1995 National Oil and Gas Assessment Cells for Salton Trough Province

1994 cell maps display oil and gas exploration maturity and production types across quarter-mile cells in the Salton Trough Province. The data was created by the USGS using well information current as of December 1990. It illustrates the distribution of oil-producing, gas-producing, or dry wells within defined plays.

Use Cases

• Classify quarter-mile cells as oil-producing, gas-producing, both, or dry based on well data.
• Analyze exploration maturity and production type distribution across different oil and gas plays.
• Map spatial patterns of hydrocarbon production within the Salton Trough geological province.
• Study the relationship between play type (listed by number and name) and cell production codes.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined geological province (Salton Trough) with multiple oil and gas plays.
• Spatial resolution is standardized at quarter-mile (1/4-mile) cells for consistent analysis.
• Source data integrated from a comprehensive commercial well database (PI WHCS).

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with well information current only as of December 1990.
• The proprietary source data is not included, limiting traceability to original well records.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for volume assessment.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), derived from the Petroleum Information (PI) Well History Control System (WHCS).

Collection Method

Well data retrieved from proprietary WHCS database and aggregated into coded quarter-mile cell maps.

Time Range

Well data current as of 1990; assessment and maps created in 1994 for the 1995 National Assessment.

Freshness

Static historical snapshot; last updated 1990-12-01.

Geography

Salton Trough Province (Province 16) within the United States.