Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Atkinson, L.A.
Originator: Pana, C.
Publication Date: 2019
Title:
3D Geological Model of Coal Zones in Central and Southern Alberta (methodology, model, dataset, multiple files)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: various
Series Information:
Series Name: Model
Issue Identification: MOD 2017-04
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://ags.aer.ca/document/DIG/MOD_2017_04.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This is a 3D geological model of coal zones within the Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene succession in central and southern Alberta. This model package consists of data in several file formats:

- a deconstructed model dataset composed of Esri format grids and shapefiles;

- a Petrel project;

- an iMOD model dataset; and

- a text file of stratigraphic picks used to create the model.

This is a provincial scale dataset and is not intended for local scale studies.

The data are in 10 degree Transverse Mercator, NAD83 projection. Methods used to create the model and more information about these data are included in the accompanying methodology report: 3D Geological Model of Coal Zones in Alberta - Methodology.

This model updates our understanding of coal zones in central and southern Alberta. The following coal zones are modelled and labelled with the corresponding names:

1. Ardley coal zone

2. Carbon-Thompson coal zone

3. Daly / Weaver / Garden Plain coal zone

4. Wayne / Rockyford Standard coal zone

5. Basal Drumheller coal zone

6. Lethbridge coal zone

7. Taber coal zone

8. Mackay coal zone

The model was created in Petrel and then exported in non-proprietary formats for use in other software.

Purpose:
To integrate our understanding of coal zones in central and southern Alberta into a 3D geological model.
Supplemental Information: Language: In English;
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20160901
Ending Date: 20170731
Currentness Reference: compilation date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120
East Bounding Coordinate: -110
North Bounding Coordinate: 56
South Bounding Coordinate: 49
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: 3d models
Theme Keyword: coal zone
Theme Keyword: geology
Theme Keyword: paleogene
Theme Keyword: subsurface
Theme Keyword: upper cretaceous
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: 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: alberta
Place Keyword: canada
Place Keyword: central alberta
Place Keyword: southern alberta
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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 Quality Information:
Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report: Attribute accuracy information accompanies the tabular dataset in a file named: Data_quality.txt.
Logical Consistency Report:
Information about the data used to create the model is contained in the accompanying report: 3D Geological Model of Coal Zones in Southern and Central Alberta − Methodology.
Completeness Report:
Information about the data used to create the model is contained in the accompanying report: 3D Geological Model of Coal Zones in Southern and Central Alberta − Methodology.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Horizontal positional accuracy information accompanies the tabular dataset in a file named: Data_quality.txt.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report:
Vertical positional accuracy information accompanies the tabular dataset in a file named: Data_quality.txt.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
All steps followed to gather information and then construct the 3D coal model are contained in the accompanying report: 3D Geological Model of Coal Zones in Southern and Central Alberta − Methodology.
Process Date: 20170615
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: MOD_2017_04_3D_coal_zone_model_stratigraphic_picks.txt
Entity Type Definition: Stratigraphic pick data used to create the 3D model of coal zones in central and southern Alberta.
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Well_identifier
Attribute Definition:
Unique identifier for the well. Most data points are identified with a sixteen digit alphanumeric UWI. CH denotes coal holes and WW denotes water wells.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: E_10TM83
Attribute Definition: Easting of the pick in 10 TM, NAD83, central meridian -115º, x values.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 239985.01
Range Domain Maximum: 861264.19
Attribute Units of Measure: m
Attribute:
Attribute Label: N_10TM83
Attribute Definition: Northing of the pick in 10 TM, NAD83, central meridian -115º, y values.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 5432351.64
Range Domain Maximum: 6105588.03
Attribute Units of Measure: m
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EL_MASL28
Attribute Definition: Elevation, metres above sea level, Canadian Geodectic Vertical Datum of 1928. [m]
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: -803.5
Range Domain Maximum: 1234.4
Attribute Units of Measure: m
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Coal_zone
Attribute Definition:
The name of the coal zone that the stratigraphic pick was assigned to. See Coal_zones.txt for a description of the coal zone names.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Ardley base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Ardley coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Ardley top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Ardley coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Basal Drumheller base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Basal Base of the Basal Drumheller coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Basal Drumheller top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Basal Drumheller coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Carbon-Thompson base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Carbon-Thompson coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Carbon-Thompson top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Carbon-Thompson coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Daly / Weaver / Garden Plain base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the equivalent Daly, Weaver and Garden Plain coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Daly / Weaver / Garden Plain top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the equivalent Daly, Weaver and Garden Plain coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lethbridge base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Lethbridge coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lethbridge top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Lethbridge coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Mackay base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Mackay coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Mackay top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Mackay coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Taber base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Taber coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Taber top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Taber coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Wayne / Rockyford Standard base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the equivalent Wayne and Rockyford Standard coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Wayne / Rockyford Standard top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the equivalent Wayne and Rockyford Standard coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Data_source
Attribute Definition: The name of the source of the data. See Data_sources.txt for a full reference for the sources.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Data derived from Alberta Geological Survey data holdings.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: ESR-2002-06
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Beaton, A.P., Pana, C., Chen, D., Wynne, D.A. and Langenberg, C.W. (2002): Coalbed methane potential of Upper Cretaceous-Tertiary strata, Alberta Plains; Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, EUB/AGS Earth Sciences Report 2002-06, 85 p.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Publisher
Attribute Definition: The name of the publisher of this data set.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Coal_zones.txt
Entity Type Definition: Coal zone names and descriptions
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Coal_zone
Attribute Definition: Name of the coal zone
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Ardley base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Ardley coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Ardley top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Ardley coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Basal Drumheller base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Basal Base of the Basal Drumheller coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Basal Drumheller top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Basal Drumheller coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Carbon-Thompson base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Carbon-Thompson coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Carbon-Thompson top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Carbon-Thompson coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Daly / Weaver / Garden Plain base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the equivalent Daly, Weaver and Garden Plain coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Daly / Weaver / Garden Plain top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the equivalent Daly, Weaver and Garden Plain coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lethbridge base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Lethbridge coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lethbridge top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Lethbridge coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Mackay base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Mackay coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Mackay top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Mackay coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Taber base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the Taber coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Taber top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the Taber coal zone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Wayne / Rockyford Standard base
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Base of the equivalent Wayne and Rockyford Standard coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Wayne / Rockyford Standard top
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top of the equivalent Wayne and Rockyford Standard coal zones.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Description
Attribute Definition: Description of the coal zone
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Data_sources.txt
Entity Type Definition: Sources of the data used to build the 3D model of coal zones in central and southern Alberta
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Data_source
Attribute Definition: Name of the data source.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Data derived from Alberta Geological Survey data holdings.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: ESR-2002-06
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Beaton, A.P., Pana, C., Chen, D., Wynne, D.A. and Langenberg, C.W. (2002): Coalbed methane potential of Upper Cretaceous-Tertiary strata, Alberta Plains; Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, EUB/AGS Earth Sciences Report 2002-06, 85 p.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Full_reference
Attribute Definition: Reference or description of the data source.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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: 20190221
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) 638-4491
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1459
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.
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Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none