Eaton, hadi ghofrani, dan walker, burns cheadle, ryan schultz, robert shcherbakov, kristy tiampo. Controls on lithofacies variability in late devonian. Psdata mining, 3d views and characterization of fractures, faults and migration paths in the western canadian sedimentary basin jeanyves d. Cratonic basins convergence related basins strikeslip basins. Pscurrent and future perspectives on recovery growth from. The region is considered mature for petroleum exploration. Origin and evolution of formation waters, alberta basin. Field investigations from the northern western canadian. There are more factors which can impact reserve growth of us fields versus pools in the western canada sedimentary basin. Water resistivity atlas of western canada abstract dan block, b.
Trenchless technology is commonly used in the petroleum industry. Nisku formation deposits in the cynthia basin, a westward facing subbasin, contain two distinctly different reef types. Request pdf the stress regime of the western canadian sedimentary basin all available information relevant to in situ stress orientations and magnitudes in the western canadian sedimentary. This publication contains zmapformat grid files of isopach intervals that represent strata associated with devonian to holocene petroleum systems of the western canada sedimentary basin wcsb of alberta, british columbia, and saskatchewan, canada.
In past decades, reported cases of induced seismicity in the wcsb have been attributed to stress changes from. We produce yearbyyear probabilistic seismic hazard maps based on the seismicity from 2011 to 2018 for the western canada sedimentary basin wcsb and compare them with corresponding maps of the. The geological atlas of the western canada sedimentary basin wcsb was designed primarily as a reference volume documenting the subsurface geology of the western canada sedimentary basin. Geol201 sedimentary basins vancouver island university. Ps current and future perspectives on recovery growth from the western canada sedimentary basin by. View western canada sedimentary basin research papers on academia.
Western canadian sedimentary basin british columbia. Intracratonic basins form within stable continental interiors. Oil production in canada comes from three principal sources. Grid files for the 3d geologicpetroleum system model of. Approximately 83% of baytexs production is weighted toward crude oil and natural gas liquids. Modeling of the western canada sedimentary basin isopach grid files. Pscurrent and future perspectives on recovery growth from the. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the rocky mountains in. Hydraulic fracturing and seismicity in the western canada sedimentary basin by gail m.
The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying. Semcams announces license application for new sour gas. The western canada sedimentary basin uses less water during fracking operations than in places like the current mecca of frackquakes, oklahoma. Digital tops for the lea park formation were required to divide the belly river rw data into upper and basal belly river hydrostratigraphic units. Pdf the western canada sedimentary basin researchgate. The following table summarizes the potential that the gsc estimates for these basins. Paul mackay the western canadian sedimentary basin. Society of petroleum geologists, calgary, alberta, canada, 1423 p. Reserve growth curves for natural gas, using year of discovery data, have been constructed for western canada and the usa. Scanning electron microscopy sem of shales from three unconventional gasliquid plays nordegg, montney, duvernay of the western canadian sediment.
The study area is located in the subsurface of western alberta and northeastern bc in the peace river region in the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb fig. These isopach files were gridded at approximately 1kilometer spacing and saved for publication as zmapformat grid files. Alberta, canada, which is compared to data using the conversion formula. Eaton, hadi ghofrani, dan walker, burns cheadle, ryan schultz, robert shcherbakov, kristy tiampo, jeff gu, rebecca m. Also included is one grid file that represents elevations relative to sea level of the top of the lower cretaceous mannville group. During an underbalanced milling campaign in an area of the montney formation in the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb in 2017 to early 2018, a well servicing company experienced a series of three coiled tubing complete immobilization incidents. Late mesozoic reactivation of precambrian basement. Ten years ago, news reports frequently cited peak oil as a looming problem facing our world.
A thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate studies through the department of earth and environmental sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of. Triassic strata in the wcsb characterize the transition from carbonate facies of the paleozoic, deposited on a stable continental. The tuttle formation forms the upper part of a siliciclastic wedge that was deposited. Potential gas shales in the wcsb range from comparable shallow and soft water sensitive shales in the east to relative deep, brittle and silica rich shales in the deeper parts of the basin to the. Examples of a smaller intracratonic basins are the proterozoic athabasca basin in saskatchewan and the mesozoic bowser basin in northwestern bc. Pdf regional heat flow patterns in the western canadian. Sedimentary basins of canada geoscan search results. A collapse in the price of western canadian select wcs. Mar 29, 2016 the western canada sedimentary basin uses less water during fracking operations than in places like the current mecca of frackquakes, oklahoma. Geological survey report series 20051421, web publication and associated data files.
Regional heat flow patterns in the western canadian sedimentary basin. Carbonate sedimentology and depositional history of the nisku. Grid files for the 3d geologicpetroleum system model of the. Hydraulic fracturing and seismicity in the western canada. Western canadian oil and gas, exploration and production industry.
Western canada sedimentary basin download ebook pdf. The western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres 540,000 sq mi of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. Click download or read online button to get western canada sedimentary basin book now. Late mesozoic reactivation of precambrian basement structures. Source, geological survey of canada, open file 4673, 2004, 1 sheet. High pressure annular coiled tubing fracturing montney and cardium formations, western canadian sedimentary basin history formations in the western canadian sedimentary basin are continuously being completed in the pursuit of optimizing sand placement during hydraulic fracturing operations. Late cretaceous upper belly river basal belly river milk river medicine hat sandstone cardium viking. The western canadian sedimentary basin is a foreland basin in which rocks have been subjected to greater lateral compression than in the three other locations, and where a significant volume of former overburden has been eroded.
The proposed new gas facility, which will be located at 12177008 w6m, is being designed to process 280 million cubic feet per day of raw sour gas with up to 10 percent h2s and 16,000 barrels per day of condensate. The wedge of sedimentary rocks is composed of thick units of. It consists of a massive wedge of sedimentary rock extending from the rocky mountains in the west to the canadian shield in the east. The stress regime of the western canadian sedimentary basin. The duvernay f ormation of the western canada sedimentary basin is an upper devonian 360 ma source rock which has been praised as one of the most promising oilgas resource plays in canada. Western canadian sedimentary basin work by the geological survey of canada gsc has identified significant potential in interior and offshore basins that are, to date, unexplored.
The western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast 540,000squaremile swath of land in the western half of canada. Examples from the western canada sedimentary basin pdf. Tectonic and geographic setting of the western canadian sedimentary basin in the relation to the north american cordillera in the mideocene, when the basin attained its modern position and geometry adapted from the geological atlas of the western canadian sedimentary basin, after price, 1994. Factors affecting the permeability of shales in the western. This gis dataset is one of a collection of shapefiles representing part the atlas, coal resources of the western canada sedimentary basin chapter 33, figure.
Carbonate sedimentology and depositional history of the. Also included is one grid file that represents elevations relative to sea level of. We specialize in horizontal drilling, combining accurate geological analysis with a strong understanding of directional drilling. Fluid compartmentalization of devonian and mississippian. The western canadian sedimentary basin underwent multiple phases of tectonic evolution before becoming a foreland basin sedimentary depocen ter. The smallest principal stress is horizontal over most of the western canadian sedimentary basin, and it varies in magnitude across the region. The matrix permeability of major shales in the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb were investigated in order assess their gas shale potential. Canadian pools can grow only through pool extensions, infill drilling, and improved recovery. Geological survey of canada, 601 booth street, ottawa, ontario, kia oe8, canada.
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite. The western canadian sedimentary basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta. Aug 16, 2016 the western canadian sedimentary basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta. Outline of the western canada sedimentary basin the western canada sedimentary basin wcsb is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres 540,000 sq mi of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, alberta, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. Western canadian sedimentary basin the western canada sedimentary basin is a vast sedimentary basin underlying 1,400,000 square kilometres of western canada including southwestern manitoba, southern saskatchewan, northeastern british columbia and the southwest corner of the northwest territories. The western canada sedimentary basin figure 1 is basically a simple northeasterly tapering wedge of sedimentary rocks, more than 6 km thick, that extends southwards from the canadian 1 present address. Porter and others published the western canada sedimentary basin find, read and cite all the research you. Western canada sedimentary basin research papers academia. You may also use our suggested citation format to cite the online version. The liquids rich alberta montney in the western canadian sedimentary basin ranks among the top unconventional plays in north america. Three main tectonic phases are proposed for the basin. Fluid compartmentalization of devonian and mississippian dolostones, western canada sedimentary basin. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only, and does not.
