A GENERALIZED OIL AND GAS REGULATORY DATA MAPPING PORTAL
Robert Balch and Andrew Parker; Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Tech
The oil and gas regulatory data mapping portal was introduced to New Mexico in 2009. The purpose of the mapping portal was to help oil and gas operators, natural resource environmental managers, and other related sector professionals evaluate natural resources and man-made features within a subject area. While initially designed for the New Mexico Pit Rule, the data provided by the portal has proven to be useful for other applications and beyond the borders of New Mexico. The mapping portal has been expanded to include data for surrounding states. Mapped natural resources include, but not limited to: depth to water and ground water elevation from USGS gauging stations; topography; aerial photos, digital elevation models; surface geology; karsts; and surface water. In addition, the mapping portal includes spatial search capabilities that allow querying data to determine proximity of natural resources to a subject site. The mapping portal is available at http://saturn.nmt.edu.