Glossary of data fields in GEOresources database of Fuels and Resources

Organization of this Glossary File for Structured/Formatted Data

This page defines the structured datafields used to characterize the 8 types of Fuel/Resources. It specifies

• the units in which the data should be entered,
• the format the database expects for each entry [Character String, Date, Float or Integer].

We first list all the fields that are common to many or all types of Fuel/Resources and then those specific to a given type of Fuel/Resource.

• Datafields common to many/all 8 types of Fuel/Resources
• Coal Mines
• Crude Oil Refineries
• Gas Fields
• Oil Fields
• Solar Potential
• Uranium Mines
• Wind Potential
• Biomass Potential

Datafields common to many/all of the 8 types of Fuel/Resources

     DATAFIELDS

• Name: Official name of the Fuel/Resource assigned by the government/owner. [Character string]
• Country-Plant-ID: Official ID assigned to the Fuel/Resource by the government of the country. [character string]
• OpenModel-FR-ID: Unique ID assigned to the Fuel/Resource by the Openmodel collaboration.
• Forum: A discussion forum attached to each Fuel/Resource for format-free contributions. The link is on top bar
• Select Currency for this Fuel/Resource: The default value for the currency should be the currency of the country. Users should set it to be different currency only if it is known that majority of the costs for this plant are recorded in that currency. Once the currency has been set (by the first person providing financial data) subsequent submissions of all costs and expenses data should be converted to that currency.[Select from List]
• Latitude: Latitude of Fuel/Resource (you can use embedded Google Maps API to set it). [A float between -90 to 90]
• Longitude: Longitude of Fuel/Resource (you can use embedded Google Maps API to set it). [A float between -180 to 180]
• Direct impact Footprint: Mark, using embedded Google Maps API, the boundary of the facility including tailing ponds. Please make sure to click Move polygon around placemark and update to update your changes and recheck layout before clicking on Submit Update. The polygon has dragable vertices (solid boxes) that are recorded in the database. New vertices are created by clicking on the midpoints (light boxes) and dragging them to appropriate point. Ability to delete points not yet implemented, so please minimize creating extra points.
• Design Capacity: Capacity of the plant at the time of design (check units in the form). [A floating point number]
• Location: Address including city, state, country. [Character string]
• Capital cost: Total Cost of this facility at time of first construction in currency selected. [A float]
• Environmental Issues: List of significant environmental issues (effluents, emissions, waste, ash produced, water use, noise (use associated discussion Forum for providing details and pictures). [Character String]
• Owner Table: Name and share of owners. This is a table to accomodate multiple shareholders. [A table of Character string]
• Type of ownership: Government, State, Private, Joint Venture, etc. [Character string]
• Construction Contractor: Name of company that built the Fuel/Resource facility. [Character string]
• Operator: Name of company operating the Fuel/Resource facility. [Character string]
• Comments Table: Short comments on data; important events in Fuel/Resource History or its Future; your Methods of data gathering. Use forum facility for longer discussion. [A table of character strings]
• References Table: Citable references to sources of data and information. [A table of character strings]

     UNITS [Table]

• Units Table: Table to record subunits of the facility. For example individual mines, refinary units, etc.
• Capacity: Capacity of the subunit (same units as in design capacity). [A float]
• Date Commissioned: The date on which the facility was commissioned as dd-mm-yyy. [Date]
• Date Decommissioned: The date on which the facility was decommissioned or expected to be decommissioned as dd-mm-yyy. [Date]
• Capital Cost: Capital cost at construction of subunit in the currency selected. [float]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Annual Performance Table: Tables of annual performance data are arranged by decades. Many countries report data by financial years that straddle two calender years (for example: India's financial year is April 1 to March 31). The general rule we have used is to list results under the first year, for example under 2006 for financial year 2006-07. [This whole table consists of Floats or Integers]
• Select Fields and plot vs. years button: This feature pops up a plot of the performance data for fields selected versus all years for which there are data.
• Water Drawn: Rate at which water is drawn for processing. [A float]
• Water Produced: Rate at which water is produced by the mine/field as a byproduct (total in million cubic meters per year). [A float]
• Annual Operating Cost: Cost of operation of the plant (not including cost of fuel for Fuel/Resource). [A float]
• Annual Maintenance Expenses: Cost of major repairs (not included in maintenance). [A float]
• Cost of Expansions/Investment: Capital cost of all upgrades attributed to that year. [A float]
• Number Of People Employed: Number of people employed that year (regulars plus contractors). [An integer]

