Keywords
Theme:
faults, Earth Science Associates, GOMsmart, GOM3, GOM-Cubed
Place:
Gulf of Mexico, GOM, USA
Stratum:
Offshore
Temporal:
Current
Description
Abstract
A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture. The Faults shapefile shows the extent of faults within the Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs.
Purpose
Analysis for oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Status of the data
Complete
Data update frequency: As needed
Data update frequency: As needed
Time period for which the data is relevant
Description:
publication date
Publication Information
Who created the data:
US Minerals Management Service, Earth Science Associates
Date and time:
20011203
Series name:
MMS Website/MMS Atlas Series/Public Sources
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Data storage and access information
File name:
fault
Type of data: vector digital data
http://www.gomr.mms.gov/index.html
Data processing environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Type of data: vector digital data
Location of the data:
Accessing the data
Size of the data:
0.147 MB
Data transfer size: 0.147 MB
Data transfer size: 0.147 MB
Constraints on accessing and using the data
Access constraints:
Licensed GOM-Cubed Users
Use constraints:
License Terms under GOM-Cubed license agreement
Details about this document
Contents last updated: 20120904
at time 16045600
Who completed this document
DBA
Earth Science Associates
mailing and physical address:
(562) 428-3181 (voice)
(562) 428-3186 (fax)
contactesa@earthsci.com
Earth Science Associates
mailing and physical address:
4300 Long Beach Blvd., Ste. 310
Long Beach, CA 90807
USA
(562) 428-3181 (voice)
(562) 428-3186 (fax)
contactesa@earthsci.com
Hours of service:
9-6- Pacific Time (Monday-Friday)
Standards used to create this document
Standard name:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention used in this document: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information
ESRI Metadata Profile:
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention used in this document: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information
Horizontal coordinate system
Geographic coordinate system name:
GCS_Assumed_Geographic_1
Details
Geographic Coordinate System
Latitude Resolution:
0.000000
Longitude Resolution:
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name:
North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name:
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis:
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio:
294.978698
Depth System Definition
Datum Name:
Mean sea level
Distance Units:
feet
Encoding Method:
Attribute values
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Bounding coordinates
Horizontal
In decimal degrees
West:
-97.300364
East:
-86.530845
North:
30.239711
South:
26.009363
In projected or local coordinates
Left:
-97.300364
Right:
-86.530845
Top:
30.239711
Bottom:
26.009363
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Lineage
FGDC lineage
Process step 1
Process description:
ESA downloaded the original file from MMS. The data were then cleaned and formatted. A new mdb was generated and a shapefile created.
Who did this process
DBA
Earth Science Associates
mailing and physical address:
(562) 428-3181 (voice)
(562) 428-3186 (fax)
contactesa@earthsci.com
Earth Science Associates
mailing and physical address:
4300 Long Beach Blvd., Ste. 310
Long Beach, CA 90807
USA
(562) 428-3181 (voice)
(562) 428-3186 (fax)
contactesa@earthsci.com
Hours of service:
9-6 Pacific Time (Monday-Friday)
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Spatial data quality
Horizontal positional accuracy
MMS data checked for obvious errors in entry. ESA calculated values checked for quality.
Vertical positional accuracy
MMS data checked for obvious errors in entry. ESA calculated values checked for quality.
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Spatial data description
Vector data information
ESRI description
fault
ESRI feature type:
Simple
Geometry type: Polyline
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 873
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
Geometry type: Polyline
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 873
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
SDTS description
fault:
String, 873
Feature class: SDTS feature type, feature count
Details for Faults
Type of object:
Feature Class
Number of records:
873
Description
A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture. The Faults shapefile shows the extent of faults within the Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico Gas and Oil Reservoirs.
Attributes
FID
Alias:
FID
Data type: OID
Width: 4
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition: Internal feature number. Definition Source: ESRI
Data type: OID
Width: 4
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition: Internal feature number. Definition Source: ESRI
Shape
Alias:
Shape
Data type: Geometry
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition: Feature geometry. Definition Source: ESRI
Data type: Geometry
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition: Feature geometry. Definition Source: ESRI
ID
Alias:
ID
Data type: Number
Width: 8
Data type: Number
Width: 8
BASINWARD
Alias:
Basinward
Data type: String
Width: 5
Definition: Orientation of fault. Definition Source: MMS, Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico, 1997.
Data type: String
Width: 5
Definition: Orientation of fault. Definition Source: MMS, Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico, 1997.