<metadata><eainfo><overview><eaover>This is a coverage shapefile of geologic basin boundaries which are used by EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. For onshore production, the “facility” includes all emissions associated with wells owned or operated by a single company in a specific hydrocarbon producing basin (as defined by the geologic provinces published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists).  

American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Geologic Note: AAPG-CSD Geologic Provinces Code Map: AAPG Bulletin, Prepared by Richard F. Meyer, Laure G. Wallace, and Fred J. Wagner, Jr., Volume 75, Number 10 (October 1991) and the Alaska Geological Province Boundary Map, Compiled by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Committee on Statistics of Drilling in Cooperation with the USGS, 1978.  </eaover><eadetcit>Citation 1: Insert your citations in the database table 2e_Citation</eadetcit></overview></eainfo><mdLang><languageCode value="eng"/><countryCode value="US"/></mdLang><mdChar><CharSetCd value="004"/></mdChar><mdHrLv><ScopeCd value="005"/></mdHrLv><mdContact xmlns=""><rpIndName>Jennifer Bohman</rpIndName><rpOrgName>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation-Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards</rpOrgName><rpPosName>EDG Steward</rpPosName><rpCntInfo xmlns=""><cntPhone><voiceNum tddtty="">(202) 343-9548</voiceNum></cntPhone><cntAddress addressType="both"><delPoint>1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 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