CBM Potential of the Alberta Plains - Depth to Top of the Ardley Coal Zone (GIS dataset)

Alberta Geological Survey created a coal and coalbed methane (CBM) database to capture and manage CBM data. The database compiles different sources and contains information on 7923 wells (15,200 formation picks, 37,357 coal picks, 495 coal analyses and 363 vitrinite reflectance measurements). From this parent dataset, individual coal zones were evaluated. This record describes the Ardley Coal Zone depth to top.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:32 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:32 (UTC)
contact_email	geodiscoveralberta@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Alberta Energy Regulator"}
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geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2009-07-01 00:00:00
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open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	irregular