Coal Mines

     MINE UNITS [Table]

• Mine Name: Name of individual mine units in the overall complex (ExamplesPit 5 or Mine 8, etc.). [Character String]
• Caloric Value: The range of values of Caloric Value (heat content) of coal from this mine unit (in Mega Joules per kg of coal). The two boxes seperated by a dash are for entering lower and upper limits. If only a single number is known, please enter into first (left) box. [A float]
• Fixed Carbon %: The range of values for Fixed Carbon content of coal from this mine unit (as a percentage). The two boxes seperated by a dash are for entering lower and upper limits. If only a single number is known, please enter into first (left) box. [A float]
• Ash %: The range of values for Ash content of coal from this mine unit (as a percentage). The two boxes seperated by a dash are for entering lower and upper limits. If only a single number is known, please enter into first (left) box. [A float]
• Volatile Material %: The range of values for Volatile Material content of coal from this mine unit (as a percentage). The two boxes seperated by a dash are for entering lower and upper limits. If only a single number is known, please enter into first (left) box. [A float]
• Moisture %: The range of values for moisture content of coal from this mine unit (as a percentage). The two boxes seperated by a dash are for entering lower and upper limits. If only a single number is known, please enter into first (left) box. [A float]

     DATAFIELDS

• Type of Mine: Underground, Open cut, in situ, etc. [Character String]
• Type of Coal: Anthracite, Bituminous, Sub-bibuminous, Lignite. [Character String]
• Coal Mine Area: Name given to the overall coal belt/area. [Character String]
• Mode of Coal Transportation: How is the produced coal evacuated from mine to distribution points (Rail, Road, Conveyor) [Character String]
• Type of Mininig Equipmet: Main categories of mining equipment and technology. [Character String]
• Coal Beneficiation: Onsite facilities for coal washing/sorting/preparation. [Character String]
• Source of Water: Source of water for washing and dust reduction. [Character String]
• Waste and Produced Water Management: How is the waste and produced water managed and disposed. [Character String]
• Disposition of Tailings: How are the various solid residues/tailings treated and disposed. [Character String]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Coal Produced: Total amount of coal produced in that year (in Million Tonnes (tonne=2200lbs)). [A float]
• Coal Reserves: Estimate of coal reserves for this mine in that year (in million Tonnes). [A float]
• Ash content: Percent of ash in the coal produced that year. [A float]
• Sulphur Content: Part per million of sulphur in the coal produced that year. [A float]
• Mercury Content: Part per billion of mercury in the coal produced that year. [A float]
• Other Toxic Metals Content: Total content in part per billion of other toxic metals (arsenic, uranium, etc) in the coal produced that year. [A float]
• Water Produced: Total volume of water produced in units of 1000 cubic meters. [A float]

Crude Oil Refineries

     UNITS [Table]

• Units: List properties of units if the refinery has distinct units. [A float]

     DATAFIELDS

• Design Capacity: Designed capacity of the refinery to process crude oil in units of 1000 barrels per day (1 tonne = 7.3 barrels). [A float]
• Type of Crude Oil: The type of crude the refinary processes (low, medium, high sulphur content). [Character String]
• Crude oil obtained from: List major supplying countries, oil fields. [Character String]
• Source of Water: Source of water for processing. [Character String]
• Sulphur Management: Technology used for extracting sulphur and controlling SOx emissions. [Character String]
• NOx Management: Technology used for NOx emission control. [Character String]
• Connecting Pipelines: List of names of pipelines for bringing crude oil in and evacuating products from the refinery. [A table of Character Strings]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Crude Oil Processed: Total amount of crude oil processed (in Million barrels). [A float]
• Domestic Crude Oil: Total amount of domestic crude oil processed (in Million barrels). [A float]
• Imported Crude Oil: Total amount of imported crude oil processed (in Million barrels). [A float]
• CO Emitted: Total CO emitted (in Tonnes). [A float]
• CO2 Emitted: Total CO2 emitted (in Tonnes). [A float]
• CO2 Captured: Total CO2 captured and not released to atmosphere (in Tonnes). [A float]
• CO2 Offset: Total CO2 Offset (in Tonnes). [A float]
• Sulphur Produced: Total amount of sulphur separated from crude oil (in Tonnes). [A float]
• SOx Emitted: Total amount of oxides of sulphur (SO, SO2, SO3) emitted (in Tonnes). [A float]
• Volatile Organics Emitted: Total amount of volatile organic compounds emitted into the atmosphere (in Tonnes). [A float]
• Water Drawn: Amount of water drawn for processing (in thousand cubic meters). [A float]
• Water Used: Amount of water evaporated and needing treatment before discharge (in thousand cubic meters). [A float]

Gas Fields

     GAS FIELDS [Table]

• Fields: Itemize the various subfields of a given field. [Name is a Character string]
• Capacity: Production capacity of that sub-field (in cubic meters per day). [A float]
• Geological Formation: Name of the geological formation in which that sub-field lies. [Character strings]

     DATAFIELDS

• Design Capacity: The total design capacity for the whole field (in million cubic meters per year). [A float]
• Average Daily Production: Current average daily production (in cubic meters). [A float]
• Number of Wells: Total number of productive wells for the whole field. [An integer]
• Type of Gas Field: Types include onshore, offshore, CBM, tight gas, etc. [Character String]
• Gas Field Area: The name of the overall gas belt. [Character String]
• Gas Piped to: Destination of produced Gas (name of processing facility or port). [Character string]
• Drilling Technology: Technologies used to drill the wells (Examples: vertical, horizontal, etc). [Character string]
• Contaminants: List, with percentages, the contaminants (Examples: CO2(20%), H2S(5%), etc). [Character string]
• Waste and Produced Water Management: How are waste and produced water treated and disposed. [Character string]
• Disposition of Sulphur: How are sulphur and its compounds disposed (Examples: sulphur sold as byproduct, etc). [Character string]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Gas Produced: Total production for the year (in million cubic meters). [A float]
• Gas Reserves: Total estimated reserves at the end of the year (in million cubic meters). [A float]
• CO2 Content: Amount of CO2 in produced gas (in units of parts per million). [A float]
• Sulphur Content: Amount of sulphur and its compounds in produced gas (in units of parts per million). [A float]
• Other Contaminants: Amount of other contaminants (in parts per million). [A float]
• Water Produced: Total amount of water produced (in units of thousand cubic meters). [A float]

Oil Fields

     OIL FIELDS [Table]

• Fields: Itemize the various subfields of a given field. [Name is a Character string]
• Recoverable Reserve: Estimate of recoverable reserve of that sub-field (in million barrels). [A float]
• Oil Type: Characterization of oil from this subfield (Example: API gravity, viscosity, sulphur content). [Character string]
• Geological Formation: Name of the geological formation in which that sub-field lies. [Character strings]
• Depth Below Surface: Depth of the field below land (or water) surface (in meters). [integer]

     DATAFIELDS

• Design Capacity: The total design capacity for the whole field (in million barrels per year). [A float]
• Average Daily Production: Current average daily production (in barrels per day). [A float]
• Number of Wells: Total number of productive wells for the whole field. [An integer]
• Type of Oil Field: Types include onshore, offshore, etc. [Character String]
• Oil Field Area: The name of the overall Oil belt. [Character String]
• Oil Piped to: Destination of produced Oil (name of processing facility or port). [Character string]
• Drilling Technology: Technologies used to drill the wells (Examples: vertical, horizontal, etc). [Character string]
• Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery: List technologies used for enhanced oil recovery. [Character string]
• Contaminants: List, with percentages, the contaminants (Examples: CO2(20%), water(20%), S(1%), etc). [Character string]
• Waste and Produced Water Management: How are waste and produced water treated and disposed. [Character string]
• Disposition of Sulphur: How are sulphur and its compounds disposed (Examples: sulphur sold as byproduct, etc). [Character string]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Oil Produced: Total production for the year (in million barrels). [A float]
• Oil Reserves: Total estimated reserves at the end of the year (in million barrels). [A float]
• Sulphur Content: Amount of sulphur and its compounds in produced Oil (in units of parts per thousand). [A float]
• Other Contaminants: Amount of other contaminants (in parts per million). [A float]
• Water Produced: Total amount of water produced (in units of thousand cubic meters). [A float]

Solar Potential

One entry per measurement: Please create a separate entry for each unique measurement (different agency) at a given geographical location.

     DATAFIELDS

• Altitude Above Mean Sea Level: The altitude of this test site above mean sea level (in meters). [A float]
• Potential Measured By: The organization/Agency that carried out the measurements and analysis. [Character String]

     ANNUAL DATA TABLE

• Maximum Solar Potential (KWh/sq.m): Maximum annual power generation by an optimally installed (tracking) PV panel of one square meter size and 10% conversion efficiency.
• Degree Heating Days: Sum over the year of days the temperature is below 21oC (70oF) multiplied by average difference in temperature during that day from 21oC (70 oF) in oC. If a different base temperature from 21oC is used in the data you find, please specify that temperature in comments fields.[A Float]
• Degree Cooling Days: Sum over the year of days the temperature is above 21oC (70oF) multiplied by average difference in temperature during that day from 21oC (70 oF) in oC. If a different base temperature from 21oC is used in the data you find, please specify in comments.[A Float]
• Annual Sunny Days: Number of days in that year with at least 2 hours of direct sunshine. [A float]

Uranium Mines

     DATAFIELDS

• Mine Design Capacity: The annual design production capacity of U3O8 in Tonnes. [A float]
• Type of Mine: Underground, Surface, etc. [Character String]
• Date Mine Discovered: Date on which the mine was first discovered. [Date dd-mm-yyyy]
• Date of (anticipated) Depletion: Date on which the mine is anticipated to be exhausted. [Date dd-mm-yyyy]
• Purity of U3O8 (%): Percentage of U3O8 in the ore. [A float]
• Geographical layout: The geographical formation and a short description of the layout of the complex. [Character String]
• Number of Mine Units: How many mines are in the overall complex. [A float]
• Uranium/Ore Transported to Mill: Name of mill (processing facility) to which the ore is transported to. [Character String]
• Uranium/Ore Transported by: Mode of transportation of ore to mill (Road, Rail, Boat, etc.). [Character String]
• Uranium Mill Processing capacity: How many Tonnes of U3O8 can this Mill process annually? (1 Tonne U = 1.18 Tonnes of U3O8) [A Float]
• Source of Water: Source of water for mining and processing. [Character String]
• Waste and Produced Water Management: How is the waste and produced water managed and disposed. [Character String]
• Disposition of Tailings: How are the various solid residues/tailings treated and disposed. [Character String]

     MINE UNITS [Table]

• Mine Name: Name of this mine unit in the overall complex. [Character String]
• Capacity: Annual production capacity of U3O8 from this unit. [A float]
• Comments: Important comment about this subunit mine (example: closed, upgraded 2005, etc). [Character String]

     ANNUAL PERFORMANCE [Table]

• Ore Processed: Total amount of ore produced and processed in this year (in Tonnes). [A float]
• Uranium Produced: Total amount of U3O8 produced (in Tonnes). [A float]
• Uranium Reserves: Estimate of remaining U3O8 reserves at the end of this year (in Tonnes). [A float]

Wind Potential

One entry per measurement: Please create a separate entry for each unique measurement (by same or different agency) at a given geographical location.

Potential Resource Line: Use the Polyline feature in Google Maps to mark the geographical feature (example ridge) along which turbines can be sited. Make sure to click Update Placemark and Polyline before saving your contributions using Submit Update. If you dont wish to use this feature turn it off using the button Polyline Draw/Clear.