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Wells, Wellbores, Boreholes ................................................................................................. 3

The Boundaries between Metadata and Data .................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Individual records that can be retrieved ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Data Online, Identifiers, and Linked Data ........................................................... 4 Minting URI’s ................................................................................................ 4

USGIN Dereferencing .......................................................................................... 5

The Templates ............................................................................................................. 6

A Look at the Actual Data ............................................................................................................. 7

Well Header Template: ............................................................................................ 7

Well Log Template: ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

ArcMap: .................................................................................................................... 9

Finding Metadata in the Catalog ..................................................................................... 10

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