Abstract: Alberta Geological Survey created a coal and coalbed methane (CBM) database to capture and manage CBM data. The database compiles different sources and contains information on 7923 wells (15,200 formation picks, 37,357 coal picks, 495 coal analyses and 363 vitrinite reflectance measurements). From this parent dataset, individual coal zone was evaluated. This record describes the Drumheller Coal Zone's calculated gas content.
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          Alberta Geological Survey
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          AGS Information Manager
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                  (780) 638-4491
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                  (780) 422-1918
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                  Alberta Energy Regulator
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                  4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
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                  4999-98 Avenue NW
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                  Edmonton
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                  Alberta
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                  T6B 2X3
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                  Canada
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                  AGS-Info@aer.ca
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      2016-03-29
  Metadata standard name: 
      North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata (NAP-Metadata)
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      ISO 19115-1.1
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Spatial representation info:

Vector spatial representation: Geometric objects: Geometric objects: Geometric object type: Geometric object type code: curve Geometric object count: 100
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Reference system info:

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Reference system info:

Reference system: Reference system identifier: RS Identifier: Code: EPSG:3400 Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/ Version: 8.4.1
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Reference system info:

xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/65f8b220-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: North American Datum 1983
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Reference system info:

xlink: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/c3895520-95ed-11e0-aa80-0800200c9a66 title: Geodetic Reference System 1980
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Identification info:

Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: CBM Potential of the Alberta Plains - Calculated Gas Content of the Drumheller Coal Zone (GIS dataset) Date: Date: Date: 2009-07-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Energy Resources Conservation Board Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Berhane, H. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta, Canada Role: Role code: publisher Presentation form: Presentation form code: mapDigital Series: Series: Name: Digital Data Issue identification: DIG 2009-0052 Abstract: Alberta Geological Survey created a coal and coalbed methane (CBM) database to capture and manage CBM data. The database compiles different sources and contains information on 7923 wells (15,200 formation picks, 37,357 coal picks, 495 coal analyses and 363 vitrinite reflectance measurements). From this parent dataset, individual coal zone was evaluated. This record describes the Drumheller Coal Zone's calculated gas content. Purpose: To evaluate coalbed methane potential in the Alberta Plains area. In addition, to ensure the data are publicly available to government and industry for coal and CBM studies. Status: Progress code: completed Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Position name: AGS Information Manager Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (780) 638-4491 Facsimile: (780) 422-1918 Address: Address: Delivery point: Alberta Energy Regulator Delivery point: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building Delivery point: 4999-98 Avenue NW City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta Postal code: T6B 2X3 Country: Canada Electronic mail address: AGS-Info@aer.ca Hours of service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: cbm Keyword: coal Keyword: coal zone Keyword: coalbed methane Keyword: drumheller coal zone Keyword: gas content Keyword: gis data Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: none Date: unknown Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: 72e Keyword: 72l Keyword: 72m Keyword: 73d Keyword: 73e Keyword: 73l Keyword: 73m Keyword: 82g Keyword: 82h Keyword: 82i Keyword: 82j Keyword: 82n Keyword: 82o Keyword: 82p Keyword: 83a Keyword: 83b Keyword: 83c Keyword: 83d Keyword: 83e Keyword: 83f Keyword: 83g Keyword: 83h Keyword: 83i Keyword: 83j Keyword: 83k Keyword: 83l Keyword: 83m Keyword: 83n Keyword: 83o Keyword: 83p Keyword: alberta Keyword: alberta plains Keyword: canada Type: Keyword type code: place Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Date: unknown Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Access Constraints: Public Use Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta. Distribution Liability: The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product. Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Tour of the Highvale Open Pit Coal Mine June 2, 1985 CIM-CSPG Conference Date: Date: Date: 1985-01-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Research Council Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Fenton, M.M. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Langenberg, C.W. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Jones, J.F. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Trudell, M.R. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Pawlowicz, J.G. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Tapics, J.A. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Nikols, D.J. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta, Canada Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://ags.aer.ca/ Role: Role code: publisher Presentation form: Presentation form code: documentDigital Series: Series: Name: Open File Report Issue identification: OFR 1985-07 Other citation details: Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Regional Evaluation of the Coal Bed Methane Potential in the Plains and Foothills of Alberta, Stratigraphy and Rank Study Date: Date: Date: 1999-01-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Rottenfusser, B. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Langenberg, C.W. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Mandryk, G.B. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Richardson, R.J.H. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Fildes, B.J. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Olic, J. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Stewart, S.A. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Eccles, D.R. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Evans, C. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Spelrem, M. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Sprecher, B. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Brulotte, M. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Gentzis, T. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Wynne, D.A. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Yuan, L.P. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta, Canada Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://ags.aer.ca/ Role: Role code: publisher Presentation form: Presentation form code: documentDigital Series: Series: Name: Special Report Issue identification: SPE 007 Other citation details: Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: Production Potential of Coalbed Methane Resources in Alberta Date: Date: Date: 2003-01-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Beaton, A.P. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta, Canada Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://ags.aer.ca/ Role: Role code: publisher Presentation form: Presentation form code: documentDigital Series: Series: Name: Earth Sciences Report Issue identification: ESR 2003-03 Other citation details: Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: CBM - Coal Database for the Alberta Plains Area Date: Date: Date: 2003-01-01 Date type: Date type code: publication Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Wynne, D.A. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Beaton, A.P. Role: Role code: originator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta, Canada Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: http://ags.aer.ca/ Role: Role code: publisher Presentation form: Presentation form code: documentDigital Series: Series: Name: Digital Data Issue identification: DIG 2003-0001 Other citation details: Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Spatial representation type: Spatial representation type code: vector Language: eng; CAN Topic category: Topic category code: geoscientificInformation Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -119.650086 East bound longitude: -109.273864 South bound latitude: 48.927595 North bound latitude: 55.406079 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Description: ground condition Begin date: 2002-01-01 End date: 2005-01-01 Supplemental Information: In English. Details of stratigraphy, evaluation procedures and other technical information can be found in Alberta Geological Survey Earth Sciences reports 2002-06 and 2003-03.
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Content info:

