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Geologic and petroleum provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas (PROV_2A)

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Geologic and petroleum provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas (PROV_2A)
Abstract:
This data set includes arcs, polygons, and polygon labels for geologic and petroleum provinces interpreted and designated by R.M. Pollastro based on numerous literature and map resources.
Supplemental_Information:
The geologic province data set is produced from the interpretation and combination of several resources, including the bedrock geology, the distribution of oil and gas fields, structural geology, and geography. Numerous sources of geologic information are used for the final interpretation and designation of these provinces by R.M. Pollastro. Each province is assigned a unique number: the first digit is the region number. An attempt is made to number the provinces in geographical order. In the Arabian Peninsula, the numbering starts in the southernmost portion of the peninsula, generally increasing to the east and north. The significant sources of information used to compile this data set are listed in the Selected References portion of the legend, and in the ASCII text file, REF.txt. Offshore province boundaries are defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour from the U.S. Geological Survey--Arabian American Oil Company Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Pollastro, Richard M. , 1997, Geologic and petroleum provinces of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent areas (PROV_2A): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470B, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver,Colorado.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Pollastro, Richard M. , Karshbaum, Amy S. , and Viger, Roland J. , 1997, Maps showing geology, oil and gas fields and geologic provinces of the Arabian Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470B, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    U.S. Geological Survey, 1998, World energy data on CD-ROM: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.3
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.5
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.3
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 11.3

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: Dec-1997
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
      Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Bahrain, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, South Yemen, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Gaza Strip, and West Bank.
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Area Point

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 17.0
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 47.0
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 22.0
      False_Easting: 0.0
      False_Northing: 0.0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1000
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is Unknown.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6370997.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Geologic province
    The geologic provinces are boundaries interpreted using the general geology and consist of areas with similar geologic, geographic, structural, and petroleum characteristics. (Source: U.S. Geologic Survey)

    CODE
    A unique number assigned to each province. (Source: U.S. Geologic Survey. A more in-depth discussion of the geologic provinces and their relative ranking in terms of total known petroleum volume is given in USGS Open File Report 97-463 (see Klett and others, 1997).)

    ValueDefinition
    2001Yemen Volcanic Basin (North)
    2002Yemen Volcanic Basin (South)
    2003Hays Structural Belt
    2004Ma'Rib-Al Jawf Basin
    2005Mukalla Rift Basin,
    2006Shabwah Basin
    2007Sharmah Rift Basin
    2008Masirah Trough
    2009Masila-Jeza Basin
    2010Ghudun-Khasfeh Flank Province
    2011South Oman Salt Basin
    2012East Flank Oman Sub-basin
    2013Huqf-Haushi Uplift
    2014Ghaba Salt Basin
    2015Central Oman Platform
    2016Fahud Salt Basin
    2017Oman Mountains
    2018Gulf of Oman Basin
    2019Rub Al Khali Basin
    2020Interior Homocline-Central Arch
    2021Greater Ghawar Uplift
    2022Qatar Arch
    2023Widyan Basin-Interior Platform
    2024Mesopotamian Fordeep Basin
    2025Hail-Ga'Ara Arch
    2026Jafr-Tabuk Basin
    2027North Harrah Volcanics
    2028Rutbah Uplift
    2029Wadi-Surhan Basin
    2030Zagros Fold Belt
    2031Zagros Thrust Zone
    2032Levantine Basin
    2033Sinai Basin
    2034South Harrah Volcanics
    2071Red Sea Basin
    2074Khleisha Uplift
    2075Euphrates/Mardin
    2076Haleb
    2077Palmyra Zone
    2078Beirut
    2101Arabian Shield
    2102Mirbat Precambrian Basement

    PNUM
    A unique number assigned to each province. (Source: U.S. Geologic Survey)

    ValueDefinition
    2001Yemen Volcanic Basin (North)
    2002Yemen Volcanic Basin (South)
    2003Hays Structural Belt
    2004Ma'Rib-Al Jawf Basin
    2005Mukalla Rift Basin,
    2006Shabwah Basin
    2007Sharmah Rift Basin
    2008Masirah Trough
    2009Masila-Jeza Basin
    2010Ghudun-Khasfeh Flank Province
    2011South Oman Salt Basin
    2012East Flank Oman Sub-basin
    2013Huqf-Haushi Uplift
    2014Ghaba Salt Basin
    2015Central Oman Platform
    2016Fahud Salt Basin
    2017Oman Mountains
    2018Gulf of Oman Basin
    2019Rub Al Khali Basin
    2020Interior Homocline-Central Arch
    2021Greater Ghawar Uplift
    2022Qatar Arch
    2023Widyan Basin-Interior Platform
    2024Mesopotamian Fordeep Basin
    2025Hail-Ga'Ara Arch
    2026Jafr-Tabuk Basin
    2027North Harrah Volcanics
    2028Rutbah Uplift
    2029Wadi-Surhan Basin
    2030Zagros Fold Belt
    2031Zagros Thrust Zone
    2032Levantine Basin
    2033Sinai Basin
    2034South Harrah Volcanics
    2071Red Sea Basin
    2074Khleisha Uplift
    2075Euphrates/Mardin
    2076Haleb
    2077Palmyra Zone
    2078Beirut
    2101Arabian Shield
    2102Mirbat Precambrian Basement

    NAME
    The province name assigned to an area with similar geologic, geographic, structural, and/or petroleum characteristics. (Source: U.S. Geologic Survey)

