Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Crocq, C.S.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Publication Date: 20130607
Title:
Pycnometry of Alberta Geological Units for Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Evaluation (tabular data, tab-delimited format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2013-0016
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2013_0016.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This digital data release includes helium pycnometry results of selected samples for analyses of shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons. The strata evaluated include the following units:

- Basal Banff,

- Colorado,

- Duvernay,

- Exshaw,

- Montney,

- Muskwa,

- Wilrich,

- Nordegg, and

- Rierdon.

Purpose: To provide the public with petroleum analyses of shale- and siltstone-hosted hydrocarbons.
Supplemental Information: Language: In English;
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 200810
Ending Date: 201110
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120
East Bounding Coordinate: -110
North Bounding Coordinate: 60
South Bounding Coordinate: 49
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: bad heart formation
Theme Keyword: banff formation
Theme Keyword: blackstone formation
Theme Keyword: cardium formation
Theme Keyword: colorado group
Theme Keyword: dunvegan formation
Theme Keyword: duvernay formation
Theme Keyword: exshaw formation
Theme Keyword: fernie formation
Theme Keyword: geology
Theme Keyword: helium pycnometry
Theme Keyword: kaskapau formation
Theme Keyword: lea park formation
Theme Keyword: matrix density
Theme Keyword: montney formation
Theme Keyword: muskiki formation
Theme Keyword: muskwa formation
Theme Keyword: nordegg member
Theme Keyword: peace river formation
Theme Keyword: poker chip shale member
Theme Keyword: porosity
Theme Keyword: rierdon formation
Theme Keyword: second white specks formation
Theme Keyword: shaftesbury formation
Theme Keyword: shale gas
Theme Keyword: shale oil
Theme Keyword: unconventional gas
Theme Keyword: viking formation
Theme Keyword: westgate formation
Theme Keyword: wilrich member
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
Place Keyword: 72e
Place Keyword: 72l
Place Keyword: 72m
Place Keyword: 73d
Place Keyword: 73e
Place Keyword: 73l
Place Keyword: 73m
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Place Keyword: 84n
Place Keyword: 84o
Place Keyword: 84p
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: canada
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.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact 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.
Data Set Credit: K. Mckay
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Publication Date: 20100507
Title:
Mineralogy, Permeametry, Mercury Porosimetry, Pycnometry and Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging of the Montney Formation: Shale Gas Data Release
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2010-03
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN 978-0-7758-8627-2
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Publication Date: 20100507
Title:
Mineralogy, Permeametry, Mercury Porosimetry, Pycnometry and Scanning Electron Microscope Imaging of Duvernay and Muskwa Formations: Shale Gas Data Release
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2010-02
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN 978-0-7758-8626-2
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Rokosh, C.D.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Anderson, S.D.A.
Originator: Beaton, A.P.
Originator: Berhane, H.
Originator: Brazzoni, T.
Originator: Chen, D.
Originator: Cheng, Y.
Originator: Mack, T.
Originator: Pana, C.
Originator: Pawlowicz, J.G.
Publication Date: 20121105
Title: Summary of Alberta's Shale- and Siltstone-Hosted Hydrocarbon Resource Potential
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2012-06
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0082-0
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report:
Lithologies are generalized and based on visual description. Allocation of stratigraphic unit names and ranks was done based on available stratigraphic information at the time of sampling. No attempt was made to reallocate samples within a consistent regional stratigraphic framework. In some cases, stratigraphic unit allocation may be incorrect.
Logical Consistency Report:

We compiled the data into a single dataset for ease of use. A combination of Sample_ID and Sample_Type columns will result in unique records. A site may have multiple samples, and each sample may have multiple analyses performed on it.

Fields with blank analysis values indicate that the specified test was not run on that sample. The number of significant digits of the sample results are as provided by the lab. Trailing zeros may have been dropped by Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access. All attributes have well defined domains and were found to be valid within the domains.

Completeness Report:

The term shale describes a fine-grained, organic-rich rock and may not imply fissility.

We collected representative core samples based on available core for the target formations to get a reasonable spatial distribution of data. The core did not always cover the entire target interval. We performed high-density sampling in the shale targets and fine-grained rocks. Lower density sampling was done in other lithologies and bounding formations. If Date_Collected is 01-Jan-20xx, we collected the sample during the year indicated, but the exact date is unknown.

