Nevada Oil and Gas Wells, 1907-2001Nevada Oil and Gas Wells, 1907-2001 Table of Contents Identification Information Data Quality Information Spatial Data Organization Information Spatial Reference Information Entity and Attribute Information Distribution Information Metadata Reference Information IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ronald H. Hess Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publication_Date: 20011201 Title: Nevada Oil and Gas Wells, 1907-2001 Edition: 2001 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reno, Nevada Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Other_Citation_Details: Data collected as part of the Nevada Oil and Gas Well Catalog (NVOILWEL). Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Publication_Date: Title: Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Publisher: Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: This database contains the well status and location information for 742 oil and gas wells that have been drilled in Nevada since 1907. Purpose: To display and model in a GIS environment the oil and gas wells that have been drilled in Nevada. Supplemental_Information: Direct any questions about this data set to Ron Hess at (775) 784-6691 Ext. 121 or via email at rhess@unr.edu Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1907 Ending_Date: 2001 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.9995 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.9020 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.5954 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.5108 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: oil Theme_Keyword: gas Theme_Keyword: petroleum Theme_Keyword: Nevada Theme_Keyword: oil exploration Theme_Keyword: NBMG Theme_Keyword: energy resources Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Nevada Access_Constraints: Athough these data have been processed successfully on the computer system at the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata and readme files associated with this data. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology shall not be held liable for improper use of the data described and/or contained herein. By using this data you hereby agree to these conditions. Use_Constraints: Reference and acknowledge the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology or the specific author in products derived from this data. Do not reproduce for commercial purposes. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Contact_Person: Ronald. H. Hess Contact_Position: Information Systems Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178 City: Reno State_or_Province: Nevada Postal_Code: 89557-0088 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691 x121 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-784-1709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhess@unr.edu Hours_of_Service: 0730-1500 PST Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format c:\tmp\oilgas\shapefile\themedata\nvoil_01.shp Top DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Each well location, and associated attribute data, was generated from the Nevada Oil and Gas Well database using UTM coordinates that were originally taken from hand plotted locations on 1:100,000 scale maps. Logical_Consistency_Report: Point features present. Completeness_Report: Wells reported as being drilled at time of publication. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Original UTM coordinates of wells taken from hand plotted 1:100,000 scale USGS topographic maps and entered into the Nevada Oil and Gas Well databse. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: NA Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ronald H. Hess Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publication_Date: 20011101 Title: NVOILWEL Edition: 2001 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reno, Nevada Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Other_Citation_Details: Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Oil and Gas Wells database, 1907-2001, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, CD-ROM Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Publication_Date: Title: Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Publisher: Online_Linkage: Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1097 Ending_Date: 2001 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NVOILWEL Source_Contribution: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ronald H. Hess Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publication_Date: 20011101 Title: NVOILWEL Edition: 2001 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reno, Nevada Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Other_Citation_Details: Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Oil and Gas Wells database, 1907-2001, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, CD-ROM Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Publication_Date: Title: Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Publisher: Online_Linkage: Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1097 Ending_Date: 2001 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NVOILWEL Source_Contribution: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ronald H. Hess Originator: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publication_Date: 20011101 Title: NVOILWEL Edition: 2001 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reno, Nevada Publisher: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Other_Citation_Details: Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Oil and Gas Wells database, 1907-2001, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, CD-ROM Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Publication_Date: Title: Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Publisher: Online_Linkage: Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1907 Ending_Date: 2001 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NVOILWEL Source_Contribution: Process_Step: Process_Description: Well locations were plotted on 1:100,000 scale paper maps, UTM locations were taken from these maps and enetered into the NVOILWEL database. A point coverage, including attribute data from NVOILWEL, was generated in ARCVIEW and converted to shapefile format. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NVOILWEL Process_Date: 2001 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: NVOILWEL Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Contact_Person: Ron Hess Contact_Position: Information Systems Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178 City: Reno State_or_Province: Nevada Postal_Code: 89557-0088 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691 x121 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-784-1709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhess@unr.edu Hours_of_Service: 0730-1500 PST Top SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 742 Top SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 11 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -117.000000 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: Ordinate_Resolution: Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Top ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: API: American Petroleum Institute ID number County: County name Permit: State permit number Operator: Company that drilled or currently operates well Well: Well name S: Section number T: Township R: Range Partsect: Quarter section location Distfromli: Distance from section line in feet Permit_iss: Drilling Permit issue date Compl_date: Date well completed Td: Total depth drilled Elevation: Elevation of well in feet Tops: Geologic tops and markers in feet from surface Tests: Listing of DSTs and intervals tested Logs: Listing of logs and intervals available at NBMG Samples: Listing of samples available at NBMG Show: Shows noted for well Conf: Confidential Status Plot: Legend field for plotting wells Status: Current status of well Oil_field: Name of oil field UTMN: UTM northing, zone 11, NAD27, meters UTME: UTM easting, zone 11, NAD 27, meters Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Top DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Contact_Person: Charlotte Stock Contact_Position: Publication Sales Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178 City: Reno State_or_Province: Nevada Postal_Code: 89557-0088 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691 x132 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-784-1709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nbmgsales@unr.edu or via the web at http Hours_of_Service: 0730-1500 PST Resource_Description: The dataset contains 742 oil and gas well locations in Nevada with associated attribute data. Distribution_Liability: Requestor hereby releases the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, their agents, consultants, contractors or employees from any and all claims, actions, or causes of action for damages including, but not limited to any costs of recovering, reprogramming or reproducing any programs or data stored in or used with this data, damage to property, damages for personal injury or for any lost profits, lost savings, or other special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this data, even if said parties have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Requestor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, their agents, consultants, contractors and employees from any and all liability claims or damages to any person arising from or connected with the use of this data. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name:Shapefile or dBase file Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CDROM Recording_Format: Compatibility_Information: ARCVIEW 3.2a, other software that can import shapefiles Fees: Contact for price Ordering_Instructions: Top METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION Metadata_Date: Dec. 4, 2001 Metadata_Review_Date: Dec. 4, 2001 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Contact_Person: Ronald H. Hess Contact_Position: Information Systems Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178 City: Reno State_or_Province: Nevada Postal_Code: 89557-0088 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 775-784-6691 x121 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 775-784-1709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rhess@unr.edu Hours_of_Service: 0730-1500 PST Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Top