Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells

Publication Date

2024-05-20

Start Date

1859

End Date

2005

Release Date

2008

Biewick, L.R., 2008, Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the United States Shown as Quarter-Mile Cells: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P149A2JB.

This Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset was created to display present and past oil and gas production in the United States, as well as the location and intensity of exploratory drilling outside producing areas. This map compilation is an updated version of the USGS map that was published by Mast and others (1998). This product differs from other oil and gas maps of the United States in the following ways: (1) the oil and gas data sources are current as of 2004 through 2006, (2) base cartographic reference data are included, using the USGS National Map and a World Shaded Relief map service from the ESRI geography network, (3) an internet map service is available online, (4) Alaska oil and gas data are included. To construct this map, digital data were used from more than 3 million wells in IHS Inc.'s PI/Dwights PLUS Well Data on CD-ROM, current through 10/1/2005. In some areas, the PI/Dwights data tend not to be complete, particularly for pre-1920 production. IHS data was supplemented with state wells databases for Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio, (current as of 2004 to 2006).

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