List of Selected Oil and Gas Cores with High-Resolution Photographs from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in Alberta (tabular data, tab-delimited format)

In November 2021, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) / Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) contracted DigitCore Library Inc. to acquire high-resolution photographs of 156 drillcores, totaling 10 660 m from the AER Core Research Centre (CRC) in Calgary. 
For each of the 156 cores photographed in this project, the vendor delivered individual JPEG images for each core sleeve and combined JPEG files annotated with core and box numbers, top and bottom core indicators, and depth markers. 
This digital data release includes a list of the photographed cores with associated metadata, including geospatial locations, interval depths, core lengths, approximate geological units intersected, and target commodities. The core photographs are available to view and download through the AGS Alberta Interactive Minerals Map (https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/iam-001) and the AGS Core Data Interactive Map (https://ags.aer.ca/publications/all-publications/iam-014). 
The cores selected for this project are geospatially distributed throughout the province, within the Alberta portion of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. These drillcores intersect a variety of lithologies and stratigraphic intervals from the following geological units: Belloy Formation, Bluesky Formation, Cadotte Member, Cambrian strata, Cardium Formation, Charlie Lake Formation, Chinchaga Formation, Clearwater Formation, Contact Rapids Formation, Cooking Lake Formation, Debolt Formation, Duvernay Formation, Elk Point Group, Ellerslie Member, Exshaw Formation, Fernie Formation, Fish Scales Formation, Fort Vermilion Formation, Gething Formation, Gilwood Member, Ireton Formation, Joli Fou Formation, Keg River Formation, Kiskatinaw Formation, Leduc Formation, Loon River Formation, Mannville Group, McMurray Formation, Montney Formation, Muskeg Formation, Nisku Formation, Ostracod Beds, Paddy Member, Peace River Formation, Prairie Evaporite, Precambrian basement, Slave Point Formation, Stoddart Group, Swan Hills Formation, Wabamun Group, Wabiskaw Member, Waterways Formation, Watt Mountain Formation, Winterburn Group, Woodbend Group, and sediment above bedrock.
The cores analyzed in this project were drilled during previous exploration projects to target a variety of commodities and intervals of interest, including minerals, pore space, and hydrocarbons. It should be noted that the target commodities listed indicate potential and are not necessarily economic. 
The core photographs available for download or viewing through the Alberta Interactive Minerals Map and Core Data Interactive Map were published as received from the vendor. This publication should not be taken as a promotion or endorsement of the vendor.
A previous version of this dataset was released through the AGS Core Data Interactive Map (IAM 014) in 2022. The Alberta Geological Survey has since updated the metadata and core photo files for 9 of the 156 cores to correct identified inconsistencies and improve data accuracy. Please see the Erratum document included with the zip file for more details.
This work was completed under the Mineral Grant provided by the Government of Alberta on June 22, 2021.