1995 Uinta-Piceance Basin Oil and Gas Production Quarter-Mile Cell Map

Quarter-mile cell maps illustrate exploration maturity and production types for oil and gas plays within the Uinta-Piceance Basin Province. The U.S. Geological Survey created these maps in 1994 using well data current as of December 1990. Cell codes represent whether wells within each square are predominantly oil-producing, gas-producing, both, or dry.

Use Cases

• Classify cell production type (oil, gas, both, dry) across 20 listed plays for spatial pattern analysis.
• Analyze the distribution of conventional versus continuous (tight gas) or coalbed gas plays using play number and type.
• Map exploration maturity by correlating cell density and production codes within defined province boundaries.
• Study historical well activity from 1990 as a baseline for regional energy resource assessments.

Strengths

• Covers 20 distinct oil and gas plays within a major U.S. basin province.
• Data derived from a comprehensive commercial well database (Petroleum Information WHCS).
• Provides a standardized quarter-mile cell grid for consistent spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Underlying well data is over 30 years old (current as of December 1990), limiting contemporary relevance.
• No proprietary well data is included, only aggregated cell codes, restricting detailed well-level analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and spatial resolution beyond quarter-mile cells are unknown.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), part of the 1995 National Oil and Gas Assessment.

Collection Method

Cells created as a graphic solution using aggregated data from the proprietary Petroleum Information Well History Control System (WHCS).

Time Range

Well data current as of 1990-12-01; maps created in 1994.

Freshness

1990-12-01

Geography

Uinta - Piceance Basin Province (Province 20) in the United States.