From the site: "The AAPG, under the direction and guidance of the GIS Publications Committee and AAPG Datapages, is building a GIS / spatial library comprised of peer-reviewed Global Framework, Geothematic and Geographic themed projects. The project files are free to the public and can be downloaded from this GIS Open Files page. Other project files are available through the subscription-based GIS-UDRIL program within AAPG Datapages." Downloads include maps of Sedimentary Basins of the World, Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the World, and Source Rocks of the World.
An Assessment of the Oil Resource Base of the United States, Oil Resources Panel, October 1992
From the site: "This tabular data set represents the mean annual natural groundwater recharge, in millimeters, compiled for every MRB_E2RF1catchment of selected Major River Basins (MRBs, Crawford and others, 2006). The source data set is Estimated Mean Annual Natural Ground-Water Recharge in the Conterminous United States (Wolock, 2003). The MRB_E2RF1 catchments are based on a modified version of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) ERF1_2 and include enhancements to support national and regional-scale surface-water quality modeling (Nolan and others, 2002; Brakebill and others, 2011). This tabular data set was created and used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) specifically to estimate the mean annual natural groundwater recharge, in millimeters, per watershed segment in the application of the national SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) model . The SPARROW model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and stream transport. The model empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in streams, and quantifies uncertainties in these estimates based on model coefficient error and unexplained variability in the observed data."
Downloadable data depicting the average annual runoff in the United States from 1951 to 1980; could help to understand and/or predict current and future effects and patterns.
The E3 initiative is designed to help you thrive in a new business era focused on sustainability and, working together, to promote sustainable manufacturing and economic growth throughout the United States. Within the E3 framework, we can: - Drive Innovation - Increase Manufacturing Productivity - Boost Local Economies - Reduce Environmental Impacts - Foster Development - Conserve Energy and Resources This website provides information and tools for E3, including fact sheets, contacts, and calculators.
From the site: "This dataset has two purposes: to provide users with a comprehensive set of geospatial characteristics for a large number of gaged watersheds, particularly for gages with long flow record; and to provide a determination of which of those watersheds represent hydrologic conditions which are least disturbed by human influences ("reference gages"), compared to other watersheds within 12 major ecoregions. Identifying reference gages serves important research goals: for example identifying conditions or goals for stream restoration, climate change studies, and more."
GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF THE TAR SAND TRIANGLE, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH
.csv file consisting of the water well temperature and water table elevation for wells in the State of Hawaii. Data source, Hawaii Commission of Water Resources Management.
From the site: "NHDPlus is a geo-spatial, hydrologic framework dataset envisioned by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA Office of Water, assisted by the US Geological Survey, has supported the development of NHDPlus to enhance the EPA Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results (WATERS) activities and the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program's SPARROW modeling. Since its first release in 2006, NHDPlus has been made available by EPA to the wider water resources community and has been used for many diverse applications inside and outside of EPA and USGS." The site includes data downloads regarding the geospatial hydrologic framework of the United States.
From the site: "[L]inks to the digital coal resource shapefiles available from the ISGS Coal Section. The listed shapefiles are the same ones that were used to construct the County Coal Map Series maps and State Coal maps. These digital files have been reviewed and edited and meet the standards of the Illinois State Geological Survey with regard to scientific and technical quality and are suited to the purpose and the use intended by the ISGS Coal Section. They present reasonable interpretations of the geology of the area and are based on available data. However, the interpretations are based on data that may vary with respect to accuracy of geographic location, the type and quantity of data available at each location, and the reliability of the data sources. Consequently, the accuracy of unit boundaries and other features shown in these files varies from place to place. This data set provides a large-scale conceptual model of the geology of the area on which to base further work. Any map or cross section included herein is not intended for use in site-specific screening or decision-making. Use of this document does not eliminate the need for detailed studies to fully understand the geology of a specific site. The Illinois State Geological Survey and the University of Illinois make no guarantee, expressed or implied, regarding the correctness of the interpretations presented in this data set and accept no liability for the consequences of decisions made by others on the basis of the information presented here."
From the site: "Desktop GIS software users may access IGS Web map services (WMS) online without downloading GIS data sets to their local systems. This is particularly useful for viewing large aerial photo data sets that may be hundreds of gigabytes in size." The GIS map includes information on Indiana boundaries, geology, hydrocarbon resources, and hydrography.
DOE Pulse article about EDX.
Modern buildings are complex energy systems that must be controlled for energy efficiency. The Research Support Facility (RSF) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has hundreds of controllers -- computers that communicate with the building's various control systems -- to control the building based on tens of thousands of variables and sensor points. These control strategies were designed for the RSF's systems to efficiently support research activities. Many events that affect energy use cannot be reliably predicted, but certain decisions (such as control strategies) must be made ahead of time. NREL researchers modeled the RSF systems to predict how they might perform. They then monitor these systems to understand how they are actually performing and reacting to the dynamic conditions of weather, occupancy, and maintenance. This submission includes the Measured Energy Data from the RSF Systems Model. The data includes a csv with measured data from NREL's Research and Support Facility (RSF) for 2011. The dataset contains hourly data for: Total Cooling (kW)- Total Heating (kW)- Total Mechanical (kW)- Total Lighting (kW)- Total Plug Loads (kW)- Total Data Center (kW)- Total Building (kW)- PV (kW)- Building Net (kW). Energy Model data and Weather data related to the RSF Systems Model can be found in the "Related Datasets" section of this submission.
