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2007-2011 core and cuttings analyses; Petrolueum Geology Open File 2013-1
Ministry of Natural Gas Development
Oil & Gas Division
Geoscience and Strategic Initatives Branch
Petroleum Geology Publication:  Petroleum Geology Open File 2013-1

Published 2013

Contents:
1. Excel Files including Arcmap links and Core Analysis
2. Shape Files
3. PDF Map

Datasets projects in BC Alberta Projection, NAD 83
Projection Parameters:
False Easting: 1000000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Central Meridian: -126.000000
Standard Parallel 1: 50.000000
Standard Parallel 2: 58.500000
Latitude of Origin: 45.000000
Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000)

Recommended citation:
Ferri, F., Hayes, M. and Goodman, E. (2013): 2007-2011 Core and cuttings analyses;
BC Ministry of Natural Gas Development, Petroleum Geology Open File 20013-1.
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Data within this open file were compiled from public documents filed within individual 
well reports housed by the BC Oil and Gas Commission, Victoria, British Columbia.
These documents are submitted by individuals or corporations as part of the 
requirements under the Drilling and Production Regulations created under the Oil and 
Gas Activity Act.

Although great care was taken in transferring core and cuttings data into the various 
spread sheets, and the data was checked against the original documents, the BC Ministry 
of Natural Gas Development cannot guarantee that all data was copied without error.

The data in these files spans the years 2007 to 2011.

The data in this open file can be viewed by several methods: 1) through linked Microsoft 
Excel spread sheets, 2) ESRI ArcGIS shape files and associated Excel spread sheet data 
sets and 3) individual Excel spread sheets.

The core_cutting_analysis.xlsx Microsoft Excel file contains two spread sheets (Ordered 
by WA, and Ordered by Location) each containing basic information on Well Name, Well 
Authorization Number (WA), Location, Formation analyzed, and type of analysis.  As the 
names indicate, spread sheet “Ordered by WA” is sorted by Well Authorization number and 
spread sheet “Ordered by Location” is sorted by map location, either by Township and 
Range (Dominion Land Survey Grid, DLS) or through the National Topographic System of map 
sheets (Petroleum and Natural Gas Grid, PNG).  In the "Ordered by Location" spreadsheet, 
DLS wells are listed first, sorted by Township, Range, Section, and then Legal 
Subdivision respectively.  In the PNG system, wells are sorted by Map Sheet, Block, Unit, 
then 1/4 Unit.  The WA number is linked to a secondary file, the name of which is the WA 
number (i.e. 10621.xlsx) containing analyses captured from individual well file reports.  
The various analyses within this file are found in tabbed spread sheets within the file.

The “ALL WELLS” folder contains all the analysis data, sorted by file name, which is the 
Well Authorization number.  The data is also categorized by analysis type within 
subfolders of the folder “ANALYSIS CATEGORIES”. These are: ADSOPRTION, DESORPTION, 
ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY, GAS IN PLACE, MINERALOGY, PYROLYSIS & TOC and TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION.

The “Shapefiles” folder contains basic geographic data to orient the user when linking 
the arcmap_link.xlsx file within the work area.  This file will allow proper linkage of 
the various files linked to core_cutting_analysis_wells.xlsx.

Acknowledgements:
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Talitha Castillo, Arend Stamhuis,
Elizabeth Johnson and Matthew Griffiths in the completion of this open file.



Contact: Talitha Castillo
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talitha.castillo@gov.bc.ca
Geoscience and Strategic Initiatives Branch
Ministry of Natural Gas Development
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