Overview
Pennsylvania’s Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) developed the PA Oil and Gas Mapping application
to organize and report information about Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth’s
regulated facilities and activities related to Oil and Gas.
This document provides an overview of
the PA Oil and Gas Mapping interface and basic functions. The user determines which information the map
displays by selecting data layers. The
user may pan and zoom to navigate to an area and identify the displayed
sub-facilities.
User Interface
The PA Oil and Gas Mapping user
interface includes two major sections: the “tabbed pane” and the “map
area.”
Tabbed Pane Map
Area
Tabbed Pane
The tabbed pane consists of a series of
tabs along the top edge which determine the options displayed below the
tabs. Use the right-arrow or left-arrow
buttons to scroll through the tabs or click the down-arrow to display a list of
tabs. The available tabs are Oil &
Gas Well Layer, Tasks, Legend, Other Map Layers, and Resources. Each tab provides a different function as
described in this document.
Oil
& Gas Well Layers Tab
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The Oil & Gas Well Layers tab allows
the user to select the designation, type and status of the Oil and Gas Wells
that are displayed on the map area.
The default selection is Unconventional Wells of type Gas with an
Active Status. This is shown through
the check marks in the boxes to the left of these selections. The user may
change the wells displayed on the map by clicking in the boxes to the left of
the various selections or clicking on the buttons at the bottom of each
grouping. When the user makes changes in
selections, the Well Selection is Now Displayed on Map button will change to
a Submit Request button. The user must
click on the Also on the Oil & Gas Well Layers
Tab is a drop down that gives the user options for searching for a well or
wells that meet specific search criteria.
The user can search by Permit Number; County; County and Operator;
County and Municipality; County, Municipality, and Operator; Operator;
Operator and County; and Operator, County and Municipality. |
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Tasks
Tab
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The
Tasks tab is a multi-function tab used to search for and locate specific areas
or items of interest; create a buffer; return information within a buffered
area; perform measurements; and generate a printable map. It contains five tasks: Locate on Map,
Buffer, Proximity Buffer, Measurement, and Print. |
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Locate On Map The “Locate on Map”
task allows the user to search for a specific area or point within
Pennsylvania to be displayed on the Map Area.
Users can search for a specific Address, a County, a DEP Oil & Gas
Region, Latitude/Longitude, Municipality, Quadrangle, Well Pad Name, Well Pad
Site Name, or Zip Code. Once the user
has entered their search criteria the map will display the requested
location, if it is available. Buffer The “Buffer a
Layer” task highlights the radius around a point, line, or shape, which is
called a buffer. The buffer tool will
create a buffer from 0.1 mile to 50 miles or from 5 feet to 5280 feet. Proximity
Buffer The “Proximity
Buffer” allows the user to select a location on the map, create a buffer for
that location and return information on specific facilities related to Oil
and Gas activities within the buffered area.
Any combination of twelve GIS layers showing Oil and Gas well
locations, mining operations, and waste disposal activities can be selected
for the proximity buffer. The buffer
distance defaults to 2500 feet but can be set for a value of 0.1 to 10 miles
or 5 to 5280 feet. The information
that is returned can be viewed on the screen or downloaded. |
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Measurement Task Use
the Measurement task to measure the area inside a shape, the distance between
two points, or collect the locational coordinates of one or two points. |
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Print Task The
Print task generates a PDF copy of the displayed map area for saving,
printing, or e-mailing. |
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Legend
Tab
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The Legend tab displays the icons,
outlines, and shapes used to represent the data layers that are currently
being displayed on the map. |
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Other
Map Layers Tab
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The Other Map Layers Tab provides the
user with a list of map layers that can be added to the Map Area display. Selecting
a data layer displays related data points on the map. A layer name listed in black is visible at
the current map scale. A layer name
listed in grey cannot be seen at the current map scale regardless of whether
it is selected. Zoom in closer to see
the data. The data layers are grouped and
sub-grouped. Click the plus icon ()
next to a layer group to display additional sub-groups or individual
layers. A checkmark () in the checkbox
next to each label indicates the data points for that layer are selected for
display in the map area. Click the
checkmark to deselect the layer or click an empty checkbox () to select that
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Resources
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The Links tab contains additional
resources related to Oil and Gas Mapping.
The “Contact Us” link creates a new e-mail to the DEP Geospatial Data
Center. Other links are to DEP and
non-DEP websites that users may find of interest. |
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Map Area
Map
Display
The Map displays one of four selectable
map sources with any data layers selected in the Layers tab overlaid. Change
the location displayed in the map area using the pan and zoom tools.
If the user selects ESRI Streets &
Imagery or PA Map Imagery & ESRI Imagery, a slider bar will be visible that
allows the user to fade from one display to the other.
Toolbar
The GIS Tool Bar for
the Oil and Gas Mapping application contains several tools for interacting with
the map.
Zoom Out
Zoom to Pennsylvania
Zoom to Previous
Extent
Zoom to Next Extent
Pan
Clear Graphics
Identify
Keyboard Shortcuts
Click
in the map area to use the keyboard for the pan and zoom tools. Use the arrow keys ([á], [â], [ß], [ŕ]) to pan the map up,
down, left, and right. Use the [+] and
[-] keys on the numeric keypad to zoom in and zoom out.
Support
For assistance using the Oil and Gas
Mapping application contact the Business Support Help Desk.
Phone: (717) 787-HELP
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.