1993-1994 data defines the geologic boundaries of conventional oil and gas plays for the 1995 U.S. National Oil and Gas Assessment. The dataset covers six named plays within province 19, the Eastern Great Basin. It was compiled by geologists for the assessment and published by CEOS_EXTRA in 1996.
Use Cases
- Mapping the spatial extent of the 'Late Paleozoic' play boundary for regional geologic studies.
- Analyzing the distribution of plays like 'Sevier Frontal Zone' relative to known geologic structures.
- Using the defined play boundaries as a base layer for modern resource potential assessments.
Strengths
- Defined by geologists for a national assessment, providing authoritative boundaries.
- Covers six distinct conventional plays within a specific province.
Limitations
- Data is from 1993-1994 and may not reflect current geologic understanding.
- No quantitative resource data (e.g., volumes, probabilities) is included with the boundary definitions.
- Limited to a single province (Eastern Great Basin) out of the full national assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA
- Collection Method
- Geologic mapping by geologists responsible for the province as part of the 1995 U.S. National Oil and Gas Assessment.
- Time Range
- 1993-1994
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Eastern Great Basin Province (Province 19), United States.