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    • Raster Dataset Model of Oil Shale Resources in the Piceance Basin, Colorado

    Metadata Updated: October 29, 2025

    ESRI GRID raster datasets were created to display and quantify oil shale resources for seventeen zones in the Piceance Basin, Colorado as part of a 2009 National Oil Shale Assessment. The oil shale zones in descending order are: Bed 44, A Groove, Mahogany Zone, B Groove, R-6, L-5, R-5, L-4, R-4, L-3, R-3, L-2, R-2, L-1, R-1, L-0, and R-0. Each raster cell represents a one-acre square of the land surface and contains values for either oil yield in barrels per acre, gallons per ton, or isopach thickness, in feet, as defined by the grid name: _b (barrels per acre), _g (gallons per ton), and _i (isopach thickness) where "" can be replaced by the name of the oil shale zone.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 29, 2025

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 13, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 29, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-60de0fa7d34e3a6dca2943fe
    Data Last Modified 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
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    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
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