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GIS Workshops: Barnett Shale

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Fall 2013 Workshop: The Barnett Shale, a GIS Exploration

   

Objectives

Learn how to use various government data sources to extract Barnett Shale-related data for use within Geographic Information Systems

 

We will directly access data from the following government agencies.  Links below point to agency main pages.  Direct links to datasets are below.

Workshop Resources

Datasets Used in this Workshop

Workshop Plan

Step #1: Zoom to the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin

  • Check the FW_ShaleBasin layer in the Table of Contents on the left side

  • Under Bookmarks, select Barnett Shale

Step #2: Identify the Counties, Cities, and Zip codes within the Bend Arch-Fort Worth Basin

  • Click the 'Add Data' button and navigate to C:\BarnetShale\ and select 'Census TIGER.lyr'
    • If you receive a popup alerting you about differing coordinate systems, check 'Don't warn me again this session'
  • In the Table of Contents, expand Census TIGER and check Counties

  • Drag FW_ShaleBasin above Census TIGER to be able to view the boundary

  • Right-click Counties in the Table of Contents and select Label Features to view labels
  • Repeat for Cities and Zip Codes

Step #3: Download and View Barnet Shale Boundary from EIA

  • Download from the US Energy Information Agency
  • Scroll down and download 'Shapefiles for play boundaries Updated 5/9/2011'
  • Extract the contents to the C:\BarnettShale directory
  • Click the 'Add Data' button and navigate to C:\BarnetShale\ and select US_ShalePlays_EIA_May2011.shp

Step #4: Geocode UT Arlington (or Another) and Buffer 10 Miles

  • Geocode UT Arlington location
    • On the toolbar, click the Find button
    • Click the Locations tab and enter the address for the University: 701 S. Nedderman Drive, 76019, and click Find.

    • Right-click the top address result, and select Add Point
    • Close Find dialog box
  • Buffer by 10 Miles
    • On the toolbar, click the Buffer Wizard button

  • If you receive an error trying to save the file, hit the browse button and change the file type to 'Shapefile'

Step #5: Import and Explore Historic Well Data

  • Click the 'Add Data' button and navigate to C:\BarnetShale\ and select Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.lyr
  • What do the various color cells represent?
    • METADATA!  Geospatial metadata standard is FGDC
    • File source information
    • Attribute:
      Attribute Label: CELLSYMB
      Attribute Definition: Production Status
      Attribute Definition Source: U.S. Geological Survey
      Attribute Domain Values:
      Enumerated Domain:
      Enumerated Domain Value: 1
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cell contains at least one productive oil well, but no productive gas wells (green).
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: USGS
      Enumerated Domain:
      Enumerated Domain Value: 2
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cell contains at least one productive gas well, but no productive oil wells (red).
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: USGS
      Enumerated Domain:
      Enumerated Domain Value: 3
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cell contains at least one productive oil well and at least one productive gas well or one well producing both oil and gas (gold).
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: USGS
      Enumerated Domain:
      Enumerated Domain Value: 4
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The type of production of the wells located within the cell is unknown, or the wells within the cell had no production (charcoal).
      Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: USGS
  • Explore the data by turning particular decades on and off

Step #6: Download Data from data.gov

  • Navigate to Data.gov
  • Search for Gas Wells 
  • Under 'Filter by Location' enter Tarrant County

  • Scroll down and click Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells
    • Download the top .ZIP file, extract the contents and add uscells05g.shp to ArcMap using the 'Add Data' button
  • Back on the search results page, scroll down and click Texas Well Header Data
    • To help save time, this data has been downloaded in the C:\BarnettShale\DownloadInCase directory, and filtered only for Tarrant County.
    • The file is called Tarrant_TexasWellHeaderData.xls.  Bring intoArcMap using the 'Add Data' button
    • Double-click the Tarrant_TexasWellHeaderData.xls file and select Sheet1$

Step #7:Plot the Tarrant_TexasWellHeaderData.xls Table as Points

  • Right-click Sheet1$ in the Table of Contents and select 'Display XY Data'.

  • Specify the X and Y as follows:

  • To set the coordinate system as WGS84
    • Click the Edit button 
    • Select Geographic/World/WGS1984
    • OK
    • OK
    • OK

Step# 8: Summarize Landuse or Geology Counts for Well Header Data

  • Time contraints are on the mind, so this is changing from both to either/or
  • Let's Vote!  Any suggestions which?
  • Add the appropriate file from the C:\BarnettShale\ directory using the 'Add Data' button
    • GAT250k.lyr   OR   Landuse2010.lyr
  • Perform Spatial Joint to count number of wells per geology or landuse type
    • Right-click on the file type voted on, and select Joins & Relates\Join

  • Ensure the table Layer to Join to this Layer are the Sheet1$ Events and leave other defaults

  • OK
  • Right-click Join_Output in the Table of Contents and select 'Open Attribute Table'
  • Scroll to the far right, and examine the Count field

Final Step#9: Explore Most Current Data at Texas Railroad Commission