Planned Activities and Products

• Maps showing the (1) elevation of the top of, and (2) thickness of, the following geologic units will be created and made available in Adobe PDF and Geographic Information System (GIS) formats.

• Shannon sand unit of the Pierre shale
• Niobrara Formation
• Greenhorn Limestone
• Dakota Sandstone/Newcastle Sandstone
• Inyan Kara Group
• Sundance Formation
• Spearfish Formation
• Minnekahta Limestone
• Minnelusa Formation
• Red marker shale within the Minnelusa Formation (probably elevation only)
• Roundtop Member of the Minnelusa Formation
• Madison Group
• Englewood Limestone
• Three Forks Shale
• Red River Formation
• Winnipeg Formation
• Deadwood Formation

• The file format of log ASCII standard (LAS) for geophysical logs will be provided as available.

• Data, maps, and reports will be generated for underexplored areas in South Dakota that have potential related to oil and gas resources.

• Other government entities such as the South Dakota Office of School and Public Lands and the Federal Bureau of Land Management maintain information related to ownership of surface rights and mineral rights.  That information will be assessed for the suitability of inclusion on the web site of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.