documented in AGS Open File Report 2014-10.
Modelling software used to create grid: ArcMap (grid interpolation) and RockWorks15 (deterministic alterations)
The picks detailed below were created and compiled by other authors and reported in this metadata record for user convenience.
Number of data points used: 8147
This includes all Battle Formation subsurface stratigraphic picks needed to reproduce the lateral extent of the Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta, including points that extend outside the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain.
Data type: Stratigraphic picks from published and unpublished AGS sources and the Alberta Energy Regulator corporate database.

Process Date: 2013

Process Step:

Process Description:

The Geostatistical Analyst ArcMap extension was used to interpolate the elevation value for the Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta. The following Method Report and Prediction Errors are reproduced in this metadata record for convenience to provide information about the parameters used to create the source grid, as well as the errors associated with the gridding process.
Method Report:
Method: CoKriging
Type: Ordinary
Output type: Prediction
Variogram: Semivariogram
Number of lags: 13
Lag size: 2200
Nugget: 2
Measurement error percentage: 0.1
Model type: Exponential
Range: 14000
Anisotropy: Yes
Minor range: 7000
Direction: 310
Partial sill:
Prediction Errors:
Total points: 7993
Mean: 0.01061
Root mean square error: 4.177
Mean standardized: 0.001289
Root mean square error, standardized: 0.7332
Average standard error: 5.537
Error exclusion: 0
Number of points excluded: 0
Percent error exclusion: 0.1

Process Date: 2013

Process Step:

Process Description:

Deterministic Grid Alteration Information:
The Top of Battle Formation, provided by the Geological Framework of Alberta (500 m cell-size) was resampled to a 400 m cell-size grid (i.e., the specified cell-size for the Sylvan Lake sub-basin multi-layer hydrostratigraphic model) and clipped to the model domain.
Geographic coordinates (x,y) as well as elevation data (z) were sampled at each evenly-space grid node in ArcMap for export into RockWorks15 for integration into the full hydrostratigraphic model.
Algorithm used to re-interpolate each evenly-space grid node: The Battle Formation grid was re-interpolated in RockWorks15 at a 400 m cell-size node spacing using 'closest point', where grid nodes are set equal to the value of the nearest data point.
Modelling constraints applied: Limited manual manipulation of grids was performed, except where the Battle Formation is absent.There, a constant thickness of 0.10 m was added to the z-value of the underlying grid node (Wapiti Formation) to produce a continuous Battle Formation structure top grid across the Sylvan Lake sub-basin model domain.

Process Date: 2013

Spatial Data Organization Information:

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster

Raster Object Information:

Raster Object Type: Grid Cell

Row Count: 341

Column Count: 270

Vertical Count: 1

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

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

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: row and column

Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 0

Ordinate Resolution: 0

Planar Distance Units: metres

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: Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1928

Altitude Resolution: unknown

Altitude Distance Units: metres

Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information:

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:

Grid cell values represent the structure top of the Battle Formation in the Sylvan Lake sub-basin, expressed as elevations in metres above mean sea level, Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1928. Values are floating point data type. Null data are coded '-9999'.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey

Contact Person: AGS Information Manager

Contact Position: AGS Information Manager

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: 20150413

Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey

Contact Person: AGS Information Manager

Contact Position: AGS Information Manager

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