Empty cells in the Sample_Weight column means we did not record the weight for that sample.

Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Core locations are based on the unique well identifier. This dataset uses bottom-hole latitude and longitude provided by the Energy Resources Conservation Board.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Vertical Positional Accuracy Report:
In most cases, we collected core samples based on core depth. If core depth was not recorded, a depth corrected to the geophysical logs was used; however, this was rarely needed.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:

Core samples were collected at the Energy Resources Conservation Board’s Core Research Centre.

Geologists recorded the sample and site information, such as location, depth, formation, and a brief lithological description at the time of collection. Representative splits of the samples were made and sent to the lab for helium pycnometry analysis.

Process Date: 200810
Process Step:
Process Description:
We received the lab results in multiple spreadsheets, which we imported into a Microsoft Access database. The data were exported as flat files for release to the public. Raw lab data were compared to exported data for consistency.
Process Date: 201110
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Point
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 102
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.000105
Longitude Resolution: 0.000180
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Pycnometry_Data
Entity Type Definition: Results for helium pycnometry analyses.
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Sample_ID
Attribute Definition: An integer used to identify the sample.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 8113
Range Domain Maximum: 12082
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Site_ID
Attribute Definition: An integer used to identify a site.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 589
Range Domain Maximum: 540046
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Site_Type
Attribute Definition: Identifies the type of site, as described by the geologist.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: oil or gas well
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: A well drilled into the subsurface for hydrocarbons.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: UWI
Attribute Definition: Unique identifier assigned by the ERCB to a licensed wellbore.
Attribute Definition Source: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: ERCB Directive 059
Codeset Source: http://www.ercb.ca/directives/Directive059.pdf
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Rig_Release_Date
Attribute Definition: Date the drilling rig was released from operations at the well site.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 7/27/1950
Range Domain Maximum: 2/7/2010
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Site_Name
Attribute Definition:
Descriptive label given to each site to aid in identifying the site. For oil and gas wells, it is the official well name as it appears on the well licence.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Lat_NAD83
Attribute Definition:
Latitude in [decimal degrees] of the location of the well in NAD83. Oil and gas wells use bottom-hole coordinates.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 49.045642
Range Domain Maximum: 59.913345
Attribute Units of Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Long_NAD83
Attribute Definition:
Longitude in [decimal degrees] of the location of the well in NAD83. Oil and gas wells use bottom-hole coordinates.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: -119.990103
Range Domain Maximum: -110.058594
Attribute Units of Measure: decimal degrees
Attribute:
Attribute Label: KB_EL_MASL28
Attribute Definition:
Elevation of the well’s kelly bushing in [metres above sea level], Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1928.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 386.4
Range Domain Maximum: 1398.4
Attribute Units of Measure: metres above sea level
Attribute:
ttribute_Label: Depth_Unit_of_Measure
Attribute Definition: Unit of measure for the depth of the sample.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: feet
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: feet
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: metres
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: metres
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Upper_Core_Depth
Attribute Definition:
Core depth of the upper limit of the sample thickness in the specified unit of measure. [see Depth_Unit_of_Measure]
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 420
Range Domain Maximum: 13544
Attribute Units of Measure: see Depth_Unit_of_Measure
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Lower_Core_Depth
Attribute Definition:
Core depth of the lower limit of the sample thickness in the specified unit of measure. If lower core depth was not recorded during sampling, we assigned a sampled interval of 10 cm or 4.8 inches per the original unit of measure.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 420.1
Range Domain Maximum: 13544.1
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Upper_Log_Depth
Attribute Definition:
Upper limit of the sample thickness in the specified unit of measure as determined by correcting the core depth using geophysical well logs, core gamma-ray logs, and/or core marker beds.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 516
Range Domain Maximum: 9217.7
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Lower_Log_Depth
Attribute Definition:
Lower limit of the sample thickness in the specified unit of measure as determined by correcting the core depth using geophysical well logs, core gamma-ray logs, and/or core marker beds.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 516.2
Range Domain Maximum: 9217.9
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Lithology
Attribute Definition: Basic lithology of the sample.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Stratigraphic_Unit
Attribute Definition: Stratigraphic unit assigned to the sample.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Bad Heart
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bad Heart Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Banff
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Banff Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Bantry Shale
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bantry Shale Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Belle Fourche
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Belle Fourche Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Belloy
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Belloy Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Blackstone
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Blackstone Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Bluesky
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bluesky Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Cardium
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cardium Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Colorado
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Colorado Group
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Dunvegan
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Dunvegan Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Duvernay
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Duvernay Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Exshaw
