Devonian Petroleum System Line Features for Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Geospatial line features represent the Devonian petroleum system within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. This data originates from archived digital files created by the Alberta Geological Survey in the mid-1990s and was later edited and attributed in 2005-06. It is part of a GIS collection supporting the Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.

Use Cases

• Map hydrocarbon migration pathways using line features representing the petroleum system.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between Devonian source rocks and reservoirs using attributed geospatial data.
• Integrate these line features with other geological shapefiles from the Atlas for basin-scale analysis.

Strengths

• Data is part of an authoritative Geological Atlas reference volume.
• Features were edited and attributed in 2005-06 to consolidate data into single files by feature type.

Limitations

• Data is derived from archived digital files created in the mid-1990s, potentially lacking modern precision.
• Specific row counts, column details, and spatial extents are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

Alberta Geological Survey, Government of Alberta.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Data creation mid-1990s, editing 2005-06.

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-03-04, but underlying data is from mid-1990s with 2005-06 edits.

Geography

Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.