The Division of Mineral Resources maintains computerized information on almost 40,000 wells. The majority of this information and data is available on-line through the Oil and Gas Searchable Database. This system provides information on well ownership, well owners and operators, registered driller, pluggers and companies that provide financial security instruments. Information on well production as wells as commencement of operations, locations, depths. Downloads from this system should be limited to roughly 800 records. If you attempt to download the entire database the system will time out. Standard report including registered operators, pluggers and drillers are available as wells a popular 90 look back on issued drilling permits.
Niper-527
The Reusable Component Services (RCS) is a super-catalog of components, services, solutions and technologies that facilitates search, discovery and collaboration in order to promote quality and savings in software development through sharing and re-use
Explore water availability across shale gas and tight oil resources. Dozens of countries around the world are deciding whether or not to develop their shale gas and tight oil resources. However, extracting these energy sources poses environmental risks, especially to water. Drilling and hydraulic fracturing requires up to 25 million liters of water per well, meaning shale resources can be hard to develop where freshwater is hard to find. The risks and impacts specific to surface and groundwater availability have been thinly documented to date. This tool and the associated report: Identify priority locations worldwide where freshwater management will be most critical if shale is developed. Reveal potential business risks associated with freshwater availability to companies and build the case for corporate water stewardship and early source-water assessment. Scope This tool shares information that can create dialog among water users from industry, government, and civil society in river basins worldwide. It does not attempt to identify risks to water quality from shale resource development, nor does it assess the oil and gas industry’s water management practices. Definitions Baseline water stress: The ratio of total water withdrawals to available renewable supply in an area. In high-stress areas, 40 percent or more of the available supply is withdrawn every year. In extremely high-stress areas, that number goes up to 80 percent or higher. A higher percentage means more water users are competing for limited supplies. See the high and extremely high-stress areas highlighted in red and dark red on the maps. For more detailed information, please see Aqueduct’s Global Maps 2.0 metadata document. Hydraulic fracturing: A method of extraction for shale gas and tight oil resources. Fluid is pumped at high pressure down a well to create cracks in low-permeability geological formations. Natural gas and oil then flows from the cracks back into the well. Shale play: Part of a shale basin that can be commercially extracted. Shale gas: Natural gas deposit found in shale reservoirs, which are between ten and many thousands of times less permeable than conventional natural gas reservoirs. Tight oil: Oil trapped in fine-grained sedimentary rocks with extremely low permeability, such as shale, sandstone, or carbonate Technically recoverable resource: Shale oil or gas deposit that can be extracted with current technology, but does not consider economic viability.
This group offers a collection of key spatial data resources housed or linked wtihin EDX
This study is a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW), the UW Engineering Department (UW-ENG), and Idaho National Laboratories (INL) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas produced waters. In this work we present the Rare Earth Element (REE) and trace metal character of produced water in several oil and gas fields and three coal fired power stations.
This work was developed to complement the geochemical assessments of produced water and geothermal water samples. Specifically, this task was designed to test the influence of reservoir rock-type and corresponding mineralogy/geochemistry on the concentrations of REE found in oil and gas produced waters. There has been no direct investigation of REE reactions relative to rock-type in deep oil and gas brine prior to this investigation.
The AGS Utilities Tool offers schema validation, data validation and conversion of geotechnical AGS files. The API is publicly available for use in stakeholders’ own analysis, processing or software.
This service provides an application programming interface (API) for data scientists, software developers and software applications to query and download a selection of BGS OpenGeoscience data which is available under Open Government Licence in machine-readable JSON format using the OGCAPI standards. This data can also be accessed directly via ESRI Arc Pro or QGIS. The OGC maintains a complete list of OGCAPI-features clients
This service provides an application programming interface (API) for data scientists, software developers and software applications to query and download BGS-hosted sensor data in machine-readable JSON format. The API is powered by FROST Server and conforms to the OGC SensorThingsAPI specification.
From the site: "This dataset is a coverage of the physiographic provinces, aquifer outcrops and recharge rates for Tennessee. Each polygon is attributed with its associated physiographic region name (Miller, 1974), aquifer type and composition (Connell and Barron, 1993, p. 2), and aquifer recharge rates (Hoos, 1990 p. 19). The dataset was created to make generalizations about an aquifer's capabilities of transport and recharge and to give names to those regions. The linework was constructed by digitizing a map, prepared by Bradley and Hollyday (1985), at a scale of 1:1,000,000. At the request of State officials, aquifer boundaries in the West Tennessee area were modified to reflect work reported by Parks and others (1982). The coverage was created for the publication by Connell and Barron (1993). The coverage was validated and attributed with physiographic names and aquifer recharge rates in 1997-98."
From the site: "This map layer contains the shallowest principal aquifers of the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, portrayed as polygons. The map layer was developed as part of the effort to produce the maps published at 1:2,500,000 in the printed series "Ground Water Atlas of the United States". The published maps contain base and cultural features not included in these data. This is a replacement for the July 1998 map layer called Principal Aquifers of the 48 Conterminous United States."
This file contains a list of relevant references on value of information (VOI) in RIS format. VOI provides a quantitative analysis to evaluate the outcome of the combined technologies (seismology, hydrology, geodesy) used to monitor Brady's Geothermal Field.