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Exshaw Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Fernie
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fernie Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Halfway
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Halfway Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Joli Fou
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Joli Fou Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Kaskapau
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Kaskapau Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Lea Park
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lea Park Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Mannville
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mannville Group
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Medicine Hat
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Medicine Hat Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Montney
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Montney Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Muskiki
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Muskiki Formation of the Smoky Group
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Muskwa
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Muskwa Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Nordegg
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nordegg Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Paddy
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Paddy Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Peace River
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Peace River Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Poker Chip Shale
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Poker Chip Shale Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Puskwaskau
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Puskwaskau Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Rierdon
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rierdon Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Sawtooth
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sawtooth Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Second White Specks
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Second White Specks Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Shaftesbury
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Shaftesbury Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Viking
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Viking Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Westgate
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Westgate Formation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Wilrich
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Wilrich Member
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Date_Collected
Attribute Definition:
Date the sample was collected. For oil and gas wells, it is the date when the sample was collected at the Energy Resources Conservation Board's Core Research Centre.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 10/1/2008
Range Domain Maximum: 9/26/2011
Attribute Units of Measure:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Sample_Type
Attribute Definition: Description of the sample type.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: core
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sample taken from cores held at the Energy Resources Conservation Board's Core Research Centre.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: re-run_lab
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sample re-run by the laboratory for quality control.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Lab_Name
Attribute Definition: Lab performing the analyses.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Chalmcoal
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Chalmcoal (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Methodology
Attribute Definition: Methodology used by the lab for the analysis.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Pycnometry
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Pycnometry measures rock density using helium displacement and Boyle’s Law with a gas pycnometer. The lab used mercury immersion to determine bulk volume, and helium pycnometry on crushed samples (crushed to a diameter of 20-30 mesh) to obtain the bulk and skeletal densities.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Moisture
Attribute Definition:
Moisture content of the sample calculated by weighing the sample before and after oven drying in [weight per cent].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 0.18
Range Domain Maximum: 8.2211981566821
Attribute Units of Measure: weight per cent
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Density_Bulk
Attribute Definition:
The as-received sample weight divided by the as-received sample volume. The latter is obtained by mercury immersion. Measured in [grams per cubic centimetre].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 1.96728044729764
Range Domain Maximum: 3.07119023797764
Attribute Units of Measure: grams per cubic centimetre
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Density_Skeletal_AR
Attribute Definition:
Skeletal density is obtained by helium pycnometry on as-received samples measured in [grams per cubic centimetre].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 2.09895803151772
Range Domain Maximum: 3.24528855889946
Attribute Units of Measure: grams per cubic centimetre
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Porosity_Effective_AR
Attribute Definition: Porosity is measured on as-received samples in [per cent].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 0.544348862921381
Range Domain Maximum: 22.5100565601552
Attribute Units of Measure: per cent
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Density_Dried_Skeletal
Attribute Definition:
Dried skeletal density is obtained by helium pycnometry on oven-dried samples measured in [grams per cubic centimetre].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 2.11837114684502
Range Domain Maximum: 3.3449581648646
Attribute Units of Measure: grams per cubic centimetre
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Porosity_Total
Attribute Definition:
Porosity is calculated from the data measured on oven-dried samples using the equation: Porosity in [per cent] = (1 - BD/SD) * 100%, where SD equals Density_Dried_Skeletal and BD equals Density_Bulk.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 1.41933535477352
Range Domain Maximum: 23.7001409781273
Attribute Units of Measure: per cent
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Sample_Weight
Attribute Definition: Original sample weight before analysis in [grams].
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Range Domain:
Range Domain Minimum: 14
Range Domain Maximum: 138
Attribute Units of Measure: grams
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Dataset_Source
Attribute Definition: The organization that produced the dataset.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Values do not exist in a known, predefined set.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact 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.
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.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20131107
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact 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.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none