Interactive Web Map of Marcellus and Utica Shale Showing Thickness and Depth within the State of PA

Adviser: Dr. Jay Parrish

Derege W. Kobre

INTRODUCTION Objective? Why I have chosen this project ? Who will benefit from the project ? What is Marcellus Shale and why it is

important? What is Utica Shale and why it is

important?

INTRODUCTION The recent change in drilling and production What is Horizontal Fracking ? What is Hydraulic Fracking ? What is the estimated resource from the

Marcellus Shale? What is the estimated resource from the

Utica Shale?

Vertical Fractures

OrPores

ACCESS

PHP

MySQL

WORKFLOW

GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS

WEB DEVELOPMENT

SOURCE DATA

TEXT & TABLE FILE FORMATS(.csv and .dbs for geometry and attributes respectively)

SERVER

CLIENTXML FILE FORMAT

EXCEL SPREAD SHEET FILE FORMAT

ArcGISDESKTOP

METHODOLOGY Source Data (EXL Spread Sheet)

MWELLHEADER.xls

Marcellus_tops.xls Utica_tops.xls

Algorithm Data Preparation (ACCESS database)

METHODOLOGY Source Data (EXL Spread Sheet) Algorithm

Data Preparation (ACCESS database)

» Create query1 from the joined MWELLHEADER table and Marcellus_tops table based on UWI and MTOP values (1795 RETURNS)

» Create query2 from the joined MWELLHEADER table and Marcellus_tops table based on UWI and MBOT values (1753 RETURNS)

» Create query3 that will change query1 to a table named WELLMTOP» Create query4 that will change query2 to a table named WELLMBOT

METHODOLOGY

Source Data Algorithm

Data Preparation (ACCESS database) Geoprocessing (ArcGIS)

• Add coordinate data to the WELLMTOP table (x y events) & save as a shapefile

• Join the rest of the table to it to include the fields MTOP and MBOT and name the combined shapefile WELLCOMB

• Add the fields MTHICK and MDEPTH • Use the field calculator to update the

records (e.g MTHICK = [MBOT]-[MTOP] )

Geoprocessing (ArcGIS)• Do Geostatistical Analysis from Geostatistical Wizard

using Kriging method for each fields to create a prediction map layer of polygon shape

– right click on the kriging layer – Click data >> export to vector

• Confirm that "GA Layer To Contour" dialogue box pops up allowing to make a polygon shape file of filled contours that showed both the prediction map and prediction standard error map for each field

• Use Natural Neigbour method for the Utica data– Reclassify raster output– Change raster to polygon

Geoprocessing (ArcGIS)

• Export the shapefiles out to Access database.

• The shapfiles are exported out in two forms

1. Text (use export shapefile to csv tool created by Jim Detwiler from my toolbox) Note: to append the geometry data

2. Table (dbase IV) Note: to append the attributes

MWELL.shpUWELL.shp MTHICK.shp

MDEPTH.shpMTHICKERR.shpMDEPTHERR.shp

Uthick.shpUdepth.shp

METHODOLOGY Source Data Algorithm

Data Preparation (ACCESS database) Geoprocessing (ArcGIS) Create Tables (MySQL database)

Form XML data using PHP server side scripting language

METHODOLOGY Source Data Algorithm

Data Preparation (ACCESS database) Geoprocessing (ArcGIS) Create Tables (MySQL database) Form XML data using PHP server side scripting language

METHODOLOGY Source Data Algorithm

Data Preparation (ACCESS database) Geoprocessing (ArcGIS) Create Tables (MySQL database) Form XML data using PHP server side scripting language

Create the point and polygon maps using Google Engine, HTML and JavaScript client side programming language

Repeat the above two steps for each layer

ANTICIPATED RESULTS

ANTICIPATED RESULTS

ANTICIPATED RESULTS

ANTICIPATED RESULTS

CONCLUSION Challenges Improving result with more data Future prospect in improved methodology Sample demonstration

CONFERENCE• GSA Northeastern Section • 49th Annual Meeting • 23 to 25 March 2014 • GSA • Abstract deadline: 10 Dec. 2013

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King, H. (n.d.). Marcellus Shale - Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Play. Retrieved 12 01, 2013, from Geology.com: http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml

Maps and Digital Data. (n.d.). Retrieved from DCNR Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/econresource/oilandgas/marcellus/marcellus_maps/index.htm

NETL. (2007, 1 31). Natural Gas Program Archive. Retrieved from U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Fossil Energy: National Energy Technology Laboratory: http://www.netl.doe.gov/KMD/Forms/CdDvdRetrieval.aspx

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