Factors affecting the permeability of shales in the. Pdf carboniferous strata of the western canada sedimentary. Petroleum system modeling of the western canada sedimentary. These resources include coal, natural gas, and oil sands.
Tight oil developments in the western canada sedimentary basin. Western canadian oil and gas, exploration and production. Early triassic, western canada sedimentary basin halifpen. The deep basin gas study integrates hydrodynamics, hydrochemistry, geology and petrophysics to document the. Data mining, 3d views and characterization of fractures. The carbonate ramp and basin configuration of the nisku formation in the western canadian sedimentary basin is primarily controlled by relative rises in sea level with downwarping producing two major centers of basinal sedimentation. Approximately 84% of baytexs production is weighted toward crude oil and natural gas liquids. Identifying opportunities through value mapping of the. The proposed new gas facility, which will be located at 12177008 w6m, is being designed to process 280 million cubic feet per day of raw sour gas with up to 10 percent h2s and 16,000 barrels per. The deep basin gas system in the western canada sedimentary basin has been recognized by industry for over two decades.
Wood5,6 1university of calgary, 2geological survey of canada, 3aarhus university, 4university of alberta, 5encana corporation, 6now with calaber1 resources. What is the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas. Value mapping has enabled the shell regional studies team to proactively rank and evaluate commercial opportunities over. Ps current and future perspectives on recovery growth from the western canada sedimentary basin. The late devonian frasnian nisku formation in the western canadian sedimentary basin is a homoclinal ramp composed of four stacked carbonate cycles with reefs in both shallowramp and downslope settings. Porosity characterization of various organicrich shales. This study is part of a fouryear project to investigate the sedimentology, stratigraphy and hydrocarbon potential of upper paleozoic strata in the peel region.
Pdf shortterm hindcasts of seismic hazard in the western. Origin of sulfaterich fluids in the lower triassic. Production from the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb, which includes the oil sands, now stands at about 4. In the western canada sedimentary basin with more than 700,000 wells, a considerable amount of geophysical logging image and dipmeter has been collected, but most of this remains inaccessible. In the western canadian sedimentary basin using data from public domain data mining, 3d views and characterization of fractures, faults and migration paths anomaly approach crossformational approach multidisciplinary 3d exploratory statistics 4d integration keywords t. The western canadian sedimentary basin has been a leader in this movement with entrepreneurs using new technology to develop our resources in a safe and reliable way. In the paper, the authors also conclude that the massive amount of wastewater incidents in the u. Western canada sedimentary basin to aid in the public understanding of this emerging. Porosity characterization of various organicrich shales from. Coalfields of the western canada sedimentary basin. Baytexs common shares trade on the toronto stock exchange and the new york stock exchange under the symbol bte. A talk given by paul mackay at 2018 global super basins leadership conference in houston, texas. Canada sedimentary basin wcsb of alberta, british columbia, and saskatchewan, canada.
Origin of sulfaterich fluids in the lower triassic montney formation, western canadian sedimentary basin mastaneh h. The study area was located within the arid and semiarid regions of western canada sedimentary basin wcsb, extending from the fort st. Western canadian sedimentary basin pipestone central facility. The montney has by far the majority of locations in the wcsb with 45% of undeveloped canadian gas resource1. Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the western canada sedimentary basin, canada, 2012. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Western canadian midstream montney region resource the montney is one of several major resource plays under active development within the western canadian sedimentary basin wcsb with over 445 tcf of gas resources2. Triassic strata in the wcsb characterize the transition from carbonate facies of the paleozoic, deposited on a stable continental margin, to siliciclastic rocks of the jurassiccretaceous, laid down in a foreland basin rohais et al. Carboniferous strata of the western canada sedimentary basin chapter 14.
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