U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_vermejo_con Watts, K.R. 2006 document Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2006/5129/ This digital geospatial data set consists of contours of lines of equal apparent thickness of the Veremjo Formation, the interval between the tops of the Vermejo Formation and the Trinidad Sandstone, in Las Animas County, Colorado. The U.S. Geological Survey developed this data set as part of a cooperative project with the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Sources and interpretation of the data that were used to prepare this map are described in Scientific Investigation Report 2006-5129 (Watts, 2006). This data set was created to display the generalized apparent thickness of the Vermejo Formation (the interval between the tops of the Vermejo Formation and Trinidad Sandstone) in Las Animas County, Colorado. 2006 publication date Complete None planned -105.090509 -104.278489 37.424090 36.988464 ISO 19115 Topic Category inlandWaters Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Colorado Las Animas County Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX) Trinidad Sandstone Vermejo Formation None This data set was prepared at a map scale of 1:400,000. U.S. Geological Survey Ask USGS -- Water Webserver Team mailing address

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Public Unclassified None Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_bottom_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_raton_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_top_vermejo_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_alt_water_table_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_cogcc_production_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_cogcc_wells_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_bottom_trinidad_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_raton_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_trinidad_con U.S. Geological survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_top_vermejo_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_depth_water_table_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_seo_wells_point U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_raton_con U.S. Geological Survey 2006 vector digital data http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?sir-06-5129_thickness_trinidad_con Johnson, R.B. 1969 document U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-558, scale 1:250,000, reprinted in 1983 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/i/i558 Green, G.N. 1992 vector digital data U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-507 Part A. Documentation Part B. Common files Part C. Explanation sheet database Part D-O. Geospatial data in ARC/INFO format http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1992/ofr-92-0507/ Contour lines were visually inspected for topological errors (crossing or touching contours). No errors were detected. Includes only contours within the Raton Basin, Las Animas County, Colorado. Contours not well supported by data were deleted. The input data set (sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point) was screened to select locations where depths to the top surfaces of both the Trinidad Sandstone and Vermejo Formation were greater than zero (0) feet; the calculated thickness of the Vermejo Formation was greater than zero (0) feet; and the absolute value of the datum error (datum_err attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point) was less than 25 feet or the datum error was not defined (datum_err = -9999). The apparent thickness of the Vermejo Formation, the isoKv attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point, at its contact with the Poison Canyon Formation was assigned a value of 296.6 feet, which is equal to the mean value of the apparent thickness of the Vermejo Formation at gas wells, or was assigned a value of zero (0) feet at the contact of the Vermejo Formation with the Trinidad Sandstone. The locations of the contacts of the Vermejo Formation with the Poison Canyon Formation and with the Trinidad Sandstone were interpolated from the geologic map of the Trinidad quadrangle (Johnson, 1969). 20060313 A geostatistical model of the apparent thickness of the Veremjo Formation was generated using the using the Geostatistcal Analyst extension. The Geostatistical Analyst model (raster data) of thickness of the Trinidad Sandstone was created using Ordinary Kriging. The input points, the Z value, was set to the isoKv attribute in sir-06-5129_formation_tops_point. The geostatistical model of the apparent thickness of the Veremjo Formation was run with the following parameters: Selected Method: Ordinary Kriging Output: Prediction Map Number of datasets in use: 1 Number of Points: 904 Order of Trend Removal: First (Estimated by Global Polynomial Interpolation) Ratio global to local drift: 1:0 Semivariogram/Covariance: Model: 6128.5*Gaussian(42104)+3121.2*Nugget Error modeling: Microstructure: 3121.2 (100%) Measurement error: 0 (0%) Searching Neighborhood: Neighbors to Include: 5 or at least 2 for each angular sector Searching Ellipse: Angle: 0 Major Semiaxis: 42104 Minor Semiaxis: 42104 Angular Sectors: 4 Lag: 3600 Number of lags: 12 The model fit (prediction error statistics) of the geostatistical model of the apparent thickness of the Vermejo Formation were: Mean: -0.5079 Root-Mean-Square: 64.49 Average Standard Error: 57.58 Mean Standardized: -0.01032 Root-Mean-Square Standardized: 1.103 20060313 Contours were generated from the raster data, using the ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap, Spatial Analyst Tools, Surface function, Contour. 20060313 Contours were clipped to the study area to coincide with the data points used to create the raster. 20060313 The contour lines were exported to a coverage, using the ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap Conversion Tools, Feature Class To Coverage command. 20060313 The coverage was edited using the ArcEdit module of ESRI ArcGIS ArcInfo Workstation. Editing consisted of deleting small closed contours and contours not supported by nearby data points, and manually reshaping contours. 20060313 The edited coverage was exported to a shapefile and the contours were smoothed, using the ESRI ArcGIS Data Management Tools, Smooth function. 20060313 Vector String 24 Albers Conical Equal Area 37.500000 40.500000 -105.500000 37.000000 0.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000128 0.000128 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 sir-06-5129_thickness_vermejo_con Apparent thickness of the Raton Formation U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5129 FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. CONTOUR Line of equal depth, evenly divisible by 50 USGS 400 2000 feet index Contour type (index or intermediate) USGS 0 Intermediate contour USGS 1 Index contour (every fifth contour) USGS U.S. Geological Survey Ask USGS -- Water Webserver Team mailing address

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