Feature catalogue description: Included with dataset: false Feature catalogue citation: Citation: Title: Entity and Attribute Information Date: Other citation details: Detailed Entity and Attribute information is provided with the dataset, formatted as Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
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DISTRIBUTION INFO:

Distribution: Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Position name: AGS Information Manager Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (780) 638-4491 Facsimile: (780) 422-1918 Address: Address: Delivery point: Alberta Energy Regulator Delivery point: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building Delivery point: 4999-98 Avenue NW City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta Postal code: T6B 2X3 Country: Canada Electronic mail address: AGS-Info@aer.ca Hours of service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Role: Role code: distributor Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/DIG/DIG_2009_0052.zip Name: SHP
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Data quality info:

Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Completeness commission: Result: unknown Report: Completeness omission: Evaluation method description: Contours are generated from gridded surface without applying any smooth function. They are continuous and clipped with the coal zone boundary Result: unknown Report: Conceptual consistency: Measure description: Calculated gas content shapefile is generated from gridded surface using the CBM dataset (Alberta Geological Survey DIG 2003-001). Result: unknown Lineage: Lineage: Statement: Contours are generated from gridded surface without applying any smooth function. They are continuous and clipped with the coal zone boundary Process step: Process step: Description: The calculated depth to top values were extracted from Viewlog and used to calculate the gas content using the following formula: Gas content dry, ash-free basis (daf)was calculated for the coal zone using the equations: 1) For depth to top > 200 m: gas concentration (cc/g, daf)=Lv x (depth x grad)/(depth x grad)+(Lp x 0.70) and 2) For depth to top < 200 m: gas concentration (cc/g, daf)=Lv x (depth x grad)/(depth x grad)+(Lp x 0.40) where Lv is Langmuir volume (cc/g, daf) and Lp is Langmuir pressure (Mpa), both obtained from isotherm analyses; depth is depth to top of coal zone (m); grad is pressure gradient (Mpa); daf is dry, ash free basis; and 0.70 and 0.40 are gas saturation values. Saturation percent determined by comparing gas adsorption capacity (langmuir parameters) to measured desorbed gas content. Note: Langmuir volume and pressure were determined by laboratory analysis on Alberta coal samples from each coal zone in question according to Langmuir, I.: “The Adsorption of Gases on Plane Surfaces of Glass, Mica, and Platinum,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 40 (1918) pp. 1,361-1,403. From the above calculations, a gas content estimate (cc of gas per g of coal) on a dry, ash-free basis for the Drumheller coal zone was generated. Results were gridded and contoured in Viewlog using its Simple Kriging method. Contour lines were exported from Viewlog as a DXF file. This was then imported into ArcGIS and exported as a shapefile. Date and time: 2002-01-01T00:00:00
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Metadata constraints:

Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: none
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Metadata maintenance:

Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: unknown Maintenance note: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadatastandard version FGDC-STD-001-1998 using the January 2013 version of the FGDC CSDGM to ISO 19115-2 transform. Metadata author: Responsible party: Organisation name: Alberta Geological Survey Position name: AGS Information Manager Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (780) 638-4491 Facsimile: (780) 422-1918 Address: Address: Delivery point: Alberta Energy Regulator Delivery point: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building Delivery point: 4999-98 Avenue NW City: Edmonton Administrative area: Alberta Postal code: T6B 2X3 Country: Canada Electronic mail address: AGS-Info@aer.ca Hours of service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Role: Role code: custodian
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