2008 Downloadable GIS Data U. S. Geological Survey Denver, CO Biewick, Laura R.H. 2008 Digital Maps U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-069-Q Denver, Colorado U.S. Geological Survey https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-069/dds-069-q/ Biewick, Laura R https://doi.org/10.5066/P13NZURP A cells polygon feature class was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to illustrate the degree of exploration, type of production, and distribution of production in the State of Kentucky. Each cell represents a quarter-mile square of the land surface, and the cells are coded to represent whether the wells included within the cell are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both oil and gas-producing, or the type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown or dry. Data were retrieved from the Kentucky Oil and Gas Well Records database and saved as a shapefile of oil and gas well locations for Kentucky. Cells were developed as a graphic solution to overcome the problem of displaying proprietary well data. No proprietary data are displayed or included in the cell maps. The data are current as of 2005. This Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset was created to display present and past oil and gas production in the United States, as well as the location and intensity of exploratory drilling outside producing areas. This map compilation is an updated version of the USGS map that was published by Mast and others (1998). This product differs from other oil and gas maps of the United States in the following ways: (1) the oil and gas data sources are current as of 2004 through 2006, (2) base cartographic reference data are included, using the USGS National Map and a World Shaded Relief map service from the ESRI geography network, (3) an internet map service is available online, (4) Alaska oil and gas data are included. To construct this map, digital data were used from more than 3 million wells in IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, current through 10/1/2005. In some areas, the PI/Dwights data tend not to be complete, particularly for pre-1920 production. IHS data was supplemented with state wells databases for Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio, (current as of 2004 to 2006). 1866 2005 data retrieval date is 2005 Complete As needed -89.337488 -81.985763 39.089982 36.502253 Gateway to the Earth draft 9 28-Jun-2002 Natural gas resources Oil shale resources Oil sand resources Coalbed methane resources Economic geology ArcIMS Metadata Server Theme Codes geoscientificInformation economy environment USGS Energy Program Themes Thesaurus Impacts of Energy Production Coalbed Methane Sedimentary Basin Oil and Natural Gas Energy Resources Earth Science Natural Resources U.S. Geological Survey USGS Geology Natural Gas Petroleum Oil Gas Oil and Gas Exploration Oil and Gas Production None OIL WELL GAS WELL PETROLEUM LOCATION EnergyResourceActivities oilgas historicalproduction None U.S. United States North America Kentucky KY Board of Geographic Names USA United States of America None KENTUCKY APPALACHIAN BASIN CINCINNATI ARCH ILLINOIS BASIN JACKSON PURCHASE None PALEOZOIC USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:664b5d86d34e1955f5a47206 None. This database may not be distributed in whole or in part without acknowledgement of the Kentucky Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey. U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project mailing and physical

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Denver CO 80225 USA 1-888-275-8747 datamgt@usgs.gov https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/664b5d86d34e1955f5a47206?f=__disk__91%2F33%2Fc3%2F9133c30e2357089fc1cfce72b288dbc6e8327ab2 Thumbnail view of Kentucky State oil and gas cells JPEG Kentucky Geological Survey Oil and Gas Well Records Database. To aggregate well data into quarter-mile cells, oil and gas well data were run through an Arc Macro Language (AML) program written by L.R.H. Biewick, S. Weiler, and C.C. Skinner. Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 https://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/oilgasmap.htm and https The accuracy of the cells, as created by the Arc Macro Language (AML) program of L.R.H. Biewick, S. Weiler and C.C. Skinner, depends upon the accuracy of the locatable oil and gas wells GIS data layer from the Kentucky Geological Survey. For the USGS map compilation showing Areas of Historical Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States, the assumption was made that the data from the Kentucky Geological Survey were of sufficient accuracy for such a national-scale analysis. The cells were defined using the 2005 well data from the Kentucky Geological Survey (KGS). The KGS database contains over 97,000 wells, which is the most complete well database available for the State of Kentucky. A visual comparison was made using a sampling of cell locations and cell attributes with well locations and attributes. The horizontal positional accuracy of the Kentucky oil and gas well locations is a function of the quality of map data available at the Kentucky Geological Survey. Historic well location maps and literature that do not meet current standards are often used in conjunction with modern topographic maps to determine a location. Beginning with the adoption of KRS 353 in 1960, a well location plat prepared by a licensed land surveyor is required to be submitted with an application for a permit to drill a well. Most locations have not been field checked. Not applicable. Energy and Minerals Section, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky 20050510 version 10 vector digital data Kentucky Oil and Gas Well Data, NAD 83 Version 10 Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky Geological Survey online 2005 shapefile date kyog83v10 Kentucky oil and gas well data https://kgsweb.uky.edu/DataSearching/oilsearch.asp. 20060309 Kentucky Geological Survey Brandon C. Nuttall Geologist mailing address

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Lexington KY 40506-0107 USA 859-257-5500 859-257-1147 bnuttall@uky.edu 8 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, except University holidays E-mail preferred The shapefile was brought into ArcMap and the attribute wellsymb was populated based on the production information provided in the KGS wells shapefile. The shapefile was converted to a coverage to create quarter-mile cells using AML programs that were written by the USGS. This program aggregated and converted the 2005 Kentucky oil and gas well data into quarter-mile cells and latitude-longitude points that represent the center-points of the quarter-mile cells. The Kentucky cells were then assigned an attribute based on the type of production of the wells located within the cell. 2006 U.S. Geological Survey, Central Energy Resources Team Laura R.H. Biewick Geologist / GIS Coordinator mailing and physical address

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Denver Colorado 80225 USA 303-236-7773 datamgt@usgs.gov Vector G-polygon 0.000001 0.000001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 kycells05g Polygon attribute table U.S. Geological Survey CC83XCOORD Center-cell X-coordinate U.S. Geological Survey -89.337488 -81.985763 decimal degrees CC83YCOORD Center-cell Y-coordinate U.S. Geological Survey 36.502253 39.089982 decimal degrees CELLSYMB Production Status U.S. Geological Survey 1 Cell contains at least one productive oil well, but no productive gas wells (green). USGS 2 Cell contains at least one productive gas well, but no productive oil wells (red). USGS 3 Cell contains at least one productive oil well and at least one productive gas well or one well producing both oil and gas (gold). USGS 4 The type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown, or the wells within the cell had no production (charcoal). USGS U.S. Geological Survey GS ScienceBase mailing and physical

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Denver CO 80225 United States 1-888-275-8747 sciencebase@usgs.gov Downloadable Data Send email to datamgt@usgs.gov or call the USGS Central Energy Team main office at 303-236-1644. Requires software that reads GIS data. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Shapefile https://doi.org/10.5066/P13NZURP 20240520 20071217 U.S. Geological Survey - CERSC Data Management Services Project mailing and physical

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Denver CO 80225 USA 1-888-275-8747 datamgt@usgs.gov FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time https://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile