PROFILE web Site

Base URL Path (http://www.kgs.ku.edu/software/gemini/data)

Stratigraphic Units XML Files

File name Description & References

ISC.xml Standard Stratigraphic Units

International Commission on Stratigraphy,
the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) Paris, France.
- https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy/charts/rgb.html
- https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy/charts/RGB.pdf

kansas.xml Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) The Stratigraphic Succession in Kansas, edited by D. E. Zeller, Dec. 1968,
updated by the South-central Kansas CO2 Project, 2012.

Lithology Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

rock_lithology.xml Lithology symbols for the measured sections/cuttings report/core descriptions rock column, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbols.

These symbols are represented from many sources,
initially outline by the
Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995
- http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF

lithology.xml Lithology symbols for the log data rock lithology & texture columns, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbols.

These symbols are represented from many sources,
initially outline by the
Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995
- http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF

minerals.xml List of calculated and measured log responses for selected minerals.

Schlumberger Curve Mnemonics - Minerals:
- http://www.slb.com/modules/mnemonics/mineral.aspx

textures.xml List of general texture lithologies thesaurus, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify textural terms that will be used to plot texture track. This xml uses the same id codes from lithology.xml.
grains.xml List of grain size thesaurus, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify grains size terms that will be used to plot grain size track.

Color Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

colors.xml General colors thesaurus

o Texas Precancel Club NBS/ISCC Color System ( http://tx4.us/nbs-iscc.htm )
   - NBS/ISCC Color System Centroids Copyright 2003 Voluntocracy ( http://tx4.us/nbs-iscc.htm )
o Color-Name Dictionaries Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Aubrey Jaffer ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/Dictionaries )
   - Rock Color Chart ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/RC.htm )
   - Soil Color Chart ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/SC.htm )
o The NBS/ISCC Color System - The Universal Language of Color ( http://www.anthus.com/Colors/NBS.html )

rock_color_catalog.xml Munsell Rock Catalog Chart

ROCK-COLOR CHART by the THE ROCK-COLOR CHART COMMITTEE 1948
List of rock colors generated from the Munsell all.dat file containing the Munsell hue, Munsell value, Munsell chroma, CIE x, y, and Y data.
- http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/online/munsell.php

soil_color_catalog.xml Munsell Soil Catalog Chart

Munsell Soil Color Charts 2000
List of rock colors generated from the Munsell all.dat file containing the Munsell hue, Munsell value, Munsell chroma, CIE x, y, and Y data.
- http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/online/munsell.php

Kansas Environment XML Files

File name Description & References

kansas_env.xml General depositional Environments of Kansas, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify depositional environments and to set a level and color for plotting in a depth profile plot.

o Depositional Environment of the Wreford Megacyclothem (Lower Permian) of Kansas By Donald E. Hattin
    - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/124/index.html
o Paleoecology of the Council Grove Group (Lower Permian) in Kansas, Based Upon Microfossil Assemblages by N. Gary Lane
    - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/170_5/
o Pennsylvanian Megacyclothems of Wilson County, Kansas, and Speculations Concerning Their Depositional Environments by Holly C. Wagner
    - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/169/Wagner/
o Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy of the Red Eagle Cyclothem (Lower Permian) in Kansas by Alistair W. McCrone
    - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/164/06_sedim.html
o Paleoecological Aspects of Kansas Pennsylvanian and Permian Cyclothems by Raymond C. Moore
    - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/169/Moore/index.html

Porosity Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

porosity_types.xml General porosity type symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol.

These symbols are represented from many sources,
initially outline by the
Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995
- http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF

porosity.xml General prosity types thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the prosity types list.

Fossil Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

fossils.xml General fossil symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol.

These symbols are represented from many sources,
initially outline by the
Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995
- http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF

fossils_th.xml General fossil thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the fossils list.

fossils_bio.xml Fossil names listed by scientific names.

o National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils by Ida Thompson, copyright 1982 by Chanticleer Press, Inc.

kansas_bio.xml Partial list of fossil names listed by scientific names seen in Kansas.

o Kansas Geologist Measured Sections
o Fossil Classification: Paleobiology Database
   - http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl
o CHECKLIST OF ELMO, KANSAS PERMIAN INSECTS
   - http://www.windsofkansas.com/elmo_taxa.html
o Wikipedia for reptile/amphibian classification

Sedimentary Structure Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

sed_structure.xml General sedimentary structure symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol.

These symbols are represented from many sources,
initially outline by the
Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995
- http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF

sed_structures.xml General sedimentary structures thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the sedimentary structures list.

KGS LAS Standard Tools Thesaurus XML Files

File name Description & References

tools_hierarchy.xml List of KGS "Standard" Well Log Mnemonics List.

las_standard_tools.xml KGS standard logging curve types. The purpose was to map the logging curve types from different logging companies to the one of the KGS standard curve types to automatically identify the curve and plot the curve.

Base URL Path (http://www.kgs.ku.edu/software/gemini/data)
Stratigraphic Units XML Files
File name	Description & References
ISC.xml	Standard Stratigraphic Units International Commission on Stratigraphy, the Commission for the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) Paris, France. - https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy/charts/rgb.html - https://engineering.purdue.edu/Stratigraphy/charts/RGB.pdf
kansas.xml	Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) The Stratigraphic Succession in Kansas, edited by D. E. Zeller, Dec. 1968, updated by the South-central Kansas CO2 Project, 2012.
Lithology Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
rock_lithology.xml	Lithology symbols for the measured sections/cuttings report/core descriptions rock column, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbols. These symbols are represented from many sources, initially outline by the Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995 - http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF
lithology.xml	Lithology symbols for the log data rock lithology & texture columns, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbols. These symbols are represented from many sources, initially outline by the Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995 - http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF
minerals.xml	List of calculated and measured log responses for selected minerals. Schlumberger Curve Mnemonics - Minerals: - http://www.slb.com/modules/mnemonics/mineral.aspx
textures.xml	List of general texture lithologies thesaurus, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify textural terms that will be used to plot texture track. This xml uses the same id codes from lithology.xml.
grains.xml	List of grain size thesaurus, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify grains size terms that will be used to plot grain size track.
Color Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
colors.xml	General colors thesaurus o Texas Precancel Club NBS/ISCC Color System ( http://tx4.us/nbs-iscc.htm ) - NBS/ISCC Color System Centroids Copyright 2003 Voluntocracy ( http://tx4.us/nbs-iscc.htm ) o Color-Name Dictionaries Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Aubrey Jaffer ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/Dictionaries ) - Rock Color Chart ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/RC.htm ) - Soil Color Chart ( http://people.csail.mit.edu/jaffer/Color/SC.htm ) o The NBS/ISCC Color System - The Universal Language of Color ( http://www.anthus.com/Colors/NBS.html )
rock_color_catalog.xml	Munsell Rock Catalog Chart ROCK-COLOR CHART by the THE ROCK-COLOR CHART COMMITTEE 1948 List of rock colors generated from the Munsell all.dat file containing the Munsell hue, Munsell value, Munsell chroma, CIE x, y, and Y data. - http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/online/munsell.php
soil_color_catalog.xml	Munsell Soil Catalog Chart Munsell Soil Color Charts 2000 List of rock colors generated from the Munsell all.dat file containing the Munsell hue, Munsell value, Munsell chroma, CIE x, y, and Y data. - http://www.cis.rit.edu/mcsl/online/munsell.php
Kansas Environment XML Files
File name	Description & References
kansas_env.xml	General depositional Environments of Kansas, which contains all the necessary attributes for parsing a block of text to identify depositional environments and to set a level and color for plotting in a depth profile plot. o Depositional Environment of the Wreford Megacyclothem (Lower Permian) of Kansas By Donald E. Hattin - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/124/index.html o Paleoecology of the Council Grove Group (Lower Permian) in Kansas, Based Upon Microfossil Assemblages by N. Gary Lane - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/170_5/ o Pennsylvanian Megacyclothems of Wilson County, Kansas, and Speculations Concerning Their Depositional Environments by Holly C. Wagner - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/169/Wagner/ o Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy of the Red Eagle Cyclothem (Lower Permian) in Kansas by Alistair W. McCrone - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/164/06_sedim.html o Paleoecological Aspects of Kansas Pennsylvanian and Permian Cyclothems by Raymond C. Moore - http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Bulletins/169/Moore/index.html
Porosity Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
porosity_types.xml	General porosity type symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol. These symbols are represented from many sources, initially outline by the Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995 - http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF
porosity.xml	General prosity types thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the prosity types list.
Fossil Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
fossils.xml	General fossil symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol. These symbols are represented from many sources, initially outline by the Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995 - http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF
fossils_th.xml	General fossil thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the fossils list.
fossils_bio.xml	Fossil names listed by scientific names. o National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils by Ida Thompson, copyright 1982 by Chanticleer Press, Inc.
kansas_bio.xml	Partial list of fossil names listed by scientific names seen in Kansas. o Kansas Geologist Measured Sections o Fossil Classification: Paleobiology Database - http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl o CHECKLIST OF ELMO, KANSAS PERMIAN INSECTS - http://www.windsofkansas.com/elmo_taxa.html o Wikipedia for reptile/amphibian classification
Sedimentary Structure Symbols & Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
sed_structure.xml	General sedimentary structure symbols, which contains all the necessary attributes for drawing the symbol. These symbols are represented from many sources, initially outline by the Standard Legend 1995, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V., The Hague, October 1995 - http://w3.energistics.org/Shell_Standard_Legend/STANDLEG.PDF
sed_structures.xml	General sedimentary structures thesaurus, which contains the attributes for parsing a block of text into the sedimentary structures list.
KGS LAS Standard Tools Thesaurus XML Files
File name	Description & References
tools_hierarchy.xml	List of KGS "Standard" Well Log Mnemonics List.
las_standard_tools.xml	KGS standard logging curve types. The purpose was to map the logging curve types from different logging companies to the one of the KGS standard curve types to automatically identify the curve and plot the curve.

Author: John R. Victorine jvictor@kgs.ku.edu

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GEMINI Tools XML Lookup Files