    ValueDefinition
    Yemen Volcanic Basin (North), Yemen Volcanic Basin (South), Hays Structural Belt, Ma'Rib-Al Jawf Basin, Mukalla Rift Basin, Shabwah Basin, Sharmah Rift Basin, Masirah Trough, Masila-Jeza Basin, Ghudun-Khasfeh Flank Province, South Oman Salt Basin, East Flank Oman Sub-basin, Huqf-Haushi Uplift, Ghaba Salt Basin, Fahud Salt Basin, Oman Mountains, Gulf of Oman Basin, Rub Al Khali Basin, Interior Homocline-Central Arch, Greater Ghawar Uplift, Qatar Arch, Widyan Basin-Interior Platform, Mesopotamian Fordeep Basin, Hail-Ga'Ara Arch, Jafr-Tabuk Basin, North Harrah Volcanics, Rutbah Uplift, Wadi-Surhan Basin, Zagros Fold Belt, Zagros Thrust Zone, Levantine Basin, Sinai Basin, South Harrah Volcanics, Red Sea Basin, Khleisha Uplift, Euphrates/Mardin, Haleb, Palmyra Zone, Beirut, Arabian Shield, and Mirbat Precambrian Basement.Names correspond to areal similarities in geologic, geographic, structural, and petroleum characteristics.

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    The geologic provinces data set contains AREA, PERIMETER, -ID, CODE, PNUM, and NAME. AREA, PERIMETER, and -ID are calculated internally by ARC/INFO. Each polygon in the data set is assigned a "CODE" which corresponds to the "PNUM" attribute -- a unique identifier for each of the geologic provinces. The "NAME" of the geologic province is indicative of the geologic, geographic, structural, and/or petroleum characteristic for which it is named. The "NAME" attribute also defines the "CODE" and "PNUM".
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    A more in-depth discussion of the geologic province CODEs and their relative ranking in terms of total known petroleum volume is given in the USGS Open File Report 97-463.

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Province Boundaries - Region 2 - Richard M. Pollastro
    Province Boundaries Digital Compilation - Region 2 - Richard M. Pollastro

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Richard M. Pollastro
    U.S. Geological Survey Central Energy Resource Team
    Geologist
    Mail Stop 939
    Box 25046
    Denver Federal Center
    Denver, Colorado 80225-0046
    USA

    303-236-5750 (voice)
    303-236-8822 (FAX)
    pollastro@usgs.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. U.S. Rocky Mountain Time Zone

Why was the data set created?

Each region is divided into geologic provinces. The purpose of this data set is to outline areas with similar geologic, geographic, structural, and petroleum characteristics. These areas are utilized as one of the primary required strategic tools in the USGS World Energy Project for assessing the petroleum potential of this region.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    USGS 1963 (source 1 of 3)
    U.S. Geological Survey - Arabian American Oil Company, 1963, Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-270A, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado USA.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
    Source_Contribution:
    One of the two paper map sheets are used as the sources for creation of the corresponding ARC/INFO geology coverage used to designate the geologic provinces.

    UNESCO 1971 (source 2 of 3)
    Commission for the Geologic Map of the World/UNESCO-ASGU, 1971, Carte geologique de l'Europe et des regions riveraines de la Mediterranee: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series Eastern sheet, UNESCO, Hanover, Germany.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 5000000
    Source_Contribution:
    One of the two paper map sheets are used as the sources for creation of the corresponding ARC/INFO geology coverage used to assess the petroleum potential for each province.

    GEOL 1997 (source 3 of 3)
    U.S. Geological Survey, 199712, Geologic Map of the Arabian Peninsula: World Energy Data on CD-ROM Open File Report 97-470B, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado USA.

    Type_of_Source_Media: paper
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
    Source_Contribution:
    The Map Showing the Geology of the Arabian Peninsula is used as a strategic base for the interpretation of geologic and structural similarities used to the define the geologic provinces for the Arabian Peninsula.

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1997 (process 1 of 3)
    Geologic Provinces are delineated using the original Geology coverage for the Arabian Peninsula, in addition, several SELECTED REFERENCES are researched and used to compile PROV_2A.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • USGS 1963

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • PROV 1997

    Date: Unknown (process 2 of 3)
    Geologic Provinces are delineated using the original Geology coverage for the Arabian Peninsula, in addition, several SELECTED REFERENCES are researched and used to compile PROV_2A.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • UNESCO 1971

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • PROV 1997

    Date: Unknown (process 3 of 3)
    Geologic Provinces are delineated using the original Geology coverage for the Arabian Peninsula, in addition, several SELECTED REFERENCES are researched and used to compile PROV_2A.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • GEOL 1997

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • PROV 1997

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Overall accuracy of the geologic province boundaries are based on the accuracy of the general geology coverage, GEO_2A.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    All character-type attributes are verified via visual editing

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Standard ARC/INFO attributes in coverage's Feature Attribute Table include AREA, and PERIMETER, and depend on accuracy of GEO_2A. Any additional attributing is character-type, not value-type, and any detected errors are corrected via visual editing.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    USGS Earth Science Information Center (ESIC)
    Building 810
    Box 25286
    Denver Federal Center
    Denver, Colorado 80225-0286
    USA

    303-202-4200 (voice)
    303-202-4188 (FAX)
    infoservices@usgs.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. U.S. Rocky Mountain Time Zone
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    USGS Open-File Report 97-470B

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although data are processed on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Geological Survey regarding the utility of the data on any other system, not shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    To use the coverage data you must have ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 or greater installed. If you do not have ARC/INFO other similar data sets are available in Adobe Systems Inc. Portable Document Format(TM) (PDF). However, you must first download and install the Adobe(R) Reader which is available at no charge from Adobe Systems, to view and print these data sets. ArcView 3.0 can also be used.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-Sep-1999
Last Reviewed: 02-Sep-1999
Metadata author:
Richard M. Pollastro
U.S. Geological Survey - Central Region
Mail Stop 939
Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225-0046
USA

303-236-5750 (voice)
pollastro@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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