Devonian-Mississippian Petroleum System Geospatial Features

Shapefiles map petroleum generation and migration pathways within a major Canadian sedimentary basin. Data originates from the Alberta Geological Survey's mid-1990s digital archives, later edited and attributed in 2005-06. This collection represents Figure 14 from the Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Use Cases

• Model hydrocarbon migration pathways using line features representing fluid flow.
• Analyze spatial relationships between source rocks and reservoirs within the petroleum system boundaries.
• Integrate system boundaries and features with other geological layers for basin-scale analysis.

Strengths

• Data consolidated into single files by feature type for easier management.
• Features were corrected and attributed during a 2005-06 editing process.

Limitations

• Original digital files were created in the mid-1990s, potentially using outdated methods.
• Specific row counts and spatial resolution for line features are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Alberta Geological Survey, Government of Alberta.

Collection Method

Shapefiles produced from archived digital files, then edited to correct and attribute data.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.